Edgar Filing: Noble Corp plc

Ownership Submission

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

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

FIR TREE INC.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Noble Corp plc [NE]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

505 FIFTH AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/02/2014

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10017

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction 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

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Call Option (right to buy)

$ 35

09/02/2014

10,000

01/16/2015

Ordinary Shares

1,000,000

$ 0.475

See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FIR TREE INC. 505 FIFTH AVENUE 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
Fir Tree Value Master Fund, L.P. C/O FIR TREE, INC. 505 FIFTH AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X

Signatures

/s/ James Walker, Managing Director of Fir Tree, Inc.		09/03/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ James Walker, Authorized Person of Fir Tree Value Master Fund, L.P.		09/03/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that Fir Tree, Inc. ("Fir Tree") is or was for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise the beneficial owner of any of the ordinary shares, par value $0.01 per share (the "Ordinary Shares"), of Noble Corporation plc (the "Issuer") owned by Fir Tree Value Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Fir Tree Value" and together with Fir Tree, the "Reporting Persons"). Pursuant to Rule 16a-1, Fir Tree disclaims such beneficial ownership.
(2)	Fir Tree, L.L.C., the general partner of Fir Tree Value, and Fir Tree, the investment manager of Fir Tree Value, hold indirectly the Ordinary Shares through the account of Fir Tree Value; Jeffrey Tannenbaum, the principal of Fir Tree, L.L.C. and Fir Tree, at the time of the transaction, controlled the disposition and voting of the Ordinary Shares. Fir Tree, L.L.C. receives a performance-based allocation and Fir Tree receives an asset-based fee from Fir Tree Value.

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