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): March 30, 2012
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Switzerland | 001-34258 | 98-0606750 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 4-6 Rue Jean-François Bartholoni 1204 Geneva Switzerland |
Not Applicable | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 41.22.816.1500
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
For purposes of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-169400, Registration No. 333-169400-01 and Registration No. 333-169400-02) (the “Registration Statement”) of Weatherford International Ltd., a Swiss joint-stock corporation, as registrant, and its subsidiaries Weatherford International Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company, and Weatherford International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as co-registrants, the computation of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007 is filed herewith as Exhibit 12.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Registration Statement.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 12.1 | Computation of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Joseph C. Henry | |||||
| Joseph C. Henry Senior Vice President, Co-General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
| Date: March 30, 2012 | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBIT
| Number |
Exhibit | |
| 12.1 | Computation of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007. | |