Weatherford International plc (WFRD) FY 2024 MD&A

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

As used in this item, “Weatherford”, “the Company,” “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 earlier section “Item 1. Business” and our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included later in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” Our discussion includes various forward-looking statements about our markets, the demand for our products and services and our future results. These statements include certain risks and uncertainties. For information about these risks and uncertainties, refer to the section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” and the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors.” The following section generally discusses our financial condition and results of operations for fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 compared to fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 7, 2024, for a discussion regarding our financial condition and results of operations for fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

Industry Trends

Demand for our industry’s products and services is driven by many factors, including commodity prices, the number of oil and gas rigs and wells drilled, depth and drilling conditions of wells, number of well completions, age of existing wells, reservoir depletion, regulatory environment, and the level of workover activity worldwide.

Lower oil and natural gas prices and lower rig count generally correlate to lower exploration and production spending, and higher oil and natural gas prices and higher rig count generally correlate to higher exploration and production spending. Therefore, our financial results are significantly affected by oil and natural gas prices as well as rig counts.

The table below shows the average oil and natural gas prices for West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) and Brent North Sea (“Brent”) crude oil and Henry Hub (“HH”) natural gas.

The table below shows historical average rig counts based on the weekly Baker Hughes Company rig count information.

In addition, there may be future impacts and effects on our industry relating to the new U.S. Presidential administration and Congress in areas relating to global trade policy and tariffs, global conflicts and resulting sanctions, environmental regulation and others. The Company continues to monitor these developments, but the impact and timing of these changes on our business is uncertain.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - Operating Income Summary

Revenues totaled $5.51 billion in 2024, an increase of $378 million, or 7% compared to 2023. Year-over-year in 2024, product revenues increased 8% and service revenues increased 7%. WCC and DRE contributed to 47% and 39% of the increase in revenues, respectively, with the remainder from higher activity in integrated services and projects. This was partially offset by a decrease from PRI. Geographically, growth in 2024 was led by improvements in the Middle East/North Africa/Asia, Europe/Sub-Sahara Africa/Russia and Latin America regions which contributed to 81%, 23% and 2% of the increase, respectively, partly offset by a revenue decline in North America. Approximately 90% of our revenue increase in 2024 was due to increased customer demand including as a result of business acquisitions during the year, with the remainder primarily from pricing and market share improvements.

Average oil prices in 2024 decreased 1% for West Texas Intermediate crude oil and decreased 2% for Brent North Sea crude oil compared to 2023. Henry Hub natural gas prices decreased 14% compared to 2023. Global rig counts decreased 4% compared to 2023 with North America rig count decreasing by 9% and international rig count remaining flat. The year-over-year decrease in average oil and natural gas prices and the decrease in the North America rig count reflects the lower market demand and oversupply of natural gas in the region.

Operating income of $938 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, increased 14% compared to $820 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, primarily driven by improved operational efficiencies from increased resource utilization, in addition to cost reduction initiatives implemented by the Company in the second half of 2024 and the impact of lower employee incentive compensation. Cost of products and services of $3.61 billion increased $210 million, or 6%, in 2024 compared to 2023, to support the increased overall activity across our segments. Our cost of products and services as a percentage of revenues was 65% in 2024, an improvement compared to 66% in 2023.

Selling, general, administrative and research and development costs of $914 million decreased $2 million driven by a decrease in the cost of employee incentive programs. This was offset by an increase in research and development investment in newer technologies and an increase in overhead to support organization growth. These costs as a percentage of revenues were 17% in 2024, an improvement compared to 18% in 2023.

Other charges of $56 million increased $52 million in 2024 compared to 2023, primarily due to an increase in severance and restructuring costs, and fees to third-party financial institutions related to collections of certain receivables from our largest customer in Mexico.

Consolidated Statements of Operations - Non-Operating Summary

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net primarily represented for each year, the interest on our outstanding long-term debt (see “Note 8 – Borrowings and Other Debt Obligations” to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details) offset by interest income. Interest expense, net, of $102 million in 2024, decreased $21 million, or 17%, compared to 2023 primarily after the early and full repayment of our 6.5% Senior Secured Notes maturing September 15, 2028 in 2024.

Loss on Blue Chip Swap Securities

An indirect foreign exchange mechanism known as the Blue Chip Swap (“BCS”) allows entities to remit U.S. dollars from operations in Argentina. During each of the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we entered into a series of BCS securities transactions that resulted in a “Loss on Blue Chip Swap Securities” of $10 million and $57 million, respectively. See “Note 17 – Blue Chip Swap Securities - Argentina” to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net, is primarily comprised of foreign exchange losses, letter of credit fees, other financing charges and bond redemption fees. Other expense, net, was $47 million lower in 2024 as compared to 2023, which was primarily attributable to lower foreign currency losses. Foreign currency losses totaled $56 million and $116 million in 2024 and 2023, respectively, and was primarily driven by losses on the Argentine Peso.

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Income Taxes

We provide for income taxes based on the laws and rates in effect in the countries in which operations are conducted, or in which we or our subsidiaries are considered resident for income tax purposes. The relationship between our pre-tax income or loss from continuing operations and our income tax benefit or provision varies from period to period as a result of various factors, which include changes in total pre-tax income or loss, the jurisdictions in which our income is earned, the tax laws in those jurisdictions, the impacts of tax planning activities and the resolution of tax audits. Our effective rate differs from the Irish statutory tax rate as the majority of our operations are taxed in jurisdictions with different tax rates. In addition, we are unable to recognize tax benefit on certain losses.

We record deferred tax assets for net operating losses and temporary differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities that are expected to produce tax deductions in future periods. The realizability of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon judgments and assumptions inherent in the determination of future taxable income, including factors such as future operating conditions (particularly as related to prevailing oil prices and market demand for our products and services). The Company concluded it was not able to realize the benefit of certain deferred tax assets and has established a valuation allowance. Continued performance improvement in certain jurisdictions could result in a change in our realization of deferred tax asset assessment in the near future, which would release valuation allowance.

The income tax provision and respective effective tax rate was $189 million and 26% and $57 million and 11% for 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Our income tax provisions in 2024 and 2023 are primarily driven by income in certain jurisdictions, deemed profit countries and withholding taxes on intercompany and third-party transactions that do not directly correlate to ordinary income or loss. Impairments and other charges recognized do not result in significant tax benefit as a result of being attributed to a non-income tax jurisdiction or our inability to forecast realization of the tax benefit of such losses.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, income tax expense was higher than 2023, primarily driven by increased activity and operating profits, profit mix in various jurisdictions that we operate, and lower valuation allowance releases. During the year ended December 31, 2023, income tax expense was lower by $115 million, due to the release of valuation allowances and the recognition of benefits from previously uncertain tax positions. Those benefits were offset by the establishment of valuation allowance of approximately $50 million against the sale of Blue Chip Swap securities and currency devaluation in Argentina (see Note 17 – Blue Chip Swap Securities - Argentina).

We are continuously 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 consolidated financial statements. As of December 31, 2024, we anticipate that it is reasonably possible that the amount of our uncertain tax positions of $201 million may decrease by up to $31 million in the next twelve months due to expiration of statutes of limitations, settlements and/or conclusions of tax examinations.

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Results of Operations by Segment

(a)Segment cost of sales and direct operating costs.

(b)Segment selling, general and administrative and research and development costs.

(c)See “Note 13 – Share-Based Compensation” for additional information.

(a)Segment cost of sales and direct operating costs.

(b)Segment selling, general and administrative and research and development costs.

(c)See “Note 13 – Share-Based Compensation” for additional information.

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(a)Segment cost of sales and direct operating costs.

(b)Segment selling, general and administrative and research and development costs.

(c)See “Note 13 – Share-Based Compensation” for additional information.

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DRE Results

2024 vs 2023

DRE revenues of $1.7 billion in 2024 increased by $146 million or 10% compared to 2023 with approximately 70% of the increase from wireline activity as a result of business acquisitions during the year and approximately 30% from drilling related services activity. Geographically, the Middle East/North Africa/Asia and Europe/Sub-Sahara Africa/Russia regions contributed approximately 50% and 30%, respectively, to the regions with revenue growth, offset by lower activity in the Latin America region.

