NE Noble Corporation PLC

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Turcotte William E	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Noble Corp plc [ NE ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, SUITE 800	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/6/2020
(Street) SUGAR LAND, TX 77478 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Shares	3/6/2020		M		76268	A	$0.00	258893	D
Shares	3/6/2020		D		76268 (1)	D	$0.44	182625	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Vested Restricted Stock Units (2)	$0.00	3/6/2020		M			101691	(3)	(3)	Shares	101691	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Restricted stock units were settled in cash.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share.
(3)	Represents performance based restricted share units awarded on February 3, 2017 relating to a three-year performance cycle (2017-2019). Pursuant to a domestic relations order entered into on September 1, 2019, 81,537 of the 183,228 performance based restricted stock units awarded were transferred to the reporting person's ex-wife. The reporting person no longer reports as beneficially owned any securities owned by his ex-wife. Based on performance at the end of the performance cycle, 76,268 shares underlying this award vested and were settle in cash and 25,423 shares underlying this award were forfeited.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Turcotte William E 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD SUITE 800 SUGAR LAND, TX 77478			Sr. VP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec

Signatures
/s/ Melissa M. McEllin by Power of Attorney dated October 25, 2019		3/10/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date