NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD

In addition to the information set forth elsewhere in this report, the risk factors set forth in Part 1, Item 1A, of our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K should be carefully considered when evaluating us. These risks are not the only risks we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business. There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in Part 1, Item 1A, or our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K other than those listed in this section.

Voting power in some of our common shares held or controlled by our Board of Directors (“Board”) could limit a shareholder’s ability to influence our actions.

In connection with the Parker acquisition, we entered into voting and lock-up agreements (the “Voting & Lock-Up Agreements”) with certain shareholders of Parker (the “Supporting Shareholders”) that became shareholders of ours upon consummation of the acquisition. Among other things, the Voting & Lock-Up Agreements require the Supporting Shareholders to vote shares received as consideration in the acquisition and any other shares they may own in favor of any candidate nominated as a director to our Board by the Board itself or the appropriate committee, vote in favor of any other proposals to the shareholders that the Board recommends shareholders at-large vote in favor of or the Board has already approved and vote against any Board candidate not recommended or approved by the Board. The Voting & Lock-Up Agreements also contain standstill provisions.

Significant changes or developments in U.S. or other national trade policies, including tariffs, and the reactions of other countries thereto, may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

We operate in various countries across the world and source a wide range of raw materials and components from the international market. Significant changes or developments in U.S. or other national laws and policies, such as laws and policies surrounding international trade, foreign affairs, manufacturing and development and investment in the territories and countries where we or our customers operate, can materially adversely affect our business and results of operations. Policies affecting international trade, foreign investment, and energy production—such as tariffs, export controls, import restrictions and similar protectionist measures—can impact supply chain costs, the availability of key components, and overall industry profitability.

For instance, the United States has recently proposed and instituted numerous trade policies—including the termination of trade agreements, imposition ofad valorum tariffs on certain imports into the United States, and other regulations affecting trade between the United States and countries in which we conduct business and source components. In response to the measures taken by the United States, a number of other nations have proposed and implemented retaliatory tariffs and trade restrictions. While the impact of such measures, both pending and threatened, is unknown at this time, these measures could increase the cost of components and raw materials in our supply chain and, consequently, our costs. We may not be able to pass along these increased costs to our customers.

As a result of these developments, and any similar measures threatened or implemented in the future, there may be economic disincentives on international trade that could adversely affect our business and results of operations.