UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): April 22, 2020

Valaris plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

England and Wales	1-8097	98-0635229
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

110 Cannon Street

London, England EC4N6EU

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 44 (0) 20 7659 4660

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class			Ticker Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A ordinary shares, U.S. $0.40 par value			VAL		New York Stock Exchange
4.70% Senior Notes due 2021			VAL21		New York Stock Exchange
4.875% Senior Note due 2022			VAL/22		New York Stock Exchange
4.50% Senior Notes due 2024			VAL24		New York Stock Exchange
8.00% Senior Notes due 2024			VAL24A		New York Stock Exchange
4.75% Senior Note due 2024			VAL/24		New York Stock Exchange
5.20% Senior Notes due 2025			VAL25A		New York Stock Exchange
7.375% Senior Note due 2025			VAL/25		New York Stock Exchange
7.75% Senior Notes due 2026			VAL26		New York Stock Exchange
5.4% Senior Note due 2042			VAL/42		New York Stock Exchange
5.75% Senior notes due 2044			VAL44		New York Stock Exchange
5.85% Senior Note due 2044			VAL/44		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT	4
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure	4
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits	4
SIGNATURE	5

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Fleet Status Report

The Fleet Status Report of the Company as of April 22, 2020 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01 and the information attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Fleet Status Report of Valaris plc as of April 22, 2020.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Valaris plc
Date: April 22, 2020	/s/ JONATHAN H. BAKSHT
	Jonathan H. Baksht
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (duly authorized officer)

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