DRE segment adjusted EBITDA of $467 million in 2024 increased by $45 million or 11% compared to 2023. DRE segment adjusted EBITDA margin was 27.8% in 2024 compared to 27.5% in 2023. The year-over-year improvement in segment adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to higher managed pressure drilling and wireline activity. This was partly offset by lower activity in Latin America. Both direct costs and other expense generally increased in line with the increase in activity. However, the rate of increase in direct costs and other expense was lower than the rate of increase in revenue, contributing to the slight increase in margin.

2023 vs 2022

DRE revenues of $1.5 billion in 2023 increased by $208 million or 16% compared to 2022 due to higher demand and activity with approximately 70% of the increase from drilling-related services. Geographically, approximately 55% of the overall revenue growth came from Latin America and approximately 25% from the Middle East/North Africa/Asia regions.

DRE segment adjusted EBITDA of $422 million in 2023 increased by $98 million or 30% compared to 2022. DRE segment adjusted EBITDA margin was 27.5% in 2023 compared to 24.4% in 2022. The rate of increase in direct costs and other expense was lower than the rate of increase in revenue, contributing to the increase in margin.

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WCC Results

2024 vs 2023

WCC revenues of $2.0 billion in 2024 increased by $176 million or 10% compared to 2023 due to higher demand and activity with approximately 50% of the increase from completions and approximately 30% from liner hangers, partly offset by a decrease in cementation products activity. Geographically, international regions drove revenue growth with the Middle East/North Africa/Asia region contributing approximately 80% of the international revenue growth, partly offset by a decline in North America.

WCC segment adjusted EBITDA of $564 million in 2024 increased by $109 million or 24% compared to 2023. WCC segment adjusted EBITDA margin was 28.5% in 2024 compared to 25.3% in 2023. The year-over-year improvement in segment adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to an increase of overall activity in the Middle East/North Africa/Asia region and improved margin fall through in major product lines across all geographies. Direct costs generally increased in line with the increase in activity. However, the rate of increase in direct costs was lower than the rate of increase in revenue, contributing to the increase in margin. Other expense also contributed to the increase in margin as expenses declined year-over-year due to a reduction in selling, general and administrative costs.

2023 vs 2022

WCC revenues of $1.8 billion in 2023 increased by $279 million or 18% compared to 2022 due to higher demand and activity with approximately 75% of the increase from completions and cementation products. Geographically, international regions contributed to approximately all of the overall revenue growth with 50% from the Middle East/North Africa/Asia. Latin America along with Europe/Sub-Sahara Africa/Russia equally contributed to the remaining overall revenue growth.

WCC segment adjusted EBITDA of $455 million in 2023 increased by $156 million or 52% compared to 2022. WCC segment adjusted EBITDA margin was 25.3% in 2023 compared to 19.7% in 2022. Additionally, the rate of increase in direct costs and other expense was lower than the rate of increase in revenue, contributing to the increase in margin.

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PRI Results

2024 vs 2023

PRI revenues of $1.5 billion in 2024 decreased by $20 million or 1% compared to 2023 due to lower demand and activity. Of the product lines with year-over-year revenue decline, approximately 65% of the decrease was from pressure pumping. This was partly offset by a revenue increase in intervention services and drilling tools due to increased activity mainly after business acquisitions during 2024. Geographically, the North America and Latin America regions had approximately 50% and 30%, respectively, of the decrease for regions with a revenue decline. This was partly offset by a revenue increase in the Europe/Sub-Sahara Africa/Russia region.

PRI segment adjusted EBITDA of $319 million in 2024 decreased by $4 million or 1% compared to 2023. PRI segment adjusted EBITDA margin was 22.0% in 2024 compared to 21.9% in 2023. The year-over-year decline in segment adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to drop in international pressure pumping activity as well as lower digital solutions activity and margin fall through. This was partly offset by higher margin artificial lift activity. Direct costs were essentially flat year-over-year, while other expense declined year-over-year due to a reduction in selling, general and administrative costs. The decrease in costs partly offset the decrease in revenue, which contributed to the slight increase in margin.

2023 vs 2022

PRI revenues of $1.5 billion in 2023 increased by $77 million or 6% compared to 2022 due to higher demand and activity with approximately 75% of the increase from pressure pumping and intervention services and drilling tools. Geographically, international regions contributed approximately all of the overall revenue growth with approximately half from Latin America and half from the Middle East/North Africa/Asia. The increase was offset by a revenue decline in North America.

PRI segment adjusted EBITDA of $323 million in 2023 increased by $62 million or 24% compared to 2022. PRI segment adjusted EBITDA margin was 21.9% in 2023 compared to 18.7% in 2022. Direct costs were essentially flat year-over-year, however revenue more than offset the slightly higher rate of increase in other expense, contributing to the increase in margin.

All Other Results

All other includes results from non-core business activities that do not individually meet the criteria for segment reporting, including integrated services and projects, which includes pass through services and project management services. All other revenues of $403 million, increased $76 million or 23%, in 2024 compared to 2023, primarily due to higher international integrated services and projects resulting in project efficiencies.

Corporate

Corporate was a net expense of $52 million in 2024, which was flat compared to 2023.

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Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense in 2024 was $343 million, an increase of $16 million compared to 2023 primarily due to a larger asset base from an increase in our capital expenditures and acquisitions. See “Note 2 – Segment Information”, “Note 5 – Property, Plant and Equipment, Net”, “Note 6 – Intangible Assets, Net” and “Note 18 – Acquisitions” for additional information.

Share-based Compensation

We record share-based compensation expense in “Selling, General and Administrative” on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. We recognized $45 million in 2024 and $35 million in 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to the cost of performance share units. See “Note 13 – Share-Based Compensation” for additional information.

Outlook

Growth and spending in the energy services industry is highly dependent on many external factors. These include but are not limited to; the impact from geopolitical conflicts; our customers’ capital expenditures; environmental, social and governance and other sustainability policies and initiatives; world economic, political, trade, and weather conditions; the price of oil, natural gas, and alternatives; and, member-country quota compliance within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the expanded alliance (OPEC+); non-OPEC+ investments and project timing. Imbalance across geographies driven by geopolitical conflicts, investment variances and supply disruptions are driving a greater focus on energy security and resiliency, which in turn is creating a shift towards national oil companies and diversification across multiple energy sources (oil, gas, coal, renewables, etc.) to meet domestic and global demand. In the short term, we see increased focus on capital discipline and efficiencies, particularly in our Latin American and North American regions, which we expect to negatively impact demand for our services and products in 2025, as our customers regulate activity timing and services spending, relative to macro-driven factors listed above. We also expect a decline in activity in Russia in 2025. However, we remain constructive on our activity profile over the next several years, as we expect positive macroeconomic conditions coupled with our focus on technology adoption and market penetration, to provide a pathway to multi-year energy demand expansion. The mix of customer spending related to regional and operating environment factors (short-cycle vs. long-cycle projects, offshore vs onshore, reservoir and well development cycles) may also influence the timing, type, and intensity of demand for products and services within our portfolio. We continue to closely monitor macroeconomic conditions, potential supply chain disruptions, inflationary factors, and other labor and logistical constraints that could impact our operations and results.

Our customers 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 and pressure us to deliver our products and services at competitive rates. Over the long-term, we expect demand for oil and natural gas exploration and production industry as well as new energy platforms to continue to require more advanced technology from the energy service industry. Weatherford delivers innovative energy services that integrate proven technologies with advanced digitization to create sustainable offerings for maximized value and return on investment. We continue to expand our product and services offerings across the well cycle, including well construction and completions remote monitoring, and predictive analytics. Our resiliency continued to show in our performance through 2024, allowing us to also make improvements on our capital structure through debt reduction. We believe we are well positioned to satisfy our customers’ needs, but the level of improvement in our businesses in the future will continue to depend heavily on pricing, volume of work, our ability to offer cost efficient, innovative and effective technology solutions, and our success in gaining market share in new and existing markets.

