Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 14, 2012, after receiving the necessary consents of bondholders in a consent solicitation that began August 2, 2012 (the "Consent Solicitation"), we entered into supplemental indentures with the trustee under our indentures. These supplemental indentures extend the due date under our indentures for providing our Form 10-Q filings for the second and third fiscal quarters of 2012 to no later than March 31, 2012.

The supplemental indentures are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

We expect to pay an aggregate of approximately $29 million in connection with the successful Consent Solicitation, including consent fees and costs of the solicitation.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 13, 2012, we issued a press release announcing the success of the Consent Solicitation. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

4.1 Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2012, among Weatherford International Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company ("Weatherford Bermuda"), Weatherford International, Inc., a Delaware company ("Weatherford Delaware"), Weatherford International Ltd., a Swiss joint-stock company ("Weatherford Switzerland"), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, to the indenture dated as of October 1, 2003.

4.2 Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2012, among Weatherford Delaware, Weatherford Bermuda, Weatherford Switzerland, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, to the indenture dated as of June 18, 2007.

99.1 Press release dated August 13, 2012, announcing the success of the Consent Solicitation.

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