Sec Form 4 Filing - STOVER DAVID L @ NOBLE ENERGY INC - 2016-01-30

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
STOVER DAVID L
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NOBLE ENERGY INC [ NBL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, CEO & Director
(Last) (First) (Middle)
1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
01/30/2016
(Street)
HOUSTON, TX77070
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 01/30/2016 F 2,579 ( 1 ) D $ 32.37 365,094 D
Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 01/31/2016 F 2,699 ( 2 ) D $ 32.37 362,395 D
Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 02/01/2016 D 18,316 ( 3 ) D $ 0 344,079 D
Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 02/01/2016 F 6,843 ( 4 ) D $ 31.65 337,236 D
Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 02/01/2016 A 72,538 ( 5 ) A $ 0 409,774 D
Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 02/01/2016 A 145,076 ( 6 ) A $ 0 554,850 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 31.65 02/01/2016 A 227,310 ( 7 ) 02/01/2026 Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock 227,310 $ 0 227,310 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
STOVER DAVID L
1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY
HOUSTON, TX77070
X President, CEO & Director
Signatures
/s/ Aaron G. Carlson, Attorney-in-Fact 02/02/2016
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Reflects shares relinquished to Noble Energy, Inc. by the reporting person out of, and to cover estimated tax withholding for, restricted shares granted on January 30, 2015, and vesting on January 30, 2016. The stock price reflected in Table I Column 4 was determined based on "fair market value," defined in the 1992 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, as amended and restated (1992 Plan) for this transaction as the closing trading price of Noble Energy, Inc. common stock on the NYSE on January 29, 2016.
( 2 )Reflects shares relinquished to Noble Energy, Inc. by the reporting person out of, and to cover estimated tax withholding for, restricted shares granted on January 31, 2014, and vesting on January 31, 2016. The stock price reflected in Table I Column 4 was determined based on "fair market value," defined in the 1992 Plan for this transaction as the closing trading price of Noble Energy, Inc. common stock on the NYSE on January 29, 2016.
( 3 )Reflects unvested shares of performance restricted stock granted on February 1, 2013 forfeited to Noble Energy, Inc. on February 1, 2016.
( 4 )Reflects shares relinquished to Noble Energy, Inc. by the reporting person out of, and to cover estimated tax withholding for, restricted shares granted on February 1, 2013, and vesting on February 1, 2016. The stock price reflected in Table I Column 4 was determined based on "fair market value," defined in the 1992 Plan for this transaction as the closing trading price of Noble Energy, Inc. common stock on the NYSE on February 1, 2016.
( 5 )Restricted shares of Noble Energy, Inc. Common Stock subject to vesting 40% after year one and the final 60% after year two, granted under the 1992 Plan.
( 6 )Performance restricted stock will vest three years after the date of grant upon, and subject to a formula related to, the Company's achievement of certain levels of total shareholder return (TSR) relative to a pre-determined industry peer group, granted under the 1992 Plan.
( 7 )The option is exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning one year after the date of grant.

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