EANS-Adhoc: Weatherford Files Form 8-K

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8-K

28.07.2012

GENEVA, July 27, 2012 -- Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE / Euronext Paris /
SIX: WFT) today informs its shareholders that a Form 8-K has been filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Form 8-K includes
information relating to the company's press release issued on July 24, 2012.

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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

Further inquiry note:
Contacts: John H. Briscoe +1.713.836.4610
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer

Karen David-Green +1.713.836.7430
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: Main Standard: SIX Swiss Exchange, stock market: New York, Euronext
Paris
language: English