Nabors Industries Form 4 / ANTHONY G PETRELLO ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PETRELLO ANTHONY G

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O NABORS CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.

515 WEST GREENS ROAD

(Street)

HOUSTON

77067

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD [ NBR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								265,577	I	Trust
Common Stock	01/01/2024		M⁽¹⁾		5,016⁽¹⁾	A	$0	94,627	D
Common Stock	01/01/2024		M⁽²⁾		13,468⁽²⁾	A	$0	108,095	D
Common Stock	01/01/2024		F⁽³⁾		1,974⁽³⁾	D	$81.63	106,121	D
Common Stock	01/01/2024		F⁽⁴⁾		5,300⁽⁴⁾	D	$81.63	100,821	D
Common Stock	01/01/2024		A⁽⁵⁾		31,456⁽⁵⁾	A	$0	132,277	D
Common Stock	01/02/2024		M⁽⁶⁾		18,428⁽⁶⁾	A	$0	150,705	D
Common Stock	01/02/2024		F⁽⁷⁾		7,252⁽⁷⁾	D	$80.86	143,453	D
Common Stock	01/02/2024		D⁽⁸⁾		41,463⁽⁸⁾	D	$0	101,990	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
2023 Performance Share Units	⁽⁹⁾	01/01/2024		A⁽¹⁰⁾		15,048⁽¹⁰⁾		⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock	15,048	$0	15,048	D
2023 Performance Share Units	⁽⁹⁾	01/01/2024		M			5,016⁽¹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock	5,016	$0	10,032	D
2022 Performance Share Units	⁽⁹⁾	01/01/2024		M			13,468⁽²⁾	⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock	13,468	$0	13,469	D
2021 Warrants	$166.6666							06/11/2021	06/11/2026	Common Stock	170,649		170,649	I	Trust
2021 Warrants	$166.6666	01/02/2024		F⁽¹¹⁾			2,901⁽¹¹⁾	06/11/2021	06/11/2026	Common Stock	2,901	$10.5	4,470	D
2021 Warrants	$166.6666	01/02/2024		A⁽¹²⁾		7,371⁽¹²⁾		06/11/2021	06/11/2026	Common Stock	7,371	$0	7,371	D
2021 Performance Share Units	⁽⁹⁾	01/02/2024		M			18,428⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock	18,428	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects the number of shares vesting on January 1, 2024 in respect of the 15,048 earned and vested Performance restricted stock units originally granted on January 1, 2023.

2. Reflects the number of shares vesting on January 1, 2024 in respect of the 40,406 earned and vested Performance restricted stock units originally granted on January 1, 2022.

3. Reflects the number of shares surrendered on January 1, 2024 to satisfy the tax withholding on the vesting and issuance of 5,016 shares of the 15,048 Performance restricted stock units originally granted on January 1, 2023. The remaining 3,042 vested performance shares were retained by Mr. Petrello.

4. Reflects the number of shares surrendered on January 1, 2024 to satisfy the tax withholding on the vesting and issuance of 13,468 shares of the 40,406 Performance restricted stock units originally granted on January 1, 2022. The remaining 8,168 vested performance shares were retained by Mr. Petrello.

5. Represents an award of TSR shares that will only vest at the end of a three-year performance period (January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026) based on the Issuer's relative total shareholder return as compared to a peer group of companies. The number of shares reported represents the maximum that may be earned, which is 200% of the target number. No number of shares is guaranteed to vest and the actual number of shares that will vest at the end of the performance period may be anywhere from zero to the amount stated.

6. Reflects the number of shares vesting on January 2, 2024 of the 55,284 earned Performance restricted stock units settled in shares originally granted on January 4, 2021.

7. Reflects the number of shares surrendered on January 2, 2024 to satisfy the tax withholding on the vesting of 18,428 shares of the 55,284 Performance restricted stock units originally granted on January 4, 2021. The remaining 11,176 vested shares were retained by Mr. Petrello.

8. Represents the number of TSR shares forfeited on January 2, 2024, out of a total of 41,463 TSR shares originally granted to Mr. Petrello on January 4, 2021, based on the Issuer's relative total shareholder return as compared to a peer group of companies during the three-year performance period beginning on January 1, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2023, as determined on December 31, 2023, by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee").

9. Performance restricted stock units convert into common shares on a 1-for-1 basis.

10. These Performance restricted stock units were earned by Mr. Petrello pursuant to his employment agreement based on the achievement of certain objectives for the year 2023, as determined on December 31, 2023, by the Compensation Committee. 126.5% of the target number of performance restricted stock units granted pursuant to the terms of Mr. Petrello's employment agreement were determined to have been earned. The number reported above reflects the number of earned performance restricted stock units that are payable in share-settled restricted stock units. The remaining 15,048 performance restricted stock units were settled in cash pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement. The Performance restricted stock units that settle in shares are scheduled to vest in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant, January 1, 2024.

11. Reflects the number of warrants surrendered on January 2, 2024 to satisfy the tax withholding on the vesting of 7,371 warrants distributed on January 2, 2024 related to vesting of Performance restricted stock units on January 2, 2024 by Mr. Petrello and distributed pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement. The 4,470 vested warrants remaining were retained by Mr. Petrello.

12. These warrants were earned and distributed in connection with the vesting of Performance restricted stock units on January 2, 2024 by Mr. Petrello pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement as determined by the Compensation Committee on December 31, 2023.

	/s/ Mark D. Andrews by Power of Attorney for Anthony G. Petrello	01/03/2024
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Nabors Industries (NBR) Form 4NABORS INDUSTRIES / ANTHONY G PETRELLO ownership change