We continue to follow our long-term strategy, aimed at achieving sustainable profitability and cash flow generation in our businesses, servicing our customers and creating value for our shareholders. Our long-term success will be determined by our ability to effectively manage the cyclicality of our industry, including growth during up-cycles and potential prolonged industry downturns, our ability to respond to industry changes and demands, while managing through risks we may be exposed to, and ultimately our ability to generate consistent positive cash flow and positive returns on invested capital.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

At December 31, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $916 million and $59 million in restricted cash, compared to $958 million of cash and cash equivalents and $105 million of restricted cash at December 31, 2023. The following table summarizes cash provided by (used in) each type of business activity in the periods presented:

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities in 2024 was $792 million. The primary operating source of cash was from higher operating income and collections, partly offset by operating spend. The year-over-year decrease was driven by spend on payments to suppliers.

Cash provided by operating activities in 2023 was $832 million. The primary source of cash was from heightened collections activity from our largest customer in Mexico.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities in 2024 was $293 million. The uses of cash in investing activities were for capital expenditures of $299 million, business acquisitions net of cash acquired of $51 million (see “Note 18 – Acquisitions”) and the purchase of Blue Chip Swap securities in Argentina for $50 million (see “Note 17 – Blue Chip Swap Securities - Argentina”). The uses of cash were offset by Blue Chip Swap proceeds of $40 million, $31 million in proceeds from the disposition of assets and $36 million of other investing activities that primarily consisted of sales of short-term investments.

Cash used in investing activities in 2023 was $289 million. The primary uses of cash in investing activities were for capital expenditures of $209 million, the purchase of Blue Chip Swap securities in Argentina for $110 million (see “Note 17 – Blue Chip Swap Securities - Argentina”), and $47 million of other investing activities that primarily consisted of purchases of short-term investments. The uses of cash were offset by Blue Chip Swap proceeds of $53 million and $28 million in proceeds from the disposition of assets.

Financing Activities

Cash used in financing activities in 2024 was $511 million. The primary uses of cash in financing activities were for repayments and repurchases of long-term debt of $287 million (see “Note 8 – Borrowings and Other Debt Obligations”), $99 million for share repurchases (see “Note 14 – Shareholders’ Equity”), $36 million for dividend payments (see “Note 14 – Shareholders’ Equity”) and distributions to noncontrolling interests of $39 million. In addition, we paid $31 million in tax remittances on equity awards. The tax remittances were lower than the same period of the prior year due to a decrease in the quantity of shares vesting. The remaining financing cash uses were primarily for bond redemption premiums and contingent considerations (see “Note 18 – Acquisitions”).

Cash used in financing activities in 2023 was $514 million. The primary uses of cash in financing activities were for repayments and repurchases of long-term debt of $386 million (see “Note 8 – Borrowings and Other Debt Obligations”) and $56 million in tax remittances on equity awards. Additionally, we paid distributions to noncontrolling interests of $52 million. The remaining financing cash uses were primarily for financing fees paid on the Credit Agreement and bond redemption premiums.

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Sources of Liquidity

Our sources of available liquidity include cash generated by our operations, cash and cash equivalent balances, and periodic accounts receivable factoring. From time to time, we may enter into transactions to dispose of businesses or capital assets that no longer fit our long-term strategy. We historically have accessed banks for short-term loans and the capital markets for debt and equity offerings. Based upon current and anticipated levels of operations and collections, we expect to have sufficient cash from operations and cash on hand to fund our cash requirements (discussed below) and financial obligations, both in the short-term and long-term.

Cash Requirements

Our cash requirements will continue to include payments for principal and interest on our long-term debt, capital expenditures, payments on our finance and operating leases, payments for short-term working capital needs, operating costs, shareholder returns and restructuring payments. We expect to utilize cash in our capital allocation framework, which includes investments in technology and infrastructure upgrades, and in strategic mergers and acquisitions. Our cash requirements also include personnel costs including awards under our employee incentive programs and other amounts to settle litigation related matters. In addition, we have derivative financial instruments where we have notional amounts that do not generally represent cash amounts exchanged by the parties and are calculated based on the terms of the derivative instrument, however, in the event of a related default, we could potentially be required to pay. See further discussion below under “Derivative Financial Instruments” and in “Note 10 – Derivative Financial Instruments.”

As of December 31, 2024, we had outstanding debt of $1.6 billion in aggregate principal amount for our 2030 Senior Notes. We expect $138 million in interest payments annually in 2025 and each year thereafter until the maturity of our 2030 Senior Notes. See “Note 8 – Borrowings and Other Debt Obligations” for additional information.

Our capital spend is expected to be 3-5% of revenue over a 12 to 18 months rolling period and our 2025 capital spend is projected to fall within the same framework. Our payments on our operating and finance leases in 2025 are expected to be approximately $73 million and $220 million in the years thereafter. See “Note 7 – Leases” for additional information.

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are held by subsidiaries outside of Ireland. At December 31, 2024 we had approximately $127 million of our cash and cash equivalents that cannot be immediately repatriated from various countries due to country central bank controls or other regulations. Repatriation of those cash balances might result in incremental taxes or losses similar to the Argentine Blue Chip Swap “BCS” transactions executed (see “Note 17 – Blue Chip Swap Securities - Argentina”), which may contribute to a decrease in cash and cash equivalents that cannot be immediately repatriated. As we continue to conduct business in Argentina and in other countries with cash that cannot be immediately repatriated, we may consider infrequent transactions like the BCS transaction in the future to safeguard our cash from exposure to the effects of inflation and currency devaluation.

Ratings Services’ Credit Ratings

Our credit ratings at December 31, 2024 were upgraded since December 31, 2023 and outlook maintained, as follows:

•Standard and Poor (“S&P) and Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) upgraded our issuer credit ratings from ‘B+’ to ‘BB-’, S&P maintained a positive outlook and Fitch maintained a stable outlook

•Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) upgraded several of our ratings including the Corporate Family Rating from B1 to Ba3; Moody’s maintained a positive outlook

Customer Receivables

We may experience delays or defaults in customer payments due to, among other reasons, a weaker economic environment, reductions in our customers’ cash flow from operations, our customers’ inability to access credit markets or reach acceptable financing terms, as well as unsettled political and/or social conditions. Allowances have been recorded for receivables believed to be uncollectible, including amounts for the resolution of potential credit and other collection issues such as disputed invoices. Adjustments to the allowance are made depending on how potential issues are resolved and the financial condition of our customers. In addition, our customers are primarily in fossil fuel-related industries and broad declines in demand for or pricing of oil or natural gas might impact the collections of our customer receivables.

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As of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, Mexico accounted for 31% and 27% of our total net accounts receivables, respectively, of which our largest customer in the country accounted for 26% and 22% of our total net outstanding accounts receivables, respectively. Our largest customer in Mexico has a history of making late payments and, in more recent periods, has utilized third-party financial institutions to pay certain of our receivables. The balances due are not in dispute, however, additional or continued delays in customer payments in the future could differ from historical practice and management’s current expectations; and delays or failures to pay or defaults, if any, could negatively impact the future results of the Company.

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 we paid an immaterial amount of fees to third-party financial institutions related to collections of certain receivables from our largest customer in Mexico. Pursuant to such arrangements, we received $484 million during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.

Accounts Receivable Factoring

From time to time, we participate in factoring arrangements to sell accounts receivable to third-party financial institutions for cash proceeds net of discounts and hold-back. During 2024 and 2023, we sold accounts receivable balances of $111 million and $210 million, respectively, and received cash proceeds of $110 million and $202 million, respectively, at the time of factoring. These proceeds are included as operating cash flows in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Derivative Financial Instruments

We enter into foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate the risk of future cash flows denominated in a foreign currency. The amounts will fluctuate, depending on exchange rate volatility, the volume of our foreign currency transactions, and our decisions to hedge. During the fourth quarters of 2024 and 2023, we entered into credit default swaps (“CDS”), further described below. The notional amounts of our foreign currency forward contracts and the CDS do not generally represent cash amounts exchanged by the parties and are calculated based on the terms of the derivative instrument. See also “Note 10 – Derivative Financial Instruments” for additional information.

Credit Default Swap

During the fourth quarter of 2024, we entered into a CDS with a third-party financial institution terminating in September of 2026 related to a secured loan between that third-party financial institution and our largest customer in Mexico. The secured loan was utilized by this customer to pay certain of our outstanding receivables and accordingly, in the fourth quarter of 2024, we received $25 million. The fair value of the derivative was not material as of December 31, 2024. Under the CDS terms, within 5 business days upon notification of default, we could be required to pay the then outstanding notional balance net of recoveries. As of December 31, 2024 we had a notional balance of $25 million outstanding under the CDS. Management expects the total notional balance under the CDS to decrease to $14 million and nil by December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2026.

