X0306 4 2014-09-02 1 0001458891 Noble Corp plc NE 0001056491 FIR TREE INC. 505 FIFTH AVENUE 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 0 0 1 0 0001618562 Fir Tree Value Master Fund, L.P. C/O FIR TREE, INC. 505 FIFTH AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 0 0 1 0 Call Option (right to buy) 35.00 2014-09-02 4 S 0 10000 0.475 D 2015-01-16 2015-01-16 Ordinary Shares 1000000 0 I See footnotes 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. 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. /s/ James Walker, Managing Director of Fir Tree, Inc. 2014-09-03 /s/ James Walker, Authorized Person of Fir Tree Value Master Fund, L.P. 2014-09-03