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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

2026-02-04 compared with 2025-02-06 · 34 added, 88 removed, 191 unchanged (39% of the section changed)

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Table of Contents Item 10 | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.

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We intend to satisfy the requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K to disclose any amendments to our Weatherford Code of Business Conduct and any waiver from any provision to it by posting such information on our website at www.weatherford.com.

We have an insider trading policy governing the purchase, sale and other dispositions of Weatherford’s securities that applies to all personnel of Weatherford and its subsidiaries, including directors, officers, employees and other covered persons.

We have an insider trading policy governing the purchase, sale and other dispositions of Weatherford’s securities that applies to Weatherford and all personnel of Weatherford and its subsidiaries, including directors, officers, employees and other covered persons.

Weatherford believes that its insider trading policy is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, as well as applicable listing standards.

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Table of Contents Item 15 | Exhibits

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

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filed December 18, 2019

4.1 Description of the Securities

4.1 Description of Securities

Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 17, 2022 File No.

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Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 27, 2021 File No.

Form of Note (included in Exhibit 4.9)

Form of 8.625% Senior Note due 2030 (included in Exhibit 4.

Included in Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 27, 2021 File No.

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Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 5, 2022 File No.

4.5 Indenture, dated as of October 6, 2025, by and among Weatherford International Ltd., as issuer, UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee, and the Guarantors party thereto

Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 6, 2025

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Exhibit Number Description Original Filed Exhibit File Number

4.6 F orm of 6.750% S enior Note due 2 033 (included in Exhibit 4.5)

Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 6, 2025

Supplemental Indentu re, dated as of October 24, 2025, by and amo ng Weatherford International , LLC, Weatherford International plc, as parent guarantor, Weatherford Internat ional Ltd., as issuer, and UM B Bank, N.A., as trustee

Form of Deed of Indemnity of Weatherford International plc entered into by each director of Weatherford International plc and each of the following executive officers of Weatherford International plc:

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Saligram (October 12, 2020), Desmond J.

Mills (November 2, 2022), Arunava Mitra (January 13, 2023) , David Reed (December 8, 2022) , Depinder Sandhu (October 11, 2022) , Richard Ward (January 8, 2024) and Todd Glance (August 15, 2024)

Mills (November 2, 2022) , Richard Ward (January 8, 2024) and Anuj Dhruv (April 21 , 2025)

Exhibit 10.11 of the

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Saligram (October 12, 2020), Desmond J.

Mills (November 2, 2022), Arunava Mitra (January 13, 2023) , David Reed (December 8, 2022), Depinder Sandhu (October 11, 2022) , Richard Ward (January 8, 2024) and Todd Glance (August 15, 2024)

Mills (November 2, 2022), Richard Ward (January 8, 2024) and A nuj Dhruv (April 21 , 2025)

Exhibit 10.12 of the

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Exhibit 10.11 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed February 8, 2023

Executive Non-Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated)

Exhibit 10.2 of the

Company’s Current

Report on Form 8-K

filed April 15, 2020

Weatherford International plc 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

Exhibit 10.8 of the

Company’s Current

Report on Form 8-K

filed December 18, 2019

Weatherford International plc Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

Exhibit 10.1 of the

Company’s Quarterly

Report on Form 10-Q

for the period ending

June 30, 2020 filed

August 14, 2020

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Exhibit Number Description Original Filed Exhibit File Number

Weatherford International plc Second Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

Exhibit 10.6 of the

Company’s Quarterly

Report on Form 10-Q

for the period ending

September 30, 2020 filed

November 4, 2020

Weatherford International plc Third Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

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Report on Form 8-K filed January 23, 2023

Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement

Exhibit 10.8 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30.

2021 filed November 2, 2021

Amended and Restated Weatherford International plc Short-Term Incentive Plan

Exhibit 10.26 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

filed February 8, 2023

S econd Amended and Re stated Weatherford International plc Short-Term Incentive Plan

W eatherford International plc Fourth Amended and Restated 2019 Equity In centive Plan

Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 13, 2025

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Exhibit Number Description Original Filed Exhibit File Number

Second Amended and Restated Weatherford International plc Short-Term Incentive Plan

Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Quarterly Report for the period ending June 30, 2024 filed July 24, 2024 File No.

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Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 20, 2022

Form of Executive Officer Performance Share Unit Award Agreement

Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 20, 2022

Form of Executive Officer Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement adopted January 18, 2023

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Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 23, 2023

Form of Non- Executive Director Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement adopted January 18, 2023

Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 23, 2023 File No.

