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): August 2, 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 Number) | ||
| 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
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 2, 2012, we issued a press release announcing that Weatherford International Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (“Weatherford Bermuda”), and Weatherford International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Weatherford Delaware”), both wholly owned subsidiaries of Weatherford International Ltd., a Swiss joint-stock company (NYSE and SIX: WFT), have each commenced solicitations of consents from the holders of senior notes issued under each of their respective indentures governing the notes. The consent solicitations request the holders of such notes extend certain Securities and Exchange Commission quarterly and other reporting requirements under the indentures.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 2, 2012 announcing the consent solicitations |
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. | ||||||
| Date: August 2, 2012 | /s/ Joseph C. Henry | |||||
| Joseph C. Henry, | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Co-General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 2, 2012 announcing the consent solicitations | |