UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): ~~February 11~~March 12, 2026

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NOBLE CORPORATION plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

England and Wales

001-41520

98-1644664

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission file number)

(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

2101 City West Boulevard,

Suite 600,

Houston,

Texas

77042

2101 CityWest Boulevard,

Suite 600,

Houston,

Texas

77042

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 276-6100

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.00001 per share	NE	New York Stock Exchange
Tranche 1 Warrants of Noble Corporation plc	NE WS	New York Stock Exchange
Tranche 2 Warrants of Noble Corporation plc	NE WSA	New York Stock Exchange


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐


If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
			(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT
NUMBER			DESCRIPTION
Exhibit 99.1			Press Release issued by Noble Corporation plc dated February 11, 2026
Exhibit 99.2			Noble Corporation plc Slide Presentation dated February 12, 2026
Exhibit 104			Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

NOBLE CORPORATION plc

Date:

~~February~~March 1116, 2026

By:

/s/ ~~Robert~~Jennie ~~W. Eifler~~Howard

Robert W. Eifler

Jennie Howard

President and Chief Executive Officer

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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