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 15, 2012
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Switzerland | 1-34258 | 98-0606750 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 4-6 Rue Jean-Francois Bartholoni, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland | Not Applicable | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Telephone number, 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 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
Furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K are (i) the Company’s consolidated Swiss statutory financial statements, which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholder’s equity, and cash flows and notes thereto for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011 and (ii) the Company’s standalone Swiss statutory financial statements which comprise the balance sheet, statement of income and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2011, which financial statements and reports thereon are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Consolidated Swiss statutory financial statements of Weatherford International LTD. and its subsidiaries, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders equity and cashflows and notes thereto for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011. | |
| 99.2 | Standalone Swiss statutory financial statements of Weatherford International LTD. which comprise the balance sheet, statement of income and notes for the year ended December 31, 2011. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD. | ||||||
| Dated: March 15, 2012 | /s/ Andrew P. Becnel | |||||
| Andrew P. Becnel | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBIT
Number | Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Consolidated Swiss statutory financial statements of Weatherford International LTD. and its subsidiaries, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows and the notes thereto for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011. | |
| 99.2 | Standalone Swiss statutory financial statements of Weatherford International LTD. which comprise the balance sheet, statement of income and notes for the year ended December 31, 2011. | |
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