LONDON, Aug. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corp. (NYSE:NE) today announced that it will host an investor briefing on Thursday, September 4, 2014 in New York City. Seating at the live event is limited; however, a webcast of the presentations, which are scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site. Noble will also post a copy of the [...]
LONDON, Aug. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corp. (NYSE:NE) today announced that its report of drilling rig status and contract information has been updated as of August 14, 2014. The report, titled "Fleet Status Report," can be found on the Company's Web site www.noblecorp.com, under the "Investor Relations" section of the Web site. About Noble CorporationNoble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and [...]
Noble announced today that it has completed the spin-off of all of the outstanding shares of Paragon Offshore, which owns most of Noble's standard specification drilling business. As a result, Noble and Paragon are now two separate, publicly-traded companies. On August 1, 2014, Noble distributed to its shareholders one ordinary share of Paragon for every three ordinary shares of Noble held at 5:00 p.m., New York City [...]
LONDON, July 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corp. plc (NYSE: NE) today reported second quarter 2014 net income of $235 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, compared to $256 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2014. For the second quarter of 2013, net income totaled $177 million, or $0.69 per diluted share. Results for the second quarter of 2013 included $18 million, or $0.06 per diluted share [...]
LONDON, July 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corp. (NYSE:NE) today announced its Board of Directors has scheduled the payment of the Company's quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 per share. The ex-dividend date for this payment is expected to be August 8, 2014, with a record date of August 12, 2014 and a payment date of August 22, 2014. The Company expects that this dividend will be treated as a qualified dividend for [...]
LONDON, July 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corp. plc (NYSE: NE) announced today that its board of directors has approved the spin-off of Paragon Offshore plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Noble, through a pro rata distribution of an aggregate of 84,753,393 Paragon ordinary shares to the holders of Noble ordinary shares. Noble shareholders will receive one ordinary share of Paragon for every three ordinary shares of Noble [...]
HOUSTON, July 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Paragon Offshore Ltd. (to be converted to Paragon Offshore plc) ("Paragon"), in preparation for its previously announced spin-off from Noble Corp. plc (NYSE:NE) ("Noble"), announced today the pricing of $500 million aggregate principal amount of Paragon's 6.75% senior unsecured notes due 2022 and $580 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.25% senior unsecured notes due 2024, in [...]
LONDON, July 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corp. (NYSE:NE) today announced that its report of drilling rig status and contract information has been updated as of July 10, 2014. The report, titled "Fleet Status Report," can be found on the Company's Web site www.noblecorp.com, under the "Investor Relations" section of the Web site. About Noble Corporation Noble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and [...]
LONDON, July 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corp. (NYSE: NE), a leading offshore driller, today announced it plans to report financial results for the second quarter 2014 on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Copies of the Company's press release will be available on the Noble Web site at www.noblecorp.com. Noble also has scheduled a conference call and webcast related to [...]
HOUSTON, July 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Paragon Offshore Ltd. (to be converted to Paragon Offshore plc) ("Paragon"), in preparation for its previously announced spin-off from Noble Corp. (NYSE: NE) ("Noble"), announced today that, subject to market and other conditions, it intends to offer for sale $1.185 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2022 and 2024 in a private offering that is exempt [...]
Noble today announced that Paragon Offshore Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary, is beginning the process of raising external financing in preparation for the spin-off of Paragon Offshore in the third quarter of 2014. The external financing is expected to consist of a senior secured term loan B of approximately $550 million and approximately $1.2 billion of senior unsecured notes. As part of the external financing, Paragon [...]
Noble today announced that Jeffrey L. Chastain, Vice President – Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Noble Drilling Services Inc., will present at the GHS 100 Energy Conference in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time. A live webcast and presentation slides will be available at the time of the presentation in the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's Web. A [...]