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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 4, 2023     Valaris Limited (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)     Bermuda   001-08097   98-1589854 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)   Clarendon House , 2 Church Street Hamilton , Bermuda HM 11 (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   Trading symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Shares, $0.01 par value share   VAL   New York Stock Exchange Warrants to purchase Common Shares   VAL WS   New York Stock Exchange   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   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. ¨           Item 8.01 Other Events.   On April 4, 2023, Valaris Limited (the “Company”), Valaris Finance Company LLC (together with the Company, the “Issuers”) and certain subsidiary guarantors named therein (the “Guarantors”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative of the several initial purchasers named therein (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”), under which the Issuers agreed to sell $700 million aggregate principal amount of a new series of the Issuers’ 8.375% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) in a private placement (the “Offering”) conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Notes will mature on April 30, 2030 and will be issued at par for net proceeds of approximately $685 million, after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discount and estimated offering expenses. The closing of the issuance of the Notes is expected to occur on April 19, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund the previously announced redemption of all of its outstanding Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2028, subject to the completion of the Offering, and for general corporate purposes.   The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Issuers and the Guarantors and customary conditions to closing, indemnification rights, obligations of the parties and termination provisions. In addition, the obligations of the Company and the Initial Purchasers under the Purchase Agreement are subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement entered into by the Company on April 3, 2023) substantially concurrently with the closing of the Offering.   The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.   On April 4, 2023, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the pricing of the Notes.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d) Exhibits     Exhibit No.   Exhibit Title or Description     10.1   Purchase Agreement, dated April 4, 2023, by and among the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers, relating to the Offering.     99.1   Press Release issued by the Company on April 4, 2023, announcing the pricing of the Notes.     104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document).         SIGNATURES   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 Limited       April 5, 2023 By: /s/ Davor Vukadin    Name: Davor Vukadin   Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel