Nabors Industries Ltd S-3ASR, filed Aug 14, 2026

Nabors Industries Ltd (NBR)

S-3ASR 2026-08-14

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	Nabors Industries Ltd. Bermuda			Nabors Industries, Inc. Delaware
	(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)			(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

	1381			1381
	(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code number)			(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code number)

	98-0363970			93-0711613
	(I.R.S. Employer Identification number)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification number)

	Crown House Second Floor 4 Par-La-Ville Road Hamilton, HM08 Bermuda Telephone: (441) 292-1510			515 West Greens Road, Suite 1200 Houston, Texas 77067 Telephone: (281) 874-0035
	(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)			(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

	About This Prospectus					1
	Forward-Looking Statements					3
	About Nabors Industries Ltd.					4
	About Nabors Industries, Inc.					5
	Risk Factors					6
	Selling Security Holders					7
	Use of Proceeds					8
	Description of Debt Securities					9
	Description of Parent Guarantee					18
	Description of Authorized Share Capital					19
	Description of Warrants					23
	Plan of Distribution					24
	Where You Can Find Additional Information					27
	Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference					28
	Legal Matters					29
	Experts					30

Commission registration statement filing fee	$	(1)
Accounting fees and expenses		(2)
Legal fees and expenses		(2)
Printing fees		(2)
Blue Sky fees and expenses		(2)
Trustee fees and expenses		(2)
Miscellaneous		(2)
Total	$	(2)

	Exhibit No.			Document Description
	1.1			Form of Underwriting Agreement (Debt).*
	1.2			Form of Underwriting Agreement (Equity).*
	1.3			Form of Underwriting Agreement (Warrants).*
	3.1			Memorandum of Association of Nabors Industries Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Annex II to the proxy statement/prospectus included in Nabors Industries Ltd.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-76198) filed with the Commission on May 10, 2002, as amended).
	3.2			Certificate of Deposit of Memorandum of Increase of Share Capital (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Nabors Industries Ltd.’s Form 10-Q (File No. 001-32657) filed with the Commission on May 8, 2020).
	3.3			Amended and Restated Bye-laws of Nabors Industries Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Nabors Industries Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32657) filed with the Commission on April 22, 2020).
	3.4			Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nabors Industries, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Nabors Industries, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-100492) filed with the Commission on October 11, 2002).
	3.5			Restated By-laws of Nabors Industries, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Nabors Industries, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-100492) filed with the Commission on October 11, 2002).
	4.1			Form of Senior Indenture of Nabors Industries, Inc.
	4.2			Form of Subordinated Indenture of Nabors Industries, Inc.
	4.3			Form of Senior Debt Security of Nabors Industries, Inc. and Form of Senior Guarantee by Nabors Industries Ltd. (included in Exhibit 4.1).
	4.4			Form of Subordinated Debt Security of Nabors Industries, Inc. and Form of Subordinated Guarantee by Nabors Industries Ltd. (included in Exhibit 4.2).
	4.5			Form of Warrant Agreement.*
	4.6			Certificate of Designation*
	5.1			Opinion of Milbank LLP.
	5.2			Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited.
	22.1			Issuer of Registered Guaranteed Debt Securities
	23.1			Consent of Milbank LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
	23.2			Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited (included in Exhibit 5.2).
	23.3			Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
	24.1			Powers of Attorney (included in signature pages hereto).
	25.1			Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1, under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of trustee under Senior Indenture (to be filed prior to any issuance of debt securities as applicable).*
	25.2			Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1, under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of trustee under Subordinated Indenture (to be filed prior to any issuance of debt securities as applicable).*
	107			Filing Fee Table (Calculation of Filing Fee Tables).

