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 27, 2017
Weatherford International public limited company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ireland | 001-36504 | 98-0606750 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| Weststrasse 1, 6340 Baar, Switzerland | CH 6340 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41.22.816.1500
| Bahnhofstrasse 1, 6340 Baar, Switzerland | ||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||
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:
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 27, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time, Weatherford International plc will present to certain investors at the Scotia Howard Weil Energy Conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The presentation materials will be available on Weatherford’s website at www.weatherford.com in the Investor Relations section on the date of the event.
The investor presentation contains non-GAAP financial measures as defined under Regulation G of the rules and regulations of the SEC. Weatherford’s management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures and ratios may provide users of this financial information, additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results of prior periods. The non-GAAP amounts shown in any presentation should not be considered as substitutes for data prepared and reported in accordance with GAAP, but should be viewed in addition to the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The information provided pursuant to this Item 7.01 is “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filings.
SIGNATURE
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 plc | |||
| Date: March 27, 2017 | |||
| By: | /s/ Christina M. Ibrahim | ||
| Name: | Christina M. Ibrahim | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||