Noble Corporation plc announces agreement to acquire Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

Noble Corporation plc ("Noble") (CSE: NOBLE) (NYSE: NE) and Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc ("Diamond") (NYSE: DO) announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Noble will acquire Diamond in a stock plus cash transaction. As part of the transaction, Diamond shareholders will receive 0.2316 shares of Noble, plus cash consideration of $5.65 per share for each share of Diamond stock, representing an 11.4% premium to closing stock prices on June 7, 2024. Upon c