Weatherford International plc filings document an oilfield services company with businesses spanning drilling and evaluation, well construction and completions, and production and intervention. Its Form 8-K disclosures report quarterly and annual operating results, Regulation FD materials, dividend actions, material agreements, and other corporate events tied to its ordinary shares and subsidiaries.
Proxy and capital-structure filings cover shareholder voting matters, governance practices, risk factors, executive and board matters, senior notes, tender offers, guarantees, and related debt arrangements. These regulatory documents provide formal disclosure on Weatherford’s operating performance, financing activity, governance framework, and public-company obligations.
Weatherford International plc plans to change its parent company’s domicile from Ireland to Delaware through a court-approved Irish scheme of arrangement. Shareholders will vote at a special scheme meeting and an extraordinary general meeting on September 3, 2026 in Houston, with a record date of July 9, 2026 and an advance voting deadline of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 2, 2026.
If approved by the required Irish-law majorities and sanctioned by the Irish High Court, each Weatherford-Ireland ordinary share will be cancelled and replaced on a one-for-one basis with common stock of Weatherford International Corp, a Delaware corporation, which will become the new ultimate parent. The Nasdaq listing is expected to continue under the symbol WFRD. The board cites expected annual cash savings of approximately $20–30 million beginning in 2027 from tax, financing and compliance efficiencies, and unanimously recommends voting FOR all scheme and implementation proposals. The filing highlights that shareholder rights will shift from Irish to Delaware law, details differences in takeover regulation, governance and litigation rights, and notes that the board may still abandon or delay the transaction before court sanction.
Weatherford International plc is filing a Form S-4 to register Weatherford Ordinary Shares to be issued in connection with its proposed acquisition of NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. under the Merger Agreement dated May 31, 2026.
Under the merger each NCS share will convert into either 0.5537 Weatherford Ordinary Shares (the Share Consideration) or a Mixed Consideration of 0.2392 Weatherford Ordinary Shares plus cash equal to 0.1371 times the Parent Closing Price, with Mixed Elections subject to proration. The Specified Stockholder beneficially owned 1,478,426 NCS shares (approximately 56.33%) and made an irrevocable Mixed Election. Based on Weatherford’s $103.64 closing price on May 29, 2026, the Share Consideration implied ~$57.39 per NCS share; based on $83.01 on July 2, 2026, it implied ~$45.96 per NCS share. Completion is subject to regulatory clearances, listing approval, and the Registration Statement becoming effective; timing is expected in the second half of 2026.
Weatherford International plc is asking shareholders to approve a scheme of arrangement to change its place of incorporation from Ireland to Delaware so that Weatherford International Corp (Weatherford-US) becomes the new ultimate parent and each Weatherford-Ireland ordinary share will be exchanged one-for-one for Weatherford-US common stock.
The Board unanimously recommends a FOR vote on all proposals required to effect the redomestication, including the scheme approval, capital reduction, allotment proposals and amendments to the articles. The scheme requires shareholder votes meeting Irish statutory majorities and subsequent sanction by the Irish High Court before becoming effective.
Weatherford International plc reported shareholder actions from a Special Court-Convened Meeting and its 2026 Annual General Meeting. Shareholders approved the Fifth Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, adding 565,000 ordinary shares available for equity awards, and the company plans to register these on Form S-8 before issuance.
Routine AGM business passed, including electing six directors, ratifying KPMG as auditor, and approving executive compensation on an advisory basis. Attendance was high, with holders of 64,582,052 ordinary shares (about 89.78% of 71,933,662 entitled shares) at the Court Meeting and 67,204,428 shares (about 93.42%) at the AGM.
Proposals tied to redomesticating from Ireland to Texas via a Scheme of Arrangement received more than 60% support but fell short of the required 75% approval threshold. Weatherford states that moving its domicile to the United States remains a priority and it intends to present an updated redomestication proposal to relocate to Delaware at a future shareholder meeting.
Weatherford International plc agreed to acquire NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. through a merger in which an indirect Weatherford subsidiary will combine with NCS, leaving NCS as a wholly owned Weatherford subsidiary. NCS stockholders may elect Weatherford ordinary shares or a mix of shares and cash, subject to proration, limits and adjustments. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026. Advent-NCS Acquisition L.P., which owns over 50% of NCS’s outstanding common stock, could receive up to 818,604 Weatherford ordinary shares, issued as a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Weatherford International PLC amendment to a Schedule 13G/A discloses that Capital Research Global Investors reports beneficial ownership of 2,261,362 shares of Common Stock, representing 3.2% of the 71,717,593 shares believed to be outstanding. The filing is labeled Amendment No. 4 and is signed on 05/11/2026.
Weatherford International PLC ownership filing by Vanguard Capital Management reports beneficial ownership of 3,768,093 shares, representing 5.25% of the class. The filing states Vanguard has sole dispositive power over 3,768,093 shares and sole voting power over 541,256 shares. The filing attributes holdings to Vanguard Capital Management and affiliated advisory divisions pursuant to SEC Release No. 34-39538.
Weatherford International PLC ownership disclosure: Vanguard Portfolio Management reports beneficial ownership of 4,025,932 shares of Common Stock, representing 5.61% of the class as shown in the filing. The filing lists 22,578 shares of sole voting power and 4,025,932 shares of sole dispositive power.
The Schedule 13G identifies Vanguard Portfolio Management and affiliated divisions as the reporting persons and explains the holdings include securities held for Vanguard funds and client accounts. The filing is signed by Ashley Grim on 04/29/2026.
Weatherford International plc EVP and CFO Dhruv Hasit reported routine equity compensation activity. On April 21, 2026, restricted share units (RSUs) granted on April 21, 2025 under the company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan vested, resulting in the acquisition of 15,224 Ordinary Shares through derivative exercises.
To cover tax obligations upon vesting, 5,992 Ordinary Shares were disposed of at $99.63 per share via share withholding, rather than an open-market sale. The transactions reflect RSU vesting and related tax-withholding mechanics, not discretionary market buying or selling by the CFO.
Weatherford International reported mixed first‑quarter 2026 results, with revenue slipping to $1.15 billion from $1.19 billion a year earlier, mainly on divestitures and Middle East disruption linked to the Iran conflict. Despite lower sales and a 13% drop in operating income to $123 million, net income attributable to Weatherford rose to $108 million from $76 million, lifting diluted EPS to $1.49 from $1.03, helped by lower interest expense and restructuring costs.
Cash from operations was a solid $136 million, supporting $54 million of capital spending, $20 million of dividends and $10 million of share repurchases. The company ended the quarter with $1.01 billion in cash and no borrowings on its $1 billion credit facility, against long‑term notes of about $1.42 billion. Management highlighted geopolitical risks in Iran and Russia, but expects activity to improve in the second half of 2026 if conditions stabilize, and is pursuing a planned redomestication of its parent company from Ireland to Texas.