UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2010

NOBLE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-07964		73-0785597
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		Commission File Number		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 Glenborough, Suite 100
Houston, Texas		77067
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 872-3100

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

          Noble Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. central time in The Woodlands, Texas. Holders of an aggregate of 175,837,002 shares of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on March 9, 2010, were entitled to vote at the meeting, of which 158,263,644, or approximately 90%, of the eligible voting shares were represented in person or by proxy. The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s annual proxy statement, are as follows:

          Proposal #1 — Elect the nine nominees named in the proxy statement as members of the Company’s Board of Directors:

														Broker
Name		For				Against				Abstain				Non-Vote
Jeffrey L. Berenson			100,627,386				48,912,045				283,086				8,441,127
Michael A. Cawley			147,750,093				1,842,050				230,374				8,441,127
Edward F. Cox			100,648,014				48,893,023				281,480				8,441,127
Charles D. Davidson			147,366,851				2,229,580				226,086				8,441,127
Thomas J. Edelman			113,364,873				36,225,519				232,125				8,441,127
Eric P. Grubman			148,527,355				1,066,128				229,034				8,441,127
Kirby L. Hedrick			100,795,635				48,799,800				227,082				8,441,127
Scott D. Urban			148,542,112				1,053,238				227,167				8,441,127
William T. Van Kleef			148,493,898				1,096,977				231,642				8,441,127

          Proposal #2 — Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year 2010:

For		Against		Abstain
156,182,153		1,821,434		260,057

SIGNATURE

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.