A CDS was entered into during the fourth quarter of 2023 with the same parties for similar reasons as in the fourth quarter of 2024, and accordingly, in the fourth quarter of 2023 and January of 2024, we received $140 million and $142 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, we had a notional balance of $130 million outstanding under the CDS, which increased to $260 million in January of 2024, following the receipt of the $142 million payment. The agreement was modified in the second quarter of 2024 to reduce the notional balance, and then terminated in the third quarter of 2024, extinguishing the remaining notional balance.

Guarantees

Our 2028 Senior Secured Notes were issued by Weatherford International Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (“Weatherford Bermuda”), and guaranteed by the Company and Weatherford International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Weatherford Delaware”) and other subsidiary guarantors party thereto. The remaining principal of our 2028 Senior Secured Notes was redeemed and paid in full on May 23, 2024.

Our 2030 Senior Notes were issued by Weatherford Bermuda and guaranteed by the Company and other subsidiary guarantors party thereto. On December 1, 2022, the indenture related to our 2030 Senior Notes was amended and supplemented to add Weatherford Delaware as co-issuer and co-obligor, and concurrently released the guarantee of Weatherford Delaware.

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Credit Agreement, Letters of Credit and Surety Bonds

Weatherford Bermuda, Weatherford Delaware, Weatherford Canada Ltd. (“Weatherford Canada”) and WOFS International Finance GmbH (“Weatherford Switzerland”), together as borrowers, and the Company as parent, have an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement is guaranteed by the Company and certain of our subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the personal property of the Company and those subsidiaries. At December 31, 2024, the Credit Agreement allowed for a total commitment amount of $720 million, maturing on October 24, 2028. Financial covenants in the Credit Agreement include a $250 million minimum liquidity covenant (which may increase up to $400 million dependent on the nature of transactions we may decide to enter into), a minimum interest coverage ratio of 2.50 to 1.00, a maximum total net leverage ratio of 3.50 to 1.00, and a maximum secured net leverage ratio of 1.50 to 1.00.

On April 22, 2024, additional lenders joined the Credit Agreement, providing an increase in total commitments from $550 million to $680 million (performance letters of credit increased from $250 million to $309 million and borrowings or additional performance or financial letters of credit increased from $300 million to $371 million). On June 6, 2024, an additional lender joined the Credit Agreement, providing an increase in total commitments from $680 million to $720 million (performance letters of credit increased to $327 million and revolving loan borrowings or additional performance or financial letters of credit increased to $393 million). In addition, we amended the Credit Agreement to allow for future increases in total commitments of up to $1 billion.

As of December 31, 2024, we had zero borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement, and $382 million of letters of credit outstanding, consisting of the $291 million ($279 million for performance letters of credit and $12 million for financial letters of credit) under the Credit Agreement and another $91 million under various uncommitted bi-lateral facilities (of which there was $49 million in cash collateral held and recorded in “Restricted Cash” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets).

As of December 31, 2023, we had zero borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement, and $376 million of letters of credit outstanding, consisting of the $270 million ($218 million for performance letters of credit and $52 million for financial letters of credit) under the Credit Agreement and another $106 million under various uncommitted bi-lateral facilities (of which there was $101 million in cash collateral held and recorded in “Restricted Cash” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets).

We utilize surety bonds as part of our customary business practice in certain regions, primarily Latin America. As of December 31, 2024, we had $520 million of surety bonds outstanding. A breach of certain contractual or performance obligations under our outstanding letters of credit or surety bonds could result in beneficiaries calling such instruments, which could reduce our available liquidity if we are unable to mitigate the issue.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operation is based upon our Consolidated Financial Statements. We prepare these consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. We base our estimates on historical experience and 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. The accounting policies we believe require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments and are the most critical to our reporting of results of operations and financial position are as follows:

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Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets, which include property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”), definite-lived intangibles and operating lease assets, comprise a significant amount of our assets. The carrying value of our long-lived assets at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was approximately $1.5 billion. The cost of the long-lived assets is then amortized over its expected useful life or their respective lease terms, if applicable. A change in the estimated useful lives of our long-lived assets would have an impact on our results of operations. We estimate the useful lives of our long-lived assets over their respective lease terms, if applicable, or as follows:

In estimating the useful lives of our PP&E, we rely primarily on our actual experience with the same or similar assets. The useful lives of our intangible assets are determined by the years over which we expect the assets to generate a benefit based on legal, contractual or regulatory terms.

