e) the ordinary resolution of the Company’s sole shareholder, Noble Corporation 2022 Limited (formerly Noble Corporation Limited), dated 5 May 2022 granting general and unconditional authority to the Company’s directors for the purposes of section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares and grant any such subscription rights, as are contemplated in sub-sections 551(1)(a) and 551(1)(b) respectively of the Companies Act 2006 up to a maximum nominal amount of USD 271.00 to such persons and at such times and on such terms as they think proper during the period expiring at the end of five years from the date of the passing of the resolution (the “股東決議和董事決議(以下簡稱「決議」)淨有形資產完成條件
f) an extract of the resolutions of the board of directors of the Company (the “董事會”) at a meeting of the Board held on 22 October 2024 in relation to, amongst other things, the allotment and issuances of the Shares pursuant to Awards (as defined in the 2022 Plan) granted under the 2022 Plan and the delegation of authority to each of the Compensation Committee of the Board and Robert W. Eifler to exercise all powers of the Board to grant Awards (as defined in the 2022 Plan) and to allot and issue the Shares in connection with any Awards (as defined in the 2022 Plan) (the “所有板塊的決議和「股東決議」一起,“決議”).
m) 其他安排: 公司、其子公司(根據計劃文件定義)或任何參與者(根據計劃文件定義)(如適用)之間沒有其他協議、文件或其他安排、關係或行事方式,其修改或取代2022計劃和計劃文件條款未被(並將不被)在完成前修改、終止或替換;
n) No breach: the Company was not, and will not be, by reason of the grant of any Awards or the allotment and issue of any Shares or related matters, in breach of any of its obligations under any agreement, licence, authorisation, consent or similar document;
o) Misconduct etc.: neither the Company, nor any person employed by or acting on behalf of the Company, was, is, or will be, engaging in criminal, misleading, deceptive or unconscionable conduct or seeking to conduct any relevant transaction or any associated activity in a manner or for a purpose not evident on the face of the relevant agreements, which might render any such agreement, or any transaction contemplated thereby or any associated activity illegal, void or voidable;
p) No offer: no transferable securities of the Company have been offered or will be offered to the public in the United Kingdom except in accordance with a relevant exemption under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms
Based on the documents referred to in paragraph 2 of this opinion and subject to the assumptions contained in paragraph 3 and to the qualifications contained in paragraph 5 and to any matters not disclosed to us, it is our opinion that the Shares (or any of them), once they have been issued and paid for, will have been validly issued, be fully paid and not subject to any call for the payment of further capital.
5. QUALIFICATIONS
5.1 This opinion is subject to the qualifications contained in this section.
5.2 Searches: The records of the Registrar of Companies and the Central Registry of Winding–Up Petitions may not be complete, accurate and up–to–date. In particular, the Central Registry of Winding–Up Petitions may not contain details of administration applications filed, or appointments recorded in or orders made by, district registries and county courts outside London. Searches at Companies House and at the Central Registry of Winding–Up Petitions are not capable of revealing whether or not a winding–up petition or a petition for the making of an administration order has been presented and, further, notice of a winding–up order or resolution, notice of an administration order and notice of the appointment of a receiver may not be filed at Companies House immediately and there may be a delay in the relevant notice appearing on the file of the company concerned.
5.3 Company search: A search of Companies House may not reveal whether the Shares or any of them are subject to a charge, encumbrance or other security interest because particulars of such security interest may not be filed at Companies House immediately, there may be a delay in the relevant registration appearing on the file of the Company concerned, not all security interests are