Valaris Ltd — Director's Dealing 2013

Jun 5, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Ensco plc (ESV)
CIK: 0000314808
Period of Report: 2013-06-03

Reporting Person: ROWSEY PAUL E III (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-06-03	Class A Ordinary Shares	M	3147	—	Acquired	35523	Direct
2013-06-03	Class A Ordinary Shares	F	325	$60.17	Disposed	35198	Direct
2013-06-03	Class A Ordinary Shares	F	763	$60.17	Disposed	34435	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-06-03	Restricted Share Units	$	M	1735	Disposed		Class A Ordinary Shares (1735.0)	Direct
2013-06-03	Restricted Share Units	$	M	1412	Disposed		Class A Ordinary Shares (1412.0)	Direct
2013-06-03	Restricted Share Units	$	A	4134	Acquired		Class A Ordinary Shares (4134.0)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Upon the vesting of our restricted share units, the reporting person is required to pay the aggregate nominal value (par value), $0.10 per share, of our Class A ordinary shares actually issued, in accordance with U.K. corporate law. In connection with the transaction reported above, the reporting person paid $155.60 to Ensco plc with respect to the shares actually issued upon vesting of the restricted share units. The remaining 179 shares were withheld and not issued to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations.

F2: Upon the vesting of our restricted share units, the reporting person is required to pay the aggregate nominal value (par value), $0.10 per share, of our Class A ordinary shares actually issued, in accordance with U.K. corporate law. In connection with the transaction reported above, the reporting person paid $126.60 to Ensco plc with respect to the shares actually issued upon vesting of the restricted share units. The remaining 146 shares were withheld and not issued to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations.

F3: These shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations that arose upon vesting.

F4: The reporting person disposed of these shares to an affiliate of the issuer upon the vesting of previously awarded restricted shares. The purpose of the disposition was to enable the reporting person to satisfy tax withholding obligations that arose upon such vesting, which will be paid by the issuer to the Internal Revenue Service in cash.

F5: The restricted share units vest in three equal annual installments.

F6: Upon the vesting of our restricted share units, the reporting person is required to pay the aggregate nominal value (par value), $0.10 per share, of our Class A ordinary shares actually issued, in accordance with U.K. corporate law.