Noble Corp plc

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 UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549  
 __________________________________________
 FORM 8-K  
 __________________________________________
 CURRENT REPORT
 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 Date of report (date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2026
 __________________________________________
 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 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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 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.  ☐

 Item 8.01. Other Events.

 On June 1, 2026, Noble Corporation plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Noble Finance II LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Issuer”), has priced an offering (the “Offering”) of $800 million in aggregate principal amount of new unsecured 6.250% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “Notes”). The Offering was upsized to $800 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes from the original offering size of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes.
 A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 (d)    Exhibits

 EXHIBIT
 NUMBER DESCRIPTION
 99.1 Press Release issued by Noble Corporation plc dated June 1 , 2026 .

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 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: June 1, 2026     By:   /s/ Jennie Howard
   Jennie Howard
   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary