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UNITED STATES
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
(Mark One)
 
Form
10-Q
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
or
 
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the transition period from __________________________________to __________________________________
 
 
Commission file number
001-36504
 
 
Weatherford International public limited company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Ireland
 
98-0606750
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2000 St. James Place
,
Houston
,
Texas
 
77056
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 713.836.4000
 
N/A
 
 
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary shares, $0.001 par value per share
WFTIQ
New York Stock Exchange

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 þ 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 (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).                                     Yes þ 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.
 
Large accelerated filer
þ
 
Accelerated filer
 
Non-accelerated filer
 
Smaller reporting company
 
Emerging growth company
 
 
 
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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No þ
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
As of October 15, 2019, there were 1,004,200,634 Weatherford ordinary shares, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.




Weatherford International public limited company
Form 10-Q for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.

WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES (DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Products
$
467

 
$
508

 
$
1,461

 
$
1,471

Services
847

 
936

 
2,508

 
2,844

Total Revenues
1,314

 
1,444

 
3,969

 
4,315

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of Products
408

 
499

 
1,343

 
1,378

Cost of Services
599

 
606

 
1,765

 
2,015

Research and Development
35

 
31

 
107

 
106

Selling, General and Administrative Attributable to Segments
201

 
192

 
615

 
591

Corporate General and Administrative
31

 
31

 
95

 
101

Goodwill Impairment
399

 

 
730

 

Prepetition Charges

 

 
86

 

Asset Write-Downs and Other
42

 
71

 
120

 
159

Transformation, Facility Restructuring and Severance Charges
53

 
27

 
93

 
90

Gain on Operational Assets Sale
(15
)
 

 
(15
)
 

(Gain) Loss on Sale of Businesses, Net
8

 

 
(104
)
 

Total Costs and Expenses
1,761

 
1,457

 
4,835

 
4,440

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Loss
(447
)
 
(13
)
 
(866
)
 
(125
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reorganization Items
(303
)
 

 
(303
)
 

Interest Expense, Net (Unrecognized Contractual Interest Expense was $133 million for three months ended September 30, 2019)
(26
)
 
(156
)
 
(341
)
 
(457
)
Warrant Fair Value Adjustment

 
11

 

 
67

Bond Tender and Call Premium

 

 

 
(34
)
Currency Devaluation Charges

 
(8
)
 

 
(45
)
Other Expense, Net
(8
)
 
(6
)
 
(18
)
 
(21
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss Before Income Taxes
(784
)
 
(172
)
 
(1,528
)
 
(615
)
Income Tax Provision
(31
)
 
(22
)
 
(76
)
 
(80
)
Net Loss
(815
)
 
(194
)
 
(1,604
)
 
(695
)
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
6

 
5

 
14

 
13

Net Loss Attributable to Weatherford
$
(821
)
 
$
(199
)
 
$
(1,618
)
 
$
(708
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss Per Share Attributable to Weatherford:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic & Diluted
$
(0.82
)
 
$
(0.20
)
 
$
(1.61
)
 
$
(0.71
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic & Diluted
1,004

 
998

 
1,004

 
996


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES (DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(UNAUDITED)

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net Loss
$
(815
)
 
$
(194
)
 
$
(1,604
)
 
$
(695
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currency Translation Adjustments
(28
)
 
(9
)
 
35

 
(170
)
Defined Benefit Pension Activity

 

 

 
1

Interest Rate Derivative Loss
8

 

 
8

 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(20
)
 
(9
)
 
43

 
(169
)
Comprehensive Loss
(835
)
 
(203
)
 
(1,561
)
 
(864
)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
6

 
5

 
14

 
13

Comprehensive Loss Attributable to Weatherford
$
(841
)
 
$
(208
)
 
$
(1,575
)
 
$
(877
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES (DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
(Dollars and shares in millions, except par value)
2019
 
2018
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
676

 
$
602

Restricted Cash
374

 

Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts of $110 at September 30, 2019 and $123 at December 31, 2018
1,277

 
1,130

Inventories, Net
1,126

 
1,025

Other Current Assets
466

 
428

Assets Held for Sale
5

 
265

Total Current Assets
3,924

 
3,450

 
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation of $5,932 at September 30, 2019 and $5,786 at December 31, 2018
1,881

 
2,086

Goodwill

 
713

Other Non-Current Assets
519

 
352

Total Assets
$
6,324

 
$
6,601

 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Debtor in Possession Financing
$
1,386

 
$

Short-term Borrowings and Current Portion of Long-term Debt
320

 
383

Accounts Payable
627

 
732

Accrued Salaries and Benefits
250

 
249

Income Taxes Payable
197

 
214

Other Current Liabilities
600

 
722

Total Current Liabilities
3,380

 
2,300

 
 
 
 
Long-term Debt
59

 
7,605

Other Non-Current Liabilities
475

 
362

Total Liabilities Not Subject to Compromise
3,914

 
10,267

 
 
 
 
Liabilities Subject to Compromise
7,634

 

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ Deficiency:
 
 
 
Shares - Par Value $0.001; Authorized 1,356 shares, Issued and Outstanding 1,004 shares at September 30, 2019 and 1,002 shares at December 31, 2018
$
1

 
$
1

Capital in Excess of Par Value
6,729

 
6,711

Retained Deficit
(10,289
)
 
(8,671
)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(1,703
)
 
(1,746
)
Weatherford Shareholders’ Deficiency
(5,262
)
 
(3,705
)
Noncontrolling Interests
38

 
39

Total Shareholders’ Deficiency
(5,224
)
 
(3,666
)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficiency
$
6,324

 
$
6,601

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES (DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions)
2019
 
2018
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
 
 
 
Net Loss
$
(1,604
)
 
$
(695
)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash From Operating Activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and Amortization
357

 
419

Goodwill Impairment
730

 

Reorganization Items (Non-Cash)
134

 

Reorganization Items (Debtor in Possession Financing and Backstop Agreement)
110

 

Employee Share-Based Compensation Expense
19

 
38

Asset Write-Downs and Other
108

 
253

Gain on Sale Businesses, Net
(104
)
 

Bond Tender and Call Premium

 
34

Currency Devaluation Charges

 
45

Warrant Fair Value Adjustment

 
(67
)
Other Net Income Adjustments
42

 
(56
)
Change in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effect of Businesses Acquired:
 
 
 
Accounts Receivable
(147
)
 
(101
)
Inventories
(152
)
 
33

Accounts Payable
(105
)
 
(90
)
Other, Net
(67
)
 
(160
)
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
(679
)
 
(347
)
 
 
 
 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
 
 
 
Capital Expenditures for Property, Plant and Equipment
(177
)
 
(141
)
Acquisitions of Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired

 
4

Acquisition of Intellectual Property
(12
)
 
(11
)
Proceeds from Sale of Assets
80

 
70

Proceeds from Sale of Businesses, Net
319

 
37

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
210

 
(41
)
 
 
 
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
 
 
Borrowings (Repayments) of Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement, Net
1,386

 

Debtor in Possession Financing Fees and Payments on Backstop Agreement
(110
)
 

Borrowings of Long-term Debt

 
586

Repayments of Long-term Debt
(317
)
 
(471
)
Borrowings (Repayments) of Short-term Debt, Net
(25
)
 
170

Bond Tender Premium

 
(34
)
Other Financing Activities
(17
)
 
(28
)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
917

 
223

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents

 
(55
)
 
 
 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
448

 
(220
)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
602

 
613

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period
$
1,050

 
$
393

 
 
 
 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
 
 
 
Interest Paid
$
248

 
$
439

Income Taxes Paid, Net of Refunds
$
65

 
$
87

Non-cash Financing Obligations
$
14

 
$
23

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)


1.  General

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Weatherford International plc (the “Company,” “Weatherford” or “Weatherford Ireland”) are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which in our opinion, are considered necessary to present fairly our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. When using phrases such as “we,” “us,” and “our,” the intent is to refer to Weatherford International plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland, and its subsidiaries as a whole or on a regional basis, depending on the context in which the statements are made.
Although we believe the disclosures in these financial statements are adequate, certain information relating to our organization and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted in this Form 10-Q pursuant to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending December 31, 2019 for which we expect to file the related Annual Report on Form 10-K as an accelerated filer, our first period affected by the change in filing status based on our public float as of the last business day of our second fiscal quarter of 2019.
Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.

On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions, including those related to uncollectible accounts receivable, lower of cost or net realizable value of inventories, assets and liabilities held for sale, derivative financial instruments, intangible assets and goodwill, property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”), right-of-use (“ROU”) lease assets, income taxes, accounting for long-term contracts, self-insurance, foreign currency exchange rates, lease liabilities, pension and post-retirement benefit plans, disputes, litigation, contingencies and share-based compensation. We base our estimates on historical experience, adjusted for current conditions if necessary, and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Principles of Consolidation

We consolidate all wholly owned subsidiaries and controlled joint ventures. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Bankruptcy Accounting

The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared as if we were a going concern and in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic No. 852 – Reorganizations (“ASC 852”.) See “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” for additional details regarding the bankruptcy. As a result, we have segregated liabilities and obligations whose treatment and satisfaction are dependent on the outcome of the Chapter 11 proceedings and have classified these items as “Liabilities Subject to Compromise” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, we have classified all income, expenses, gains or losses that were incurred or realized as a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings since filing as “Reorganization Items” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In accordance with ASC 852, the Company anticipates it will be required to adopt fresh start accounting (“Fresh Start Accounting”) upon its emergence from Chapter 11, becoming a new entity for financial reporting because (i) the holders of the

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then existing ordinary shares of the predecessor company received less than 50% of the new ordinary shares of the successor company outstanding upon emergence and (ii) the reorganization value of the Company’s assets immediately prior to confirmation of the Plan was less than the total of all post-petition liabilities and allowed claims. Upon adoption of Fresh Start Accounting, the reorganization value derived from the enterprise value as disclosed in the Plan will be allocated to the Company’s assets and liabilities based on their fair values (except for deferred income taxes) in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The amount of deferred income taxes to be recorded will be determined in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. The Plan Effective Date fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities may differ materially from their recorded values as reflected on the historical balance sheet.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications of the financial statements and accompanying footnotes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 have been made to conform to the presentation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. See “Note 3 – New Accounting Pronouncements” for additional details regarding accounting changes impacting the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

2. Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

Voluntary Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code

On July 1, 2019 (“Petition Date”), Weatherford Ireland, Weatherford International Ltd. (“Weatherford Bermuda”), and Weatherford International, LLC (“Weatherford Delaware”) (collectively, “Weatherford Parties,” or “Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (“Bankruptcy Code”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (“Bankruptcy Court”). The Debtors obtained joint administration of their Chapter 11 cases under the caption In re Weatherford International plc, et al., Case No. 19-33694 (“Cases”). On June 28, 2019, the Debtors commenced a solicitation for acceptance of their prepackaged plan of reorganization (“Plan”) by causing the Plan and the corresponding disclosure statement to be distributed to certain creditors of the Company that were entitled to vote on the Plan. On September 11, 2019 the Plan, as amended, was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court.

Weatherford Ireland filed a petition on September 23, 2019 under the Irish Companies Act 2014 in Ireland (“Irish Examinership Proceeding”) to seek approval for its scheme of arrangement following confirmation of the Plan in the U.S. The filing of the Irish Examinership Proceeding commenced a 100-calendar day protection period under Irish law, during which Weatherford Ireland will have the benefit of protection against enforcement and other actions by its creditors. Weatherford Ireland intends to continue operating its business in the ordinary course during the protection period. It is anticipated that the terms of the Irish scheme will mirror the terms of the Plan.

Weatherford Bermuda has commenced provisional liquidation proceedings (“Bermuda Proceedings”) pursuant to the Bermuda Companies Act 1981 by presenting a winding up petition to the Supreme Court of Bermuda (“Bermuda Court”). The Bermuda Court appointed a provisional liquidator who acts as an officer of the Bermuda Court, and is required under the Bermuda Court’s order to report from time to time on the progress of the Bermuda Proceedings. The provisional liquidator will have the power to oversee Weatherford Bermuda’s restructuring process. The Debtors’ management team and board of directors will remain in control of Weatherford Bermuda’s day-to-day operations and its Cases. The appointment of the provisional liquidator provided an automatic statutory stay of proceedings in Bermuda against Weatherford Bermuda and its assets. On the return date of September 6, 2019 for the Bermuda petition – similar to a second day hearing in a Chapter 11 proceeding – Weatherford Bermuda postponed its petition for a specified period, while the Cases are administered. Before the Debtors emerge from Chapter 11, Weatherford Bermuda may, along with the provisional liquidator and subject to the direction of the Bermuda Court, convene meetings of the impaired creditors in order to consider and approve, if appropriate, a scheme of arrangement pursuant to the Bermuda Companies Act 1981. It is anticipated that the terms of the Bermuda scheme will mirror the terms of the Plan and once properly approved, is a mechanism for ensuring that all of the impaired creditors of Weatherford Bermuda are bound by the terms of the Bermuda scheme. On October 25, 2019, Weatherford Bermuda filed its originating summons with the Bermuda Court.

Our remaining non-debtor affiliates that have not filed voluntary petitions under the Bankruptcy Code will continue operating their businesses and facilities without disruption to customers, vendors, partners or employees. The Plan and first day relief provide that vendors and other unsecured creditors who continue to work with the non-debtor affiliates on existing terms will be paid in full and in the ordinary course of business (in the case of creditors of the Debtors, following consummation of the Plan). All existing customer and vendor contracts continue to remain in place and be serviced in the ordinary course of business.

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Subject to certain exceptions, under the Bankruptcy Code, the filing of the Cases automatically enjoined, or stayed, the continuation of most judicial or administrative proceedings or filing of other actions against the Debtors or their property to recover, collect or secure a claim arising prior to the date of the Cases. In addition, all of the Debtors’ prepetition unsecured senior notes and related unpaid interest are liabilities subject to compromise, further discussed below. Since the commencement of the Cases, the Debtors have continued to operate their businesses as debtors in possession under the jurisdiction of and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, orders of the Bankruptcy Court, the Irish Examinership Proceeding and the Bermuda Proceeding.

Restructuring Support Agreement

On May 10, 2019, the Debtors entered into the Restructuring Support Agreement (“RSA”) with certain holders of our unsecured notes (“Consenting Creditors”). The RSA sets forth, subject to certain conditions, the terms of the capital financial restructuring of the Company (“Transaction”).

On August 23, 2019, the Debtors entered into the second amendment of the RSA (the “Second RSA Amendment”) with certain of the noteholders, and certain equity holders who collectively hold approximately 208 million shares of the Weatherford’s outstanding ordinary shares (the “Consenting Equity Holders”) which joins the Consenting Equity Holders as parties to the RSA. In addition, it provided for the payment of $250 thousand (included in Professional Fees of the Reorganization Items table later in this footnote) to the Consenting Equity Holders’ counsel and amended the terms of the new warrants to be issued under the Plan to the holders of the Company’s existing ordinary shares. The amended new warrant terms include extending the maturity date of the warrants to four years after the effective date of the Plan and reduced the exercise price. 

On September 9, 2019, the Debtors and certain of the noteholders entered into a third amendment to the RSA (the “Third RSA Amendment”). Pursuant to the terms of the Third RSA Amendment the Debtors will issue a single tranche of up to $2.1 billion aggregate principal amount of new unsecured notes (“Exit Notes”) upon emergence from bankruptcy, consisting of up to $1.6 billion of Exit Notes issued for cash to holders of subscription rights issued in a rights offering (the “Rights Offering Notes”) and to holders of Unsecured Notes Claims and $500 million of Exit Notes issued on a pro rata basis (the “Takeback Notes”). The Exit Notes will be issued in lieu of the two tranches of new unsecured notes in aggregate principal amount of $2.5 billion previously contemplated by the original RSA. The Exit Notes will bear interest at a rate of 11% per annum and will otherwise generally have the terms set forth in the form of New Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture (“Notes Indenture”) with modifications to reflect the amendments contemplated by the Third RSA Amendment, the removal of the 125% of Consolidated Cash Flow prong in the Notes Indenture and the addition of a covenant requiring the Company to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain a rating for the Exit Notes from both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service.

On September 11, 2019, the Transaction was approved through the confirmation of the Plan filed in the Cases.

The amended RSA and the confirmed Plan contemplates a comprehensive deleveraging of our balance sheet and provides, in pertinent part, as follows (as further described in later paragraphs):

Our existing unsecured notes will be cancelled and exchanged for 99% of the ordinary shares of the reorganized Company (“New Common Stock”) and the Debtors will issue a single tranche of up to $2.1 billion aggregate principal amount of new Exit Notes upon emergence from bankruptcy, consisting of up to $1.6 billion of Rights Offering Notes (fully backstopped by Commitment Parties in the Backstop Commitment Agreement) issued for cash to holders of subscription rights issued in a rights offering and $500 million of Takeback Notes issued on a pro rata basis with a five-year maturity.

On July 3, 2019, our secured Term Loan facility and 364-day Revolving Credit Facility were repaid in full with borrowings from the DIP Credit Agreement, also entered into the same day. We expect to repay the DIP Credit Agreement and A&R Credit Agreement in full with proceeds from the exit financing to include the Rights Offering Notes and a combination of credit facilities in the principal amount of up to $600 million upon the effective date of the Plan.

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Our existing equity will be cancelled and exchanged for 1% of the New Common Stock and four-year warrants to purchase 10% of the New Common Stock, both subject to dilution on account of the equity issued pursuant to the management incentive plan. The strike price of the warrants is expected to be set at an equity value at which the noteholders would receive a recovery equal to par as of the date of the commencement of the Cases in respect of the existing unsecured notes and all other general unsecured claims that are pari passu with the existing unsecured notes.

The RSA includes certain milestones for the progress of the Cases, which include the dates by which the Weatherford Parties are required to, among other things, obtain certain court orders and complete the Transaction. In addition, the parties to the RSA will have the right to terminate the RSA and their support for the Transaction under certain circumstances, including, in the case of the Weatherford Parties, if the board of directors of any Weatherford Party determines in good faith that performance under the RSA would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties.

Payments Due on Certain Indebtedness

The Debtors’ 7.75% Senior Notes due 2021, 8.25% Senior Notes due 2023 and 6.80% Senior Notes due 2037 (together, “Certain Senior Notes”) provide for an aggregate $69 million interest payment that became due on June 15, 2019. The applicable indenture governing the Certain Senior Notes provides a 30-day grace period that extended the latest date for making this interest payment to July 16, 2019, before an event of default would occur under the applicable indenture. The Debtors elected to not make this interest payment on the due date and to utilize the 30-day grace period provided by the indentures. As a result of filing the Cases on July 1, 2019, an event of default occurred under each indenture governing these unsecured notes, which automatically accelerated maturity of the principal, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, on such series of unsecured notes and certain other obligations of the Debtors. Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the unsecured notes or other accelerated obligations of the Debtors are automatically stayed as a result of the Cases, and the creditors’ rights of enforcement in respect of the unsecured notes and other accelerated obligations of the Debtors are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. The interest and principal on this indebtedness remains unpaid as of this report date. In addition, all of the Debtors’ prepetition unsecured senior notes and related unpaid interest are now classified as “Liabilities Subject to Compromise” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Debtors’ Term Loan Agreement required a quarterly payment of $12.5 million plus interest that became due on June 30, 2019. On July 1, 2019, the Debtors and the Term Loan Lenders entered into a Term Loan Forbearance Agreement where the lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies available to them, including the right to accelerate any indebtedness, for a specified period of time. As of July 3, 2019, all unpaid principal and interest under the Term Loan Agreement were repaid in full. See discussion below.

Forbearance Agreements

On July 1, 2019, the Debtors and the Credit Agreement Lenders under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “A&R Credit Agreement”), dated as of May 9, 2016, among WOFS Assurance Limited and Weatherford Bermuda, as borrowers, the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto entered into a forbearance agreement (the “Credit Agreement Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to certain defaults under the A&R Credit Agreement, including those arising from the Debtors’ commencement of the Cases. Specifically, under the Credit Agreement Forbearance Agreement, the Credit Agreement Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies available to them due to the Specified Defaults defined in the agreement, including the right to accelerate any indebtedness, for a specified period of time. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement Forbearance Agreement, the Debtors paid a fee for the ratable account of the Credit Agreement Lenders in an amount equal to 0.25% on the outstanding principal amount of the loans and total letter of credit exposure under the A&R Credit Agreement. Additionally, (i) to the extent such entities were not already guarantors under the A&R Credit Agreement, all subsidiaries of the Company who are guarantors under the DIP Credit Agreement (defined below) joined as guarantors under the A&R Credit Agreement and (ii) all U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries of the Company granted a second lien security interest in favor of the Credit Agreement Lenders in the same assets that such U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries pledged a first lien security interest in under the DIP Credit Agreement; provided that the aggregate amount of the guaranteed obligations to be secured under the A&R Credit Agreement did not exceed $100 million; and provided, further, that if the obligations under the A&R Credit Agreement are not paid in full by November 30, 2019, such second lien security interest of the Credit Agreement Lenders shall automatically transition from second liens to pari passu liens with the liens under the DIP Credit Agreement.

On July 1, 2019, the Debtors and the Term Loan Lenders under the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2016, among Weatherford Bermuda, as borrower, the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from

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time to time party thereto (the “Term Loan Agreement”) entered into a forbearance agreement (the “Term Loan Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to certain defaults under the Term Loan Agreement. Specifically, under the Term Loan Forbearance Agreement, the Term Loan Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies available to them due to the Specified Defaults defined in the agreement, including the right to accelerate any indebtedness, for a specified period of time. On July 3, 2019, the Company repaid in full its outstanding indebtedness under the Term Loan.

On July 1, 2019, the Debtors and the 364-Day Lenders under the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated August 16, 2018, among Weatherford Bermuda, as borrower, the other borrowers party thereto, the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto (“364-Day Credit Agreement”) entered into a forbearance agreement (the “364-Day Revolving Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to certain defaults under the 364-Day Credit Agreement. Specifically, under the 364-Day Revolving Forbearance Agreement, the 364-Day Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies available to them due to the Specified Defaults defined in the agreement, including the right to accelerate any indebtedness, for a specified period of time. On July 3, 2019, the Company repaid in full its outstanding indebtedness under the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement.

On July 1, 2019, the Debtors and three lenders under the DIP Credit Agreement (the “Swap Counterparties”) each party to a hedging agreement with Weatherford Bermuda for the purpose of hedging foreign currency exposure incurred by the Weatherford Parties (each, a “Swap Agreement” and, collectively, the “Swap Agreements”) entered into a consent to swap agreement termination forbearance (the “Swap Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to certain defaults under the Swap Agreements. Specifically, under the Swap Forbearance Agreement, the Swap Counterparties agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies available to them due to certain Events of Default and Termination Events defined in the agreements for a specified period of time. On July 3, 2019, the Weatherford Parties entered into amended and restated Swap Agreements with such Swap Counterparties to govern existing and future foreign currency transactions entered into with such Swap Counterparties.

Backstop Commitment Agreement

On July 1, 2019, the Weatherford Parties and the commitment parties thereto (the “Initial Commitment Parties”) entered into a Backstop Commitment Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court in connection with confirmation of the Plan, the Company intends to offer to holders of its existing unsecured notes, including the Commitment Parties, subscription rights to purchase the Exit Notes in aggregate principal amount of $1.25 billion, upon the Company’s emergence from bankruptcy. On September 9, 2019, the Weatherford Parties, certain of the Initial Commitment Parties and certain additional commitment parties (the “Additional Commitment Parties” and, together with the Initial Commitment Parties, the “Commitment Parties”) entered into an amendment to the Backstop Commitment Agreement. The Backstop Commitment Agreement Amendment provides for (i) the joinder of the Additional Commitment Parties to the Backstop Commitment Agreement, (ii) the increase in the backstop commitment by $350 million (the “Increased Commitment”) from $1.25 billion to up to $1.6 billion, and (iii) an amendment to the Backstop Commitment Agreement to account for the changes reflected in the Third RSA Amendment.

Subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Consenting Creditors agreed to purchase any Exit Notes that are not duly subscribed for pursuant to the rights offering at a price equal to $1,000 per $1,000 in principal amount of the Exit Notes purchased by such Commitment Party. On July 1, 2019, as consideration for the commitment, the Weatherford Parties made an aggregate payment of $62.5 million in cash to the Commitment Parties. Except under certain circumstances set forth in the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the payment is non-refundable, regardless of the principal amount of unsubscribed Exit Notes (if any) purchased by the Commitment Parties. As consideration for the Increased Commitment agreed to on September 9, 2019, the Weatherford Parties will make an aggregate payment of $18.7 million in cash to certain of the Commitment Parties upon our emergence date. Subject to certain termination rights, the payment is non-refundable, regardless of the principal amount of unsubscribed Exit Notes (if any) purchased by the Commitment Parties.

The transactions contemplated by the Backstop Commitment Agreement are conditioned upon the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions for transactions of this nature, including, without limitation, that (i) the Bankruptcy Court shall have approved the rights offering, (ii) the Bankruptcy Court shall have confirmed the Plan and (iii) the rights offering shall have been conducted, in all material respects, in accordance with the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the Plan and the Backstop Commitment Agreement.


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Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement

On July 3, 2019, the Weatherford Parties entered into a senior secured superpriority debtor in possession credit agreement (the “DIP Credit Agreement”). The DIP Credit Agreement has two debtor in possession (“DIP”) facilities to provide liquidity during the pendency of the Cases. The facilities consist of (a) a DIP revolving credit facility in the principal amount of up to $750 million provided by banks or other lenders and (b) a DIP term loan facility in the amount of up to $1.0 billion, which is fully backstopped by the Consenting Creditors. The DIP Credit Agreement will mature on the earlier of (i) the date that is 12 months after the Weatherford Parties’ entry into the DIP Credit Agreement or (ii) the date of completion of the Transaction. The DIP Credit Agreement bears interest (i) with respect to Eurodollar borrowings, based on an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 3.00%, with a 0.00% LIBOR floor and (ii) with respect to alternate base rate borrowings, a base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.00%. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal amounts under the DIP Credit Agreement, the Debtors will be required to pay an unused commitment fee to the revolving facility lenders in respect of the unutilized DIP revolving facility commitments at a rate equal to 0.375% per annum on the average daily amount of the unutilized revolving facility commitments.

The DIP Credit Agreement has a minimum liquidity covenant of $150 million and is secured by substantially all the personal assets and properties of the Debtors and certain of their subsidiaries. The DIP Credit Agreement is also guaranteed on an unsecured basis by certain other subsidiaries of the Debtors. At September 30, 2019, we were in compliance with our covenants under the DIP Credit Agreement.

On July 3, 2019, the Debtors borrowed approximately $1.4 billion under the DIP Credit Agreement and the proceeds of the borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement were used to repay certain prepetition indebtedness, cash collateralized certain obligations with respect to letters of credit and similar instruments and finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Debtors and certain of their subsidiaries. On July 3, 2019, the Company repaid all outstanding amounts due under the secured Term Loan Agreement and 364-Day Credit Agreement totaling approximately $616 million with borrowings from our DIP Credit Agreement. In addition, the Company cash collateralized approximately $271 million of letters of credit and similar instruments with borrowings from the DIP Credit Agreement. See “Note 11 – Short-term Borrowings and Other Debt Obligations” for additional details. At September 30, 2019, DIP Credit Agreement borrowings were $1.386 billion.

Liquidity Concerns and Actions to Address Liquidity Needs; Going Concern

Our bond and share price decline, as well as our declining credit ratings, have over time increased the level of uncertainty in our business and have impacted various key stakeholders, including our employees, our customers and suppliers, and our key lenders. Continued weak industry conditions have negatively impacted our results of operations and cash flows and may continue to do so in the future. In order to decrease our level of indebtedness and maintain the liquidity at levels we believed would be sufficient to meet our commitments, we undertook a number of actions, including minimizing capital expenditures, divesting non-core businesses and further reducing our recurring operating expenses. Ultimately, we concluded, even after taking these actions, we would not have sufficient liquidity to satisfy our debt service obligations and meet other financial obligations as they came due. As a result, on May 10, 2019, we announced the Company’s execution of the RSA and on July 1, 2019 the Debtors filed the Cases. We expect the DIP Credit Agreement should provide sufficient liquidity for the Company during the pendency of the Cases.

Upon emergence, we expect the exit financing to include the backstopped Rights Offering Notes of $1.6 billion and a combination of a contemplated senior secured asset based loan revolving credit facility and a contemplated senior secured revolving credit facility dedicated for letters of credit. On October 28, 2019, the Company entered into a proposal letter pursuant to these facilities. We expect the exit financing will provide the necessary liquidity to repay the outstanding DIP Credit Agreement and A&R Credit Agreement, and will provide the necessary liquidity to conduct ongoing operations, including the credit lines for letters of credits and working capital needs.

Industry conditions and the risks and uncertainties associated with the Cases, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP which contemplate the continuation of the Company as a going concern. There are no assurances that the Transaction as described in the RSA and the Plan will be completed successfully.

As of September 30, 2019, our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. In addition, our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with ASC 852.


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Appeal of New York Stock Exchange Determination to Delist our Ordinary Shares

Our ordinary shares are registered on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and were previously traded on the NYSE under the symbol “WFT.” As a result of our failure to satisfy the continued listing requirements of the NYSE, on May 13, 2019, the NYSE suspended trading in our ordinary shares and commenced procedures to delist us, which the Company has appealed. Following the NYSE’s suspension of trading of our ordinary shares, the Company’s ordinary shares commenced trading on the OTC Bulletin Board or “pink sheets” market on May 14, 2019 under the symbol “WFTIF.” After filing the Cases on July 1, 2019, our ordinary shares began trading under the symbol “WFTIQ.”

Prepetition Charges

Expenses, gains and losses that are realized or incurred before July 1, 2019 and in relation to the Cases are recorded under the caption “Prepetition Charges” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The $86 million of prepetition charges were recorded primarily consisted of professional and other fees related to the Cases.

Reorganization Items

Any expenses, gains and losses that are realized or incurred as of or subsequent to the Petition Date and as a direct result of the Cases are recorded under “Reorganization Items” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, “Reorganization Items” were $303 million and consisted of the following items:
(Dollars in millions)
 
September 30, 2019
Unamortized Debt Issuance and Discount Expensed
 
$
126

Unamortized Interest Rate Derivative Loss Expensed
 
8

Reorganization Items (Non-Cash)
 
134

 
 
 
Backstop Commitment Fees
 
81

DIP Financing Fees
 
56

Professional Fees
 
32

Reorganization Items (Fees)
 
169

 
 
 
Total Reorganization Items
 
$
303

 
 
 
Reorganization Items (Fees) Unpaid
 
$
45

Reorganization Items (Fees) Paid
 
$
124




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Liabilities Subject to Compromise

The Debtors’ prepetition unsecured senior notes and related unpaid accrued interest as of the Petition Date have been classified as “Liabilities Subject to Compromise” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These liabilities are reported at the amounts expected to be allowed as claims by the Bankruptcy Court, although they may be settled for less. At September 30, 2019, liabilities subject to compromise of $7.6 billion consisted of the notes listed below and unpaid accrued interest as of the Petition Date:
 
September 30,
(Dollars in millions)
2019
5.125% Senior Notes due 2020
$
365

5.875% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2021
1,265

7.75% Senior Notes due 2021
750

4.50% Senior Notes due 2022
646

8.25% Senior Notes due 2023
750

9.875% Senior Notes due 2024
790

9.875% Senior Notes due 2025
600

6.50% Senior Notes due 2036
453

6.80% Senior Notes due 2037
259

7.00% Senior Notes due 2038
461

9.875% Senior Notes due 2039
250

6.75% Senior Notes due 2040
463

5.95% Senior Notes due 2042
375

Accrued Interest on Senior Notes and Exchangeable Senior Notes
207

Liabilities Subject to Compromise
$
7,634



The principal balance on our Senior Notes and Exchangeable Senior Notes have been reclassified from “Long-term Debt” to “Liabilities Subject to Compromise” as of September 30, 2019. See also “Note 11 – Short-term Borrowings and Other Debt Obligations” for further details. Accrued interest on our Senior Notes and Exchangeable Senior Notes was also reclassified from “Other Current Liabilities” to “Liabilities Subject to Compromise” as of September 30, 2019.

The contractual interest expense on our Senior Notes and Exchangeable Senior Notes is in excess of recorded interest expense on these notes by $133 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. This excess contractual interest is not included as interest expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, because the Company has discontinued accruing interest on the Senior Notes and Exchangeable Senior Notes subsequent to the Petition Date in accordance with ASC 852. We have not made any interest payments on our Senior Notes and Exchangeable Senior Notes since the commencement of the Cases.

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Following are the consolidated financial statements of the entities included in the Cases:

WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC DEBTOR ENTITIES (DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Revenues
$

Operating Expenses
(39
)
 
 
Operating Loss
(39
)
 
 
Other Expense:
 
Reorganization Items
(303
)
Interest Expense, Net
(26
)
Intercompany Charges for Interest and Dividends
(32
)
Equity in Losses of Subsidiaries
(838
)
Other Expense, Net
(8
)
 
 
Loss Before Income Taxes
(1,246
)
Income Tax Provision

Net Loss
$
(1,246
)



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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC DEBTOR ENTITIES (DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in millions)
September 30, 2019
Assets:
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
153

Restricted Cash
146

Income Tax Receivable
529

Total Current Assets
828

 
 
Investment in Subsidiaries
8,539

Intercompany Receivables, Net
1,217

Other Non-Current Assets
6

Total Assets
$
10,590

 
 
Liabilities:
 
Debtor in Possession Financing
$
1,386

Short-term Borrowings and Current Portion of Long-term Debt
310

Accounts Payables and Other Current Liabilities
64

Total Current Liabilities
1,760

 
 
Intercompany Payables, Net
2,902

Other Non-Current Liabilities
7

Total Liabilities Not Subject to Compromise
4,669

 
 
Liabilities Subject to Compromise
7,634

 
 
Debtor Entities Shareholders’ Deficit
(1,713
)
Debtor Entities Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit
$
10,590


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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC DEBTOR ENTITIES (DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
 
Net Loss
$
(1,246
)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash From Operating Activities:
 
Reorganization Items
134

Charges from Parent of Subsidiary
32

Equity in Losses of Affiliates
838

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
(583
)
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
(825
)
 
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
 
Borrowings from Debtor in Possession Credit Facility, net
1,386

Debtor in Possession Financing Payments and Payments on Backstop Agreement
(110
)
Borrowings (Repayments) of Short-term Debt, Net
(526
)
Other Financing Activities Among Subsidiaries
230

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
980

 
 
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
155

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Period
144

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period
$
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3. New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Changes

Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in February 2016 and the series of related updates that followed (collectively referred to as “Topic 842”), which requires a lessee to recognize a ROU lease asset and lease liability for all qualifying leases with terms longer than twelve months on the balance sheet, including those classified as operating leases under previously existing U.S. GAAP. The ASU also changes the definition of a lease and requires expanded quantitative and qualitative disclosures for both lessees and lessors.

We elected to adopt Topic 842 using the modified retrospective approach. As such, comparative financial information for prior periods has not been restated and continues to be reported under the previous accounting guidance for those periods. We did not elect the hindsight practical expedient. See “Note 10 – Leases” for additional lease information and practical expedients elected.

The impact of Topic 842 on our consolidated balance sheet beginning January 1, 2019 was through the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities for operating leases, while our accounting for finance leases (previously referred to as capital leases) remains substantially unchanged. Amounts recognized at January 1, 2019 for operating leases were as follows:
(Dollars in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2019
Assets and Liabilities:
 
Other Non-Current Assets
$
288

Other Current Liabilities
92

Other Non-Current Liabilities
219



In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, which permits a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. We adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2019 and an election was not made to reclassify the income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to retained earnings.
 
In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, Part I Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, which amends the accounting for certain equity-linked financial instruments and states a down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock. For an equity-linked financial instrument no longer accounted for as a liability at fair value, the amendments require a down round to be treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to ordinary shareholders in basic earnings per share. We adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2019 on a retrospective basis and the adoption did not have a significant impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting Standards Issued Not Yet Adopted

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation — Retirement Benefits — Defined Benefit Plans — General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans, which makes minor changes to the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. The ASU is effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, but early adoption is permitted. The ASU is required to be applied retrospectively. We evaluated the potential impact of this new standard and concluded that its adoption will not have a significant impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
    
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements as part of its disclosure framework project. The ASU is effective beginning with the first quarter of 2020, and early adoption is permitted. The ASU is required to be applied retrospectively, except the new Level 3 disclosure requirements which are applied prospectively. We evaluated the potential impact of this new standard and concluded that the adoption of the ASU will not have a significant impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current U.S. GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to determine credit loss estimates. The guidance requires entities to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The updated guidance applies to (i) loans, accounts receivable, trade receivables, and other financial assets measured at amortized cost, (ii) loan commitments and other off-balance sheet credit exposures, (iii) debt securities and other financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, and (iv) beneficial interests in securitized financial assets. The amended guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We will adopt the new standard, including subsequent amendments, on the effective date of January 1, 2020 and are evaluating the effect, if any, that the guidance will have on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

4.  Accounts Receivable Factoring

From time to time, we participate in factoring arrangements to sell accounts receivable to third-party financial institutions. In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we sold accounts receivable of $199 million and recognized a loss of $1 million on these sales. We received cash proceeds totaling $186 million. In the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we sold accounts receivable of $284 million and recognized a loss of $2 million. We received cash proceeds totaling $278 million. Our factoring transactions in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were recognized as sales, and the proceeds are included as operating cash flows in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Our accounts receivable factoring arrangements are subject to limitations as result of entering into the DIP Credit Agreement and Credit Agreement Forbearance Agreement, where (a) net cash proceeds from U.S. and Canadian entities will pay down the DIP Credit Agreement and (b) net cash proceeds from other countries up to $75 million in a calendar quarter can be retained for the Company (with any excess to prepay the DIP Credit Agreement). This factoring limitation began in the third quarter of 2019.

5.  Inventories, Net

Inventories, net of reserves, by category were as follows:
(Dollars in millions)
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Raw materials, components and supplies
$
144

 
$
131

Work in process
67

 
47

Finished goods
915

 
847

 
$
1,126

 
$
1,025



6.  Business Combinations and Divestitures

Acquisitions

In the first nine months of 2019, we made no acquisitions of businesses.

In the first quarter of 2018, we acquired the remaining 50% equity interest in our Qatari joint venture that we previously accounted for as an equity method investment and consolidated the entity. The joint venture was established in 2008 to provide energy related services required for the drilling and completion of oil and gas wells at onshore and offshore locations within the State of Qatar. The total consideration to purchase the remaining equity interest was $87 million, which is comprised of a cash consideration of $72 million and an estimated contingent consideration of $15 million related to services the Qatari entity will render under new contracts. Of the $72 million in cash consideration, $48 million was paid in accordance with closing terms through the joint venture, with the remaining payment of $24 million to be paid two years from closing, in 2020. As a result of this step acquisition transaction with a change in control, we remeasured our previously held equity investment to fair value and recognized a $12 million gain. The Level 3 fair value of the acquisition was determined using an income approach.

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Divestitures

On April 30, 2019, we completed the sale of our Reservoir Solutions business, also known as our laboratory services business to Oil & Gas Labs, LLC, an affiliate of CSL Capital Management, L.P., for an aggregate purchase price of $206 million in cash, subject to escrow release and customary post-closing working capital adjustments. The business disposition included our laboratory and geological analysis business, including the transfer of substantially all personnel and associated contracts related to the business. We recognized a gain of $117 million and divested a carrying amount of $61 million in net assets previously included in held for sale.

On April 30, 2019, we completed the sale of our surface data logging business to Excellence Logging for $50 million in total consideration, subject to customary post-closing working capital adjustments. The business disposition included our surface data logging equipment, technology and associated contracts related to the business. We recognized an insignificant loss and divested a carrying amount of $34 million in net assets previously included in held for sale.

In the first quarter of 2019, we completed the final closings in a series of closings pursuant to the purchase and sale agreements (“Agreements”) entered into with ADES International Holding Ltd. (“ADES”). We entered into the Agreements in July of 2018 to sell our land drilling rig operations in Algeria, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, as well as two idle land rigs in Iraq, for an aggregate purchase price of $287.5 million. We received gross proceeds of $72 million in the first quarter of 2019. The ADES sale was subject to regulatory approvals, consents and other customary closing conditions, including potential adjustments based on working capital, net cash, loss or destruction of rigs and drilling contract backlog. The $11 million ADES advance of the purchase price held in escrow as of December 31, 2018 was released in the first quarter of 2019 as a credit towards the purchase price. The loss on the sale of land drilling rigs operations recognized in the first quarter of 2019 was $6 million and divested a carrying amount of $66 million in net assets previously included in held for sale. The Agreements divest a majority of our land drilling rig operations.

In the first quarter of 2018, we completed the sale of our continuous sucker rod service business in Canada for a purchase price of $25 million and recognized a gain of $2 million. The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets divested total $23 million and included PP&E, allocated goodwill and inventory. In the third quarter of 2018, we completed the sale of an equity investment in a joint venture for an insignificant gain.

Our divestitures can be subject to deferred closings, escrow release and customary post-closing working capital adjustments and may result in subsequent true-ups that are recorded through the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Held for Sale

During the second quarter of 2019, we reclassified remaining land drilling rigs held for sale assets of $53 million to assets held for use. We continue to pursue options to sell all of our remaining land drilling rigs operations however the time required to close the recent land drilling rigs sales indicate that we may not be able to conclude that a sale is probable to occur in an appropriate timeline. At September 30, 2019, assets qualifying as held for sale were insignificant.

