Item 3: To adopt an advisory resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers.

Item 4: To approve an amendment to the Company’s 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

Item 5: To authorize holding the 2016 Annual General Meeting at a location outside of Ireland as currently required under Irish law.

WHO CAN VOTE

All shareholders registered in our share register (our “registered shareholders”) at the close of business on the record date of April 23, 2015 have the right to notice of, and to vote, in person or by proxy, at the Annual General Meeting. Registered shareholders are entitled, on a poll, to one vote per ordinary share on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual General Meeting, so long as those shares are represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy.

A registered shareholder may appoint one or more proxies to attend, speak and vote in their place at the Annual General Meeting. A proxy holder need not be a registered shareholder.

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PROXY STATEMENT

MEETING ATTENDANCE

If you wish to attend the Annual General Meeting in person, you will need to bring proof of identification along with proof of your share ownership. If your shares are held beneficially in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, you may bring a bank or brokerage account statement as your proof of ownership of shares as of the record date.

Furthermore, we have made arrangements for registered shareholders to participate, by technological means, in the Annual General Meeting without leaving Ireland. Registered shareholders who wish to so participate in the Annual General Meeting may do so by attending in person at the offices of our Irish lawyers, Matheson, located at 70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland, at the time of the meeting (and will need to bring proof of identification along with proof of share ownership).

HOW TO VOTE

To ensure your representation at the Annual General Meeting, we request that you grant your proxy to vote on each of the proposals in this Proxy Statement and any other matters that may properly come before the meeting to the persons named in the proxy card, by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card for receipt by us no later than 5:59 a.m. Central European Time on June 15, 2015 (11:59 p.m. New York Time on June 14, 2015), whether or not you plan to attend.

Most of our individual beneficial owners hold their shares through a brokerage account and therefore are not listed in our share registry.

Shareholders who hold their shares through a broker or other nominee (in “street name”) must vote their shares in the manner prescribed by their broker or other nominee . Shareholders who hold their shares in this manner and wish to vote in person at the meeting must obtain a valid proxy from the organization that holds their shares. This may be very difficult for an individual shareholder to do, so individual shareholders holding in street name are strongly encouraged to submit their proxy to their broker, who in turn will vote in accordance with their directions . See “Quorum and Voting” as to the effect of broker non-votes.

PROXIES

A copy of this Proxy Statement and proxy card are being sent to each shareholder registered in our share register as of April 23, 2015. Shareholders not registered in our share register as of April 23, 2015, will not be entitled to attend, vote or grant proxies to vote at the Annual General Meeting. Your vote and proxy are being solicited by our Board of Directors in favor of Natalia G. Shehadeh or, failing her, Dr. Bernard J. Duroc-Danner (the “Proxy Holders”), for use at the Annual General Meeting.

We request that you grant your proxy to vote on each of the proposals in this notice and any other matters that may properly come before the meeting to the Proxy Holders by completing, signing, dating and returning the proxy card for receipt by us no later than 5:59 a.m. Central European Time on June 15, 2015 (11:59 p.m. New York Time on June 14, 2015), whether or not you plan to attend.

If you are a registered holder and you properly complete and submit your proxy card in a timely manner, you will be legally designating the individual or individuals named by you in the proxy card or, if you do not name your proxy or proxies, the Proxy Holders, to vote your shares in accordance with your instructions indicated on the card. If you are a registered shareholder and properly complete and submit your proxy card in a timely manner without naming your proxy or proxies and you do not indicate how your shares are to be voted, then the Proxy Holders will vote as the Board of Directors recommends on each proposal, and, if other matters properly come before the Annual General Meeting, the Proxy Holders will have your authority to vote your shares in their discretion on such matters.

We may accept a proxy by any form of communication permitted by Irish law and as the Board of Directors may approve in accordance with our Articles of Association (“Articles”).

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PROXY STATEMENT

REVOKING YOUR PROXY

If you are a registered shareholder, you may revoke your proxy by:

If you have revoked your proxy as described above, you may attend and vote in person at the Annual General Meeting.

If you are not a registered holder but you hold your shares through a broker or other nominee, you must follow the instructions provided by your broker or other nominee if you wish to revoke a previously granted proxy, since attending the Annual General Meeting alone will not revoke any proxy.

QUORUM AND VOTING

A quorum at our Annual General Meeting will be two or more persons holding or representing by proxy more than 50% of the total issued voting rights of our ordinary shares. For purposes of determining a quorum, abstentions and broker “non-votes” present in person or by proxy are counted as represented. A “non-vote” occurs when a nominee (such as a broker) holding shares for a beneficial owner abstains from voting on a particular proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power for that proposal and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner on how to vote those shares.

If you are a beneficial shareholder and your broker or other nominee holds your shares in its name (in “street name”), the broker generally has discretion to vote your shares with respect to “routine” proposals such as agenda Item 2 (ratification of appointment of independent auditor and authorization of auditor’s remuneration), even if the broker does not receive voting instructions from you. However, your broker may not vote your shares with respect to “non-routine” proposals. Proxies submitted by brokers without instructions from customers for non-routine matters are referred to as “broker non-votes.” Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), agenda Item 1 (election of directors), agenda Item 3 (approval of executive compensation advisory resolution), agenda Item 4 (approval of an amendment to our 2010 Omnibus Plan) and agenda Item 5 (authorization to hold our 2016 Annual General Meeting at a location outside of Ireland) are non-routine proposals. Accordingly, if you hold your shares in “street name,” your broker will not be able to vote your shares on these matters unless your broker receives voting instructions from you.

Approval of each of the proposals to be presented at the Annual General Meeting will be decided by an “ordinary resolution” ( i.e ., by a simple majority of the votes cast “For” or “Against,” in person or by proxy, provided a quorum is present). The election of each director nominee will be considered and voted upon as a separate proposal. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors. Abstentions and broker “non-votes” will not affect the voting results. However, agenda Item 4 is also subject to separate NYSE rules. Under NYSE rules, abstentions will be considered votes cast. As a result, abstentions will have the effect of a vote against agenda Item 4 under NYSE rules. Broker “non-votes” will not affect the voting results for agenda Item 4 under Irish law or NYSE rules.

As of April 23, 2015, there were approximately 774,759,412 ordinary shares issued and entitled to vote.

MULTIPLE PROXY CARDS

If you receive multiple proxy cards, this indicates that your shares are held in more than one account, such as two brokerage accounts, and are registered in different names. You should complete and return each of the proxy cards to ensure that all of your shares are voted.

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PROXY STATEMENT

COST OF PROXY SOLICITATION

We have retained Okapi Partners LLC to solicit proxies from our shareholders at an estimated fee of $20,000, plus expenses. Some of our directors, officers and employees may solicit proxies personally, without any additional compensation, electronically or by telephone or mail. Proxy materials also will be furnished without cost to brokers and other nominees to forward to the beneficial owners of shares held in their names. All costs of proxy solicitation will be borne by the Company.

QUESTIONS

You may call our proxy solicitor, Okapi Partners LLC, toll-free at (877) 869-0171 (U.S. callers) or +1 (212) 297-0720 (international callers), or our U.S. Investor Relations Department at +1 (713) 836-4000, or email us at investor.relations@weatherford.com if you have any questions or need directions to be able to attend the meeting and vote in person.

PLEASE VOTE. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.

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AGENDA ITEM 1 – ELECT DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” each of these nominees for director.

Upon the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, the Company’s Board of Directors has nominated the following ten nominees to be elected at the Annual General Meeting: Mohamed A. Awad, David J. Butters, Bernard J. Duroc-Danner, John D. Gass, Francis S. Kalman, William E. Macaulay, Robert K. Moses, Jr., Guillermo Ortiz, Emyr Jones Parry, and Robert A. Rayne. All of the nominees for director are independent under the rules of the NYSE, other than Bernard J. Duroc-Danner, who is our Chief Executive Officer.

Each director is an existing director who, in accordance with the Articles, shall retire at the Annual General Meeting and is eligible for re-election.

Each director elected will serve until the 2016 Annual General Meeting or, in each case, until his earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal from the position of director. All of our nominees have consented to serve as directors. Our Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unable to act as a director.

If you properly submit a proxy card but do not indicate how you wish to vote, the Proxy Holders will vote for all of the listed nominees for director. The vote will be held by a separate resolution for each director nominee. A director nominee will be re-elected if approved by an ordinary resolution ( i.e., a simple majority of the votes cast “For” or “Against,” in person or by proxy, provided a quorum is present). Abstentions and “broker non-votes” will not affect the voting results.

