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): December 22, 2014
NOBLE CORPORATION plc
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| England and Wales | 001-36211 | 98-0619597 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. employer identification number) |
| Devonshire House, 1 Mayfair Place London, England |
W1J8AJ | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +44 20 3300 2300
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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
A special meeting of the shareholders of Noble Corporation, a company incorporated in England and Wales (the “Company”), was held on December 22, 2014. The matter voted on at the special meeting and the results thereof were as follows:
| Proposal |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non- Votes |
||||||||||||
| To authorize the purchase by the Company from time to time of up to 37,000,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares, representing approximately 15% of the Company’s total share capital. |
185,415,952 | 6,022,285 | 1,460,781 | — | ||||||||||||
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.
Date: December 22, 2014
| NOBLE CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ James A. MacLennan | |
| James A. MacLennan | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||