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ Anthony G. Petrello Anthony G. Petrello	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)	August 14, 2026
/s/ Miguel Rodriguez Miguel Rodriguez	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	August 14, 2026
/s/ Tanya S. Beder Tanya S. Beder	Director	August 14, 2026
/s/ Anthony R. Chase Anthony R. Chase	Director	August 14, 2026
/s/ James R. Crane James R. Crane	Director	August 14, 2026
/s/ John P. Kotts John P. Kotts	Director	August 14, 2026
/s/ Michael C. Linn Michael C. Linn	Director	August 14, 2026
/s/ David J. Tudor David J. Tudor	Director	August 14, 2026
/s/ John Yearwood John Yearwood	Director	August 14, 2026

Trust Indenture Act Section		Indenture Section
310	(a)(1)	6.10
	(a)(2)	6.10
	(a)(3)	N/A
	(a)(4)	N/A
	(a)(5)	6.10
	(b)	6.10
	(c)	N/A
311	(a)	6.11
	(b)	6.11
	(c)	N/A
312	(a)	2.06
	(b)	15.03
	(c)	15.03
313	(a)	6.06
	(b)	6.06
	(c)	6.06
	(d)	6.06
314	(a)	3.03
	(a)(4)	3.04
	(b)	N/A
	(c)(1)	15.04
	(c)(2)	15.04
	(c)(3)	N/A
	(d)	N/A
	(e)	15.05
315	(a)	6.01
	(b)	6.05
	(c)	6.01

		Pages
Article One
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01.	Definitions	1
Section 1.02.	Other Definitions	6
Section 1.03.	Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act	6
Section 1.04.	Rules of Construction	7

Article Two
THE SECURITIES

Section 2.01.	Form and Dating	7
Section 2.02.	Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series	8
Section 2.03.	Execution and Authentication	10
Section 2.04.	Registrar and Paying Agent	11
Section 2.05.	Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust	12
Section 2.06.	Holder Lists	12
Section 2.07.	Transfer and Exchange	12
Section 2.08.	Replacement Securities	17
Section 2.09.	Outstanding Securities	17
Section 2.10.	Temporary Securities	18
Section 2.11.	Cancellation	18
Section 2.12.	Defaulted Interest	18
Section 2.13.	Persons Deemed Owners	18
Section 2.14.	CUSIP Numbers	19

Article Three
COVENANTS

Section 3.01.	Payment of Securities	19
Section 3.02.	Maintenance of Office or Agency	19
Section 3.03.	SEC Reports; Financial Statements	20
Section 3.04.	Compliance Certificate	20
Section 3.05.	Corporate Existence	21
Section 3.06.	Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws	21
Section 3.07.	Payment of Additional Amounts	21

Article Four
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE

Section 4.01.	Limitation on Mergers and Consolidations of the Company	23
Section 4.02.	Limitation on Mergers and Consolidations of any Guarantor	23
Section 4.03.	Successors Substituted	24

Article Five
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 5.01.	Events of Default	24
Section 5.02.	Acceleration	25
Section 5.03.	Other Remedies	27
Section 5.04.	Waiver of Existing Defaults	27
Section 5.05.	Control by Majority	27
Section 5.06.	Limitations on Suits	28
Section 5.07.	Rights of Holders to Receive Payment	28
Section 5.08.	Collection Suit by Trustee	28
Section 5.09.	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	28
Section 5.10.	Priorities	29
Section 5.11.	Undertaking for Costs	29

Article Six
TRUSTEE

Section 6.01.	Duties of Trustee	30
Section 6.02.	Rights of Trustee	31
Section 6.03.	Individual Rights of Trustee	32
Section 6.04.	Trustee’s Disclaimer	32
Section 6.05.	Notice of Defaults	32
Section 6.06.	Reports by Trustee to Holders	32
Section 6.07.	Compensation and Indemnity	33
Section 6.08.	Replacement of Trustee	33
Section 6.09.	Successor Trustee by Merger, etc	34
Section 6.10.	Eligibility; Disqualification	35
Section 6.11.	Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company	35

Article Seven
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE, DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

