EANS-Adhoc: Weatherford International Ltd. / Weatherford Announces Results of Annual General Meeting

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Annual & Special Corporate Meetings 20.06.2013

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 20, 2013 -- Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE / Euronext Paris / SIX: WFT) announces the voting results of its annual general meeting of shareholders held today and informs its shareholders that a Form 8-K will be filed later today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") providing additional details. At Weatherford's annual general meeting of shareholders all agenda items passed with one exception. The approved items include an amendment to Weatherford's articles of association to authorize issuable authorized share capital in an amount equal to 18.22% of current stated capital and grant an authorization to the Board of Directors to issue shares from authorized share capital for the period from June 20, 2013 to June 20, 2015, as well as the reelection of all directors. The agenda item relating to the discharge of liabilities with respect to officers and directors for fiscal year 2012 did not pass. The Form 8-K will provide additional details on the voting results, as well as other information regarding new and departing officers and directors. A full copy of the amended and restated articles of association will also be attached to the Form 8-K.

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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.

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