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<div><a name="s1160A70862735BEDAFE45D913834C7E6"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:190%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&#160;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 27, 2019 </font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:22pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:22pt;font-weight:bold;">Weatherford International public limited company</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Ireland</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">001-36504</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">98-0606750</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(State or other jurisdiction of 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</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">&#168; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">&#168; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">&#168; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:13px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter). </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Emerging growth company&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">o</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">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.  </font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">o</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="s1CC5998105FE5E59BE7D5E969210D21A"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:14%;"></td><td style="width:86%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Executive Arrangements</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Weatherford International plc (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) and its compensation advisors have reviewed the Company&#8217;s incentive plans to determine whether they continue to fulfill their purpose of retaining key employees and incentivizing key employees to perform at a high level. Currently, the Company&#8217;s incentive plans consist primarily of an annual cash bonus program and long-term equity incentive awards. After reviewing the Company&#8217;s current incentive plans, the Company and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Compensation Committee</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) have determined that the current plans are not optimally effective in achieving their goals.  Most significantly, because the ordinary shares of the Company have been trading at extremely low prices, the Company does not have a large enough share reserve to continue to rely on our 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan as a material retention and incentive tool in the near future.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As a result, the Board, on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, determined to (i) suspend the Company&#8217;s Executive Non-Equity Incentive Compensation Plan with respect to 2019 and (ii) adopt (a) a new Executive Bonus Plan (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">EBP</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) and (b) new retention award letters (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Retention Award Letters</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), in each case for certain key employees, including the named executive officers. The EBP and the Retention Award Letters are each described in more detail below. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">EBP</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The EBP provides a means of rewarding key employees based on the overall performance of the Company and the achievement of certain quarterly and cumulative performance goals in 2019 to be established by the Compensation Committee and communicated to participants (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Performance Goals</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;). Each individual participant is provided a cash target bonus opportunity set by the Compensation Committee. Each participant is eligible to receive up to 200% of his or her target bonus, if stretch performance is achieved. Payments are made in cash quarterly. Participants must generally remain employed until the date of payment to receive payments under the EBP. The target bonus opportunities for the named executive officers are set forth in the table below: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:99.609375%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:50%;"></td><td style="width:50%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Named Executive Officer</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Target Bonus Opportunity</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Mark McCollum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$7,000,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Christoph Bausch</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$1,650,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Christina Ibrahim</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$1,175,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Karl Blanchard</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$2,300,000</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Stuart Fraser</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div 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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): March 27, 2019
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 No.)
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, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
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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).
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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.
Executive Arrangements
Weatherford International plc (the "
Company
") and its compensation advisors have reviewed the Company's incentive plans to determine whether they continue to fulfill their purpose of retaining key employees and incentivizing key employees to perform at a high level. Currently, the Company's incentive plans consist primarily of an annual cash bonus program and long-term equity incentive awards. After reviewing the Company's current incentive plans, the Company and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "
Compensation Committee
") have determined that the current plans are not optimally effective in achieving their goals.  Most significantly, because the ordinary shares of the Company have been trading at extremely low prices, the Company does not have a large enough share reserve to continue to rely on our 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan as a material retention and incentive tool in the near future.
As a result, the Board, on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, determined to (i) suspend the Company's Executive Non-Equity Incentive Compensation Plan with respect to 2019 and (ii) adopt (a) a new Executive Bonus Plan (the "
EBP
") and (b) new retention award letters (the "
Retention Award Letters
"), in each case for certain key employees, including the named executive officers. The EBP and the Retention Award Letters are each described in more detail below.
EBP
The EBP provides a means of rewarding key employees based on the overall performance of the Company and the achievement of certain quarterly and cumulative performance goals in 2019 to be established by the Compensation Committee and communicated to participants ("
Performance Goals
"). Each individual participant is provided a cash target bonus opportunity set by the Compensation Committee. Each participant is eligible to receive up to 200% of his or her target bonus, if stretch performance is achieved. Payments are made in cash quarterly. Participants must generally remain employed until the date of payment to receive payments under the EBP. The target bonus opportunities for the named executive officers are set forth in the table below:
Named Executive Officer
Target Bonus Opportunity
Mark McCollum
$7,000,000
Christoph Bausch
$1,650,000
Christina Ibrahim
$1,175,000
Karl Blanchard
$2,300,000
Stuart Fraser
$231,250
Retention Award Letters
The Company entered into Retention Award Letters with the same key employees who participate in the EBP. Each such individual will be eligible to receive a cash retention award ("
Retention Award
") in an amount equal to a percentage of the recipient's annual base salary (200% for the named executive officers other than Stuart Fraser, and 150% for Stuart Fraser). The Retention Award amounts for the named executive officers are set forth in the table below:
Named Executive Officer
Retention Award Amount
Mark McCollum
$2,000,000
Christoph Bausch
$1,300,000
Christina Ibrahim
$1,250,000
Karl Blanchard
$1,400,000
Stuart Fraser
$637,500
The Retention Awards are payable in advance within 30 days after participants accept the terms. Under the Retention Award Letters, in the event a recipient of a Retention Award voluntarily terminates his or her employment, or the Company terminates such recipient's employment for Cause (as defined in each Retention Award Letter), in either case, before the first anniversary of the date on which the recipient received the Retention Award, then such recipient will be required to promptly repay to the Company, the amount of the Retention Award. A recipient will not be required to repay a Retention Award in the event of termination of employment due to death or disability or by the Company without Cause subject to the recipient's (or in the case of the recipient's death, the recipient's legal representative's) execution of a release of claims against the Company. The Retention Award Letters also include certain restrictive covenants (including agreements not to solicit Company clients or employees for one year following termination and not to compete with the Company for six months following termination).
The foregoing descriptions of the EBP and the Retention Award Letters are summaries only and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the EBP and the Retention Award Letters, the forms of which are filed as exhibits to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Change in Director Compensation
Our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee has determined, and the Board has approved, that, with respect to 2019 and 2020, the directors of the Company will receive all of their compensation in the form of cash and will no longer receive equity as compensation for their service. Directors will continue to receive a flat fee of $135,000 per year, as well as additional retainers for serving as a committee chairperson, and will also be paid an additional quarterly dollar amount, in advance of each quarter, representing the value of restricted share units that the directors would have otherwise received.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)   Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Exhibit Description
99.1
2019 Executive Bonus Plan
99.2
Form of Retention Award Letter
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 2, 2019
By:
/s/ Christina M. Ibrahim
Name:
Christina M. Ibrahim
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary