NOBLE CORPORATION PLC ANNOUNCES PRICING OF UPSIZED OFFERING OF $800 MILLION PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 6.250% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2034

PR Newswire

HOUSTON, June 1, 2026

HOUSTON, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE, "Noble" or the "Company") today announced that Noble Finance II LLC (the "Issuer"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has priced an offering (the "Offering") of $800 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.250% Senior Notes due 2034 (the "Notes"). The offering size was upsized to $800 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes from the previously announced offering size of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes. The Notes will be issued at par and the Offering is expected to close on or about June 11, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Noble intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, together with cash on hand, to redeem (the "Redemptions") all of the outstanding 8.500% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2030 issued by Diamond Foreign Asset Company and Diamond Finance, LLC, each a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Diamond Notes"), and $300 million in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 8.000% Senior Notes due 2030 issued by the Issuer (the "2030 Notes"). The Redemptions are expected to be conditioned on the completion of the Offering. This press release does not constitute a notice of redemption under the optional redemption provisions of either of the indentures governing the Diamond Notes or the 2030 Notes.