Joey M Kawaja, Noble Corp PLC's Senior Vice President of Operations, executed an insider sale and related equity transactions in mid-February 2026, according to a Form 4 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
On February 13, 2026, Kawaja sold 19,725 shares of Noble Corp PLC at prices ranging from $43.49 to $43.57 per share, generating proceeds of $858,234. The Form 4 filing also shows that on February 12, 2026, the issuer withheld 7,810 shares from Kawaja to satisfy tax withholding obligations at a price of $42.10 per share, a transaction valued at $328,801.
In the same filing, Kawaja is recorded as having received 19,849 shares as part of a performance-vested Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) grant; those shares were issued at a $0 price as is customary for vested RSUs. After accounting for the sale, the withholding and the RSU issuance, Kawaja's direct ownership totals 80,074 shares of Noble Corp PLC.
Company financials noted in the filing
The insider disclosure comes alongside Noble Corp's recently reported fourth-quarter 2025 results. The company posted earnings per share of $0.09, below the consensus expectation of $0.16, representing a negative surprise of 43.75%. Revenue for the quarter was $764.41 million, surpassing the expected $729.89 million and equating to a positive surprise of 4.73%.
The filing and the earnings update together constitute the primary public developments noted in connection with the company; there were no reported updates regarding mergers or acquisitions, and no new analyst upgrades or downgrades were disclosed in the materials referenced by the filing.
Context and limitations
The transactions described are limited to the details provided in the Form 4 filing and the company-released quarter results. The filing specifies the share counts, prices, and resulting ownership position for Kawaja, and the earnings release supplies the EPS and revenue figures and their variances from expectations. No additional commentary, motive, or company guidance is included in the filing or the summary.