---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-039861"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NE"
cik: "0001895262"
company_name: "Noble Corp plc"
filed_at: "2023-11-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T22:22:59.019353+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Noble appoints H. Keith Jennings as director and Audit Committee chair

## Summary
- Board size increased from 7 to 8; Jennings fills vacancy effective November 22, 2023.
- Jennings is former EVP & CFO of Weatherford International (2020-2022) and Calumet Specialty Products.
- He also served as VP Finance at Eastman Chemical and VP Treasurer at Cameron International.
- Jennings will receive standard non-employee director compensation, prorated for 2023.
- No material arrangements, family relationships, or reportable transactions with Jennings.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-039861
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NE
- cik: 0001895262
- company_name: Noble Corp plc
- filed_at: 2023-11-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828023039861/0001628280-23-039861-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828023039861/ne-20231122.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-039861
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-039861.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-039861.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  H. Keith Jennings was appointed as director at Noble Corp plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On November 22, 2023, Noble Corporation plc (the “Company”) increased the size of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") from seven to eight members and appointed Mr. H. Keith Jennings as a director to fill the vacancy resulting from that increase.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1895262/000162828023039861/0001628280-23-039861-index.htm

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