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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): June 11, 2025
Weatherford International plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Ireland | 001-36504 | 98-0606750 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 2000 St. James Place, | | Houston, | | Texas | | | 77056 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 713.836.4000
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| N/A |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Ordinary shares, $0.001 par value per share | WFRD | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(e) The Board of Directors of Weatherford International plc (the “Company”) previously adopted, subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders, the Weatherford International plc Fourth Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), to increase the number of the Company’s ordinary shares, nominal value $0.001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”) issuable thereunder by 1,286,000 shares. As reported under Item 5.07 below, the Company’s shareholders voted to approve the Plan on June 11, 2025.
A summary of the material terms of the Plan is included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company under the heading “Agenda Item 4 – Approve the Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan,” which was filed by the Company on Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2025. This is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company intends to file a registration statement on Form S-8 to register the additional shares as soon as practical.
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual Meeting was held on June 11, 2025. At the Annual Meeting, holders of 67,930,514 Ordinary Shares, or approximately 93.62%, of the 72,556,148 issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, were present in person or by proxies.
1.The shareholders voted as follows to elect each of the six director nominees to serve a one-year term that is anticipated to expire at the Company’s 2026 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders.
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| Name of Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| Steven Beringhause | 63,696,872 | | 434,056 | | 30,882 | | 3,768,704 | |
| Benjamin C. Duster, IV | 61,327,333 | | 2,703,465 | | 131,012 | | 3,768,704 | |
| Neal P. Goldman | 57,291,872 | | 6,763,312 | | 106,626 | | 3,768,704 | |
| Jacqueline C. Mutschler | 61,973,576 | | 2,065,949 | | 122,285 | | 3,768,704 | |
| Girishchandra K. Saligram | 64,072,918 | | 65,499 | | 23,393 | | 3,768,704 | |
| Charles M. Sledge | 62,523,581 | | 1,614,852 | | 23,377 | | 3,768,704 | |
2.The shareholders voted as follows to: (a) ratify the appointment of (i) KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and auditor for the financial year ending December 31, 2025 and (ii) KPMG Chartered Accountants, Dublin, as the Company’s statutory auditor under Irish law to hold office until the close of the Company’s 2026 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders; and (b) authorize the Board of Directors of the Company, acting through the Audit Committee, to determine the auditors’ remuneration.
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 67,609,920 | | 285,668 | | 34,926 | | — | |
3.The shareholders voted at the Annual Meeting as follows to approve, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 62,993,586 | | 1,113,767 | | 54,457 | | 3,768,704 | |
4.The shareholders voted as follows to approve the Plan.
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 63,098,357 | | 1,027,149 | | 36,304 | | 3,768,704 | |
5.The shareholders voted as follows to grant the Board of Directors the authority to issues shares under Irish law.
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 63,572,265 | | 570,879 | | 18,666 | | 3,768,704 | |
6.The shareholders voted as follows to grant the Board of Directors the authority to opt-out of statutory preemption rights under Irish law.
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 61,297,991 | | 2,843,986 | | 19,833 | | 3,768,704 | |
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Item 9.01 | | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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(d) | | Exhibits |
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Exhibit Number | | Exhibit Description |
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104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
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.
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| Weatherford International plc |
| Date: June 13, 2025 | By: | /s/ Scott C. Weatherholt |
| | Scott C. Weatherholt |
| | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer |