Switzerland | 001-34258 | 98-0606750 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of | Commission File Number | (I.R.S. Employer Identification | ||
incorporation) | Number) |
4-6 Rue Jean-François Bartholoni | ||
1204 Geneva | ||
Switzerland | Not Applicable | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Outcome | Broker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
of Vote | Votes For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
1. | Approval of the 2009 Annual Report, the Consolidated Financial Statements of Weatherford International Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the Statutory Financial Statements of Weatherford International Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 2009. | FOR | 549,963,952 | 1,615,170 | 2,690,962 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2. | Discharge of the Board of Directors and executive officers from liability for actions during the year ended December 31, 2009. | FOR | 536,659,936 | 11,826,575 | 5,783,573 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
3. | Election of the
following Nominees as
Directors, as set
forth in the Proxy
Statement: |
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Bernard J. Duroc-Danner |
FOR | 344,949,728 | 119,825,784 | 581,071 | 88,913,509 | |||||||||||||||||||
Samuel W. Bodman, III |
FOR | 463,020,872 | 1,698,250 | 637,461 | 88,913,509 | |||||||||||||||||||
David J. Butters |
FOR | 336,645,570 | 128,165,159 | 545,854 | 88,913,509 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nicholas F. Brady |
FOR | 409,359,988 | 54,921,939 | 1,074,656 | 88,913,509 |
Outcome | Broker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
of Vote | Votes For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
William E. Macaulay |
FOR | 288,181,405 | 176,631,527 | 543,650 | 88,913,510 | |||||||||||||||||||
Robert B. Millard |
FOR | 286,080,504 | 178,728,732 | 547,347 | 88,913,509 | |||||||||||||||||||
Robert K. Moses, Jr. |
FOR | 288,474,332 | 176,327,766 | 554,485 | 88,913,509 | |||||||||||||||||||
Guillermo Ortiz |
FOR | 463,246,839 | 1,496,314 | 613,430 | 88,913,509 | |||||||||||||||||||
Emyr Jones Parry |
FOR | 463,156,077 | 1,549,405 | 651,100 | 88,913,510 | |||||||||||||||||||
Robert A. Rayne |
FOR | 336,850,268 | 127,963,799 | 542,515 | 88,913,510 | |||||||||||||||||||
4. | Appointment of Ernst &
Young LLP as
independent registered
public accounting firm
for year ending
December 31, 2010 and
the re-election of
Ernst & Young Ltd.
Zurich as statutory
auditor for year
ending December 31,
2010. |
FOR | 551,924,499 | 1,843,555 | 502,028 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
5. | Approval of the
reclassification of
CHF 475 million of
legal reserves
(additional paid-in
capital) to other
reserves. |
FOR | 547,006,409 | 3,412,810 | 3,850,867 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
6. | Approval of an
amendment to the
Articles of
Association to extend
the Companys
authorized share
capital to June 23,
2012 and to increase
issuable authorized
capital to an amount
equal to 50% of stated
capital as of May 5,
2010. |
FOR | 515,064,308 | 36,062,703 | 3,142,375 | 706 | ||||||||||||||||||
7. | Approval of an
amendment to the
Articles of
Association to
increase the amount of
conditional capital to
50% of stated capital
as of May 5, 2010 and
to specify in the
Articles of
Association the amount
of conditional share
capital that may be
allocated to each
category of
beneficiary provided
for in the Articles. |
FOR | 514,362,983 | 36,297,155 | 3,609,250 | 704 | ||||||||||||||||||
8. | Approval of the
Weatherford
International Ltd.
2010 Omnibus Incentive
Plan. |
FOR | 421,841,740 | 42,335,478 | 1,178,655 | 88,914,209 |
Exhibit No. | Description of Document | |
3.1*
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Articles of Association of Weatherford International Ltd., a Swiss joint stock corporation, as approved by the shareholders on June 23, 2010. | |
10.1
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Weatherford International Ltd. 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex C of the companys proxy statement filed on May 13, 2010). | |
99.1*
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Press Release of Weatherford International Ltd. dated June 23, 2010. |
* | Filed herewith. |
By: Name: |
/s/ Joseph C. Henry
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Title:
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Vice President |