At December 31, 2018, assets qualifying as held for sale totaled $265 million and liabilities held for sale totaled $17 million. These amounts primarily consisted of our surface data logging and laboratory services business held for sale (which was completed as of April 30, 2019) and our remaining land drilling rigs operations held for sale (which the unsold portions were reclassified back to held for use).

7.  Long-Lived Asset Impairments

We recognized no long-lived asset impairments in the third quarter of 2019 and $20 million of long-lived asset impairments for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and $69 million and $161 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, to write-down our assets to the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell for our land drilling rigs. The impairments in 2019 were primarily related to our Western Hemisphere segment in the second quarter of 2019 totaling $13 million and Eastern Hemisphere in the first quarter of 2019 totaling $7 million. The impairments recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, were comprised of $37 million from our Western Hemisphere segment and $124 million from our Eastern Hemisphere segment. During the second quarter of 2019, we reclassified our remaining land drilling rigs assets back into held for use.


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The impairments were due to the sustained downturn in the oil and gas industry that resulted in us having to reassess our disposal groups for our land drilling rigs. The change in our expectations of the market’s recovery, in addition to successive negative operating cash flows in certain disposal asset groups represented an indicator that those assets will no longer be recoverable over their remaining useful lives. The Level 3 fair values of the long-lived assets were determined using a combination of the market and income approach. The market approach considered market sales values for similar assets. The unobservable inputs to the income approach included the assets’ estimated future cash flows and estimates of discount rates commensurate with the assets’ risks.

8.  Goodwill

For the third quarter ended September 30, 2019, our goodwill impairment tests indicated that goodwill for our Latin America, Russia/China, and Asia reporting units were impaired and as a result we incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $399 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, our goodwill impairment tests indicated that goodwill for all our reporting units in the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere were impaired and as a result we incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $730 million. Our cumulative impairment loss for goodwill was $3.4 billion at September 30, 2019. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting segment at September 30, 2019, are presented in the following table.
(Dollars in millions)
Western Hemisphere
 
Eastern Hemisphere
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
494

 
$
219

 
$
713

Impairment
(508
)
 
(222
)
 
(730
)
  Reclassification from held for sale
4

 

 
4

  Foreign currency translation adjustments
10

 
3

 
13

Balance at September 30, 2019
$

 
$

 
$



Goodwill Impairment Assessment Factors

The impairment indicators during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were a result of lower activity levels and lower exploration and production capital spending that resulted in a decline in drilling activity and forecasted growth in all our reporting units. Our lower than expected and forecasted financial results were due to the continued weakness within the energy market and consequently our inability to meet the original timeline of our Transformation Plan savings, defined in “Note 9 – Transformation, Facility Restructuring and Severance Charges”. These circumstances, prompted us to evaluate whether circumstances had changed that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of one or more of our reporting units below their carrying amount as of September 30, 2019.

When conducting this evaluation, we considered macroeconomic and industry conditions, including the outlook for exploration and production spending by our customers and overall financial performance of each of our reporting units. We also considered whether there were any changes in our long-term forecasts, which are impacted by assumptions about the future commodity pricing and supply and demand for our goods and services.

9. Transformation, Facility Restructuring and Severance Charges

Due to the highly competitive nature of our business and the continuing losses we incurred over the last few years, we continue to reduce our overall cost structure and workforce to better align our business with current activity levels. The ongoing transformation plan, which began in 2018 and is expected to extend significantly beyond the originally planned year-end 2019 target (the “Transformation Plan”), includes a workforce reduction, organization restructure, facility consolidations and other cost reduction measures and efficiency initiatives across all of our geographic regions.

The cost reduction plans before the Transformation Plan (“Prior Plans”) included a workforce reduction and other cost reduction measures initiated across our geographic regions due to the ongoing low levels of exploration and production spending. The Prior Plans were initiated to reduce our overall cost structure and workforce to better align with activity levels in the exploration and production markets.

In connection with the Transformation Plan, we recognized restructuring and transformation charges of $53 million and $93 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2019, respectively, which include severance charges of $7 million and $10

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million, respectively, other restructuring charges of $40 million and $69 million, respectively, and restructuring related asset charges of $6 million and $14 million, respectively. Other restructuring charges in both periods included contract termination costs, relocation and other associated costs.

In the third quarter and first nine months of 2018 we recognized restructuring charges of $27 million and $90 million, respectively, which included severance charges of $6 million and $46 million, respectively and other restructuring charges of $21 million and $44 million, respectively.

The following tables present the components of restructuring charges by segment for the third quarter and first nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
 
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
Severance
Other
Severance and
Transformation Plan
Charges
Charges
Other Charges
Western Hemisphere
$
4

$
17

$
21

Eastern Hemisphere
2

2

4

Corporate
1

27

28

  Total
$
7

$
46

$
53


 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
 
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
Severance
Other
Severance and
Transformation Plan
Charges
Charges
Other Charges
Western Hemisphere
$
2

$
2

$
4

Eastern Hemisphere
2

3

5

Corporate
2

16

18

  Total
$
6

$
21

$
27



 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
 
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
Severance
Other
Severance and
Transformation Plan
Charges
Charges
Other Charges
Western Hemisphere
$
6

$
30

$
36

Eastern Hemisphere
3

8

11

Corporate
1

45

46

  Total
$10
$
83

$
93



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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
 
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
Severance
Other
Severance and
Transformation Plan
Charges
Charges
Other Charges
Western Hemisphere
$
17

$
4

$
21

Eastern Hemisphere
20

12

32

Corporate
9

28

37

  Total
$
46

$
44

$
90


The severance and other restructuring charges gave rise to certain liabilities, the components of which are summarized below, and largely relate to liabilities accrued as part of the Prior Plans that will be paid pursuant to the respective arrangements and statutory requirements.
 
At September 30, 2019
 
Transformation Plan
 
Prior Plans
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance
 
Severance
Other
 
Severance
Other
and Other
(Dollars in millions)
Liability
Liability
 
Liability
Liability
Liability
Western Hemisphere
$
3

$
4

 
$

$
2

$
9

Eastern Hemisphere
4

4

 

1

9

Corporate
5


 
1


6

  Total
$
12

$
8

 
$
1

$
3

$
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The following table presents the restructuring liability activity for the first nine months of 2019. In the first quarter of 2019, we reclassified $12 million of restructuring cease-use liability to the initial ROU asset in accordance with the adoption of Topic 842.
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Accrued Balance at December 31, 2018
 
Charges
 
Cash Payments
 
Other 
 
Accrued Balance at September 30, 2019
Transformation Plan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance liability
$
18

 
$
10

 
$
(16
)
 
$

 
$
12

Other liability
16

 
69

 
(77
)
 

 
8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance liability
6

 

 
(5
)
 

 
1

Other liability
19

 

 
(2
)
 
(14
)
 
3

Total severance and other liability
$
59

 
$
79

 
$
(100
)
 
$
(14
)
 
$
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10. Leases

We lease certain facilities, land, vehicles, and equipment. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet (including short-term sale leaseback transactions); we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Beginning January 1, 2019, operating ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. Operating leases in effect prior to January 1, 2019 were recognized at the present value of the remaining payments on the remaining lease term as of January 1, 2019. We determine if an arrangement is classified as a lease at inception of the arrangement. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate of return, we use our incremental borrowing rate, together with the lease term information available at commencement date of the lease, in determining the present value of lease payments, which is updated on a quarterly basis. For adoption of Topic 842 we used the December 31, 2018 incremental borrowing rate, for operating leases that commenced prior to December 31, 2018. We have data center lease agreements with lease and non-lease components which are accounted for separately, while for the remainder of our agreements we have elected the practical expedient to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. For certain equipment leases, such as copiers and vehicles, we account for the leases under a portfolio method. Operating lease payments include related options to extend or terminate lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised.

The unmanned equipment that we lease to customers as operating leases consists primarily of drilling rental tools and artificial lift pumping equipment. These equipment rental revenues are generally provided based on call-out work orders that include fixed per unit prices and are derived from short-term contracts. See “Note 18 – Revenues” for additional details on our equipment rental revenues.

Finance leases are recorded net of $48 million in accumulated amortization as of September 30, 2019.
(Dollars in millions)
Classification
 
September 30, 2019
Balance Sheet Components:
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
Operating
Other Non-Current Assets
 
$
262

Finance
Property Plant and Equipment, Net
 
54

Total leased assets
 
 
$
316

 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Current
 
 
 
  Operating
Other Current Liabilities
 
$
90

  Finance
Short-term Borrowings and Current Portion of Long-term Debt
 
9

 
 
 
 
Non-Current
 
 
 
  Operating
Other Non-Current Liabilities
 
195

  Finance
Long-term Debt
 
59

Total lease liabilities
 
 
$
353




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(Dollars in millions)
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Lease Expense Components:
 
 
 
Operating lease expense
 
$
29

$
88

Short-term and variable lease expense
 
26

74

Finance lease expense: Amortization of ROU assets and interest on lease liabilities
 
3

9

Sublease income
 
(2
)
(5
)
Total lease expense
 
$
56

$
166



 
 
Operating
Finance
(Dollars in millions)
 
Leases
Leases
Maturity of Lease Liabilities as of September 30, 2019:
 
 
 
2019
 
$
47

$
3

2020
 
94

13

2021
 
74

11

2022
 
49

11

2023
 
27

11

After 2023
 
166

34

Total Lease Payments
 
457

83

Less: Interest
 
172

15

Present Value of Lease Liabilities
 
$
285

$
68



(Dollars in millions except years and percentages)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Other Supplemental Information:
 
 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
 
 
  Operating cash outflows from operating leases
 
$
88

  Operating cash outflows from finance leases
 
$
3

  Financing cash outflows from finance leases
 
$
6

 
 
 
ROU assets obtained in exchange of new operating lease liabilities
 
$
45

ROU assets obtained in exchange of new finance lease liabilities
 
$
3

Loss on sale leaseback transactions (short-term) (a)
 
$
34

 
 
 
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
 
 
  Operating leases
 
6.9

  Finance leases
 
7.3

 
 
 
Weighted-average discount rate (percentages)
 
 
  Operating leases
 
13.5
%
  Finance leases
 
5.7
%
(a) Included in “Asset Write-Downs and Other” of our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and “Other Net Income Adjustments” of our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.


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11.  Short-Term Borrowings and Other Debt Obligations
(Dollars in millions)
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Debtor in Possession Term Loan
$
986

 
$

Debtor in Possession Revolving Credit Facility
400

 

364-Day Credit Agreement

 
317

A&R Credit Agreement
305

 

Other Short-term Loans
5

 
9

Current Portion of Long-term Debt (included current portion of Term Loan Agreement)
10

 
57

Debtor in Possession Financing, Short-term Borrowings and Current Portion of Long-term Debt
$
1,706

 
$
383



DIP Credit Agreement, Revolving Credit Agreements and Term Loan Agreement

The DIP Credit Agreement is comprised of the DIP Term Loan and the DIP Revolving Credit Facility. On July 3, 2019, the Debtors borrowed approximately $1.4 billion under the DIP Credit Agreement and the proceeds of the borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement were used to repay certain prepetition indebtedness, cash collateralized certain obligations with respect to letters of credit and similar instruments and financed the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Debtors and certain of their subsidiaries. On July 3, 2019, the Company repaid all outstanding amounts due under the secured Term Loan Agreement and 364-Day Credit Agreement totaling approximately $616 million with borrowings from our DIP Credit Agreement, leaving only the A&R Credit Agreement with total borrowings of $305 million outstanding at September 30, 2019 to be repaid in full upon emergence from Bankruptcy on the Plan effective date under the terms of the RSA. In addition, we cash collateralized approximately $271 million of letters of credit and similar instruments with borrowings from the DIP Credit Agreement. See “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” for additional details regarding interest rates and terms of the DIP Credit Agreement.

The Term Loan Agreement required a quarterly payment of $12.5 million plus interest that became due on June 30, 2019. On July 1, 2019, the Debtors and the Term Loan Lenders entered into a Term Loan Forbearance Agreement where the lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies available to them, including the right to accelerate any indebtedness, for a specified period of time. As mentioned above, on July 3, 2019, the Company repaid in full its outstanding indebtedness under the Term Loan.

Loans under the A&R Credit Agreement were subject to varying interest rates based on whether the loan is a Eurodollar or alternate base rate loan. We also incurred a quarterly facility fee on the amount of the A&R Credit Agreement. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the interest rate for the A&R Credit Agreement was LIBOR plus default interest of 2.0% in addition to a margin rate of 3.55% for extending lenders and a margin rate of 2.80% for non-extending lenders. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the interest rate for alternate base rate borrowings under the A&R Credit Agreement, was alternate base rate plus default interest of 2.0% in addition to a margin rate of 2.55% for extending lenders and a margin rate of 1.80% for non-extending lenders. Prior to the repayment of the borrowings of the Term Loan and 364-Day Credit Agreement on July 3, 2019, the interest rate for borrowings under our Term Loan Agreement and 364-Day Credit Agreement were LIBOR plus a margin rate of 2.30% and LIBOR plus a margin rate of 3.05%, respectively.

Our A&R Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including in the event of our failure to comply with our financial covenants. We must also maintain a leverage ratio of no greater than 2.5 to 1, a leverage and letters of credit ratio of no greater than 3.5 to 1, an asset coverage ratio of at least 4.0 to 1 and a current asset coverage ratio of at least 2.1 to 1, in each case with the terms and definitions for the ratios as provided in the A&R Credit Agreement. The filing of the Cases on July 1, 2019, constituted an event of default that accelerated the Company’s obligations under our credit agreements previously mentioned in “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”, however forbearance agreements were obtained for each agreement and efforts to enforce payments under these credit agreements were automatically stayed as a result of the Cases. See “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” for additional details regarding how the Plan and Transaction will impact the A&R Credit Agreement.


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Senior Notes and Tender Offers

The Debtors’ 7.75% Senior Notes due 2021, 8.25% Senior Notes due 2023 and 6.80% Senior Notes due 2037 (together, the “Certain Senior Notes”) provide for an aggregate $69 million interest payment that became due on June 15, 2019. The applicable indenture governing the Certain Senior Notes provides a 30-day grace period that extended the latest date for making this interest payment to July 16, 2019, before an event of default will occur under the applicable indenture. The Debtors elected to not make this interest payment on the due date and to utilize the 30-day grace period provided by the indentures. As of June 30, 2019, there was no event of default. As a result of filing the Cases on July 1, 2019, an event of default occurred under each indenture governing the unsecured notes, which automatically accelerated maturity of the principal, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, on such series of unsecured notes and certain other obligations of the Debtors. Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the unsecured notes or other accelerated obligations of the Debtors are automatically stayed as a result of the Cases, and the creditors’ rights of enforcement in respect of the unsecured notes and other accelerated obligations of the Debtors are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. The interest and principal on this indebtedness remains unpaid as of this report date. At September 30, 2019, these instruments are now classified as “Liabilities Subject to Compromise” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, see “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” for additional details.

In February 2018, we issued $600 million in aggregate principal amount of our 9.875% senior notes due 2025. At September 30, 2019, these instruments are now classified as liabilities subject to compromise. We used part of the proceeds from our debt offering to repay in full our 6.00% senior notes due March 2018 and to fund a concurrent tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of our 9.625% senior notes due 2019. We settled the tender offer in cash for the amount of $475 million, retiring an aggregate face value of $425 million and accrued interest of $20 million. In April 2018, we repaid the remaining principal outstanding on an early redemption of the notes. We recognized a cumulative loss of $34 million on these transactions in “Bond Tender and Call Premium” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Other Short-term Arrangements and Debt Activity

We have short-term borrowings with various domestic and international institutions pursuant to uncommitted credit facilities. At September 30, 2019, we have $275 million of letters of credit under various uncommitted facilities to include those cash collateralized with borrowings from the DIP Credit Agreement and $104 million of letters of credit under the A&R Credit Agreement. At September 30, 2019, we have $371 million related to letters of credit included as “Restricted Cashin the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Fair Value of Short and Long-term Borrowings

The carrying value of our short-term borrowings approximates their fair value due to their short maturities. These short-term borrowings are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value of our long-term debt fluctuates with changes in applicable interest rates among other factors including the events occurring after releasing our first quarter and second quarter 2019 Form 10-Q (see “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” for additional details). Fair value is less than the carrying value since the market interest rate is greater than the interest rate at which the debt was originally issued. At September 30, 2019, these instruments are now classified as liabilities subject to compromise and will be impaired by the Plan. The fair value of our long-term debt is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy and is established based on observable inputs in less active markets. The discussion on fair value is continued at “Note 12 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Assets and Other Assets.” The fair value and carrying value of our senior notes were as follows: 
(Dollars in millions)
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Fair Value
$
2,617

 
$
4,455

Carrying Value
7,427

 
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12.  Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Assets and Other Assets
 
Financial Instruments and Other Assets Measured and Recognized at Fair Value

We estimate fair value at a price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal market for the asset or liability. Our valuation techniques require inputs that we categorize using a three level hierarchy, from highest to lowest level of observable inputs. Level 1 inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices or other market data for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based upon our own judgment and assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. Classification of a financial asset or liability within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Other than the derivative instruments discussed in “Note 13 – Derivative Instruments,” we had no other material assets or liabilities measured and recognized at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

Our other financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, held-to-maturity investments, short-term borrowings and long-term debt. The carrying value of our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and short-term borrowings approximates their fair value due to their short maturities. These short-term borrowings are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of our short-term and long-term borrowings are discussed in “Note 11 – Short-term Borrowings and Other Debt Obligations.”

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we have $50 million of held-to-maturity Angolan government bonds maturing in 2020. The carrying value of $50 million in both periods approximate their fair value as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. We assess whether an other-than-temporary impairment loss on the investment has occurred due to a decline in fair value or other market conditions. If the fair value of the security is below amortized cost and it is more likely than not that we will not be able to recover its amortized cost basis before its stated maturity, we will record an other-than-temporary impairment charge in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements - Impairments

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, our goodwill impairment tests indicated that our goodwill was impaired and as a result all of our reporting units were written down to their estimated fair value. The Level 3 fair values of our reporting units were determined using a combination of the income and market approach. The unobservable inputs to the income approach included each reporting unit’s estimated future cash flows and estimates of discount rates commensurate with the reporting unit’s risks. The market approach considered market multiples of comparable publicly traded companies to estimate fair value as a multiple of each reporting unit’s actual and forecasted earnings. See further discussion at “Note 8 – Goodwill.”

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized long-lived asset impairments to write-down our assets to the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell for our land drilling rigs. The change in our expectations of the market’s recovery, in addition to successive negative operating cash flows in certain disposal asset groups represented an indicator that those assets will no longer be recoverable over their remaining useful lives. The Level 3 fair values of the long-lived assets were determined using a combination of the market and income approach. See further discussion at “Note 7 - Long-Lived Asset Impairments.”


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13.  Derivative Instruments

From time to time, we may enter into derivative financial instrument transactions to manage or reduce our market risk. We manage our debt portfolio to achieve an overall desired position of fixed and floating rates, and we may employ interest rate swaps as a tool to achieve that goal. We enter into foreign currency forward contracts and cross-currency swap contracts to economically hedge our exposure to fluctuations in various foreign currencies. The major risks from interest rate derivatives include changes in the interest rates affecting the fair value of such instruments, potential increases in interest expense due to market increases in floating interest rates, changes in foreign exchange rates and the creditworthiness of the counterparties in such transactions.

We monitor the creditworthiness of our counterparties, which are multinational commercial banks. The fair values of all our outstanding derivative instruments are determined using a model with Level 2 inputs including quoted market prices for contracts with similar terms and maturity dates.

Warrant

During the fourth quarter of 2016, in conjunction with the issuance of 84.5 million ordinary shares, we issued a warrant that gave the holder the option to acquire an additional 84.5 million ordinary shares. The exercise price on the warrant was $6.43 per share and was exercisable prior to May 21, 2019, when the option period lapsed and the warrants expired unexercised with a fair value of zero. The warrant was carried at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and changes in the fair value were reported through earnings. The warrant participated in dividends and other distributions as if the shares subject to the warrants were outstanding. In addition, the warrant permitted early redemption due to a change in control.

The warrant fair value was considered a Level 2 valuation and was estimated using the Black Scholes valuation model. Inputs to the model included Weatherford’s share price, volatility of our share price, and the risk-free interest rate. The fair value of the warrant was zero at September 30, 2019 and nil at December 31, 2018. We recognized an insignificant amount of unrealized gain in May 2019 related to the warrant expiration. We recognized unrealized gains of $11 million and $67 million for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, with changes in fair value of the warrants recorded each period in “Warrant Fair Value Adjustment” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had an estimated net current liability for the fair value of our outstanding foreign currency forward contracts of $2 million and $4 million, respectively, with notional amounts aggregating to $391 million and $435 million, respectively. These foreign currency forward contracts are not designated as hedges under ASU 2014-03, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and their notional amounts do not generally represent amounts exchanged by the parties and thus are not a measure of the cash requirements related to these contracts or of any possible loss exposure. The amounts actually exchanged at maturity are calculated by reference to the notional amounts and by other terms of the derivative contracts, such as exchange rates.

The changes in fair value of the contracts are recorded each period in “Other Expense, Net” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we had a loss on the foreign currency forward contracts of $6 million and $5 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we had a loss on the foreign currency forward contracts of $3 million and $5 million, respectively.

Other Derivative Instruments

We may use interest rate swaps to help mitigate our exposures related to changes in the fair values of fixed-rate debt and to mitigate our exposure to variability in forecasted cash flows due to changes in interest rates. As of September 30, 2019, we did not have any fair value or cash flow hedges designated under ASU 2014-03. In 2008, we entered into interest rate derivative instruments to hedge projected exposures to interest rates in anticipation of a debt offering. These hedges were terminated at the time of the issuance of the debt and the associated loss was amortized from “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss” to interest expense over the remaining term of the debt. As of September 30, 2019, we expensed the remaining unamortized interest rate derivative loss in “Reorganization Items” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations after the underlying unsecured senior notes were classified as “Liabilities Subject to Compromise” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. See “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” for additional information.


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14. Disputes, Litigation and Contingencies

Shareholder Litigation
 
In 2010, three shareholder derivative actions were filed, purportedly on behalf of the Company, asserting breach of duty and other claims against certain then current and former officers and directors of the Company related to the United Nations oil-for-food program governing sales of goods into Iraq, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and trade sanctions related to the U.S. government investigations disclosed in our SEC filings since 2007. Those shareholder derivative cases were filed in Harris County, Texas state court and consolidated under the caption Neff v. Brady, et al., No. 2010040764 (collectively referred to as the “Neff Case”). Other shareholder demand letters covering the same subject matter were received by the Company in early 2014, and a fourth shareholder derivative action was filed, purportedly on behalf of the Company, also asserting breach of duty and other claims against certain then current and former officers and directors of the Company related to the same subject matter as the Neff Case. That case, captioned Erste-Sparinvest KAG v. Duroc-Danner, et al., No. 201420933 (Harris County, Texas) was consolidated into the Neff Case in September 2014. A motion to dismiss was granted May 15, 2015, and an appeal was filed on June 15, 2015. Following briefing and oral argument, on June 29, 2017, the Texas Court of Appeals denied in part and granted in part the shareholders’ appeal. The Court ruled that the shareholders lacked standing to bring claims that arose prior to the Company’s redomestication to Switzerland in 2009 and upheld the dismissal of those claims. The Court reversed as premature the trial court’s dismissal of claims arising after the redomestication and remanded to the trial court for further proceedings. On February 1, 2018, the individual defendants and nominal defendant Weatherford filed a motion for summary judgment on the remaining claims in the case. On February 13, 2018, the trial court dismissed with prejudice certain directors for lack of jurisdiction. The plaintiffs have appealed the jurisdictional ruling and the parties have jointly moved for a stay of the case during the pendency of the appeal and the appeal is now stayed during the pendency of the Cases. We cannot reliably predict the outcome of the remaining claims, including the amount of any possible loss.

Rapid Completions and Packers Plus Litigation

Several subsidiaries of the Company are defendants in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Rapid Completions LLC (“RC”) in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on July 31, 2015. RC claims that we and other defendants are liable for infringement of seven U.S. patents related to specific downhole completion equipment and the methods of using such equipment. These patents have been assigned to Packers Plus Energy Services, Inc., a Canadian corporation (“Packers Plus”), and purportedly exclusively licensed to RC. RC is seeking a permanent injunction against further alleged infringement, unspecified damages for infringement, supplemental and enhanced damages, and additional relief such as attorneys’ fees. The Company has filed a counterclaim against Packers Plus, seeking declarations of non-infringement, invalidity, and unenforceability of the four patents that remain asserted against the Company on the grounds of inequitable conduct. The Company is seeking attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in the lawsuit. The litigation was stayed, pending resolution of inter partes reviews (“IPR”) of each of the four patents before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). On February 22, 2018, the PTAB issued IPR decisions finding that all of the claims of the ‘505, ‘634, and ‘774 patents that were challenged by the Company in the IPRs are invalid. On October 16, 2018, the PTAB issued an IPR decision finding that all of the claims of the ‘501 patent are invalid. RC appealed the decisions of the PTAB. On June 3, 2019, the Federal Circuit heard RC’s oral arguments on the appeal related to the ‘505, ‘634, and ‘774 patents and affirmed on June 6, 2019 the PTAB’s decision that the patents are invalid. We are awaiting the oral argument on RC’s appeal of the of the PTAB’s decision on the ‘501 patent.

On October 14, 2015, Packers Plus and RC filed suit in Federal Court in Toronto, Canada against the Company and certain subsidiaries alleging infringement of a related Canadian patent and seeking unspecified damages and an accounting of the Company’s profits. Trial on the validity of the Canadian patent was completed in March 2017. On November 3, 2017, the Federal Court issued its decision, wherein it concluded that the defendants proved that the patent-in-suit was invalid and dismissed Packers Plus and RC’s claims of infringement. On January 5, 2018, Packers Plus and RC filed their Notice of Appeal. The Company filed its responsive brief in June 2018. The hearing of the appeal took place on February 6, 2019, and on April 24, 2019, the appeal was dismissed in favor of Weatherford. Packers Plus and RC have filed an Application for Leave to the Supreme Court of Canada requesting that the Supreme Court hear their appeal from the appellate court’s decision. The Company responded to the application, and the parties are awaiting a decision by the Supreme Court as to whether the appeal will be heard.

At this time, we believe it is unlikely that we will incur a loss related to these patent infringement matters, and therefore we have not accrued any loss provisions related to these matters. If one or more negative outcomes were to occur in any case, the impact to our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows could be material.

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GAMCO Shareholder Litigation

On September 6, 2019, GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. (“GAMCO”), purportedly on behalf of itself and other, similarly situated shareholders, filed a lawsuit asserting violations of the federal securities laws against certain then current and former officers and directors of the Company. GAMCO alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 based on allegations that the Company and certain of its officers made false and/or misleading statements, and alleged non-disclosure of material facts, regarding the Company’s business, operations, prospects and performance. GAMCO seeks damages on behalf of purchasers of the Company’s ordinary shares from October 26, 2016 through May 10, 2019. GAMCO’s lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, and it is captioned GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. v. McCollum, et al., Case No. 4:19-cv-03363. We cannot reliably predict the outcome of GAMCO’s claims, including the amount of any possible loss.

Other Disputes and Litigation

In addition, we have certain claims, disputes and pending litigation for which we do not believe a negative outcome is probable or for which we can only estimate a range of liability. It is possible, however, that an unexpected judgment could be rendered against us, or we could decide to resolve a case or cases, that would result in liability that could be uninsured and beyond the amounts we currently have reserved and in some cases those losses could be material. If one or more negative outcomes were to occur relative to these matters, the aggregate impact to our financial condition could be material.

Accrued litigation and settlements recorded in “Other Current Liabilities” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $38 million and $29 million, respectively.

Other Contingencies

We have minimum purchase commitments related to a supply contract and maintain a liability at September 30, 2019 for expected penalties to be paid of $24 million in “Other Current Liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our minimum obligation for these commitments at December 31, 2018 was $46 million, of which $22 million was recorded in “Other Current Liabilities” and $24 million was recorded in “Other Non-Current Liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


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15.  Shareholders’ (Deficiency) Equity

The following summarizes our shareholders’ equity activity for the first three quarters of 2019 and 2018:
(Dollars in millions)
Par Value of Issued Shares
 
Capital in Excess of Par Value
 
Retained Deficit
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Non-controlling Interests
 
Total Shareholders’ Deficiency
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
1

 
$
6,711

 
$
(8,671
)
 
$
(1,746
)
 
$
39

 
$
(3,666
)
Net Income (Loss)

 

 
(481
)
 

 
4

 
(477
)
Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 
33

 

 
33

Dividends Paid to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

 

 
(5
)
 
(5
)
Equity Awards Granted, Vested and Exercised

 
8

 

 

 

 
8

Other

 

 

 

 
1

 
1

Balance at March 31, 2019
1

 
6,719

 
(9,152
)
 
(1,713
)
 
39

 
(4,106
)
Net Income (Loss)

 

 
(316
)
 

 
4

 
(312
)
Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 
30

 

 
30

Dividends Paid to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

 

 
(6
)
 
(6
)
Equity Awards Granted, Vested and Exercised

 
5

 

 

 

 
5

Balance at June 30, 2019
1

 
6,724

 
(9,468
)
 
(1,683
)
 
37

 
(4,389
)
Net Income (Loss)

 

 
(821
)
 

 
6

 
(815
)
Other Comprehensive Loss

 

 

 
(20
)
 

 
(20
)
Dividends Paid to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

 

 
(5
)
 
(5
)
Equity Awards Granted, Vested and Exercised

 
5

 

 

 

 
5

Balance at September 30, 2019
$
1

 
$
6,729

 
$
(10,289
)
 
$
(1,703
)
 
$
38

 
$
(5,224
)


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(Dollars in millions)
Par Value of Issued Shares
 
Capital in Excess of Par Value
 
Retained Deficit
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Non-controlling Interests
 
Total Shareholders’ Deficiency
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
1

 
$
6,655

 
$
(5,763
)
 
$
(1,519
)
 
$
55

 
$
(571
)
Net Income (Loss)

 

 
(245
)
 

 
3

 
(242
)
Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 
5

 

 
5

Dividends Paid to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

 

 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Equity Awards Granted, Vested and Exercised

 
17

 

 

 

 
17

Adoption of Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory and Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

 
(97
)
 

 

 
(97
)
Other

 
4

 

 

 
(10
)
 
(6
)
Balance at March 31, 2018
1

 
6,676

 
(6,105
)
 
(1,514
)
 
44

 
(898
)
Net Income (Loss)

 

 
(264
)
 

 
5

 
(259
)
Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 
(165
)
 

 
(165
)
Dividends Paid to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

 

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Equity Awards Granted, Vested and Exercised

 
12

 

 

 

 
12

Balance at June 30, 2018
1

 
6,688

 
(6,369
)
 
(1,679
)
 
47

 
(1,312
)
Net Income (Loss)

 

 
(199
)
 

 
5

 
(194
)
Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 
(9
)
 

 
(9
)
Dividends Paid to Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

 

 
(7
)
 
(7
)
Equity Awards Granted, Vested and Exercised

 
14

 

 

 

 
14

Balance at September 30, 2018
$
1

 
$
6,702

 
$
(6,568
)
 
$
(1,688
)
 
$
45

 
$
(1,508
)




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The following table presents the changes in our accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the third quarter of 2019 and 2018:
(Dollars in millions)
Currency Translation Adjustment
 
Defined Benefit Pension
 
Deferred Loss on Derivatives
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
(1,724
)
 
$
(14
)
 
$
(8
)
 
$
(1,746
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Comprehensive Income before Reclassifications
$
35

 
$

 
$

 
$
35

Reclassifications
$

 
$

 
$
8

 
$
8

Net activity
$
35

 
$

 
$
8

 
$
43

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2019
$
(1,689
)
 
$
(14
)
 
$

 
$
(1,703
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
(1,484
)
 
$
(26
)
 
$
(9
)
 
$
(1,519
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Comprehensive Income before Reclassifications
(170
)
 

 

 
(170
)
Reclassifications

 
1

 

 
1

Net activity
(170
)
 
1

 

 
(169
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2018
$
(1,654
)
 
$
(25
)
 
$
(9
)
 
$
(1,688
)


16. Share-Based Compensation

We recognized the following employee share-based compensation expense during the third quarter and first nine months of 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Share-based compensation
$
5

 
$
11

 
$
19

 
$
38

Related tax benefit

 

 

 


During the first nine months of 2019, we granted 76 thousand restricted share units at a weighted average grant date fair value of $0.90 per share. As of September 30, 2019, there was $16 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to our unvested restricted share grants and $5 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to our performance share units. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of less than two years or until our emergence from bankruptcy, whichever is earlier.

Beginning in March 2019, we temporarily discontinued the use of equity awards as long-term incentive compensation.


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17.  Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share for all periods presented equals net income (loss) divided by the weighted average number of our shares outstanding during the period including participating securities. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of our shares outstanding during the period including participating securities and potentially dilutive shares. The following table presents our basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Shares in millions)
2019
 
2018
2019
 
2018
Basic and Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
1,004

 
998

1,004

 
996



Our basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the periods presented are equivalent due to the net loss attributable to shareholders. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2019 and 2018 exclude potential shares for stock options, restricted shares, performance units, exchangeable notes, warrant outstanding and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as we have net losses for those periods and their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. The following table discloses the number of anti-dilutive shares excluded for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Shares in millions)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Anti-dilutive potential shares due to net loss
163

 
251

 
208

 
251


Upon emergence from bankruptcy, our existing ordinary shares will be cancelled and exchanged for 1% of the New Common Stock and four-year warrants to purchase 10% of the New Common Stock in accordance with the RSA, both subject to dilution on account of the equity issued pursuant to the management incentive plan. See “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” for additional details.

18. Revenues

Revenue by Product Line and Geographic Region

The following tables disaggregate our product and service revenues from contracts with customers by major product line and geographic region for the third quarter and the first nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
(Dollars in millions)
Western Hemisphere
 
Eastern Hemisphere
 
Total Revenues Excluding Rental Revenues
Product Lines:
 
 
 
 
 
  Production
$
295

 
$
90

 
$
385

  Completions
117

 
168

 
285

  Drilling and Evaluation
114

 
197

 
311

  Well Construction
108

 
161

 
269

Total
$
634

 
$
616

 
$
1,250



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Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
(Dollars in millions)
Western Hemisphere
 
Eastern Hemisphere
 
Total Revenues Excluding Rental Revenues
Product Lines:
 
 
 
 
 
  Production
$
293

 
$
89

 
$
382

  Completions
154

 
149

 
303

  Drilling and Evaluation
152

 
201

 
353

  Well Construction
106

 
225

 
331

Total
$
705

 
$
664

 
$
1,369


 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(Dollars in millions)
Western Hemisphere
 
Eastern Hemisphere
 
Total Revenues Excluding Rental Revenues
Product Lines:
 
 
 
 
 
  Production
$
898

 
$
251

 
$
1,149

  Completions
378

 
515

 
893

  Drilling and Evaluation
382

 
554

 
936

  Well Construction
304

 
461

 
765

Total
$
1,962

 
$
1,781

 
$
3,743



 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(Dollars in millions)
Western Hemisphere
 
Eastern Hemisphere
 
Total Revenues Excluding Rental Revenues
Product Lines:
 
 
 
 
 
  Production
$
887

 
$
270

 
$
1,157

  Completions
459

 
440

 
899

  Drilling and Evaluation
449

 
575

 
1,024

  Well Construction
294

 
671

 
965

Total
$
2,089

 
$
1,956

 
$
4,045




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Three months ended
Nine months ended
 
September 30,
September 30,
(Dollars in millions)
2019
2018
2019
2018
Geographic Areas:
 
 
 
 
  United States
$
285

$
359

$
938

$
1,050

  Latin America
293

258

835

754

  Canada
56

88

189

285

  Western Hemisphere
634

705

1,962

2,089

 
 
 
 
 
  Middle East & North Africa
286

355

864

1,074

  Europe/Sub-Sahara Africa/Russia
252

230

683

671

  Asia
78

79

234

211

  Eastern Hemisphere
616

664

1,781

1,956

 
 
 
 
 
Total Product and Service Revenue before Rental Revenues
1,250

1,369

3,743

4,045

  Equipment Rental Revenues
64

75

226

270

Total Revenues
$
1,314

$
1,444

$
3,969

$
4,315



The unmanned equipment that we lease to customers as operating leases consist primarily of drilling rental tools and artificial lift pumping equipment. These equipment rental revenues are generally provided based on call-out work orders that include fixed per unit prices and are derived from short-term contracts.

Contract Balances

The following table provides information about receivables for product and services included in “Accounts Receivable, Net” at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
(Dollars in millions)
September 30, 2019
December 31, 2018
Receivables for Product and Services in Accounts Receivable, Net
$
1,195

$
1,051



Changes in the contract assets and liabilities balances during the period are as follows:
(Dollars in millions)
Contract Assets
Contract Liabilities
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
4

$
64

Revenue recognized that was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the period

(50
)
Increase due to consideration received, net of amount recognized as revenue during the period

31

Increase due to revenue recognized during the period but contingent on future performance
8


Transferred to receivables from contract assets recognized at the beginning of the period
(8
)

Adjustments due to changes in estimates or contract modifications

9

Balance at September 30, 2019
$
4

$
54




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In the following table, estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are either unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied as of September 30, 2019 primarily relate to subsea services and an artificial lift contract.
(Dollars in millions)
2019

2020

2021

2022

Thereafter

Total

Service Revenue
$
17

$
42

$
18

$
18

$
18

$
113



19. Income Taxes

We have determined that because small changes in estimated ordinary annual income would result in significant changes in the estimated annual effective tax rate, the use of a discrete effective tax rate is appropriate for determining the quarterly provision for income taxes. The discrete method treats the year-to-date period as if it was the annual period and determines the income tax expense or benefit on that basis. We will continue to use this method each quarter until the annual effective tax rate method is deemed appropriate. For the third quarter and the first nine months of 2019, we had a tax expense of $31 million and $76 million, respectively, on a loss before income taxes of $784 million and $1.5 billion, respectively, compared to the third quarter and the first nine months of 2018 tax expense of $22 million and $80 million, respectively on a loss before income taxes of $172 million and $615 million, respectively. The sum of goodwill impairment, prepetition charges (prior to Petition Date), reorganization items (after Petition Date), asset write-downs and other, transformation, facility restructuring and severance charges, and the net gain on sale of businesses resulted in no significant tax benefit for the third quarter of 2019 and no significant tax benefit in the first nine months of 2019, respectively. The tax expense for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2019 and 2018 also includes withholding taxes, minimum taxes and deemed profit taxes that do not directly correlate to ordinary income or loss.

We are routinely under tax examination in various jurisdictions. We cannot predict the timing or outcome regarding resolution of these tax examinations or if they will have a material impact on our financial statements. We continue to anticipate a possible reduction in the balance of uncertain tax positions of approximately $12 million in the next twelve months due to expiration of statutes of limitations, settlements and/or conclusions of tax examinations.

20. Segment Information
 
Financial information by segment is summarized below. Revenues are attributable to countries based on the ultimate destination of the sale of products or performance of services. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies as presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
(Dollars in millions)
Revenues
 
Income (Loss)
from
Operations
 
Depreciation
and
Amortization
Western Hemisphere
$
675

 
$
15

 
$
44

Eastern Hemisphere
639

 
56

 
73

 
1,314

 
71

 
117

Corporate General and Administrative
 
 
(31
)
 
1

Goodwill Impairment (a)
 
 
(399
)
 
 
Asset Write-Downs and Other
 
 
(42
)
 
 
Transformation, Facility Restructuring and Severance Charges
 
 
(53
)
 
 
Gain on Operational Assets Sale
 
 
15

 
 
Loss on Sale of Businesses, Net 
 
 
(8
)
 
 
Total
$
1,314

 
$
(447
)
 
$
118


(a)
Impairment of the remaining goodwill related to our reporting units.

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
(Dollars in millions)
Revenues
 
Income (Loss)
from
Operations
 
Depreciation
and
Amortization
Western Hemisphere
$
762

 
$
78

 
$
46

Eastern Hemisphere
682

 
38

 
81

 
1,444

 
116

 
127

Corporate General and Administrative
 
 
(31
)
 
1

Asset Write-Downs and Other (b)
 
 
(71
)
 
 
Transformation, Facility Restructuring and Severance Charges
 
 
(27
)
 
 
Total
$
1,444

 
$
(13
)
 
$
128



(b)
Includes long-lived asset impairments and other asset write-downs primarily related to deferred mobilization costs and other assets of the land drilling rigs business.
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(Dollars in millions)
Revenues
 
Income (Loss)
from
Operations
 
Depreciation
and
Amortization
Western Hemisphere
$
2,120

 
$
35

 
$
137

Eastern Hemisphere
1,849

 
104

 
215

 
3,969

 
139

 
352

Corporate General and Administrative
 
 
(95
)
 
5

Goodwill Impairment (c)
 
 
(730
)
 
 
Prepetition Charges (d)
 
 
(86
)
 
 
Asset Write-Downs and Other (e)
 
 
(120
)
 
 
Transformation, Facility Restructuring and Severance Charges
 
 
(93
)
 
 
Gain on Operational Assets Sale
 
 
15

 
 
Gain on Sale of Businesses, Net (f)
 
 
104

 
 
Total
$
3,969

 
$
(866
)
 
$
357


(c)
Impairment of the remaining goodwill related to our reporting units.
(d)
Prepetition charges for professional and other fees related to the Cases.
(e)
Includes asset write-downs and other charges, partially offset by a reduction of a contingency reserve on a legacy contract.
(f)
Primarily includes the gain on sale of our laboratory services business.
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(Dollars in millions)
Revenues
 
Income (Loss)
from
Operations
 
Depreciation
and
Amortization
Western Hemisphere
$
2,287

 
$
152

 
$
162

Eastern Hemisphere
2,028

 
73

 
251

 
4,315

 
225

 
413

Corporate General and Administrative
 
 
(101
)
 
6

Asset Write-Downs and Other (g)
 
 
(159
)
 
 
Transformation, Facility Restructuring and Severance Charges
 
 
(90
)
 
 
Total
$
4,315

 
$
(125
)
 
$
419

(g)
Includes long-lived asset impairments and other asset write-downs primarily related to deferred mobilization costs and other assets of the land drilling rigs business, and inventory charges, partially offset by gains primarily from the purchase of a remaining interest in a joint venture and a reduction of a contingency reserve on a legacy contract.


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21. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

Weatherford Ireland, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland, and the ultimate parent of the Weatherford group, guarantees the obligations of its subsidiaries – Weatherford Bermuda and Weatherford Delaware, including the notes and credit facilities listed below. Weatherford Ireland, Weatherford Bermuda, and Weatherford Delaware are the Debtors to the Plan under the Bankruptcy Code. See “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” for further details.

The 6.80% senior notes due 2037 and 9.875% senior notes due 2025 of Weatherford Delaware were guaranteed by Weatherford Bermuda at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
 
The following obligations of Weatherford Bermuda were guaranteed by Weatherford Delaware at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018: (1) A&R Credit Agreement, (2) 6.50% senior notes due 2036, (3) 7.00% senior notes due 2038, (4) 9.875% senior notes due 2039, (5) 5.125% senior notes due 2020, (6) 6.75% senior notes due 2040, (7) 4.50% senior notes due 2022, (8) 5.95% senior notes due 2042, (9) 5.875% exchangeable senior notes due 2021, (10) 7.75% senior notes due 2021, (11) 8.25% senior notes due 2023 and (12) 9.875% senior notes due 2024. On July 3, 2019, the Debtors borrowed under the DIP Credit Agreement and the proceeds of the borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement were used to repay certain prepetition indebtedness, cash collateralized certain obligations with respect to letters of credit and similar instruments and finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Debtors and certain of their subsidiaries. On July 3, 2019, the Company repaid all outstanding amounts due under the secured The Term Loan Agreement and 364-Day Credit Agreement with borrowings from our DIP Credit Agreement.

As a result of certain of these guarantee arrangements, we are required to present the following condensed consolidating financial information. The accompanying guarantor financial information is presented on the equity method of accounting for all periods presented. Under this method, investments in subsidiaries are recorded at cost and adjusted for our share in the subsidiaries’ cumulative results of operations, capital contributions and distributions and other changes in equity. Elimination entries relate primarily to the elimination of investments in subsidiaries and associated intercompany balances and transactions.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
(Dollars in millions)
Weatherford
Ireland
 
Weatherford Bermuda
 
Weatherford Delaware
 
Other
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidation
Revenues
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,314

 
$

 
$
1,314

Costs and Expenses
(2
)
 
(37
)
 

 
(1,722
)
 

 
(1,761
)
Operating Income (Loss)
(2
)
 
(37
)
 

 
(408
)
 

 
(447
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Expense, Net

 
(22
)
 
(4
)
 

 

 
(26
)
Reorganization Items
(38
)
 
(250
)
 
(15
)
 

 

 
(303
)
Intercompany Charges, Net
(13
)
 
7

 
(26
)
 
(1,254
)
 
1,286

 

Equity in Subsidiary Income (Loss)
(768
)
 
(103
)
 
33

 

 
838

 

Other, Net

 
(7
)
 
(1
)
 

 

 
(8
)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
(821
)
 
(412
)
 
(13
)
 
(1,662
)
 
2,124

 
(784
)
(Provision) Benefit for Income Taxes

 

 

 
(31
)
 

 
(31
)
Net Income (Loss)
(821
)
 
(412
)
 
(13
)
 
(1,693
)
 
2,124

 
(815
)
Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

 
6

 

 
6

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Weatherford
$
(821
)
 
$
(412
)
 
$
(13
)
 
$
(1,699
)
 
$
2,124

 
$
(821
)
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Weatherford
$
(841
)
 
$
(386
)
 
$
(6
)
 
$
(1,721
)
 
$
2,113

 
$
(841
)

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
(Unaudited) 
(Dollars in millions)
Weatherford
Ireland
 
Weatherford Bermuda
 
Weatherford Delaware
 
Other
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidation
Revenues
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,444

 
$

 
$
1,444

Costs and Expenses
(2
)
 

 

 
(1,455
)
 

 
(1,457
)
Operating Income (Loss)
(2
)
 

 

 
(11
)
 

 
(13
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Expense, Net

 
(141
)
 
(26
)
 
5

 
6

 
(156
)
Intercompany Charges, Net
6

 
113

 
(7
)
 
(118
)
 
6

 

Equity in Subsidiary Income (Loss)
(214
)
 
93

 
8

 

 
113

 

Other, Net
11

 
42

 
46

 
(55
)
 
(47
)
 
(3
)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
(199
)
 
107

 
21

 
(179
)
 
78

 
(172
)
(Provision) Benefit for Income Taxes

 

 

 
(22
)
 

 
(22
)
Net Income (Loss)
(199
)
 
107

 
21

 
(201
)
 
78

 
(194
)
Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

 
5

 

 
5

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Weatherford
$
(199
)
 
$
107

 
$
21

 
$
(206
)
 
$
78

 
$
(199
)
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Weatherford
$
(208
)
 
$
91

 
$
16

 
$
(214
)
 
$
107

 
$
(208
)
 


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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(Unaudited) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Weatherford
Ireland
 
Weatherford Bermuda
 
Weatherford Delaware
 
Other
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidation
Revenues
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,969

 
$

 
$
3,969

Costs and Expenses
(60
)
 
(39
)
 

 
(4,736
)
 

 
(4,835
)
Operating Income (Loss)
(60
)
 
(39
)
 

 
(767
)
 

 
(866
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Expense, Net

 
(310
)
 
(55
)
 
12

 
12

 
(341
)
Reorganization Items
(38
)
 
(250
)
 
(15
)
 

 

 
(303
)
Intercompany Charges, Net
(13
)
 
15

 
(69
)
 
(1,264
)
 
1,331

 

Equity in Subsidiary Income (Loss)
(1,507
)
 
(166
)
 
(87
)
 

 
1,760

 

Other, Net

 
(3
)
 
(2
)
 
(13
)
 

 
(18
)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
(1,618
)
 
(753
)
 
(228
)
 
(2,032
)
 
3,103

 
(1,528
)
(Provision) Benefit for Income Taxes

 

 

 
(76
)
 

 
(76
)
Net Income (Loss)
(1,618
)
 
(753
)
 
(228
)
 
(2,108
)
 
3,103

 
(1,604
)
Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

 
14

 

 
14

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Weatherford
$
(1,618
)
 
$
(753
)
 
$
(228
)
 
$
(2,122
)
 
$
3,103

 
$
(1,618
)
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Weatherford
$
(1,575
)
 
$
(758
)
 
$
(231
)
 
$
(2,081
)
 
$
3,070

 
$
(1,575
)
 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(Unaudited) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Weatherford
Ireland
 
Weatherford Bermuda
 
Weatherford Delaware
 
Other
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidation
Revenues
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
4,315

 
$

 
$
4,315

Costs and Expenses
(5
)
 

 

 
(4,435
)
 

 
(4,440
)
Operating Income (Loss)
(5
)
 

 

 
(120
)
 

 
(125
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Expense, Net

 
(422
)
 
(65
)
 
14

 
16

 
(457
)
Intercompany Charges, Net
(9
)
 
115

 
(36
)
 
(793
)
 
723

 

Equity in Subsidiary Income (Loss)
(761
)
 
(229
)
 
(148
)
 

 
1,138

 

Other, Net
67

 
142

 
179

 
(240
)
 
(181
)
 
(33
)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
(708
)
 
(394
)
 
(70
)
 
(1,139
)
 
1,696

 
(615
)
(Provision) Benefit for Income Taxes

 

 

 
(80
)
 

 
(80
)
Net Income (Loss)
(708
)
 
(394
)
 
(70
)
 
(1,219
)
 
1,696

 
(695
)
Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

 
13

 

 
13

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Weatherford
$
(708
)
 
$
(394
)
 
$
(70
)
 
$
(1,232
)
 
$
1,696

 
$
(708
)
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Weatherford
$
(877
)
 
$
(436
)
 
$
(41
)
 
$
(1,401
)
 
$
1,878

 
$
(877
)





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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)
Weatherford
Ireland
 
Weatherford Bermuda
 
Weatherford Delaware
 
Other
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidation
Current Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$

 
$
121

 
$
32

 
$
523

 
$

 
$
676

Restricted Cash

 
146

 

 
228

 

 
374

Other Current Assets
9

 
3

 
517

 
2,862

 
(517
)
 
2,874

Total Current Assets
9

 
270

 
549

 
3,613

 
(517
)
 
3,924

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Investments in Affiliates
(5,904
)
 
7,443

 
7,000

 
374

 
(8,913
)
 

Intercompany Receivables, Net
669

 
548

 

 
1,685

 
(2,902
)
 

Other Assets

 
5

 
1

 
2,394

 

 
2,400

Total Assets
$
(5,226
)
 
$
8,266

 
$
7,550

 
$
8,066

 
$
(12,332
)
 
$
6,324

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term Borrowings and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
$

 
$
1,396

 
$
300

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
1,706

Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities
36

 
26

 
2

 
2,127

 
(517
)
 
1,674

Total Current Liabilities
36

 
1,422

 
302

 
2,137

 
(517
)
 
3,380

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term Debt

 

 

 
59

 

 
59

Intercompany Payables, Net

 

 
2,902

 

 
(2,902
)
 

Other Long-term Liabilities

 
7

 

 
475

 
(7
)
 
475

Total Liabilities Not Subject to Compromise
36

 
1,429

 
3,204

 
2,671

 
(3,426
)
 
3,914

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities Subject to Compromise

 
6,756

 
878

 

 

 
7,634

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weatherford Shareholders’ (Deficiency) Equity
(5,262
)
 
81

 
3,468

 
5,357

 
(8,906
)
 
(5,262
)
Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

 
38

 

 
38

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ (Deficiency) Equity
$
(5,226
)
 
$
8,266

 
$
7,550

 
$
8,066

 
$
(12,332
)
 
$
6,324


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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2018

(Dollars in millions)
Weatherford
Ireland
 
Weatherford Bermuda
 
Weatherford Delaware
 
Other
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidation
Current Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$

 
$
284

 
$

 
$
318

 
$

 
$
602

Other Current Assets
1

 

 
654

 
2,887

 
(694
)
 
2,848

Total Current Assets
1

 
284

 
654

 
3,205

 
(694
)
 
3,450

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Investments in Affiliates
(3,694
)
 
7,531

 
7,203

 
354

 
(11,394
)
 

Intercompany Receivables, Net

 
103

 

 
2,966

 
(3,069
)
 

Other Assets

 
15

 
4

 
3,132

 

 
3,151

Total Assets
$
(3,693
)
 
$
7,933

 
$
7,861

 
$
9,657

 
$
(15,157
)
 
$
6,601

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term Borrowings and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
$

 
$
373

 
$

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
383

Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities
9

 
174

 

 
2,428

 
(694
)
 
1,917

Total Current Liabilities
9

 
547

 

 
2,438

 
(694
)
 
2,300

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term Debt

 
6,632

 
775

 
130

 
68

 
7,605

Intercompany Payables, Net
3

 

 
3,066

 

 
(3,069
)
 

Other Long-term Liabilities

 
7

 

 
362

 
(7
)
 
362

Total Liabilities
12

 
7,186

 
3,841

 
2,930

 
(3,702
)
 
10,267

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weatherford Shareholders’ (Deficiency) Equity
(3,705
)
 
747

 
4,020

 
6,688

 
(11,455
)
 
(3,705
)
Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

 
39

 

 
39

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ (Deficiency) Equity
$
(3,693
)
 
$
7,933

 
$
7,861

 
$
9,657

 
$
(15,157
)
 
$
6,601



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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)
Weatherford
Ireland
 
Weatherford Bermuda
 
Weatherford Delaware
 
Other
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidation
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
$
(1,618
)
 
$
(753
)
 
$
(228
)
 
$
(2,108
)
 
$
3,103

 
$
(1,604
)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charges from Parent or Subsidiary
13

 
(15
)
 
69

 
1,264

 
(1,331
)
 

Equity in (Earnings) Loss of Affiliates
1,507

 
166

 
87

 

 
(1,760
)
 

Reorganization Items

 
120

 
14

 

 

 
134

Other Adjustments
110

 
(530
)
 
(268
)
 
1,491

 
(12
)
 
791

Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities
12

 
(1,012
)
 
(326
)
 
647

 

 
(679
)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Expenditures for Property, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 
(177
)
 

 
(177
)
Acquisition of Intellectual Property

 

 

 
(12
)
 

 
(12
)
Proceeds from Sale of Assets

 

 

 
80

 

 
80

Proceeds from Sale of Businesses and Equity Investment, Net

 

 

 
319

 

 
319

Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities

 

 

 
210

 

 
210

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from Debtor in Possession Credit Facility

 
1,386

 

 

 

 
1,386

Debtor in Possession Financing Payments and Payments on Backstop Agreement

 
(110
)
 

 

 

 
(110
)
Borrowings (Repayments) Short-term Debt, Net

 
(527
)
 
300

 
202

 

 
(25
)
Borrowings (Repayments) Long-term Debt, Net

 
(13
)
 

 
(304
)
 

 
(317
)
Borrowings (Repayments) Between Subsidiaries, Net
(12
)
 
259

 
58

 
(305
)
 

 

Other, Net

 

 

 
(17
)
 

 
(17
)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities
(12
)
 
995

 
358

 
(424
)
 

 
917

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes On Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 
(17
)
 
32

 
433

 

 
448

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
at Beginning of Period

 
284

 

 
318

 

 
602

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
at End of Period
$

 
$
267

 
$
32

 
$
751

 
$

 
$
1,050


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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(Unaudited) 
(Dollars in millions)
Weatherford
Ireland
 
Weatherford Bermuda
 
Weatherford Delaware
 
Other
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidation
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
$
(708
)
 
$
(394
)
 
$
(70
)
 
$
(1,219
)
 
$
1,696

 
$
(695
)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charges from Parent or Subsidiary
9

 
(115
)
 
36

 
793

 
(723
)
 

Equity in (Earnings) Loss of Affiliates
761

 
229

 
148

 

 
(1,138
)
 

Other Adjustments
74

 
566

 
(1,485
)
 
1,028

 
165

 
348

Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities
136

 
286

 
(1,371
)
 
602

 

 
(347
)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Expenditures for Property, Plant and Equipment

 

 

 
(141
)
 

 
(141
)
Acquisition of Business, Net of Cash Acquired

 

 

 
4

 

 
4

Acquisition of Intellectual Property

 

 

 
(11
)
 

 
(11
)
Proceeds from Sale of Assets

 

 

 
70

 

 
70

Proceeds from Sale of Businesses, Net

 

 

 
37

 

 
37

Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities

 

 

 
(41
)
 

 
(41
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings (Repayments) Short-term Debt, Net

 
192

 

 
(22
)
 

 
170

Borrowings (Repayments) Long-term Debt, Net

 
(464
)
 
587

 
(8
)
 

 
115

Borrowings (Repayments) Between Subsidiaries, Net
(136
)
 
(143
)
 
784

 
(505
)
 

 

Other, Net

 

 

 
(62
)
 

 
(62
)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities
(136
)
 
(415
)
 
1,371

 
(597
)
 

 
223

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes On Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

 
(55
)
 

 
(55
)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 
(129
)
 

 
(91
)
 

 
(220
)
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
 at Beginning of Period

 
195

 

 
418

 

 
613

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
 at End of Period
$

 
$
66

 
$

 
$
327

 
$

 
$
393



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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

As used herein, “Weatherford,” the “Company,” “Weatherford Ireland,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Weatherford International plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland, and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in “Item 1. Financial Statements.” Our discussion includes various forward-looking statements about our markets, the demand for our products and services and our future results. These statements are based on certain assumptions we consider reasonable. For information about these assumptions, please review the section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” and the section entitled “Part II – Other Information – Item 1A. – Risk Factors.”

Overview
 
General
 
We conduct operations in over 80 countries and have service and sales locations in virtually all of the oil and natural gas producing regions in the world. Our operational performance is reviewed on a geographic basis, and we report the following as separate, distinct reporting segments: Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere.
 
Our principal business is to provide equipment and services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry, both onshore and offshore. Products and services include: (1) Production, (2) Completions, (3) Drilling and Evaluation and (4) Well Construction.

Production offers production optimization services and a complete production ecosystem, featuring our artificial-lift portfolio, testing and flow-measurement solutions, and optimization software, to boost productivity and profitability.

Completions is a suite of modern completion products, reservoir stimulation designs, and engineering capabilities that isolate zones and unlock reserves in deepwater, unconventional, and aging reservoirs.

Drilling and Evaluation comprises a suite of services ranging from early well planning to reservoir management. The drilling services offer innovative tools and expert engineering to increase efficiency and maximize reservoir exposure. The evaluation services merge wellsite capabilities including wireline, logging while drilling, and surface logging with laboratory-fluid and core analyses to reduce reservoir uncertainty. On April 30, 2019, we completed the sale of our laboratory services and surface data logging businesses for an aggregate consideration of $256 million.

Well Construction builds or rebuilds well integrity for the full life cycle of the well. Using conventional to advanced equipment, we offer safe and efficient tubular running services in any environment. Our skilled fishing and re-entry teams execute under any contingency from drilling to abandonment, and our drilling tools provide reliable pressure control even in extreme wellbores. We also include our land drilling rig business as part of Well Construction. We divested a majority of our land drilling rig operations in the fourth quarter of 2018 and first nine months of 2019.




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Recent Developments

Voluntary Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code

On July 1, 2019 (“Petition Date”), Weatherford Ireland, Weatherford International Ltd. (“Weatherford Bermuda”), and Weatherford International, LLC (“Weatherford Delaware”) (collectively, “Weatherford Parties,” or “Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (“Bankruptcy Code”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (“Bankruptcy Court”). The Debtors obtained joint administration of their Chapter 11 cases under the caption In re Weatherford International plc, et al., Case No. 19-33694 (“Cases”). On June 28, 2019, the Debtors commenced a solicitation for acceptance of their prepackaged plan of reorganization (“Plan”) by causing the Plan and the corresponding disclosure statement to be distributed to certain creditors of the Company that were entitled to vote on the Plan. On September 11, 2019 the Plan, as amended, was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court.

Weatherford Ireland filed a petition on September 23, 2019 under the Irish Companies Act 2014 in Ireland (“Irish Examinership Proceeding”) to seek approval for its scheme of arrangement following confirmation of the Plan in the U.S. The filing of the Irish Examinership Proceeding commenced a 100-calendar day protection period under Irish law, during which Weatherford Ireland will have the benefit of protection against enforcement and other actions by its creditors. Weatherford Ireland intends to continue operating its business in the ordinary course during the protection period. It is anticipated that the terms of the Irish scheme will mirror the terms of the Plan.

Weatherford Bermuda has commenced provisional liquidation proceedings (“Bermuda Proceedings”) pursuant to the Bermuda Companies Act 1981 by presenting a winding up petition to the Supreme Court of Bermuda (“Bermuda Court”). The Bermuda Court appointed a provisional liquidator who acts as an officer of the Bermuda Court, and is required under the Bermuda Court’s order to report from time to time on the progress of the Bermuda Proceedings. The provisional liquidator will have the power to oversee Weatherford Bermuda’s restructuring process. The Debtors’ management team and board of directors will remain in control of Weatherford Bermuda’s day-to-day operations and its Cases. The appointment of the provisional liquidator provided an automatic statutory stay of proceedings in Bermuda against Weatherford Bermuda and its assets. On the return date of September 6, 2019 for the Bermuda petition – similar to a second day hearing in a Chapter 11 proceeding – Weatherford Bermuda postponed its petition for a specified period, while the Cases are administered. Before the Debtors emerge from Chapter 11, Weatherford Bermuda may, along with the provisional liquidator and subject to the direction of the Bermuda Court, convene meetings of the impaired creditors in order to consider and approve, if appropriate, a scheme of arrangement pursuant to the Bermuda Companies Act 1981. It is anticipated that the terms of the Bermuda scheme will mirror the terms of the Plan and once properly approved, is a mechanism for ensuring that all of the impaired creditors of Weatherford Bermuda are bound by the terms of the Bermuda scheme. On October 25, 2019, Weatherford Bermuda filed its originating summons with the Bermuda Court.

Our remaining non-debtor affiliates that have not filed voluntary petitions under the Bankruptcy Code will continue operating their businesses and facilities without disruption to customers, vendors, partners or employees. The Plan and first day relief provide that vendors and other unsecured creditors who continue to work with the non-debtor affiliates on existing terms will be paid in full and in the ordinary course of business (in the case of creditors of the Debtors, following consummation of the Plan). All existing customer and vendor contracts continue to remain in place and be serviced in the ordinary course of business.

Subject to certain exceptions, under the Bankruptcy Code, the filing of the Cases automatically enjoined, or stayed, the continuation of most judicial or administrative proceedings or filing of other actions against the Debtors or their property to recover, collect or secure a claim arising prior to the date of the Cases. In addition, all of the Debtors’ prepetition unsecured senior notes and related unpaid interest are liabilities subject to compromise, further discussed below. Since the commencement of the Cases, the Debtors have continued to operate their businesses as debtors in possession under the jurisdiction of and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, orders of the Bankruptcy Court, the Irish Examinership Proceeding and the Bermuda Proceeding.


Restructuring Support Agreement

On May 10, 2019, the Debtors entered into the Restructuring Support Agreement (“RSA”) with certain holders of our unsecured notes (“Consenting Creditors”). The RSA sets forth, subject to certain conditions, the terms of the capital financial restructuring of the Company (“Transaction”).


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On August 23, 2019, the Debtors entered into the second amendment of the RSA (the “Second RSA Amendment”) with certain of the noteholders, and certain equity holders who collectively hold approximately 208 million shares of the Weatherford’s outstanding ordinary shares (the “Consenting Equity Holders”) which joins the Consenting Equity Holders as parties to the RSA. In addition, it provided for the payment of $250 thousand (included in Professional Fees of the Reorganization Items table later in this footnote) to the Consenting Equity Holders’ counsel and amended the terms of the new warrants to be issued under the Plan to the holders of the Company’s existing ordinary shares. The amended new warrant terms include extending the maturity date of the warrants to four years after the effective date of the Plan and reduced the exercise price. 

On September 9, 2019, the Debtors and certain of the noteholders entered into a third amendment to the RSA (the “Third RSA Amendment”). Pursuant to the terms of the Third RSA Amendment the Debtors will issue a single tranche of up to $2.1 billion aggregate principal amount of new unsecured notes (“Exit Notes”) upon emergence from bankruptcy, consisting of up to $1.6 billion of Exit Notes issued for cash to holders of subscription rights issued in a rights offering (the “Rights Offering Notes”) and to holders of Unsecured Notes Claims and $500 million of Exit Notes issued on a pro rata basis (the “Takeback Notes”). The Exit Notes will be issued in lieu of the two tranches of new unsecured notes in aggregate principal amount of $2.5 billion previously contemplated by the original RSA. The Exit Notes will bear interest at a rate of 11% per annum and will otherwise generally have the terms set forth in the form of New Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture (“Notes Indenture”) with modifications to reflect the amendments contemplated by the Third RSA Amendment, the removal of the 125% of Consolidated Cash Flow prong in the Notes Indenture and the addition of a covenant requiring the Company to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain a rating for the Exit Notes from both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service.

On September 11, 2019, the Transaction was approved through the confirmation of the Plan filed in the Cases.

The amended RSA and the confirmed Plan contemplates a comprehensive deleveraging of our balance sheet and provides, in pertinent part, as follows (as further described in later paragraphs):

Our existing unsecured notes will be cancelled and exchanged for 99% of the ordinary shares of the reorganized Company (“New Common Stock”) and the Debtors will issue a single tranche of up to $2.1 billion aggregate principal amount of new Exit Notes upon emergence from bankruptcy, consisting of up to $1.6 billion of Rights Offering Notes (fully backstopped by Commitment Parties in the Backstop Commitment Agreement) issued for cash to holders of subscription rights issued in a rights offering and $500 million of Takeback Notes issued on a pro rata basis with a five-year maturity.

On July 3, 2019, our secured Term Loan facility and 364-day Revolving Credit Facility were repaid in full with borrowings from the DIP Credit Agreement, also entered into the same day. We expect to repay the DIP Credit Agreement and A&R Credit Agreement in full with proceeds from the exit financing to include the Rights Offering Notes and a combination of credit facilities in the principal amount of at least up to $600 million upon the effective date of the Plan.

All trade claims against the Company whether arising prior to or after the commencement of the Cases will be paid in full in the ordinary course of business.

Our existing equity will be cancelled and exchanged for 1% of the New Common Stock and four-year warrants to purchase 10% of the New Common Stock, both subject to dilution on account of the equity issued pursuant to the management incentive plan. The strike price of the warrants is expected to be set at an equity value at which the noteholders would receive a recovery equal to par as of the date of the commencement of the Cases in respect of the existing unsecured notes and all other general unsecured claims that are pari passu with the existing unsecured notes.

The RSA includes certain milestones for the progress of the Cases, which include the dates by which the Weatherford Parties are required to, among other things, obtain certain court orders and complete the Transaction. In addition, the parties to the RSA will have the right to terminate the RSA and their support for the Transaction under certain circumstances, including, in the case of the Weatherford Parties, if the board of directors of any Weatherford Party determines in good faith that performance under the RSA would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties.


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Payments Due on Certain Indebtedness

The Debtors’ 7.75% Senior Notes due 2021, 8.25% Senior Notes due 2023 and 6.80% Senior Notes due 2037 (together, “Certain Senior Notes”) provide for an aggregate $69 million interest payment that became due on June 15, 2019. The applicable indenture governing the Certain Senior Notes provides a 30-day grace period that extended the latest date for making this interest payment to July 16, 2019, before an event of default would occur under the applicable indenture. The Debtors elected to not make this interest payment on the due date and to utilize the 30-day grace period provided by the indentures. As a result of filing the Cases on July 1, 2019, an event of default occurred under each indenture governing these unsecured notes, which automatically accelerated maturity of the principal, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, on such series of unsecured notes and certain other obligations of the Debtors. Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the unsecured notes or other accelerated obligations of the Debtors are automatically stayed as a result of the Cases, and the creditors’ rights of enforcement in respect of the unsecured notes and other accelerated obligations of the Debtors are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. The interest and principal on this indebtedness remains unpaid as of this report date. In addition, all of the Debtors’ prepetition unsecured senior notes and related unpaid interest are now classified as “Liabilities Subject to Compromise” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Debtors’ Term Loan Agreement required a quarterly payment of $12.5 million plus interest that became due on June 30, 2019. On July 1, 2019, the Debtors and the Term Loan Lenders entered into a Term Loan Forbearance Agreement where the lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies available to them, including the right to accelerate any indebtedness, for a specified period of time. As of July 3, 2019, all unpaid principal and interest under the Term Loan Agreement were repaid in full. See discussion below.


Forbearance Agreements

On July 1, 2019, the Debtors and the Credit Agreement Lenders under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “A&R Credit Agreement”), dated as of May 9, 2016, among WOFS Assurance Limited and Weatherford Bermuda, as borrowers, the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto entered into a forbearance agreement (the “Credit Agreement Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to certain defaults under the A&R Credit Agreement, including those arising from the Debtors’ commencement of the Cases. Specifically, under the Credit Agreement Forbearance Agreement, the Credit Agreement Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies available to them due to the Specified Defaults defined in the agreement, including the right to accelerate any indebtedness, for a specified period of time. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement Forbearance Agreement, the Debtors paid a fee for the ratable account of the Credit Agreement Lenders in an amount equal to 0.25% on the outstanding principal amount of the loans and total letter of credit exposure under the A&R Credit Agreement. Additionally, (i) to the extent such entities were not already guarantors under the A&R Credit Agreement, all subsidiaries of the Company who are guarantors under the DIP Credit Agreement (defined below) joined as guarantors under the A&R Credit Agreement and (ii) all U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries of the Company granted a second lien security interest in favor of the Credit Agreement Lenders in the same assets that such U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries pledged a first lien security interest in under the DIP Credit Agreement; provided that the aggregate amount of the guaranteed obligations to be secured under the A&R Credit Agreement did not exceed $100 million; and provided, further, that if the obligations under the A&R Credit Agreement are not paid in full by November 30, 2019, such second lien security interest of the Credit Agreement Lenders shall automatically transition from second liens to pari passu liens with the liens under the DIP Credit Agreement.

On July 1, 2019, the Debtors and the Term Loan Lenders under the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2016, among Weatherford Bermuda, as borrower, the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Term Loan Agreement”) entered into a forbearance agreement (the “Term Loan Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to certain defaults under the Term Loan Agreement. Specifically, under the Term Loan Forbearance Agreement, the Term Loan Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies available to them due to the Specified Defaults defined in the agreement, including the right to accelerate any indebtedness, for a specified period of time. On July 3, 2019, the Company repaid in full its outstanding indebtedness under the Term Loan.

On July 1, 2019, the Debtors and the 364-Day Lenders under the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated August 16, 2018, among Weatherford Bermuda, as borrower, the other borrowers party thereto, the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto (“364-Day Credit Agreement”) entered into a forbearance agreement (the “364-Day Revolving Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to certain defaults under the 364-Day Credit Agreement. Specifically, under the 364-Day Revolving Forbearance Agreement, the 364-Day Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies available to them due to the Specified Defaults defined in the agreement, including the right to accelerate any

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indebtedness, for a specified period of time. On July 3, 2019, the Company repaid in full its outstanding indebtedness under the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement.

On July 1, 2019, the Debtors and three lenders under the DIP Credit Agreement (the “Swap Counterparties”) each party to a hedging agreement with Weatherford Bermuda for the purpose of hedging foreign currency exposure incurred by the Weatherford Parties (each, a “Swap Agreement” and, collectively, the “Swap Agreements”) entered into a consent to swap agreement termination forbearance (the “Swap Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to certain defaults under the Swap Agreements. Specifically, under the Swap Forbearance Agreement, the Swap Counterparties agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies available to them due to certain Events of Default and Termination Events defined in the agreements for a specified period of time. On July 3, 2019, the Weatherford Parties entered into amended and restated Swap Agreements with such Swap Counterparties to govern existing and future foreign currency transactions entered into with such Swap Counterparties.


Backstop Commitment Agreement

On July 1, 2019, the Weatherford Parties and the commitment parties thereto (the “Initial Commitment Parties”) entered into a Backstop Commitment Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court in connection with confirmation of the Plan, the Company intends to offer to holders of its existing unsecured notes, including the Commitment Parties, subscription rights to purchase the Exit Notes in aggregate principal amount of $1.25 billion, upon the Company’s emergence from bankruptcy. On September 9, 2019, the Weatherford Parties, certain of the Initial Commitment Parties and certain additional commitment parties (the “Additional Commitment Parties” and, together with the Initial Commitment Parties, the “Commitment Parties”) entered into an amendment to the Backstop Commitment Agreement. The Backstop Commitment Agreement Amendment provides for (i) the joinder of the Additional Commitment Parties to the Backstop Commitment Agreement, (ii) the increase in the backstop commitment by $350 million (the “Increased Commitment”) from $1.25 billion to up to $1.6 billion, and (iii) an amendment to the Backstop Commitment Agreement to account for the changes reflected in the Third RSA Amendment.

Subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Consenting Creditors agreed to purchase any Exit Notes that are not duly subscribed for pursuant to the rights offering at a price equal to $1,000 per $1,000 in principal amount of the Exit Notes purchased by such Commitment Party. On July 1, 2019, as consideration for the commitment, the Weatherford Parties made an aggregate payment of $62.5 million in cash to the Commitment Parties. Except under certain circumstances set forth in the Backstop Commitment Agreement, the payment is non-refundable, regardless of the principal amount of unsubscribed Exit Notes (if any) purchased by the Commitment Parties. As consideration for the Increased Commitment agreed to on September 9, 2019, the Weatherford Parties will make an aggregate payment of $18.7 million in cash to certain of the Commitment Parties upon our emergence date. Subject to certain termination rights, the payment is non-refundable, regardless of the principal amount of unsubscribed Exit Notes (if any) purchased by the Commitment Parties.

The transactions contemplated by the Backstop Commitment Agreement are conditioned upon the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions for transactions of this nature, including, without limitation, that (i) the Bankruptcy Court shall have approved the rights offering, (ii) the Bankruptcy Court shall have confirmed the Plan and (iii) the rights offering shall have been conducted, in all material respects, in accordance with the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the Plan and the Backstop Commitment Agreement.


Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement

On July 3, 2019, the Weatherford Parties entered into a senior secured superpriority debtor in possession credit agreement (the “DIP Credit Agreement”). The DIP Credit Agreement has two debtor in possession (“DIP”) facilities to provide liquidity during the pendency of the Cases. The facilities consist of (a) a DIP revolving credit facility in the principal amount of up to $750 million provided by banks or other lenders and (b) a DIP term loan facility in the amount of up to $1.0 billion, which is fully backstopped by the Consenting Creditors. The DIP Credit Agreement will mature on the earlier of (i) the date that is 12 months after the Weatherford Parties’ entry into the DIP Credit Agreement or (ii) the date of completion of the Transaction. The DIP Credit Agreement bears interest (i) with respect to Eurodollar borrowings, based on an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 3.00%, with a 0.00% LIBOR floor and (ii) with respect to alternate base rate borrowings, a base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.00%. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal amounts under the DIP Credit Agreement, the Debtors will be required to pay an unused commitment fee to the revolving facility lenders in respect of the unutilized DIP revolving facility commitments at a rate equal to 0.375% per annum on the average daily amount of the unutilized revolving facility commitments.


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The DIP Credit Agreement has a minimum liquidity covenant of $150 million and is secured by substantially all the personal assets and properties of the Debtors and certain of their subsidiaries. The DIP Credit Agreement is also guaranteed on an unsecured basis by certain other subsidiaries of the Debtors. At September 30, 2019, we were in compliance with our covenants under the DIP Credit Agreement.

On July 3, 2019, the Debtors borrowed approximately $1.4 billion under the DIP Credit Agreement and the proceeds of the borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement were used to repay certain prepetition indebtedness, cash collateralized certain obligations with respect to letters of credit and similar instruments and finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Debtors and certain of their subsidiaries. On July 3, 2019, the Company repaid all outstanding amounts due under the secured Term Loan Agreement and 364-Day Credit Agreement totaling approximately $616 million with borrowings from our DIP Credit Agreement. In addition, the Company cash collateralized approximately $271 million of letters of credit and similar instruments with borrowings from the DIP Credit Agreement. See “Note 11 – Short-term Borrowings and Other Debt Obligations” for additional details. At September 30, 2019, DIP Credit Agreement borrowings were $1.386 billion.


Liquidity Concerns and Actions to Address Liquidity Needs; Going Concern

Our bond and share price decline, as well as our declining credit ratings, have over time increased the level of uncertainty in our business and have impacted various key stakeholders, including our employees, our customers and suppliers, and our key lenders. Continued weak industry conditions have negatively impacted our results of operations and cash flows and may continue to do so in the future. In order to decrease our level of indebtedness and maintain the liquidity at levels we believed would be sufficient to meet our commitments, we undertook a number of actions, including minimizing capital expenditures, divesting non-core businesses and further reducing our recurring operating expenses. Ultimately, we concluded, even after taking these actions, we would not have sufficient liquidity to satisfy our debt service obligations and meet other financial obligations as they came due. As a result, on May 10, 2019, we announced the Company’s execution of the RSA and on July 1, 2019 the Debtors filed the Cases. We expect the DIP Credit Agreement should provide sufficient liquidity for the Company during the pendency of the Cases.

Upon emergence, we expect the exit financing to include the backstopped Rights Offering Notes of $1.6 billion and a combination of a contemplated senior secured asset based loan revolving credit facility and a contemplated senior secured revolving credit facility dedicated for letters of credit. On October 28, 2019, the Company entered into a proposal letter pursuant to these facilities. We expect the exit financing will provide the necessary liquidity to repay the outstanding DIP Credit Agreement and A&R Credit Agreement, and will provide the necessary liquidity to conduct ongoing operations, including the credit lines for letters of credits and working capital needs.

Industry conditions and the risks and uncertainties associated with the Cases, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP which contemplate the continuation of the Company as a going concern. There are no assurances that the Transaction as described in the RSA and the Plan will be completed successfully.

As of September 30, 2019, our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. In addition, our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with ASC 852.

Appeal of New York Stock Exchange Determination to Delist our Ordinary Shares

Our ordinary shares are registered on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and were previously traded on the NYSE under the symbol “WFT.” As a result of our failure to satisfy the continued listing requirements of the NYSE, on May 13, 2019, the NYSE suspended trading in our ordinary shares and commenced procedures to delist us, which the Company has appealed. Following the NYSE’s suspension of trading of our ordinary shares, the Company’s ordinary shares commenced trading on the OTC Bulletin Board or “pink sheets” market on May 14, 2019 under the symbol “WFTIF.” After filing the Cases on July 1, 2019, our ordinary shares began trading under the symbol “WFTIQ.”



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Prepetition Charges

Expenses, gains and losses that are realized or incurred before July 1, 2019 and in relation to the Cases are recorded under the caption “Prepetition Charges” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The $86 million of prepetition charges were recorded primarily consisted of professional and other fees related to the Cases.

Reorganization Items

Any expenses, gains and losses that are realized or incurred as of or subsequent to the Petition Date and as a direct result of the Cases are recorded under “Reorganization Items” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, “Reorganization Items” were $303 million and consisted of the following items:
(Dollars in millions)
 
September 30, 2019
Unamortized Debt Issuance and Discount Expensed
 
$
126

Unamortized Interest Rate Derivative Loss Expensed
 
8

Reorganization Items (Non-Cash)
 
134

 
 
 
Backstop Commitment Fees
 
81

DIP Financing Fees
 
56

Professional Fees
 
32

Reorganization Items (Fees)
 
169

 
 
 
Total Reorganization Items
 
$
303

 
 
 
Reorganization Items (Fees) Unpaid
 
$
45

Reorganization Items (Fees) Paid
 
$
124


Liabilities Subject to Compromise

The Debtors’ prepetition unsecured senior notes and related unpaid accrued interest as of the Petition Date have been classified as “Liabilities Subject to Compromise” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These liabilities are reported at the amounts expected to be allowed as claims by the Bankruptcy Court, although they may be settled for less. At September 30, 2019, liabilities subject to compromise of $7.6 billion consisted of the unsecured senior and exchangeable notes and unpaid accrued interest as of the Petition Date.

Financial Results and Overview

There was continued weakness within the energy market during the third quarter of 2019, particularly in North America, with the price of oil, based on WTI, trading at 8% below the closing price at the end of the second quarter of 2019, rig counts in North America declining by 3% over the same period, and reduced spending by customers in North America, who are under pressure from financial investors and financial institutions. This was combined with an uncertain economic and political situation in Argentina, leading to a reduction in activity. These factors were offset by seasonal improvements in Europe and Russia, as well as activity growth in the Middle East. While an improved product mix, favorable exchange rates and transformation cost savings contributed to improvements in our operations during the third quarter of 2019, we incurred significant reorganization expenses as part of our voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 and made significant cash investments in working capital.

We generated revenues of $1.3 billion in the third quarter of 2019 and $4.0 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, a decrease of $130 million, or 9%, and $346 million, or 8%, compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Our revenue decline was predominantly driven by lower activity levels in Canada, lower demand for services in the United States, uncertainty related to economic conditions and customer budget reductions in Argentina, as well as decreased revenues associated with the divested land drilling rigs, laboratory services and surface logging businesses. This decline was partially offset by higher seasonal service activity in Russia and the North Sea and increased activity in the Middle East. Excluding the impact of revenues from the divested portion of the land drilling rigs, laboratory services and surface logging businesses, consolidated revenues were down $21 million, or 2%, in the third quarter of 2019 and down $42 million, or 1%, in

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the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the third quarter and in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Consolidated operating results declined $434 million in the third quarter of 2019 and $741 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The decline in operating results in the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily due to the impairment of our goodwill, restructuring and prepetition charges, partially offset by the net gain on sale of businesses and improved results in the Eastern Hemisphere as a result of a more favorable geographic and product mix. Excluding goodwill impairment, prepetition charges, and the net gain on sale of businesses of $407 million in the third quarter and $712 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, consolidated results were down $27 million in the third quarter of 2019 and $29 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Segment operating income was $71 million in the third quarter of 2019, a decrease of $45 million compared to the third quarter of 2018. Segment operating income was $139 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, a decrease of $86 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease was driven by lower activity levels in Canada, the United States and Argentina. These declines were partially offset by improved operating results from higher integrated service project activity in Mexico and operational improvements in the Eastern Hemisphere. Excluding the impact of operating results from the divested portion of the land drilling rigs, laboratory services and surface logging businesses, segment operating results in the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 declined $15 million and $26 million, respectively, compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

For the third quarter ended September 30, 2019, we determined that goodwill for our Latin America, Russia/China, and Asia reporting units was impaired and as a result we incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $399 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we determined that goodwill for all our reporting units in the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere was fully impaired and as a result we incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $730 million.

