Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): February 20, 2020

Valaris plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




England and Wales	1-8097	98-0635229
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

110 Cannon Street

London, England EC4N6EU

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 44 (0) 20 7659 4660

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: (see General Instruction A.2. below):



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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Ticker Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A ordinary shares, U.S. $0.40 par value	VAL	New York Stock Exchange
4.70% Senior Notes due 2021	VAL21	New York Stock Exchange
4.50% Senior Notes due 2024	VAL24	New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Senior Notes due 2024	VAL24A	New York Stock Exchange
5.20% Senior Notes due 2025	VAL25A	New York Stock Exchange
7.75% Senior Notes due 2026	VAL26	New York Stock Exchange
5.75% Senior notes due 2044	VAL44	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).



Emerging Growth Company	☐



If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.	☐

TABLE OF CONTENTS



INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT	2
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition	2
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits	2
SIGNATURE	3

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.02 is a copy of the press release dated February 20, 2020 of Valaris plc announcing its fourth quarter 2019 results.

The information furnished in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued by Valaris plc, dated February 20, 2020

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.