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Valaris Executive Compensation (FY25)

VAL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Anton Dibowitz
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 10, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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Who is Valaris' chief executive and what were they paid?
Anton Dibowitz, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $6,054,415 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Valaris' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 10, 2026.
Which companies are in Valaris' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Absolute TSR, Baker Hughes Company, Halliburton Company, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. and Helmerich Payne, Inc., among others.
What is Valaris' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 55:1.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Anton Dibowitz
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Lyne
Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gilles Luca
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Christopher Weber
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Davor Vukadin
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Anton DibowitzRSU◇——◇——◇
Anton DibowitzPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Christopher WeberPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Christopher WeberRSU◇——◇——◇
Davor VukadinPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Davor VukadinRSU◇——◇——◇
Gilles LucaRSU◇——◇——◇
Gilles LucaPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Matthew LyneRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew LynePSU◇—◇—◇—◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Davor VukadinRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Matthew LyneRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Gilles LucaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Anton DibowitzRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Christopher WeberRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Elizabeth D. Leykum
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Catherine J. Hughes
◇◇————◇
Dick Fagerstal
◇◇————◇
Joseph Goldschmid
◇◇————◇
Kristian Johansen
◇◇————◇
Anton Dibowitz served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Absolute TSR symbol not shown
  • Baker Hughes Company BKR
  • Halliburton Company HAL
  • Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. HLX
  • Helmerich Payne, Inc. HP
  • Nabors Industries Ltd. NBR
  • NOV Inc. NOV
  • Oceaneering International, Inc. OII
  • Oil States International, Inc. OIS
  • Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. PTEN
  • Tidewater, Inc. TDW
  • Transocean Ltd. RIG

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 10, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 12, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 12, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 8, 2022=◇◇◇
2019June 15, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 20, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 21, 2018=◇◇◇
2015May 23, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Citations

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164 figures on this page: 155 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
155 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000314808-26-000107
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0000314808-26-000085
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table · and 1 more section
  3. 0000314808-25-000090
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000314808-24-000089
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0000314808-23-000061
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000314808-22-000056
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000314808-20-000126
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000314808-19-000090
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0000314808-18-000079
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000314808-16-000319
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Valaris discloses

The companies named in VAL's own disclosed peer group.

Baker Hughes CompanyHalliburton CompanyHelix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.Helmerich Payne, Inc.Nabors Industries Ltd.NOV Inc.Oceaneering International, Inc.Oil States International, Inc.Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.Tidewater, Inc.

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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