The decline of our bond price, share price, and credit ratings, the suspension of trading of our ordinary shares from the NYSE, as well as the first public announcement of our RSA on May 10, 2019, has increased the level of uncertainty in our business and has impacted various key stakeholders, including our equity holders, employees, our customers and suppliers, and our key lenders. This uncertainty negatively impacted the Company’s ability to retain key personnel, access credit at suitable terms, decreased our working capital cash flow and negatively impacted our ability to execute on our Transformation Plan, which ultimately led to the filing of the Cases on July 1, 2019.

Additionally, we did not fully achieve our projected savings targets for the transformation primarily due to market headwinds and higher than anticipated costs associated with rationalizing our manufacturing footprint. Concurrently, our Chapter 11 filing negatively impacted our pricing leverage with customers as well as our buying power with suppliers which squeezed margins and reduced overall benefits of the transformation. While we remain committed to improving our business performance through our transformation strategy, which is designed to improve our execution capabilities and lower our cost structure, the achievement of our targeted $1 billion in incremental adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation (compared to 2017) has extended beyond the year-end 2019 target date.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, cash used in operating activities was $679 million and was driven by working capital needs, cash payments for debt interest, professional fees related to our financial restructuring and transformation and restructuring costs. As a result of the market conditions but more importantly due to our voluntary Chapter 11 filing, customer collections slowed, inventory levels increased and accounts payable declined.

Opportunities and Challenges

While our industry offers many opportunities, there were significant challenges that materialized in the first nine months of 2019 and challenges that continue to persist and impact our organization, including but not limited to slower collections from customers, pressure from suppliers to shorten payment terms or lower credit limits, increased inventory balances resulting from a disruption in deliveries and continued uncertainty until we successfully emerge from Chapter 11. Our challenges also include adverse market conditions making our targeted transformation benefits more difficult to obtain, uncertainty related to our capital structure and the ability to recruit and retain employees. Growing negative sentiment for the energy industry in the capital markets may impact demand for our products and services, as our customers, particularly those in North America, may face challenges securing appropriate amounts of capital under suitable terms to finance their operations. The cyclicality of the energy industry continues to impact the demand for our products and services, such as our drilling and evaluation services, well construction and

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well completion services, which strongly depend on the level of exploration and development activity and the completion phase of the well life cycle. Other products and services, such as our production optimization and artificial lift systems, are dependent on the number of wells and the type of production systems used. We are following our long-term strategy aimed at achieving profitability in our businesses, servicing our customers, and creating value for our stakeholders. Our long-term success will be determined by our ability to manage effectively the cyclicality of our industry, including the ongoing and prolonged industry downturn, our ability to respond to industry demands and periods of over-supply or low oil prices, emerging from Chapter 11 pursuant to the terms of the Plan and on the timeline anticipated and ultimately to generate consistent positive cash flow and positive returns on the invested capital.

During bankruptcy proceedings our non-debtor affiliates that have not filed voluntary petitions under the Plan will continue operating their businesses and facilities without disruption to customers, vendors, partners or employees. Vendors and other unsecured creditors who continue to work with the non-debtor affiliates on existing terms will continue to be paid in full and in the ordinary course of business. All existing customer and vendor contracts are expected to remain in place and be serviced in the ordinary course of business. Upon emergence from bankruptcy our lower leverage ratio and debt levels should enable us to capture additional market share. There is no assurance, however, that we will be able to execute on our strategies or achieve the intended benefits.

Business Outlook

In the Western Hemisphere, North American exploration and production (“E&P”) capital spending levels in 2019 are expected to decrease by high-single digit to low double-digit levels as compared to 2018 due to lower commodity prices, an increasing focus on financial returns and positive cash flow versus production growth and infrastructure challenges, which are expected to negatively impact activity and the demand for our products and services. The number of active rigs in the United States have declined from peak levels achieved during the third quarter of 2018, a trend which is expected to continue through the near to medium-term based on forecasted E&P spending plans. Activity in Canada remains at subdued levels as infrastructure constraints have resulted in lower realized oil prices for producers and yielding lower production. These conditions are anticipated to persist through 2020, creating continued negative effects on our product and services. We expect activity levels in Latin America to remain somewhat constructive as recent contract wins and the introduction of new technologies to various markets are expected to support our operations throughout the region. This will be partially offset by a negative activity outlook for 2020 in Argentina, driven by lower prices for natural gas as well as a fixed price for oil below global market rates for local producers, which has already begun to negatively affect our results during 2019.

In the Eastern Hemisphere, we anticipate the North Sea to remain relatively stable, whereas activity in Europe will reduce in the fourth quarter due to the absence of product sales which we recognized in the third quarter in the Mediterranean region. We anticipate activity levels in Russia to decline due to seasonal factors during the remainder of 2019. Operating results from our core businesses in the Middle East are expected to increase, driven by market share gains and new technology introductions across the region. Overall revenue and operating income in the region are expected to decline in 2019 as compared to 2018 as gains associated with our core businesses are offset by the effect of the divestiture of our land drilling rigs, laboratory services and surface logging businesses in the region.

In the absence of any geopolitical events, we believe our industry will remain within a ‘medium-for-longer’ price level paradigm. We will continue to push innovation, both from a technological and a business model perspective, and we intend to deliver operational excellence to help bring the cost of production down to a point where all market participants can make acceptable returns. Customer collections are anticipated to continue at a slow pace, with little to no fundamental improvement and we expect supplier balances to broadly remain at their current payment terms. We continue to focus on our Transformation Plan, which started late in the fourth quarter of 2017. This program has already generated significant cost savings through the flattening of our organizational structure, the implementation of process changes, the enhancement of our capabilities and the improvement of our efficiency in our supply chain, sales and general administrative organizations as well as the rationalization of our manufacturing footprint. Furthermore, through our transformation program we have seen improvements in our operating efficiency, reduced our non-productive time and improved our collaboration with our customers. We made steady progress towards our transformation targets during 2018, recognizing approximately 40% of the identified opportunities in our operating results on a run-rate basis by the end of the year. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, our transformation cost savings targets were not achieved due to higher than expected costs associated with rationalizing our manufacturing footprint combined with market headwinds negatively impacting progress towards our sales and commercial savings targets. As a result of the market conditions but more importantly due to our voluntary Chapter 11 filing, customer collections slowed, inventory levels increased and accounts payable declined. We believe that these same factors will continue to negatively impact the progress of our transformation and while we

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anticipate achieving additional cost savings and operational efficiencies, we expect that the impact of these savings and efficiencies will take significantly longer than the original year-end 2019 target date.

As production decline rates persist and reservoir productivity complexities increase, our customers will continue to face challenges in balancing the cost of extraction activities with securing desired rates of production, while achieving acceptable rates of return on investment. These challenges increase our customers’ requirements for technologies that improve productivity and efficiency, which in turn puts pressure on us to deliver our products and services at competitive rates. We believe we are well positioned to satisfy our customers’ needs, but the level of improvement in our businesses in the future will depend heavily on pricing, volume of work and our ability to offer solutions to more efficiently extract hydrocarbons, control costs and penetrate new and existing markets with our newly developed technologies.

We continually seek opportunities to maximize efficiency and value through various transactions, including purchases or dispositions or purchases of assets, businesses, investments or joint ventures based on the strategic fit within our business and/or our short and long-term objectives.

The oilfield services industry growth is highly dependent on many external factors, such as our customers’ capital expenditures, world economic and political conditions, the price of oil and natural gas, member-country quota compliance within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and weather conditions and other factors, including those described in the section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Industry Trends

The level of spending in the energy industry is heavily influenced by the current and expected future prices of oil and natural gas. Changes in expenditures result in an increased or decreased demand for our products and services. Rig count is an indicator of the level of spending for the exploration for and production of oil and natural gas reserves. The following chart sets forth certain statistics that reflect historical market conditions: 
 
WTI Oil (a)
 
Henry Hub Gas (b)
 
North
American
Rig Count (c)
 
International Rig
Count (c)
September 30, 2019
$
54.07

 
$
2.33

 
1,117

 
1,094

December 31, 2018
45.41

 
2.94

 
1,223

 
988

September 30, 2018
73.25

 
3.01

 
1,214

 
1,069

(a)
Price per barrel of West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude oil as of the date indicated at Cushing, Oklahoma – Source: Thomson Reuters
(b)
Price per MM/BTU as of the date indicated at Henry Hub Louisiana – Source: Thomson Reuters
(c)
Average rig count for the period to presented – Source: Baker Hughes Rig Count
 
During the first nine months of 2019 oil prices ranged from a low of $46.54 per barrel in early-January to a high of $66.30 per barrel in late April and averaged $56.47 per barrel in the third quarter of 2019. Natural gas ranged from a high of $3.59 MM/BTU in mid-January to a low of $2.07 MM/BTU in early-August and averaged $2.33 MM/BTU in the third quarter of 2019. Factors influencing oil and natural gas prices during the period include hydrocarbon inventory levels, realized and expected global economic growth, realized and expected levels of hydrocarbon demand, level of production capacity and weather and geopolitical uncertainty.


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Results of Operations

The following table contains selected financial data comparing our consolidated and segment results from operations for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
September 30,
 
 
 
 
 (Dollars and shares in millions, except per share data)
2019
 
2018
 
Favorable (Unfavorable)
 
Percentage Change
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Western Hemisphere
$
675

 
$
762

 
$
(87
)
 
(11
)%
Eastern Hemisphere
639

 
682

 
(43
)
 
(6
)%
 Total Revenues
1,314

 
1,444

 
(130
)
 
(9
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Western Hemisphere
15

 
78

 
(63
)
 
(81
)%
Eastern Hemisphere
56

 
38

 
18

 
47
 %
Total Segment Operating Income
71

 
116

 
(45
)
 
(39
)%
Corporate General and Administrative
(31
)
 
(31
)
 

 
 %
Goodwill Impairment
(399
)
 

 
(399
)
 
 %
Asset Write-Downs and Other
(42
)
 
(71
)
 
29

 
41
 %
Transformation, Facility Restructuring and Severance Charges
(53
)
 
(27
)
 
(26
)
 
(96
)%
  Gain on Operational Assets Sale
15

 

 
15

 
 %
  (Loss) on Sale of Businesses, Net
(8
)
 

 
(8
)
 
 %
Total Operating Loss
(447
)
 
(13
)
 
(434
)
 
(3,338
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reorganization Items
(303
)
 

 
(303
)
 
 %
Interest Expense, Net (Unrecognized Contractual Interest Expense was $133 million for three months ended September 30, 2019)
(26
)
 
(156
)
 
130

 
83
 %
Warrant Fair Value Adjustment

 
11

 
(11
)
 
(100
)%
Currency Devaluation Charges

 
(8
)
 
8

 
100
 %
Other Expense, Net
(8
)
 
(6
)
 
(2
)
 
(33
)%
Loss Before Income Taxes
(784
)
 
(172
)
 
(612
)
 
(356
)%
Income Tax Provision
(31
)
 
(22
)
 
(9
)
 
(41
)%
Net Loss
(815
)
 
(194
)
 
(621
)
 
(320
)%
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
6

 
5

 
(1
)
 
(20
)%
Net Loss Attributable to Weatherford
$
(821
)
 
$
(199
)
 
$
(622
)
 
(313
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and Amortization
$
118

 
$
128

 
$
10

 
8
 %

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Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
September 30,
 
 
 
 
 (Dollars and shares in millions, except per share data)
2019
 
2018
 
Favorable (Unfavorable)
 
Percentage Change
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Western Hemisphere
$
2,120

 
$
2,287

 
$
(167
)
 
(7
)%
Eastern Hemisphere
1,849

 
2,028

 
(179
)
 
(9
)%
 Total Revenues
3,969

 
4,315

 
(346
)
 
(8
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Western Hemisphere
35

 
152

 
(117
)
 
(77
)%
Eastern Hemisphere
104

 
73

 
31

 
42
 %
Total Segment Operating Income
139

 
225

 
(86
)
 
(38
)%
Corporate General and Administrative
(95
)
 
(101
)
 
6

 
6
 %
Goodwill Impairment
(730
)
 

 
(730
)
 
 %
Prepetition Charges
(86
)
 

 
(86
)
 
 %
Asset Write-Downs and Other
(120
)
 
(159
)
 
39

 
25
 %
Transformation, Facility Restructuring and Severance Charges
(93
)
 
(90
)
 
(3
)
 
(3
)%
  Gain on Operational Assets Sale
15

 

 
15

 
 %
  Gain on Sale of Businesses, Net
104

 

 
104

 
 %
Total Operating Loss
(866
)
 
(125
)
 
(741
)
 
(593
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reorganization Items
(303
)
 

 
(303
)
 
 %
Interest Expense, Net (Unrecognized Contractual Interest Expense was $133 million for three months ended September 30, 2019)
(341
)
 
(457
)
 
116

 
25
 %
Bond Tender and Call Premium

 
(34
)
 
34

 
100
 %
Warrant Fair Value Adjustment

 
67

 
(67
)
 
(100
)%
Currency Devaluation Charges

 
(45
)
 
45

 
100
 %
Other Expense, Net
(18
)
 
(21
)
 
3

 
14
 %
Loss Before Income Taxes
(1,528
)
 
(615
)
 
(913
)
 
(148
)%
Income Tax Provision
(76
)
 
(80
)
 
4

 
5
 %
Net Loss
(1,604
)
 
(695
)
 
(909
)
 
(131
)%
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
14

 
13

 
(1
)
 
(8
)%
Net Loss Attributable to Weatherford
$
(1,618
)
 
$
(708
)
 
$
(910
)
 
(129
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and Amortization
$
357

 
$
419

 
$
62

 
15
 %

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Revenues Percentage by Business Group

The following chart contains the consolidated revenues of our business groups for the third quarter and first nine months of 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Production
30
%
 
26
%
 
29
%
 
27
%
Completions
22

 
21

 
23

 
21

Drilling and Evaluation
24

 
25

 
24

 
24

Well Construction
24

 
28

 
24
%
 
28
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%


Consolidated and Segment Revenues

Consolidated revenues decreased $130 million, or 9%, in the third quarter of 2019 and $346 million, or 8%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Excluding the impact of revenues from the divested portion of the land drilling rigs, laboratory services and surface logging businesses, consolidated revenues were down $21 million, or 2%, in the third quarter of 2019 and $42 million, or 1%, in nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Western Hemisphere revenues decreased $87 million, or 11%, in the third quarter of 2019 and $167 million, or 7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, due to lower activity levels in the U.S. and Canada as a result of a decline in rig related activity and exploration spending, which has reduced demand for drilling, completion and production products and services. The decline in Canada was partially offset by higher activity in integrated service projects and product sales in Mexico.
Eastern Hemisphere revenues decreased $43 million, or 6%, in the third quarter of 2019 and $179 million, or 9%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The decline in revenues was primarily due to lower revenues from our divested land drilling rigs businesses in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as our divested laboratories and surface logging businesses. Increased revenues in the completions product line partially offset this decline. Excluding the impact of revenues from the divested portion of the land drilling rigs, laboratory services and surface logging businesses, revenues in the third quarter of 2019 increased $51 million, or 9%, in the third quarter of 2019 and increased $97 million, or 6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Consolidated and Segment Operating Results

Consolidated operating results declined $434 million in the third quarter of 2019 and $741 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The decline in operating results in the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily due to the impairment of our goodwill and prepetition charges, partially offset by the net gain on sale of businesses and improved results in the Eastern Hemisphere as a result of a more favorable geographic and product mix. Excluding goodwill impairment, prepetition charges, and the net gain on sale of businesses of $407 million in the third quarter and $712 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, consolidated results were down $27 million in the third quarter of 2019 and down $29 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Additionally, lower demand for our products and services coupled with an unfavorable product mix and lack of supply chain savings have caused the expected benefits from our transformation initiatives to slow and consequently resulted in significantly lower actual results compared to our expectations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, transformation cost savings targets were not achieved due to higher than forecasted costs associated with rationalizing our manufacturing footprint and market headwinds negatively impacting progress towards our sales and commercial

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savings targets.

Segment operating income was $71 million in the third quarter of 2019, a decrease of $45 million compared to the third quarter of 2018. Segment operating income was $139 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, a decrease of $86 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease was driven by lower activity levels, an unfavorable product mix in Canada and the United States, and start-up costs for projects in Latin America. These declines were partially offset by improved operating results from higher integrated service project activity in Latin America and operational improvements in the Eastern Hemisphere. Excluding the impact of operating results from the divested portion of the land drilling rigs, laboratory services and surface logging businesses, segment operating results in the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 declined $15 million and $26 million, respectively, compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Western Hemisphere segment operating income of $15 million in the third quarter 2019 declined $63 million or 81%, compared to the third quarter of 2018. Western Hemisphere segment operating income of $35 million declined $117 million, or 77%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The segment income decline was driven by lower activity levels, lower operating margin product sales in Canada, start-up costs for projects in Latin America and employee retention expenses. These declines were partially offset by improved operating results from higher integrated service project activity in Mexico.
Eastern Hemisphere segment operating income of $56 million in the third quarter of 2019 improved $18 million, or 47%, compared to the third quarter of 2018. Eastern Hemisphere segment operating income of $104 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 improved $31 million, or 42%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The improvement in segment operating income was due to the lower direct expenses, cost improvements from our transformation program, partially offset by the impact of the divestitures. Excluding the impact of operating results from the divested portion of the land drilling rigs, laboratory services and surface logging businesses, segment operating results in the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 improved $45 million and $88 million, respectively, compared to the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
For the third quarter ended September 30, 2019, we determined that goodwill for our Latin America, Russia/China, and Asia reporting units was impaired and as a result we incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $399 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we determined that goodwill for all our reporting units in the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere was fully impaired and as a result we incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $730 million.
Prepetition charges were $86 million for professional and other fees related to the Cases incurred before the petition date.
Transformation, facility restructuring and severance charges increased $26 million in the third quarter of 2019 and $3 million in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the third quarter and first nine months of 2018.
Asset write-downs and other charges decreased $29 million in the third quarter of 2019 and $39 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the third quarter and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Charges in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily included asset write-downs and other charges, partially offset by a reduction of a contingency reserve on a legacy contract. Charges in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily includes long-lived asset impairments, other asset write-downs and inventory charges, partially offset by gains on purchase of the remaining interest in a joint venture, property sales and a reduction of a contingency reserve on a legacy contract.


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Interest Expense, Net

Net interest expense was $26 million and $341 million in the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to $156 million and $457 million in the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The decrease in interest expense for the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is primarily due to unrecognized contractual interest (no longer accruing interest) on our unsecured senior notes and the unpaid balance has been classified as “Liabilities Subject to Compromise” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is expected to be allowed as claims by the Bankruptcy Court. The decrease was also attributed to the discontinuation of the amortization of deferred financing and debt discounts as the unamortized balances were removed in the third quarter and recorded under “Reorganization Items” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Net interest expense in the third quarter of 2019 primarily represents interest on debtor in possession financing and default interest on our A&R Credit Agreement.

Warrant Fair Value Adjustment

We recognized an insignificant amount of unrealized gain in May 2019 related to the warrant expiration. We recognized unrealized gains of $11 million and $67 million for the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, related to the fair value adjustment to our warrant liability. The change in fair value of the warrant in the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily driven by eliminating the warrant share value associated with any future equity issuance and a decrease in Weatherford’s stock price.

Currency Devaluation Charges

We did not recognize currency devaluation charges in the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $8 million and $45 million in the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, which were primarily related to the devaluation of the Angolan kwanza. The devaluation of the Angolan kwanza was due to a change in Angolan central bank policy in January 2018. For additional information see “Cash Requirements” of the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section in “Item 2. – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

Income Taxes

We have determined that because small changes in estimated ordinary annual income would result in significant changes in the estimated annual effective tax rate, the use of a discrete effective tax rate is appropriate for determining the quarterly provision for income taxes. The discrete method treats the year-to-date period as if it was the annual period and determines the income tax expense or benefit on that basis. We will continue to use this method each quarter until the annual effective tax rate method is deemed appropriate. For the third quarter and the first nine months of 2019, we had a tax expense of $31 million and $76 million, respectively, on a loss before income taxes of $784 million and $1.5 billion, respectively, compared to the third quarter and the first nine months of 2018 tax expense of $22 million and $80 million, respectively on a loss before income taxes of $172 million and $615 million, respectively. The sum of goodwill impairment, prepetition charges (prior to Petition Date), reorganization items (after Petition Date), asset write-downs and other, transformation, facility restructuring and severance charges, and the net gain on sale of businesses resulted in no significant tax benefit for the third quarter of 2019 and no significant tax benefit in the first nine months of 2019, respectively. The tax expense for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2019 and 2018 also includes withholding taxes, minimum taxes and deemed profit taxes that do not directly correlate to ordinary income or loss.