BIOGRAPHIES OF DIRECTORS

AGE: 65

DIRECTOR SINCE: 2014

COMMITTEES: Health, Safety and Environment; Corporate Governance and Nominating

OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY

BOARDS: None

AGE: 74

DIRECTOR SINCE: 1984

COMMITTEES: Audit; Corporate Governance and Nominating (Chairman)

OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY

BOARDS: GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (Chairman)

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AGE: 61

DIRECTOR SINCE: 1988

COMMITTEES: None

OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY

BOARDS: LMS Capital plc

AGE: 63

DIRECTOR SINCE: 2013

COMMITTEES: Compensation; Health, Safety and Environment

OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY

BOARDS: Southwestern Energy Company, Suncor Energy Inc.

AGE: 67

DIRECTOR SINCE: 2010

COMMITTEES: Corporate Governance and Nominating; Health, Safety and Environment (Chairman)

OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY

BOARDS: None

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AGE: 67

DIRECTOR SINCE: 2013

COMMITTEES: Audit (Chairman)

OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY

BOARDS: Ensco plc, Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.,

CHC Group Ltd.

AGE: 69

DIRECTOR SINCE: 1998

COMMITTEES: Compensation (Chairman)

OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY

BOARDS: Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. (Chairman), CHC Group Ltd.

(Chairman), Glencore Xstrata plc

AGE: 75

DIRECTOR SINCE: 1998

COMMITTEES: Audit; Compensation; Health, Safety and Environment

OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY

BOARDS: None

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AGE: 66

DIRECTOR SINCE: 2010

COMMITTEES: Audit; Compensation

OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY

BOARDS: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A.B. de C.V., Grupo Comercial Chedraui S.A.B. de C.V., Mexichem S.A.B. de C.V., Vitro S.A.B. de C.V.

AGE: 66

DIRECTOR SINCE: 1987

COMMITTEES: Audit (Vice Chairman), Corporate Governance and Nominating

OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY

BOARDS: ChyronHego Corporation, Derwent London plc (Non-Executive Chairman), LMS Capital plc

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS

We are committed to adhering to sound principles of corporate governance and high ethical standards. Our Board believes sound corporate governance processes and practices are critical to handling challenges and to achieving business success. We embrace leading governance practices and also conduct ongoing reviews of our governance structure and processes to reflect shareholder input and changing circumstances. Additional information regarding corporate governance at Weatherford can be found on our website at www.weatherford.com in the “Investor Relations” section. Below are the primary highlights of our corporate governance practices and principles.

HIGHLIGHTS
Director Independence		9 out of 10 of our directors are independent
		Our CEO is the only management director and the only director who is not independent
		We have an independent vice chairman and presiding director
Committee Structure; Executive Sessions		Our Committees are composed entirely of independent directors
		In 2014, a new audit committee chair was appointed
		Independent directors meet regularly in executive session; in 2014, four executive sessions were held
Voting; Shareholder Rights		Majority voting standard for uncontested director elections
		Non-staggered board with annual election of directors
		Shareholders representing 10% or more of outstanding shares can call a special shareholders meeting
Annual Board and Committee Self Evaluation		The Board and Committees conduct annual self-evaluations
Share Ownership Guidelines		Our directors are required to own at least five times their annual cash retainer
		Our CEO is required to own at least six times his annual base salary and he currently owns in excess of 10 times his annual base salary other NEOs are required to own three times their annual salary
Risk Oversight		Our entire Board is responsible for risk management of the Company and our Committees have particular oversight of certain key risks

THE BOARD’S ROLE

The Board directs and oversees the management of the business and affairs of the Company, and serves as the ultimate decision-making body of the Company, except for those matters reserved to our shareholders. The Board oversees the Weatherford management team, to whom it has delegated responsibility for the Company’s day-to-day operations. While the Board’s oversight role is very broad and may concentrate on different areas from time to time, its primary areas of focus are strategy, governance and compliance, as well as assessing management and making changes as circumstances warrant. In many of these areas, significant responsibilities are delegated to the Board’s Committees, which in turn are responsible for reporting to the Board on their activities and actions. Please refer to “Our Board Committees” below for additional information on our Committees, including principal Board and Committee functions.

