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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): January 30, 2014

WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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


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

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Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 30, 2014, the Company issued a press release updating our fourth quarter 2013 projected non-GAAP earnings per share as well as providing additional information regarding operational matters. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01    Exhibits.

(d)     The exhibit listed below is furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 of this Form 8-K.

99.1    Press Release issued by Weatherford International Ltd. on January 30, 2014.







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.
Date: January 30, 2014
 
 
/s/ Alejandro Cestero
 
Alejandro Cestero
 
Vice President, Co-General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary







EXHIBIT INDEX

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Description
99.1
 
Press Release issued by Weatherford International Ltd. on January 30, 2014.