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Issuer:     Valaris Ltd (VAL)
CIK:        0000314808
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-26-004511
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Valaris to be acquired by Transocean at exchange ratio of 15.235; combined ownership 53% Transocean / 47% Valaris
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- Transocean will acquire all Valaris shares; each Valaris share exchanged for 15.235 Transocean shares.
- Combined company: ~53% owned by Transocean shareholders, ~47% by Valaris shareholders.
- Termination fees: $195M to Valaris, $173M to Transocean; expense reimbursements up to $65M/$58M.
- Support agreements: ~18% Valaris shareholders and ~9% Transocean shareholders committed to vote in favor.
- Transaction expected to close by February 9, 2027, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314808/000114036126004511/0001140361-26-004511-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314808/000114036126004511/ef20065226_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-004511

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