EANS-Adhoc: Weatherford Files Form 8-K and Prospectus Supplement

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Form 8-K

16.09.2011

GENEVA, Sept. 15, 2011 -- Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE /
Euronext Paris / SIX: WFT) today informs its shareholders that a
Current Report on Form 8-K has been filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Form 8-K discloses that on
September 13, 2011, Weatherford entered into a registration rights
agreement through which it agreed to register with the SEC 4,653,679
shares issued in a non-material acquisition in order to facilitate
the resale of the shares by the recipients thereof. In addition, the
Form 8-K discloses that effective September 15, 2011, Weatherford
amended its Articles of Association to reflect changes in its
outstanding share capital resulting from the issuance of these
shares. A prospectus supplement to Weatherford's registration
statement on Form S-3 was also filed on September 15, 2011 to
register the resale of the shares issued in connection with the
acquisition.

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Weatherford International Ltd. makes available free of charge on its
website, its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, reports filed pursuant to Section
16 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments to
those reports filed with or furnished to the SEC as soon as
reasonably practicable after Weatherford International Ltd.
electronically files these documents with, or furnishes them to, the
SEC. These documents are posted on Weatherford International Ltd.'s
website at www.weatherford.com — under "Investor Relations."

The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements
and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with
the SEC. These materials may be obtained electronically by accessing
the SEC's home page at http://www.sec.gov.

Copies of the above referenced information will also be made
available, free of charge, by calling or upon written request to:

Weatherford International Ltd.
Investor Relations
4-6 Rue Jean-Francois Bartholoni
1204 Geneva, Switzerland

SOURCE Weatherford International Ltd.

Further inquiry note:
Contact: Andrew P. Becnel +41-22-816-1502
Chief Financial Officer

Karen David-Green +1-713-693-2530
Vice President -
Investor Relations

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issuer: Weatherford International Ltd.
Rue Jean-Francois Bartholoni 4-6
CH-1204 Geneva
phone: +41.22.816.1500
FAX: +41.22.816.1599
mail: karen.david-green@weatherford.com
WWW: http://www.weatherford.com
sector: Oil & Gas - Upstream activities
ISIN: CH0038838394
indexes:
stockmarkets: stock market: Euronext Paris, New York, Main Standard: SIX Swiss
Exchange
language: English