Results of Operations and Financial Condition On July 28, 2026, NOV Inc. (the “ Company ”) issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 and conference call in connection therewith. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. A presentation to accompany the conference call, which contains certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “ Presentation Materials ”), has been ma…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 27, 2026, NOV Inc. (the “ Company ”) issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and conference call in connection therewith. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. A presentation to accompany the conference call, which contains certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “ Presentation Materials ”), has been…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 15, 2026, NOV Inc. (the " Company ") issued a press release providing an operational update and certain preliminary unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "…

Director — Sanjay K. Chowbey: Appointment of Sanjay K. Chowbey as a director and his inclusion in the Audit Committee.

Director — Ben A. Guill: Mr. Guill resigned due to his future personal schedule and other time commitments.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On February 4, 2026, NOV Inc. (the “ Company ”) issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 and conference call in connection therewith. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. A presentation to accompany the conference call, which contains certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “ Presentation Materials ”), has…

CEO — Clay C. Williams: The CEO is retiring with a pre-announced internal successor (COO) taking over effective January 1, 2026, representing an orderly succession rather than a sudden loss of leadership.

Director — Jose A. Bayardo: The filing discloses the appointment of an existing senior executive (President and COO) to the Board of Directors as part of a succession plan, which is a routine governance action rather than a departure.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On October 27, 2025, NOV Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 and conference call in connection therewith. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. A presentation to accompany the conference call, which contains certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “ Presentation Materials ”), has b…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On July 28, 2025, NOV Inc. issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 and conference call in connection therewith. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. A presentation to accompany the conference call, which contains certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “Presentation Materials”), has been made available on its…

Other Events On May 20, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors (“ Board ”) declared a supplemental dividend of $0.21 per share as part of the Company’s 2024 return of capital plan. The supplemental dividend is payable on June 13, 2025 to each stockholder of record on June 2, 2025. The Board also declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, payable on June 27, 2025 to each stockholder of record on June 13, 2025. A copy of the press release issued by the Company on May 21, 2025 on…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 28, 2025, NOV Inc. issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 and conference call in connection therewith. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. A presentation to accompany the conference call, which contains certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “Presentation Materials”), has been made available on it…

President — Jose Bayardo: The filing discloses the internal promotion of the CFO to President and COO, along with the appointment of a new CFO, which is a standard succession event rather than a loss of an executive.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On February 4, 2025, NOV Inc. issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024 and conference call in connection therewith. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. A presentation to accompany the conference call, which contains certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “Presentation Materials”), has been made a…

Director — Christian S. Kendall: The filing discloses the appointment of a new independent director to the board, which is a routine governance event and not an executive departure.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On October 24, 2024, NOV Inc. issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and conference call in connection therewith. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. A presentation to accompany the conference call, which contains certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “Presentation Materials”), has been made available…

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement As a result of entering into the 2024 Facility, on September 12, 2024, the Company terminated its credit agreement dated June 27, 2017 with a syndicate of lenders, including Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent. Such agreement, as amended and otherwise modfied prior to the date hereof, provided for a $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility (as so amended and otherwise modified, the “2017 Facility”). The 2017 Fa…

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant The information set forth in

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On September 12, 2024, NOV Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a credit agreement evidencing a five year unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, the other agents named therein, and the lenders parties thereto (the “2024 Facility”), pursuant to which the Company may borrow an aggregate principal amount of up to $1.5 billion. The 2024 Facil…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On July 25, 2024, NOV Inc. issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 and conference call in connection therewith. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. A presentation to accompany the conference call, which contains certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “Presentation Materials”), has been made available on its…

Regulation FD Disclosure On April 25, 2024, the Company also announced its intention to introduce a return of capital plan under which the Company plans to return at least 50% of excess free cash flow (defined as cash flow from operations less capital expenditures and other investments, including acquisitions) on an annual basis, through a return of capital framework employing a combination of base dividends, share repurchases, and supplemental dividends. The Company stated that it expects to…

and 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Forward-Looking Statements This report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the mean…

Other Events On April 25, 2024, the Company also announced that its Board of Directors authorized and approved a share repurchase program for up to $1 billion of the currently outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock over a period of 36 months. Under the share repurchase program, the Company may repurchase shares from time to time through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, including through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under…

Director — Patricia Martinez: The filing discloses the appointment of a new director to the board, which is a routine governance event and not a departure of a senior executive.