Section 7.01.	Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture	35
Section 7.02.	Legal Defeasance	36
Section 7.03.	Covenant Defeasance	38
Section 7.04.	U.S. Government Obligations	39
Section 7.05.	Application of Trust Money	39
Section 7.06.	Repayment to Company	39
Section 7.07.	Reinstatement	39

Article Eight
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 8.01.	Without Consent of Holders	40
Section 8.02.	With Consent of Holders	42
Section 8.03.	Compliance with Trust Indenture Act	43

Section 8.04.	Revocation and Effect of Consents	43
Section 8.05.	Notation on or Exchange of Securities	44
Section 8.06.	Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc	44

Article Nine
GUARANTEES OF SECURITIES

Section 9.01.	Applicability of Article	44
Section 9.02.	Jointly and Severally	44
Section 9.03.	Unconditional Guarantees	44
Section 9.04.	Execution and Delivery of Notation of Guarantees	47

Article Ten
REDEMPTION

Section 10.01.	Applicability of Article	47
Section 10.02.	Notices to Trustee	47
Section 10.03.	Selection of Securities to be Redeemed	47
Section 10.04.	Notices to Holders	48
Section 10.05.	Effect of Notices of Redemption	49
Section 10.06.	Deposit of Redemption Price	49
Section 10.07.	Securities Redeemed in Part	49
Section 10.08.	Optional Redemption	49

Article Eleven
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES

Section 11.01.	Conversion of Securities	49

Article Twelve
SINKING FUNDS

Section 12.01.	Sinking Funds	50

Article Thirteen
REPAYMENT AT OPTION OF HOLDERS

Section 13.01.	Repayment at Option of Holders	50

Article Fourteen
SECURITY

Section 14.01.	Security	50

Article Fifteen
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 15.01.	Trust Indenture Act Controls	50

Section 15.02.	Notices	50
Section 15.03.	Communication by Holders with Other Holders	51
Section 15.04.	Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent	52
Section 15.05.	Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion	52
Section 15.06.	Rules by Trustee and Agents	52
Section 15.07.	Legal Holidays	52
Section 15.08.	No Recourse Against Others	52
Section 15.09.	Governing Law; Jury Trial Waiver	53
Section 15.10.	Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process	53
Section 15.11.	Waiver of Immunity	53
Section 15.12.	Judgment Currency	54
Section 15.13.	No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements	54
Section 15.14.	Successors	54
Section 15.15.	Severability	54
Section 15.16.	Counterpart Originals	54
Section 15.17.	U.S.A. Patriot Act	54
Section 15.18.	Force Majeure	55
Section 15.19.	Table of Contents, Headings, etc	55

EXHIBIT A Face of Security		A-1

Term		Defined in Section
“Additional Amounts”		Section 3.07
“Authorized Agent”		Section 15.10
“Covenant Defeasance”		Section 7.03
“Event of Default”		Section 5.01
“Guaranteed Securities”		Section 9.03(a)
“Guarantees”		Section 9.03(a)
“Indenture Obligations”		Section 9.03(a)
“Judgment Currency”		Section 15.12
“Notice of Default”		Section 5.01(iii)
“Paying Agent”		Section 2.04
“Registrar”		Section 2.04
“Territory”		Section 3.07

	By:
		Name:
		Title:

	Guarantor, if any:

	By:
		Name:
		Title:

	Guarantor, if any:

	By:
		Name:
		Title:

	Guarantor:

	NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.

	By:
		Name:
		Title:

	By:
		Name:
		Title:]

Date:

Your Signature:
	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Security)

Signature Guarantee:
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Date of Transaction	Amount of Decrease in Principal Amount of Global Security	Amount of Increase in Principal Amount of Global Security	Principal Amount of Global Security Following Such Decrease (or Increase)	Signature of Authorized Signatory, Trustee


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Name of Subsidiary			Jurisdiction of Organization			Obligor Type
Nabors Industries, Inc.			Delaware			Issuer