Weatherford Announces Increase to Previously Announced Tender Offer for its 8.625% Senior Notes due 2030

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Weatherford International (NASDAQ: WFRD) has increased its previously announced cash tender offer for its 8.625% Senior Notes due 2030. The company has raised the aggregate principal amount that may be purchased to $1.3 billion from the outstanding $1.54 billion of notes.

Noteholders who tender by the Early Tender Deadline of October 3, 2025 will receive $1,023.90 per $1,000 principal amount, including a $30 early tender payment. Those tendering after the early deadline but before the October 21, 2025 expiration will receive $993.90 per $1,000. Settlement dates are set for October 7, 2025 for early tenders and October 23, 2025 for final tenders.

Positive

• Increased tender offer capacity to $1.3 billion demonstrates strong financial position
• Early tender premium of $30 per $1,000 incentivizes quick participation
• No minimum tender amount requirement provides flexibility to noteholders

Negative

• Premium pricing of notes at $1,023.90 per $1,000 represents additional cost to the company
• Tender offer is contingent on new senior notes offering completion

Insights

Debt Capital Markets Specialist

Weatherford increases its tender offer for 2030 Notes to $1.3 billion, implementing strategic debt management to reduce interest expenses.

Weatherford has upsized its tender offer for its 8.625% Senior Notes due 2030 to $1.3 billion, representing a substantial increase from the previous amount. This covers a significant portion of the $1.54 billion outstanding principal, indicating a robust debt management initiative.

The company is offering $1,023.90 per $1,000 principal amount (including a $30 early tender payment) for notes tendered by October 3, and $993.90 per $1,000 for those tendered between the early deadline and final October 21 deadline.

What makes this particularly interesting is the timing: Weatherford is concurrently launching a new senior notes offering to finance this tender. This suggests a debt refinancing strategy likely aimed at reducing the company's interest burden, as the 8.625% coupon on the 2030 Notes is relatively high in today's interest rate environment.

This transaction represents classic liability management - the company is effectively replacing higher-cost debt with presumably lower-cost debt, which should improve cash flow and reduce long-term interest expenses. For a company in the capital-intensive oilfield services sector like Weatherford, optimizing the capital structure is critical for maintaining financial flexibility, especially given the cyclical nature of energy markets.

HOUSTON, Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) (“Weatherford” or the “Company”) announced today the upsizing of its previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for its 8.625% Senior Notes due 2030 (“Notes”) by its subsidiaries, Weatherford International, LLC and Weatherford International Ltd. (together, the “Offerors”). The Offerors have amended the terms of the Tender Offer to increase the aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be purchased pursuant to the Tender Offer to $1,300 million, on the terms and conditions of the offer to purchase, dated as of September 22, 2025 (as amended by the terms set forth herein, the “Offer to Purchase”). Certain information regarding the 2030 Notes and the terms of the Tender Offer is summarized in the table below.

CUSIP Numbers	Outstanding Principal Amount		TenderCap		Title of Security	Early Tender Deadline	Tender Offer Consideration (1)(2)		Early Tender Payment(1)		Total Consideration(1)(2)(3)
947075AU1 (Rule 144A); G9508CAE4 (Reg. S)	$1,535,632,000		$1,300,000,000		8.625% Senior Notes due 2030	October 3, 5:00 p.m., NYC time	$993.90		$30.00		$1,023.90

(1)		Per $1,000 principal amount of Notes accepted for purchase.
(2)		Excludes Accrued Interest, which will be paid in addition to the Tender Offer Consideration or the Total Consideration, as applicable.
(3)		Includes the applicable Early Tender Payment.

The Tender Offer is subject to, and conditioned upon, the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions described in the Offer to Purchase, including the consummation of the concurrently announced offering of senior notes on terms satisfactory to Weatherford in its sole discretion and certain other general conditions, in each case as described more fully in the Offer to Purchase. The Tender Offer is open to all registered holders of the 2030 Notes.

Key Dates & Other Information
Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 3, 2025, unless extended (such time and date as the same may be extended the “Early Tender Deadline”), will be eligible to receive a purchase price of $1,023.90 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered, including an early tender payment of $30.00 per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes tendered. Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn after the Early Tender Deadline but at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 21, 2025, unless extended or earlier terminated (such time and date as the same may be extended the “Expiration Time”), will be eligible to receive a purchase price of $993.90 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered. Tendering holders will also receive accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date to, but not including, the applicable settlement date. Settlement for the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn by the Early Tender Deadline is expected to occur on October 7, 2025, and settlement for the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn after the Early Tender Deadline but at or prior to the Expiration Time is expected to occur on October 23, 2025, in each case assuming the Early Tender Deadline and Expiration Time, respectively, are not extended by us and that the Tender Offer is not terminated by us.

The Tender Offer is not conditioned on any minimum amount of Notes being tendered. The Offerors may amend, extend or terminate the Tender Offer in our sole discretion, subject to applicable law. The Offerors expressly reserve the right, in our sole discretion, subject to applicable law, to terminate the Tender Offer at any time prior to the Expiration Time. The Offerors will not be required to purchase any of the Notes tendered unless certain conditions have been satisfied.

