AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among NOBLE CORPORATION PLC, DOLPHIN MERGER SUB 1, INC., DOLPHIN MERGER SUB 2, INC. and DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. Dated as of June 9, 2024Merger Agreement • June 10th, 2024 • Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. • Drilling oil & gas wells • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of June 9, 2024 (this “Agreement”), by and among Noble Corporation plc, a public limited company organized under the Laws of England and Wales (“Parent”), Dolphin Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub 1”), Dolphin Merger Sub 2, Inc., a Delaware corporation and indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub 2”), and Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms that are used but are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Section 1.1.
