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): April 27, 2018
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
Not Applicable | ||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Weatherford International plc (the “Company”) was held on April 27, 2018. At the Annual Meeting 910,037,658 ordinary shares, nominal value $0.001 per share, or approximately 91.58%, of the 993,680,800 issued and outstanding ordinary shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting were present in person or by proxies.
Set forth below are the results of the matters voted upon by the shareholders at 2018 Annual Meeting.
Agenda Item | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Item 1. | Election of the following directors: | ||||||||
Mohamed A. Awad | 784,693,858 | 6,828,470 | 1,172,214 | 117,343,116 | |||||
Roxanne J. Decyk | 787,749,513 | 4,228,945 | 716,084 | 117,343,116 | |||||
John D. Gass | 785,148,928 | 6,437,784 | 1,107,830 | 117,343,116 | |||||
Sir Emyr Jones Parry | 782,979,611 | 8,731,835 | 983,096 | 117,343,116 | |||||
Francis S. Kalman | 784,836,455 | 6,569,957 | 1,288,130 | 117,343,116 | |||||
David S. King | 788,022,079 | 3,930,841 | 741,622 | 117,343,116 | |||||
William E. Macaulay | 779,477,940 | 12,206,416 | 1,010,186 | 117,343,116 | |||||
Mark A. McCollum | 785,664,984 | 6,050,122 | 979,436 | 117,343,116 | |||||
Angela A. Minas | 787,565,851 | 4,404,969 | 723,722 | 117,343,116 | |||||
Guillermo Ortiz | 630,763,885 | 160,930,919 | 999,738 | 117,343,116 | |||||
Agenda Item | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Item 2. | Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and auditor for the financial year ending December 31, 2018 and to authorize the board of directors of the Company, acting through the Audit Committee, to determine auditor’s remuneration. | 905,701,158 | 3,062,220 | 1,274,280 | — | ||||
Agenda Item | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Item 3. | Adopt an advisory resolution approving compensation of the named executive officers. | 771,310,428 | 20,614,588 | 769,526 | 117,343,116 | ||||
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: April 30, 2018 | |||
By: | /s/ Christina M. Ibrahim | ||
Name: | Christina M. Ibrahim | ||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||