Parties & Contacts:

Wells Fargo Securities LLC is acting as dealer manager for the Tender Offer (the “Dealer Manager”). For questions regarding the Tender Offer, the Dealer Manager can be contacted at (collect) (704) 410-4235, (toll-free) (866) 309-6316 or by email to liabilitymanagement@wellsfargo.com.

Copies of the Offer to Purchase are available to holders of 2030 Notes from D.F. King & Co., Inc., the information agent and the tender agent for the Tender Offer. Requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase and any questions regarding the Tender Offer should be directed to D.F. King & Co., at their addresses set forth below:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.
28 Liberty Street, 53rd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Attention: Michael Horthman or

Call Toll Free (888) 605-1958
Banks and Brokers Only: (212) 269 5550

Email: weatherford@dfking.com

This announcement supersedes our prior announcement dated September 22, 2025, pertaining to the Tender Offer.

This press release does not and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Offer to Purchase has not been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), nor have any such documents been filed with or reviewed by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority of any country. No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Offer to Purchase or any related documents, and it is unlawful and may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary. The Tender Offer is being made solely on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. Under no circumstances shall this press release constitute an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell the 2030 Notes or any other securities of the Company or any of its affiliates. The Tender Offer is not being made to, nor will the Company accept tenders of 2030 Notes from, holders in any jurisdiction in which the Tender Offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities of blue sky laws of such jurisdiction. No recommendation is made as to whether holders should tender their 2030 Notes. Holders of 2030 Notes should carefully read the Offer to Purchase because it contains important information, including the various terms and conditions of the Tender Offer.

About Weatherford
Weatherford delivers innovative energy services that integrate proven technologies with advanced digitalization to create sustainable offerings for maximized value and return on investment. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation. The Company conducts business in approximately 75 countries and has approximately 17,300 team members representing more than 110 nationalities and 310 operating locations.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning, among other things, the Tender Offer, and are also generally identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “outlook,” “budget,” “intend,” “strategy,” “plan,” “guidance,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs of Weatherford’s management and are subject to significant risks, assumptions, and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are only estimates and may differ materially from actual future events or results, based on factors including but not limited to: global political, economic and market conditions, political disturbances, war or other global conflicts, terrorist attacks, changes in global trade policies, tariffs and sanctions, weak local economic conditions and international currency fluctuations; general global economic repercussions related to U.S. and global inflationary pressures and potential recessionary concerns; various effects from conflicts in the Middle East and the Russia Ukraine conflicts, including, but not limited to, nationalization of assets, extended business interruptions, sanctions, treaties and regulations (including changes in the regulatory environment) imposed by various countries, associated operational and logistical challenges, and impacts to the overall global energy supply; cybersecurity issues; our ability to comply with, and respond to, climate change, environmental, social and governance and other sustainability initiatives and future legislative and regulatory measures both globally and in specific geographic regions; the potential for a resurgence of a pandemic in a given geographic area and related disruptions to our business, employees, customers, suppliers and other partners; the price and price volatility of, and demand for, oil and natural gas; the macroeconomic outlook for the oil and gas industry; our ability to generate cash flow from operations to fund our operations; our ability to effectively and timely adapt our technology portfolio, products and services to remain competitive, and to address and participate in changes to the market demands, including for the transition to alternate sources of energy such as geothermal, carbon capture and responsible abandonment, including our digitalization efforts; our ability to effectively execute our capital allocation framework; our ability to return capital to shareholders, including those related to the timing and amounts (including any plans or commitments in respect thereof) of any dividends and share repurchases; and the realization of additional cost savings and operational efficiencies.

These risks and uncertainties are more fully described in Weatherford’s reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any of the Company’s forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law, and we caution you not to rely on them unduly.

For Investors:
Luke Lemoine
Weatherford Investor Relations
+1 713-836-7777
investor.relations@weatherford.com

For Media:
Kelley Hughes
Weatherford Communications, Marketing & Sustainability
media@weatherford.com

FAQ

What is the new maximum amount for Weatherford's (WFRD) 2030 Notes tender offer?

Weatherford has increased the tender offer amount to $1.3 billion for its 8.625% Senior Notes due 2030.

What is the early tender premium for WFRD's 2030 Notes?

Noteholders will receive an early tender premium of $30.00 per $1,000 principal amount if tendered by October 3, 2025.

When is the expiration date for Weatherford's tender offer?

The tender offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 21, 2025, unless extended or terminated earlier.

What is the total consideration for early tendering of WFRD's 2030 Notes?

The total consideration for early tendering is $1,023.90 per $1,000 principal amount, which includes the $30.00 early tender payment.

What are the settlement dates for Weatherford's tender offer?

Settlement dates are October 7, 2025 for early tenders and October 23, 2025 for final tenders.