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Exhibit Number Description Original Filed Exhibit File Number

Form of Executive Officer Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement adopted January 18, 2024 and amended July 23, 2024

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Exhibit 10.7 of the Company’s Quarterly Report for the period ending June 30, 2024 filed July 24, 2024 File No.

LC Credit Agreement, dated December 13, 2019 (as amended by Amendment No.1, dated August 28, 2020, included in Exhibit 10.38 below), by and among Weatherford International Ltd., Weatherford International plc, Weatherford International LLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and the lenders party thereto from time to time

Exhibit 10.2 of the

Company’s Current

Report on Form 8-K

filed December 18, 2019 File No.

Amendment No.

1 to LC Credit Agreement and Amendment No.

Security Agreement, dated August 28, 2020, by and among Weatherford International Ltd., Weatherford International plc, Weatherford International LLC, the other guarantors of the LC Credit Agreement, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and the lenders under the LC Credit Agreement

Exhibit 10.1 of the

Company’s Current

Report on Form 8-K

filed August 28, 2020

Amendment No.

2 to LC Credit Agreement dated September 20, 2021, by and among Weatherford International Ltd., Weatherford International plc, Weatherford International LLC, the other guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, BTA Institutional Services Australia Limited and the lenders under the LC Credit Agreement

Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 20, 2021 File No.

F orm of Executive Officer Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement adopted March 7, 2025

Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report for the period ending March 31, 2025 filed April 23, 2025

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated October 17, 2022, by and among Weatherford International Ltd., Weatherford International, LLC, Weatherford International plc, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time

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Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Quarterly Report for the period ending June 30, 2024 filed July 24, 2024 File No.

E i g hth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 22 , 2024, by and among Weatherford International Ltd., Weatherford International, LLC, Weatherford Canada Ltd., WOFS International Finance GmbH, Weatherford International plc, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent

Intercreditor Agreement by and between Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Weatherford International plc and the grantors party there to from time to time, dated December 13, 2019

Exhibit 10.3 of the

Company’s Current

Report on Form 8-K

filed December 18, 2019

Intercreditor Agreement, dated August 28, 2020, by and among Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Wilmington Trust National Association, BTA Institutional Services Australia Limited, Weatherford International plc and the other grantors parties there to from time to time

Exhibit 10.3 of the

Company’s Current

Report on Form 8-K

filed August 28, 2020

Eighth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2024, by and among Weatherford International Ltd., Weatherford International, LLC, Weatherford Canada Ltd., WOFS International Finance GmbH, Weatherford International plc, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent

Exhibit 10.37 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2024 filed February 6, 2025

Ninth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2025 , by and among Weatherford International Ltd., Weatherford International, LLC, Weatherford Canada Ltd., WOFS International Finance GmbH, Weatherford International plc, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent

Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2025 filed July 23, 2025

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Exhibit Number Description Original Filed Exhibit File Number

Purchase Agreement dated September 21, 2021, by and among Weatherford International Ltd., as issuer, the guarantors party thereto, the initial purchasers party thereto and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representative of the initial purchasers

Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30.

2021 filed November 2, 2021 File No.

Backstop Agreement dated September 20, 2021, by and among Weatherford International Ltd., as issuer, the guarantors party thereto and certain funds managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., as commitment parties thereto

Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30.

2021 filed November 2, 2021 File No.

Registration Rights Agreement by and among Weatherford International plc and certain stockholders thereto, dated December 13, 2019

Exhibit 10.5 of the

Company’s Current

Report on Form 8-K

filed December 18, 2019

Tenth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 18 , 2025, by and among Weatherford International Ltd., Weatherford International, LLC, Weatherford Canada Ltd., WOFS International Finance GmbH, Weatherford International plc, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent

Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 23, 2025

Form of Confidentiality and Restricted Covenant Agreement

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Weatherford International plc Insider Trading Policy

Exhibit 19 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 7, 2024

†21.1 Subsidiaries of Weatherford International plc

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††32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

97 W eatherford International plc Executive Officer Clawback Policy

97 Weatherford International plc Executive Officer Clawback Policy

Exhibit 97 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 7, 2024

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104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrang

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† Filed herewith.

†† Furnished herewith.

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As permitted by Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, the Company has not filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries because the total amount of securities authorized under any of such instruments does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

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Investor Relations Department at 2000 St James Place, Houston, TX 77056.

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Form 10-K Summary.

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KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Girishchandra K.

Saligram and Arunava Mitra and each of them, individually, his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Saligram and Anuj Dhruv and each of them, individually, his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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Saligram (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Arunava Mitra Executive Vice President and February 6, 2025

Arunava Mitra Chief Financial Officer

/s/ Anuj Dhruv

Executive Vice President and February 4, 2026

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures