Form 8-K

 

 

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 30, 2012

 

 

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 8.01. Other Events.

For purposes of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-169400, Registration No. 333-169400-01 and Registration No. 333-169400-02) (the “Registration Statement”) of Weatherford International Ltd., a Swiss joint-stock corporation, as registrant, and its subsidiaries Weatherford International Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company, and Weatherford International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as co-registrants, the computation of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007 is filed herewith as Exhibit 12.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Registration Statement.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

  12.1 Computation of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    By:   /s/ Joseph C. Henry
     

Joseph C. Henry

Senior Vice President, Co-General Counsel and

Corporate Secretary

Date: March 30, 2012      


INDEX TO EXHIBIT

 

Number

  

Exhibit

12.1    Computation of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007.