We are routinely under tax examination in various jurisdictions. We cannot predict the timing or outcome regarding resolution of these tax examinations or if they will have a material impact on our financial statements. We continue to anticipate a possible reduction in the balance of uncertain tax positions of approximately $12 million in the next twelve months due to expiration of statutes of limitations, settlements and/or conclusions of tax examinations.

Transformation, Facility Restructuring and Severance Charges

Due to the highly competitive nature of our business and the continuing losses we incurred over the last few years, we continue to reduce our overall cost structure and workforce to better align our business with current activity levels. The ongoing transformation plan, which began in 2018 and is expected to extend significantly beyond the originally planned year-end 2019 target (the “Transformation Plan”), includes a workforce reduction, organization restructure, facility consolidations and other cost reduction measures and efficiency initiatives across all of our geographic regions.


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In connection with the Transformation Plan, we recognized restructuring and transformation charges of $53 million and $93 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2019, respectively, which include severance charges of $7 million and $10 million, respectively, other restructuring charges of $40 million and $69 million, respectively, and restructuring related asset charges of $6 million and $14 million, respectively. Other restructuring charges in both periods included contract termination costs, relocation and other associated costs. Please see “Note 9 – Transformation, Facility Restructuring and Severance Chargesto our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details of our charges by segment.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 30, 2019, we had cash and cash equivalents of $676 million and restricted cash of $374 million compared to cash and cash equivalents of $602 million December 31, 2018. The following table summarizes cash flows provided by (used in) each type of activity for the first nine months of 2019 and 2018:
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions)
2019
 
2018
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
$
(679
)
 
$
(347
)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
210

 
(41
)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
917

 
223


Operating Activities

Our cash used in operating activities was $679 million during the first nine months of 2019 compared to cash used of $347 million during the first nine months of 2018. Cash used in operating activities in 2019 and 2018 were driven by working capital needs, payments for debt interest, retention and performance bonus, severance and other restructuring and transformation costs. In 2019, primarily in the second and third quarters, cash used in operating activities included payments for reorganization items and prepetition charges primarily for professional and other fees related to the Cases.

Investing Activities

Our cash provided by investing activities was $210 million during the first nine months of 2019 compared to cash used of $41 million during the first nine months of 2018.

During the first nine months of 2019, the primary uses of cash in investing activities were (i) capital expenditures of $177 million for property, plant and equipment and the acquisition of assets held for sale and (ii) cash paid of $12 million to acquire intellectual property and other intangibles. During the first nine months of 2019, the primary sources of cash were (i) proceeds from the sale of business of $319 million primarily from completed dispositions of our rigs business, laboratory services and surface data logging businesses and (ii) proceeds of $80 million from the disposition of other assets.

During the first nine months of 2018, the primary uses of cash in investing activities were (i) capital expenditures of $141 million for property, plant and equipment and the acquisition of assets held for sale and (ii) cash paid of $11 million to acquire intellectual property and other intangibles. During the first nine months of 2018, the primary sources of cash primarily included cash proceeds of $70 million from asset dispositions and cash proceeds of $37 million from the sale of our continuous sucker rod service business in Canada and an equity investment.

The amount we spend for capital expenditures varies each year and is based on the types of contracts into which we enter, our asset availability and our expectations with respect to activity levels.

Financing Activities

Our cash provided by financing activities was $917 million during the first nine months of 2019 compared to cash provided of $223 million during the first nine months of 2018.

On July 3, 2019, the Debtors borrowed approximately $1.4 billion under the DIP Credit Agreement and the proceeds of the borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement were used to repay certain prepetition indebtedness, cash collateralized certain obligations with respect to letters of credit and similar instruments and finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Debtors and certain of their subsidiaries. On July 3, 2019, the Company repaid all outstanding amounts due under

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the secured Term Loan Agreement and 364-Day Credit Agreement totaling approximately $616 million with borrowings from our DIP Credit Agreement. In addition, we cash collateralized approximately $271 million of letters of credit and similar instruments with borrowings from the DIP Credit Agreement. See “Note 11 – Short-term Borrowings and Other Debt Obligations” for additional details.

In the first nine months of 2019, we had net short-term repayments of $25 million primarily from our the borrowings and repayments of our Revolving Credit Agreements, including the repayment of our 364-Day Credit Agreement, and long-term debt repayments of $317 million on our Term Loan Agreement and financed leases.

In February 2018, we issued $600 million in aggregate principal amount of our 9.875% senior notes due 2025 for net proceeds of $586 million. We used part of the proceeds from our debt offering to repay in full our 6.00% senior notes due March 2018 and to fund a concurrent tender offer to purchase all of our 9.625% senior notes due 2019.

Net long- and short-term debt repayments, including the tender offer and net payments under the prior Revolving Credit Agreement in the first nine months of 2018 totaled $335 million. We settled the tender offer for $475 million, retiring an aggregate face value of $425 million and accrued interest of $20 million. In April 2018, we repaid the remaining principal outstanding on an early redemption of the bond. We recognized a cumulative loss of $34 million on these transactions in “Bond Tender and Call Premium” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The debt repayments and bond tender premium payments were partially offset by net borrowings primarily under our revolving credit facilities of $170 million.

Other financing activities in the first nine months of 2019 and 2018 primarily included payments of noncontrolling interest dividends.

Sources of Liquidity

Our sources of available liquidity have included DIP Credit Agreement borrowings, cash and cash equivalent balances, accounts receivable factoring and cash from dispositions. As discussed in “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” and earlier in “Item 2. – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, we believed we would not have sufficient liquidity to satisfy our debt service obligations and meet other financial obligations as they came due and as a result, the Debtors filed petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. We expect the DIP Credit Agreement should provide sufficient liquidity for the Company during the pendency of the Cases. Upon emergence, we expect the exit financing to include the backstopped Rights Offering Notes of $1.6 billion and a combination of an asset based loan revolving credit facility, a letters of credit facility and/or a term loan to provide the necessary liquidity to repay the outstanding DIP Credit Agreement and A&R Credit Agreement and to provide the necessary liquidity to conduct ongoing operations, including the credit lines for letters of credits and working capital needs.

The energy industry faces growing negative sentiment in the market on the ability to access appropriate amounts of capital and under suitable terms. While we have confidence in the level of support from our lenders, this negative sentiment in the energy industry has not only impacted our customers in North America, it is also affecting the availability and the pricing for most credit lines extended to participants in this industry.

Cash Requirements

We anticipate our cash requirements will continue to include payments for capital expenditures, repayment of financed leases, interest payments primarily from our DIP Credit Agreement and A&R Credit Agreement (interest payments on our unsecured senior notes are stayed during the pendency of the Cases), payments for short-term working capital needs and transformation costs, including severance and professional consulting payments. Our cash requirements also include employee retention programs and awards under our employee incentive programs and other amounts to settle litigation related matters. We anticipate funding these requirements from cash and cash equivalent balances, availability under our DIP Credit Agreement (during the pendency of the Cases), accounts receivable factoring and proceeds from disposals of businesses or capital assets that no longer fit our long-term strategy. While we expect these sources of liquidity to be sufficient, there is uncertainty as discussed above and we cannot provide assurance that cash flows and other internal and external sources of liquidity will at all times be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements.

Capital expenditures for 2019 are projected to be approximately $250 million due to anticipated activity in the oil and gas business. The amounts we ultimately spend will depend on a number of factors including the type of contracts we enter into, asset availability and actual industry activity levels in 2019. Expenditures are expected to be used primarily to support the ongoing

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activities of our core business. If we are unable to generate positive cash flows or access other sources of liquidity described in the previous section, we may need to reduce or eliminate our anticipated capital expenditures in 2019.

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $1.05 billion at September 30, 2019, are held by subsidiaries outside of Ireland. Based on the nature of our structure, we are generally able to redeploy cash with no incremental tax. As of September 30, 2019, we had cash and cash equivalents of $12 million denominated in Angolan kwanza. The National Bank of Angola supervises all kwanza exchange operations and has limited U.S. dollar conversions.

DIP Credit Agreement, Revolving Credit Agreements and Term Loan Agreement

The DIP Credit Agreement is comprised of the DIP Term Loan and the DIP Revolving Credit Facility. On July 3, 2019, the Debtors borrowed approximately $1.4 billion under the DIP Credit Agreement and the proceeds of the borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement were used to repay certain prepetition indebtedness, cash collateralized certain obligations with respect to letters of credit and similar instruments and financed the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Debtors and certain of their subsidiaries. On July 3, 2019, the Company repaid all outstanding amounts due under the secured Term Loan Agreement and 364-Day Credit Agreement totaling approximately $616 million with borrowings from our DIP Credit Agreement, leaving only the A&R Credit Agreement with total borrowings of $305 million outstanding at September 30, 2019 to be repaid in full upon emergence from Bankruptcy on the Plan effective date under the terms of the RSA. In addition, we cash collateralized approximately $271 million of letters of credit and similar instruments with borrowings from the DIP Credit Agreement. See “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” for additional details regarding interest rates and terms of the DIP Credit Agreement.

The Term Loan Agreement required a quarterly payment of $12.5 million plus interest that became due on June 30, 2019. On July 1, 2019, the Debtors and the Term Loan Lenders entered into a Term Loan Forbearance Agreement where the lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies available to them, including the right to accelerate any indebtedness, for a specified period of time. As mentioned above, on July 3, 2019, the Company repaid in full its outstanding indebtedness under the Term Loan.

The filing of the Cases on July 1, 2019, constituted an event of default that accelerated the Company’s obligations under our credit agreements previously mentioned in “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”, however forbearance agreements were obtained for each agreement and efforts to enforce payments under these credit agreements were automatically stayed as a result of the Cases. See “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” for additional details regarding how the Plan and Transaction will impact the A&R Credit Agreement.

Accounts Receivable Factoring

From time to time, we participate in factoring arrangements to sell accounts receivable to third-party financial institutions. See “Note 4 – Accounts Receivable Factoring” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details on our factoring arrangements.

Ratings Services’ Credit Ratings

As of September 30, 2019, Weatherford was no longer rated by Moody’s Investors Service as they withdrew our credit ratings following the filing of the Plan in Bankruptcy Court. S&P Global Ratings continues to rate our senior unsecured notes a D, with a negative outlook, and our issuer credit rating is also a D.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

Guarantees

Weatherford Ireland guarantees the obligations of our subsidiaries Weatherford Bermuda and Weatherford Delaware and as a result of certain of these guarantee arrangements, we are required to present condensed consolidating financial information. See “Note 21 – Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for our guarantor financial information.


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Letters of Credit and Performance and Bid Bonds

We have short-term borrowings with various domestic and international institutions pursuant to uncommitted credit facilities. At September 30, 2019, we have $275 million of letters of credit under various uncommitted facilities to include those cash collateralized with borrowings from the DIP Credit Agreement and $104 million of letters of credit under the A&R Credit Agreement. At September 30, 2019, we have $371 million related to letters of credit included as “Restricted Cashin the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In Latin America we utilize surety bonds as part of our customary business practice, primarily performance bonds, issued by financial sureties against an indemnification from us. These obligations could be called by the beneficiaries should we breach certain contractual or performance obligations. If the beneficiaries were to call the letters of credit under our committed facilities, our available liquidity would be reduced by the amount called and it could have an adverse impact on our business, operations and financial condition.

Derivative Instruments

See “Note 13 – Derivative Instrumentsto our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details regarding our derivative activities.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operation is based upon our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We prepare these financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. As such, we are required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. We base our estimates on historical experience, available information and various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, however, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. There have been no material changes or developments in our evaluation of the accounting estimates and the underlying assumptions or methodologies that we believe to be critical accounting policies and estimates as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, except as noted below.

Business Combinations and Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of consideration paid over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Goodwill is allocated to Weatherford’s reporting units when initially acquired. Reporting units are operating segments or one level below the operating segment level. For the third quarter ended September 30, 2019, we determined that goodwill for our Latin America, Russia/China, and Asia reporting units were impaired and as a result we incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $399 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we determined that the remaining goodwill for all our reporting units in the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere were impaired and as a result we incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $730 million. Our cumulative impairment loss for goodwill was $3.4 billion at September 30, 2019. The impairment reflects the overall decline in the fair value of the reporting unit. The carrying amounts of goodwill by reporting unit as of September 30, 2019 were written down to zero.

The impairment indicators during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were a result of lower activity levels and lower exploration and production capital spending that resulted in a decline in drilling activity and forecasted growth in all our reporting units. Our lower than expected and forecasted financial results were due to the continued weakness within the energy market and consequently our inability to meet the original timeline of our Transformation Plan savings, (as defined in “Note 9 – Transformation, Facility Restructuring and Severance Charges”). These circumstances prompted us to evaluate whether circumstances had changed that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of one or more of our reporting units below their carrying amount as of September 30, 2019.

When conducting this evaluation, we considered macroeconomic and industry conditions, including the outlook for exploration and production spending by our customers and overall financial performance of each of our reporting units. We also considered whether there were any changes in our long-term forecasts, which are impacted by assumptions about the future commodity pricing and supply and demand for our goods and services.


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For the quantitative assessment, the fair values of our Latin America, Russia/China, and Asia reporting units were determined using a combination of the income approach and the market approach. The income approach estimates fair value by discounting the reporting unit’s estimated future cash flows. The income approach requires us to make certain estimates and judgments. To arrive at our future cash flows, we use estimates of economic and market information, including growth rates in revenues and costs, working capital and capital expenditure requirements, and operating margins and tax rates. Several of the assumptions used in our discounted cash flow analysis are based upon a financial forecast. This process takes into consideration many factors including historical results and operating performance, related industry trends, pricing strategies, customer analysis, operational issues, competitor analysis, and marketplace data, among others. Assumptions are also made for periods beyond the financial forecast period. The discount rate used in the income approach is determined using a weighted average cost of capital and reflects the risks and uncertainties in the cash flow estimates. The weighted average cost of capital includes a cost of debt and equity. The cost of equity is estimated using the capital asset pricing model, which includes inputs for a long-term risk-free rate, equity risk premium, country risk premium, and an asset beta appropriate for the assets in the reporting unit. The discount rate for the Latin America, Russia/China, and Asia reporting units ranged from 13.25% – 15.00% as of our September 30, 2019 impairment test. The market approach estimates fair value as a multiple of the reporting unit’s actual and forecasted earnings based on market multiples of comparable publicly traded companies over a three-year period. The market multiples for the Latin America, Russia/China, and Asia reporting units ranged from 2x – 4x as of our September 30, 2019 impairment test.

We engaged an independent valuation specialist for the assumptions used in our quantitative impairment test to assist us in our valuations under both methods. The final estimates of the Latin America, Russia/China, and Asia reporting units’ fair values were determined by using an appropriate weighting of the values from each method, where the income method was weighted more heavily than the market method as we believe that the income method and assumptions therein are more reflective of a market participant’s view of fair value given current market conditions.

Refer also to “Note 8 – Goodwill” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements
 
See “Note 3 – New Accounting Pronouncements” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Forward-Looking Statements 

This report contains various statements relating to future financial performance and results, business strategy, plans, goals and objectives, including certain projections, business trends and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “budget,” “strategy,” “plan,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

Forward-looking statements reflect our beliefs and expectations based on current estimates and projections. While we believe these expectations, and the estimates and projections on which they are based, are reasonable and were made in good faith, these statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, our actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what we have expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. Furthermore, from time to time, we update the various factors we consider in making our forward-looking statements and the assumptions we use in those statements. However, we undertake no obligation to correct, update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except to the extent required under federal securities laws. The following sets forth various assumptions we use in our forward-looking statements, as well as risks and uncertainties relating to those statements. Certain of these risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to be materially different from projected results contained in forward-looking statements in this report and in our other disclosures. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described below under “Part II – Other Information – Item 1A. – Risk Factors” and the following:
our ability to satisfy our liquidity needs, including our ability to generate sufficient liquidity or cash flow from operations or to obtain adequate financing to fund our operations or otherwise meet our obligations as they come due in the future and our ability to continue as a going concern;
downturns in our industry which could affect the carrying value of our goodwill, intangible assets or other assets and impact our ability to generate sufficient liquidity;
our ability to confirm and complete the proposed financial restructuring in accordance with the terms of the RSA;
risks attendant to the bankruptcy process, including the effects thereof on our business and liquidity and on the interests of various constituents, the length of time that we might be required to operate in bankruptcy and the continued availability of operating capital during the pendency of such proceedings;
our high level of indebtedness, including following the Transaction, and its impact on our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity;
access to capital, significantly higher cost of capital, or difficulty or inability to raise additional funds in the equity or debt capital markets or from other financing sources, as a result of changes in market conditions, our financial situation or our credit rating;
the price and price volatility of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids;
global political, economic and market conditions, political disturbances, war, terrorist attacks, changes in global trade policies, weak local economic conditions and international currency fluctuations;
increases in the prices and lack of availability of our procured products and services, including as a result of our suppliers shortening payment terms and/or tightening credit limits;
our ability to timely collect from customers;
our ability to realize cost savings and business enhancements from our transformation efforts;
our ability to attract, motivate and retain employees, including key personnel;
nonrealization of expected benefits from our acquisitions or business dispositions and our ability to timely execute and close such acquisitions and dispositions;
our ability to realize expected revenues and profitability levels from current and future contracts;
our ability to manage our workforce, supply chain and business processes, information technology systems and technological innovation and commercialization, including the impact of our organization restructure, business enhancements, transformation efforts and the cost and support reduction plans;
potential non-cash asset impairment charges for long-lived assets, goodwill, intangible assets or other assets;
changes to our effective tax rate;
member-country quota compliance within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries;
adverse weather conditions in certain regions of our operations; and
failure to ensure on-going compliance with current and future laws and government regulations, including but not limited to environmental and tax and accounting laws, rules and regulations.

Finally, our future results will depend upon various other risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those detailed in our other filings with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act”) and the Securities

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Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Securities Act”). For additional information regarding risks and uncertainties, see our other filings with the SEC. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act are made available free of charge on our web site www.weatherford.com under “Investor Relations” as soon as reasonably practicable after we have electronically filed the material with, or furnished it to, the SEC.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see “Part II – Other Information – Item 7A. – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. Other than the decrease in the fair value of our debt as discussed in “Note 11 – Short-term Borrowings and Other Debt Obligations” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, our exposure to market risk has not changed materially since December 31, 2018.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) (as amended, the “Exchange Act”) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. This information is collected and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our CEO and CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures at September 30, 2019. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2019.

We have appropriately implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic No. 852 – Reorganizations (“ASC 852”), during the quarter and have prepared the interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures in accordance with ASC 852.

Our management identified no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Disputes and Litigation

See “Note 14 – Disputes, Litigation and Contingencies” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details regarding our ongoing disputes and litigation.


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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

An investment in our securities involves various risks. You should consider carefully all of the risk factors described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Part I, under the heading “Item 1A. – Risk Factors” and other information included and incorporated by reference in this report. As of September 30, 2019, there have been no material changes in our assessment of our risk factors from those set forth in our Quarterly Report in Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

See Part I. Item 1. “Note 2 – Chapter 11 Proceedings and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” and “Note 11 – Short-term Borrowings and Other Debt Obligationsto our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements which are incorporated in this item by reference.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
 
Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.


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Item 6. Exhibits.

All exhibits are incorporated herein by reference to a prior filing as indicated, unless otherwise designated with an dagger (†), which are filed herewith, or double dagger (††) which are furnished herewith.
Exhibit Number
 
Description
Original Filed Exhibit
File Number
2.1
 

Exhibit 99.1 of the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on September 10, 2019
File No. 1-36504
3.1
 
Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K
filed April 2, 2014
File No. 1-36504
10.1
 
Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on July 2, 2019
File No. 1-36504
10.2
 

Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on August 26, 2019
File No. 1-36504
10.3
 
Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on September 10, 2019
File No. 1-36504
10.4
 
Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on July 2, 2019

File No. 1-36504
10.5
 
Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on September 10, 2019
File No. 1-36504
10.6
 
Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on July 2, 2019

File No. 1-36504
10.7
 
Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on July 2, 2019
File No. 1-36504
 
 
 
 
 

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Exhibit Number
 
Description
Original Filed Exhibit
File Number
10.8
 
Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on July 2, 2019

File No. 1-36504
10.9
 
Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on July 2, 2019

File No. 1-36504
10.10
 
Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on July 5, 2019

File No. 1-36504
†31.1
 
†31.2
 
††32.1
 
††32.2
 
†101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document - The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document
†101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
†101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
†101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
†101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
†101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
 
 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 
 
 
Weatherford International plc
 
 
 
 
Date:
October 30, 2019
By:
/s/ Christoph Bausch
 
 
 
Christoph Bausch
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
October 30, 2019
By:
/s/ Stuart Fraser
 
 
 
Stuart Fraser
 
 
 
Vice President and
 
 
 
Chief Accounting Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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