EANS-Adhoc: Weatherford Files Form 8-K, Prospectus Supplement and Forms 4

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Form 8-K

07.06.2011

GENEVA, June 6, 2011 -- Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE /
EURONEXT PARIS / SIX: WFT) today informs its shareholders that a
Current Report on Form 8-K has been filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Form 8-K discloses that on June
6, 2011, Weatherford entered into a registration rights agreement
through which it agreed to register with the SEC 1,466,634 shares
issued in a non-material acquisition in order to facilitate the
resale of the shares by the recipients thereof. A prospectus
supplement to Weatherford's registration statement on Form S-3 was
also filed on June 6, 2011 to register the shares issued in
connection with this acquisition.

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In addition, one or more statements of changes in beneficial ownership of
its officers and directors on Form 4, as required by Section 16(a) of the

U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, have been filed
with the U.S. SEC.

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 http://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

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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: stock market: Euronext Paris, New York, Main Standard: SIX Swiss
Exchange
language: English

ots Originaltext: Weatherford International Ltd.
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Further inquiry note:

Andrew P. Becnel, Chief Financial Officer, +41-22-816-1502; Karen David-Green,
Vice President - Investor Relations, +1-713-693-2530

Branche: Oil & Gas - Upstream activities
ISIN: CH0038838394
WKN: A0RF77
Börsen: Euronext Paris / stock market
New York / stock market
SIX Swiss Exchange / Main Standard