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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K RANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission file number to 001-36504 Ireland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 2000 St. James Place , Houston , Texas ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Weatherford International ple ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) None . Registrant's telephone number , including area code : 713.836.4000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 77056 ( Zip Code ) 98-0606750 Name of each exchange on which registered Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ☐ 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12 , 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court . Yes No The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of June 30 , 2020 was approximately $ 87 million based upon the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange as of such date . The registrant had 70,017,356 ordinary shares outstanding as of February 12 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE