SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LUMINUS MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 BROADWAY 26TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/15/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Valaris plc [ VAL ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A ordinary shares ("Common Stock")	19,775,434	I	See Footnote(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Equity Swaps (obligation to buy)(2)	11/22/2019	11/22/2019	Common Stock	17,206,642	$4.25	I	See Footnote(1)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LUMINUS MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 BROADWAY 26TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Luminus Energy Partners Master Fund, Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 BROADWAY 26TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Barrett Jonathan Dan (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 BROADWAY 26TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The securities to which this filing relates are held directly by Luminus Energy Partners Master Fund, Ltd., for which Luminus Management, LLC serves as the investment manager. Jonathan Barrett is the ultimate beneficial owner of Luminus Management, LLC. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.

2. The equity swaps will be automatically physically settled on the expiration date. The equity swaps were entered into on November 15, 2019.

	Luminus Management LLC and Luminus Energy Partners Master Fund, Ltd., By: /s/ Jonathan Barrett	11/25/2019
	/s/ Jonathan Barrett, individually	11/25/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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