Edgar Filing: Weatherford International Ltd./Switzerland

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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): May 19, 2011

WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Switzerland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		001-34258 (Commission File Number)		98-0606750 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


4-6 Rue Jean-François Bartholoni, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland (Address of principal executive offices)		Not Applicable (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):

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
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-4.1
EX-5.1

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

We held our 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 25, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”). The following are the results of the matters voted upon by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting:


		Outcome of	Votes		Votes		Votes		Broker
		Vote	For		Against		Abstaining		Non-Votes
1.	Approve the 2010 Annual Report, the Consolidated Financial Statements for fiscal year 2010 and the Statutory Financial Statements of Weatherford International Ltd. for fiscal year 2010.	FOR		550,521,597		1,506,439		2,946,984		0

2.	Discharge of the Board of Directors and executive officers from liability for the year ended December 31, 2010.	FOR		417,683,870		130,144,593		7,146,557		0

3.	Elect the following directors:
	Bernard J. Duroc-Danner	FOR		467,422,406		11,281,518		606,808		75,664,288
	Samuel W. Bodman, III	FOR		435,945,928		42,922,450		442,354		75,664,288
	Nicholas F. Brady	FOR		475,303,559		3,571,756		435,417		75,664,288
	David J. Butters	FOR		356,488,740		122,380,175		441,817		75,664,288
	William E. Macaulay	FOR		435,239,800		43,631,505		439,427		75,664,288
	Robert B. Millard	FOR		473,414,369		5,329,268		567,095		75,664,288
	Robert K. Moses, Jr.	FOR		330,290,446		148,594,043		426,243		75,664,288
	Guillermo Ortiz	FOR		474,443,896		4,421,265		445,571		75,664,288
	Emyr Jones Parry	FOR		476,937,126		1,926,121		447,485		75,664,288
	Robert A. Rayne	FOR		366,299,207		112,573,597		437,928		75,664,288

4.	Appoint Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm and re-elect Ernst & Young Ltd, Zurich as statutory auditor.	FOR		429,834,850		124,576,204		563,966		0

5.	Adopt an advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers.	AGAINST		208,114,962		265,396,558		5,799,212		75,664,288

Votes for

Votes

Broker

1 Year

2 Years

3 Years

Abstaining

Non-Votes

Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation.

433,173,889

3,421,510

37,063,643

5,651,690

75,664,288

In accordance with the results of the advisory vote on Item 6 above and as recommended by our board of directors, we have determined to hold an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every year until the next shareholder vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of named executive officers pursuant to applicable securities laws.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 19, 2011, we entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Agreement”) through which we agreed to register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 1,623,680 of our registered shares (the “Shares”) that were issued in a non-material acquisition to facilitate the resale of the Shares by the recipients thereof. On May 25, 2011, we are filing a prospectus supplement covering the Shares under our registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-174485) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the Agreement is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference. In connection with the registration of the Shares, we are filing a legal opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


4.1		Registration Rights Agreement between Weatherford International Ltd. and the representative of certain shareholders dated May 19, 2011.

5.1		Opinion of Baker & McKenzie Geneva regarding the validity of the Shares.

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: May 25, 2011	/s/ Joseph C. Henry
	Joseph C. Henry
	Vice President, Co-General Counsel and Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit
Number		Description
4.1		Registration Rights Agreement between Weatherford International Ltd. and the representative of certain shareholders dated May 19, 2011.

5.1		Opinion of Baker & McKenzie Geneva regarding the validity of the Shares.

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