RISK MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT

The Board is responsible for the oversight of overall risk management for the Company, and the Audit Committee is responsible for financial and compliance reporting and risk assessment. As part of this oversight function, the Audit Committee discusses and implements guidelines and policies concerning financial and compliance risk assessment and management, including the process by which major financial and compliance risk exposure is monitored and mitigated. The Audit Committee works with members of management to assess and monitor risks facing the Company’s business and operations, as well as the effectiveness of the Company’s guidelines and policies for managing and assessing financial and compliance risk. The Audit Committee meets and discusses, as appropriate, issues regarding the Company’s risk management policies and procedures directly with those individuals responsible for day-to-day risk management in the Company’s internal audit and compliance departments.

In addition, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee periodically provides oversight with respect to risks associated with our corporate governance policies and practices, including our Corporate Governance Principles. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee also oversees and reviews, on an annual basis, an evaluation of the Board, each of our Board committees and management.

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The Compensation Committee reviews our compensation plans and practices to ensure that they do not encourage excessive risk taking and instead encourage behaviors that support sustainable value creation. See “Risk Analysis of our Compensation Programs” in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this Proxy Statement. Our Health, Safety and Environment Committee oversees the Company’s policies and practices to promote good stewardship, to encourage safety awareness, to monitor safety performance, and to provide suggestions to management for the resolution of health, safety and environmental concerns, all with a view towards reducing risks in those areas.

SUCCESSION PLANNING

In addition to oversight of risk management, one of the responsibilities of our Board is to ensure that the Company has a skilled and qualified management team in place. On a periodic basis, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee conducts a review of our management’s development and succession planning activities. The Board’s goal is to have a long-term and evolving program for effective leadership development and succession.

DIVERSITY OF SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

Our Board seeks diversity in the broadest sense – of culture, background, outlook and experience, to bring together multiple, complementary perspectives. Our nominees bring a diverse range of skills and experience in relevant areas, including finance, exploration and production as well as oilfield services.

DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCE

As shown by the highlighted areas in the map below, our directors have significant business experience within domestic, international and global markets.

DIRECTOR TENURE

In the last five years, five new directors have joined our Board. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee believes it is desirable for new directors to join the Board from time to time to “refresh” the Board with new perspectives and thereby reduce the average tenure of the Board. The following illustrates the tenure of our current Board members:

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DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The Board has affirmatively determined that each director is independent under the rules of the NYSE and the SEC, other than Dr. Duroc-Danner, who is our Chief Executive Officer. As contemplated by NYSE rules, the Board has adopted categorical standards to assist it in making independence determinations. These standards are available on our website at www.weatherford.com , by clicking on “Investor Relations,” then “Corporate Governance,” then “Corporate Governance Principles.”

However, in making independence determinations, the Board considers and reviews all relationships with each director, whether or not they fall within the categorical standards. None of the independent directors had relationships relevant to an independence determination that were outside the scope of the Board’s categorical standards. The relationship discussed under “Related Person Transaction” in this Proxy Statement did not exceed these categorical standards and was determined by the Board not to be material.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES; CODES OF CONDUCT; RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

Policies. Our policies regarding transactions between us or any of our affiliates and our directors, executive officers and other employees are set forth in writing in our Corporate Governance Principles and our Code of Business Conduct. These documents are available on our website at www.weatherford.com, by clicking on “Investor Relations,” then “Corporate Governance,” then selecting “Corporate Governance Principles” or “Code of Business Conduct,” as applicable. We also have a Supplemental Code of Business Conduct that applies to our President and Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer and our Chief Accounting Officer, which is available on our website at www.weatherford.com, by clicking on “Investor Relations,” then “Corporate Governance,” then “Supplemental Code of Conduct.” The Board believes these documents promote the effective functioning of the Board, its Committees and management. Accordingly, they are periodically reviewed and revised, as appropriate.

If an actual or potential conflict of interest arises for any director, the director is required to notify the Board and is not allowed to participate in any discussions or vote on any transaction in which the actual or potential conflict of interest may arise. The Board approves any transactions with our Chief Executive Officer, and our Chief Executive Officer approves any transactions with any other officer.

Transactions with Related Persons in 2014. We lease our London office space from Central London Commercial Estates Limited, which is affiliated with Derwent London, of which one of our directors, Mr. Robert A. Rayne, is a non-executive director. Mr. Rayne was not personally involved in the negotiation of the lease transaction and receives no personal benefit from this transaction. The lease transaction was reviewed by the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of our Board of Directors and approved by our Board of Directors, with Mr. Rayne abstaining from voting on the matter. In their review, our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considered, among other factors, a report from an independent real estate brokerage firm with expertise in the relevant market analyzing lease alternatives to conclude that the transactions were, taken as a whole, at least as fair to us as would have been obtained on an arms-length basis from a non-affiliated party. In 2014, we paid the lessor a total of approximately £457,000 ($754,000 based on an annual average exchange rate for the year ended December 31, 2014).

LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE; EXECUTIVE SESSIONS

The Board has determined the most effective leadership structure for the Company is to combine the role of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. The Board believes that by serving both as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Dr. Duroc-Danner brings multiple perspectives to the Board and also is best informed to lead the Board because of his role in the management of the Company’s business and strategic direction.

The Board has appointed Mr. Rayne as Vice Chairman and Presiding Director to preside over executive sessions of non-management Directors. The Board believes it is in the best interest of the Company’s shareholders to have a Presiding Director who has the authority to call executive sessions as a counterbalance to the Company’s combined roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. The Board believes executive sessions provide the Board with the ability to independently evaluate management, openly discuss strategic and other business issues involving the Company ensuring that the Company is upholding high standards of corporate governance. Executive sessions of non-management Directors are held after each regularly scheduled Board meeting and at such additional times as may be needed. In 2014, the non-management Directors held four executive sessions.

For information on how to communicate with our Presiding Director and other non-management members of the Board of Directors, please see “Communication with Directors.”

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OUR BOARD COMMITTEES

The Board has created the following committees: Audit; Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating; and Health, Safety and Environment. All members of these committees are considered independent under the current rules of the NYSE and the SEC. The current members of each committee are shown in the following table.

						Corporate Governance		Health, Safety
Name		Audit		Compensation		and Nominating		and Environment
Mohamed A. Awad
David J. Butters						(Chairman)
Bernard J. Duroc-Danner
John D. Gass
Francis S. Kalman		(Chairman)
William E. Macaulay				(Chairman)
Robert K. Moses, Jr.
Guillermo Ortiz
Emyr Jones Parry								(Chairman)
Robert A. Rayne		(Vice Chairman)

AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee has been established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and is composed entirely of independent directors. The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee. The primary responsibilities and functions of the Audit Committee are:

The Audit Committee has established policies and procedures for the pre-approval of all services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm as described in “Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy” in this Proxy Statement. The Audit Committee also has established procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment, on a confidential basis, of complaints received by the Company regarding its accounting, internal controls, Code of Conduct or other matters. Further details of the role of the Audit Committee, as well as the Audit Committee Report, may be found in “Item 2—Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors and Authorize Auditor’s Remuneration” later in this Proxy Statement.

The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is “financially literate” pursuant to the listing standards of the NYSE. The Board of Directors has also determined that both Messrs. Rayne and Kalman are each an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by applicable SEC rules because of each of their individual extensive financial experience. For more information regarding Mr. Rayne’s and Mr. Kalman’s experience, please see their biographies beginning on page 9 of this Proxy Statement.

Mr. Kalman currently serves on the audit committees of four public companies, including the Company’s Audit Committee. In connection with his commencement of service on the fourth audit committee, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that his service on these other audit committees would not impair his ability to effectively serve on the Company’s Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee charter is available on our website at www.weatherford.com, by clicking on “Investor Relations,” then “Corporate Governance,” then “Audit Committee Charter.”

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

The Compensation Committee is composed entirely of independent directors and is governed by a Board approved written charter stating responsibilities and primary functions. Under the terms of its charter, the Compensation Committee is responsible for:

See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in this Proxy Statement for information concerning the Compensation Committee’s role, processes and activities in overseeing executive compensation. See also “Compensation Committee Report” in this Proxy Statement.

All members of the Compensation Committee satisfy the qualification standards of section 162(m) (“section 162(m)”) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

The Compensation Committee charter is available on our website at www.weatherford.com , by clicking on “Investor Relations,” then “Corporate Governance,” then “Compensation Committee Charter.”

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is composed entirely of independent directors and is governed by a Board approved written charter stating responsibilities and primary functions. Under the terms of its charter, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for:

In 2014, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee oversaw the selection and appointment of a new director, Mr. Awad, to the Board. Mr. Awad will attend a multi-day orientation session in 2015, including onsite visits in the United States at various service locations and manufacturing facilities and presentations from multiple product line vice presidents, which will supplement the two site visits he completed in the Middle East region in early 2015. Additionally, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee approved, recommended and implemented a change to the chair of the Audit Committee, whereby Mr. Kalman replaced Mr. Rayne, a transition from a chairman who successfully saw the Company through its financial restatements and U.S. government investigations to a newer director who brings fresh perspective.

In addition to the responsibilities and changes described above, in 2015 and beyond, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will also continue to evaluate and recommend committee chairman to the Board and assess the appropriateness of any further chair rotations.

The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee charter is available on our website at www.weatherford.com, by clicking on “Investor Relations,” then “Corporate Governance,” then “Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee Charter.”

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

The Health, Safety and Environment Committee, formed in 2013, is composed entirely of independent directors and promotes best practices relating to meeting the opportunities and managing risks deriving from economic, environmental and social developments. Our Health, Safety and Environment Committee encourages safety awareness among all employees and monitors safety performance and inspections as well as provides recommendations to executive management for resolution of health, safety and environmental concerns of strategic importance. We developed a platform to consistently report environmental and social initiatives leading to cost savings and revenue generation. The adoption and implementation of sustainability measures is becoming of increasing importance in the ways we address our daily business. We will continue to pursue and prioritize the integration of our sustainability program into our Company’s corporate culture.

The Health, Safety and Environment Committee charter is available on our website at www.weatherford.com , by clicking on “Investor Relations,” then “Corporate Governance,” then “Health Safety and Environment Committee Charter.”

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BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN 2014; DIRECTOR ATTENDANCE

During 2014, Board meeting information is set forth below. All of the directors participated in at least 75% of all Board of Directors and respective committee meetings. All directors are expected to attend our Annual General Meeting. All of our directors attended our 2014 annual general meeting of shareholders.

DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS

In obtaining the names of possible nominees, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee conducts its own inquiries and considers suggestions from other directors, management, shareholders and other sources. The Committee’s process for evaluating nominees identified in unsolicited recommendations from shareholders is the same as its process for unsolicited recommendations from other sources. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will consider nominees recommended by shareholders who submit their recommendations in writing to Chairman, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, care of the Secretary, Weatherford International plc, Bahnhofstrasse 1, 6340 Baar, Switzerland. Recommendations received before December 1st in any year will be considered for inclusion in the slate of director nominees to be presented at the annual general meeting in the following year. Unsolicited recommendations must contain the name, address and telephone number of the potential nominee, a statement regarding the potential nominee’s background, experience, expertise and qualifications, a signed statement confirming his or her willingness and ability to serve as a director and abide by our corporate governance policies, his or her availability for a personal interview with the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and evidence that the person making the recommendation is a shareholder of Weatherford.

The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee believes that nominees should possess the highest personal and professional ethics, integrity and values and be committed to representing the long-term interests of our shareholders. Directors should have a record of accomplishment in their chosen professional field and demonstrate sound business judgment. Directors must be willing and able to devote sufficient time to carrying out their duties and responsibilities effectively, including attendance at and participation in Board and Committee meetings, and should be committed to serve on the Board for an extended period of time. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee will consider whether and to what extent a nominee will bring diversity, whether in educational background, experience, expertise and/or regional knowledge, to the Board in determining whether a candidate will be an appropriate fit with, and an asset to, the Board of Directors.

Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act addresses when a shareholder may submit a proposal for inclusion of a nominee for director in our proxy materials. Shareholders who do not comply with Rule 14a-8 but who wish to have a nominee considered by our shareholders at the Annual General Meeting must comply with the deadlines and procedures set forth in our Articles. Please see “Proposals by Shareholders” in this Proxy Statement for more information.

RESPONSIVENESS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Shareholder outreach is a long-standing cornerstone of our governance program. We engage in regular and ongoing dialogue with our investors to gain valuable insights into the governance issues about which they care most. These outreach discussions permit a more nuanced and precise exchange of views. During our conversations with shareholders, we listen to constructive input that we believe will better position the Company to deliver sustainable value over the long-term for all of our stakeholders. Members of our executive management team, including our Chief Financial Officer and our Vice President of Investor Relations, regularly meet (telephonically or in person) with shareholders and, on occasion, members of our Board will meet with our shareholders as well. The results of our discussions are regularly and fully reported to the Board as well as to the applicable Committees.

Since the 2014 Annual General Meeting, the Company has contacted holders of approximately 73% of our shares and received valuable feedback. As a result of our shareholder outreach, emphasis on aligning pay with performance and incorporating best practices, the Compensation Committee has adopted changes to our policies.

In response to shareholder feedback, we changed our compensation practices to no longer provide employment agreements to future executive officers. We also changed how our 2015 performance units are measured to reflect a monthly average share price versus a one-day price. Our annual cash incentives are now tied to relative peer performance. Additionally and subject to shareholder approval, we propose an amendment to our 2010 Omnibus Plan that prohibits “buying out” underwater stock options and share appreciation rights (“SARs”) without shareholder approval.

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During the course of our outreach to shareholders, a majority expressed support of our recent enhancements to our compensation policies and practices and approve of the new long-term changes to executive compensation.

As a result of our outreach and shareholder feedback received in the last two years, the following governance actions have been taken:

We continue to seek a collaborative and mutually beneficially approach to issues that are important to our investors in ways that ensure our Corporate Governance practices remain best-in-class. These issues affect our business. We believe the actions described above effectively enhance our corporate governance practices and ensure the promotion of shareholder long-term interests. For additional information, see “Corporate Governance Matters” in the preceding pages.

In addition, several of our shareholders had extensive comments and suggestions regarding our executive compensation program. We discuss the feedback and our corresponding response and actions in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, or “CD&A”, beginning on page 26.

We welcome input from our institutional and individual shareholders, regardless of the number of shares owned. Shareholders should direct their comments to our U.S. Investor Relations Department in writing at 2000 St. James Place, Houston, Texas 77056, or by telephone at +1 (713) 836-4000. In addition, shareholders and other interested parties can contact members of our Board as discussed under “Communication with Directors” below.

COMMUNICATION WITH DIRECTORS

Any shareholder or other interested party that desires to communicate with the Board of Directors or any of its specific members, including the Vice Chairman and Presiding Director or the non-management directors as a group, should send their communication to the Secretary, Weatherford International plc, Bahnhofstrasse 1, 6340 Baar, Switzerland. All such communications will be forwarded to the appropriate members of the Board.

BOARD COMPENSATION

We use a combination of cash and share-based incentive compensation to attract and retain qualified candidates to serve on the Board. In setting director compensation, we consider the significant amount of time that directors expend in fulfilling their duties to the Company, as well as the level of knowledge and experience that we require of members of our Board. Our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for reviewing and structuring our compensation policy regarding fees and compensation paid and granted to our directors.

Longnecker & Associates (“L&A”), a compensation consulting firm, has been retained by the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee as an independent compensation consultant to advise the Committee on appropriate compensation for the Board. L&A annually assists the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee by providing comparative market data on board compensation practices and programs based on an analysis of publicly available information on our peer group (see “Peer Group” in the CD&A section in this Proxy Statement) and U.S. industry practices.

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Annual retainers are paid quarterly in advance. Meeting fees are paid after each meeting. We do not compensate Dr. Duroc-Danner for his service on the Board.

RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARDS

On September 24, 2014, we granted to each of the non-employee directors then serving on our Board of Directors 12,000 restricted share units pursuant to our 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The awards vest in three equal annual installments, beginning on September 24, 2015, subject to earlier vesting in the event of the death or disability of the director or a change of control of the Company. In addition, on November 24, 2014, we granted to Mr. Awad 14,162 restricted share units in connection with his joining our Board; 8,000 of the restricted share units will vest in three equal installments on November 24, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and 6,162 restricted share units which will vest in two equal installments on November 24, 2016 and 2018, also subject to earlier vesting as noted above. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee believes that providing a majority of overall Board compensation in the form of restricted share units aligns the interests of our directors with those of our shareholders.

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (SUSPENDED)

The Weatherford International Ltd. Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan was suspended effective December 31, 2008 because of changes in tax laws. While the plan is suspended, amounts are still payable to participants on the occurrence of triggering events under the plan.

