UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 30, 2004
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
| Bermuda | 1-31339 | 98-0371344 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 515 Post Oak Boulevard | ||||
| Suite 600 | ||||
| Houston, Texas | 77027 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 693-4000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4
| Item 8.01 Other Items | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| INDEX TO EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| Press Release dated December 1, 2004 | ||||||||
Item 8.01 Other Items
On December 1, 2004, we issued a news release announcing the sale of 4,000,000 shares of common stock of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. on November 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibits | |
99.1
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Press release dated December 1, 2004 announcing sale of Universal Compression common stock. |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD. |
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| Dated: December 1, 2004 | /s/ Lisa W. Rodriguez | |||
| Lisa W. Rodriguez Senior Vice President and |
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| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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