Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kawaja Joey M	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/7/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Noble Corp plc [NEBLQ]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) VP-Operations /
(Street) SUGAR LAND, TX 77478       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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)
Shares	22195	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: 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
Restricted Stock Units (1)	(2)	(2)	Shares	13024	$0.00	D
Restricted Stock Units (1)	(3)	(3)	Shares	25832	$0.00	D
Performance Vested Restricted Stock Units (1)	(4)	(4)	Shares	77496	$0.00	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share.
(2)	The restricted stock units vest as follows: 13,024 vest on February 2, 2021
(3)	The restricted stock units vest as follows: 12,916 vest on February 21, 2021 and 12,916 vest on February 21, 2022
(4)	The number of units shown represents the maximum number of shares that could be earned, which is equal to 200% of the number of units granted. Vesting occurs upon the company achieving total shareholder return and contract drilling margin goals over a three-year performance cycle (2019-2021) relative to a specified peer group.

Remarks: Exhibit Index: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kawaja Joey M 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800 SUGAR LAND, TX 77478			VP-Operations

Signatures
/s/ Melissa M. McEllin by Power of Attorney dated October 12, 2020		10/15/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date