Prior to the suspension of this plan, the following non-employee directors: Messrs. Butters, Macaulay, Moses and Rayne elected to defer 7.5% of the fees paid by us and to have their distributions paid on the first day of the calendar quarter on or immediately following the date of his cessation of service with the Board. In any event, all benefits under the plan will be distributed no later than January 1, 2017. The amount of the distribution will be a number of ordinary shares equal to the number of units in the director’s account at the time of the distribution.

Messrs. Awad, Gass, Kalman, Ortiz and Sir Emyr are not participants in this suspended plan.

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RETIREMENT PLAN (DISCONTINUED)

After the merger of EVI, Inc. and Weatherford Enterra in June 1998, we discontinued this plan. Mr. Moses is the only current director who was fully vested and eligible to participate in this plan at the time of the plan’s discontinuance. Mr. Moses had over 10 years of credited service on the Board of Weatherford Enterra at the time the plan was discontinued, and his annual benefit amount upon his retirement will be $20,000 payable for 10 years, provided that in any event, benefits under this plan will be completely distributed no later than January 1, 2017.

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SUMMARY OF BOARD COMPENSATION FOR 2014

The following table sets forth the compensation paid to each of our non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2014. Dr. Duroc-Danner was a named executive officer and director in 2014, and information about his compensation is listed in the Summary Compensation Table in this Proxy Statement.

Director compensation

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AGENDA ITEM 2 – RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS AND AUTHORIZE AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” this proposal.

KPMG LLP and KPMG Ireland (collectively, “KPMG”) served as the independent auditors for Weatherford for the year ended December 31, 2014. The Board, upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, is asking our shareholders to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm and auditor for the year ending December 31, 2015 and to authorize the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to determine the independent auditor’s remuneration. The selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 was approved by the Audit Committee on March 18, 2015.

An ordinary resolution ( i.e., a simple majority of the votes cast “For” or “Against,” in person or by proxy, provided a quorum is present) is required to approve this proposal. If you properly give a proxy but do not indicate how you wish to vote, the persons named on the proxy card, or if you do not name your proxy or proxies, the Proxy Holders, will vote for the proposal. Abstentions and “broker non-votes” will not affect the voting results.

Representatives of KPMG will be present at the Annual General Meeting to respond to any appropriate shareholder questions and will be given an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire.

2013 CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

On March 7, 2013, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013. During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and through March 7, 2013, we did not, nor did anyone on our behalf, consult with KPMG LLP with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to us that was an important factor we considered in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

On March 7, 2013, the Audit Committee decided not to re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013. E&Y completed the audit of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 on March 4, 2013, the date of its audit opinion.

The audit reports of E&Y on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. The audit reports of E&Y on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, contained an adverse opinion on our internal control over financial reporting due to the effect of material weaknesses in our predecessor company’s internal controls over the accounting for income taxes. E&Y also identified and communicated to our Audit Committee a material weakness in our internal controls during the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2012, related to a long-term construction contract in Iraq accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method. The material weakness related to percentage-of-completion accounting was reported as remediated as of December 31, 2012, in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 4, 2013. Our disclosures on the effectiveness of our internal controls in Item 9A of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Item 4 of our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for these periods address the material weaknesses.

During the years ended December 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011, and through March 7, 2013, there were (i) no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with E&Y on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused E&Y to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its reports on our consolidated financial statements for such years and (ii) no “reportable events” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, except for the material weaknesses described above.

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FEES PAID TO KPMG

The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by KPMG for the audit of the annual consolidated financial statements and statutory financial statements of Weatherford (including its predecessor) for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and fees billed for other services rendered by KPMG during those periods. All fees were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to its pre-approval policy.

AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL POLICY

The Audit Committee has established a pre-approval policy for all audit and non-audit services to be provided by our independent auditor. There are two types of pre-approval. “General” pre-approval is based on pre-determined types of services. “Specific” pre-approval is required for certain types of services or if a service is expected to exceed budgeted amounts. “Specific” pre-approval must be obtained through direct communications with the Audit Committee or the Chairman of the Audit Committee, to whom the Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority. The Chairman must report any pre-approved decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. During 2014, all audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditor were subject to the pre-approval policy.

The Audit Committee has designated the Company’s Vice President, Audit Services, to monitor and report on the performance of all services provided by our independent auditor and to determine whether such services are in compliance with the pre-approval policy. The Vice President, Audit Services, periodically reports to the Audit Committee regarding the results of her monitoring.