SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Bayardo Jose A (Last) (First) (Middle) 7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DRIVE (Street) HOUSTON TX 77036 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NOV Inc. [ NOV ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Senior VP and CFO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2022
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/15/2022		A		25,003(1)	A	$0.00	335,475	D
Common Stock	02/15/2022		F		6,089(2)	D	$16.73	329,386	D
Common Stock	02/15/2022		A		40,347(3)	A	$0.00	369,733	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.73	02/15/2022		A		108,000		(4)	02/16/2032	Common Stock	108,000	$0.00	108,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the total number of shares that vested from the performance share awards granted to Mr. Bayardo on February 27, 2019.

2. Represents the number of shares withheld from the vesting of the performance share awards granted to Mr. Bayardo on February 27, 2019 to satisfy tax withholding liability.

3. An equity award of time-based restricted stock units pursuant to the National Oilwell Varco, Inc. 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which will vest in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of the grant.

4. The option, awarded pursuant to the National Oilwell Varco, Inc. 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan, representing a right to purchase a total of 108,000 shares, will become exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on February 15, 2023, which will be the first anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.

Remarks:

	By: Brigitte M. Hunt For: Jose A. Bayardo	02/17/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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