LONDON, Jan. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble
Corporation plc (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 February 6, 2015, with a record date of
February 10, 2015 and a payment date
of February 20, 2015. The
Company expects that this dividend will be treated as a qualified
dividend for purposes of U.S. taxes.
About Noble Corporation
Noble is a leading offshore
drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The Company owns
and operates one of the most modern, versatile and technically
advanced fleets in the offshore drilling industry. Noble performs,
through its subsidiaries, contract drilling services with a fleet
of 35 offshore drilling units, consisting of 20 semisubmersibles
and drillships and 15 jackups, focused largely on ultra-deepwater
and high-specification jack-up drilling opportunities in both
established and emerging regions worldwide. Noble is a public
limited company registered in England and Wales with company number 08354954 and
registered office at Devonshire House, 1 Mayfair Place,
London, W1J 8AJ England. Additional information on Noble is
available at www.noblecorp.com.
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