Long-lived assets to be held and used by us are reviewed to determine whether any events or changes in circumstances, known as triggering events, indicate that we may not be able to recover the carrying amount of the asset group. Triggering events include, but are not limited to, reduced or expected sustained decreases in cash flows generated by an asset group, negative changes in industry conditions (such as global rig count, commodity prices, and the global economy), a significant change in the long-lived assets’ use or physical condition, the introduction of competing technologies, and legal and regulatory challenges. The Company groups individual assets at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows and, if impairment triggers are present, performs an undiscounted cash flow analysis to identify asset groups that may not be recoverable. If the undiscounted cash flows do not exceed the carrying value of the long-lived asset group, the asset group is not recoverable, and impairment is recognized to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset group. A fair value assessment is performed on asset groups identified as not being recoverable using a discounted cash flow analysis or Level 3 fair value analysis, to determine if an impairment has occurred. The discounted cash flow analysis consists of estimating the future cash flows that are directly associated with, and are expected to arise from, the use and eventual disposition of the asset group over its remaining useful life. These estimated discounted cash flows are inherently subjective and includes significant assumptions, specifically the forecasted revenue, forecasted operating margins, and the discount rate assumptions and require estimates based upon historical experience and future expectations. The fair value of the asset group is measured using market prices, or in the absence of market prices, is based on an estimate of discounted cash flows. Cash flows are discounted at an interest rate commensurate with our weighted average cost of capital for a similar asset.

If an impairment has occurred, the Company recognizes a loss for the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the asset group.

We group long-lived assets by product line. We have long-lived assets, such as facilities, utilized by multiple operating divisions that do not have identifiable cash flows and impairment testing for these long-lived assets is based on the consolidated entity. We did not recognize long-lived assets impairments during 2024, 2023 and 2022.

Management cannot predict the occurrence of future impairment-triggering events, so we continue to assess whether indicators of impairment to long-lived assets exist due to the current business conditions in the energy services industry.

Income Taxes

We take into account the differences between the financial statement treatment and tax treatment of certain transactions. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates is recognized as income or expense in the period that includes the enactment date. See “Note 16 – Income Taxes” for detailed discussion of results.

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We recognize the impact of an uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken on an income tax return in the financial statements at the largest amount that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the relevant taxing authority.

We operate in approximately 75 countries through hundreds of legal entities. As a result, we are subject to numerous tax laws in the jurisdictions, and tax agreements and treaties among the various taxing authorities. Our operations in these jurisdictions in which we operate are taxed on various bases: income before taxes, deemed profits (which is generally determined using a percentage of revenues rather than profits), withholding taxes based on revenue, and other alternative minimum taxes. The calculation of our tax liabilities involves consideration of uncertainties in the application and interpretation of complex tax regulations in a multitude of jurisdictions across our global operations. We recognize potential liabilities and record tax liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues in the tax jurisdictions based on our estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. The tax liabilities are reflected net of realized tax loss carryforwards. We adjust these reserves upon specific events; however, due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is different from our current estimate of the tax liabilities.

If our estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, an additional charge to expense would result. If payment of these amounts ultimately proves to be less than the recorded amounts, the reversal of the liabilities would result in tax benefits being recognized in the period when the contingency has been resolved and the liabilities are no longer necessary. Changes in tax laws, regulations, agreements and treaties, foreign currency exchange restrictions or our level of operations or profitability in each taxing jurisdiction could have an impact upon the amount of income taxes that we provide during any given year.

In December 2023, Ireland enacted tax legislation that models the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) reform plans focused on global profit allocation and implementing a global minimum tax rate of at least 15% for large multinational corporations on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis, known as “Pillar Two.” This did not materially increase taxes in 2024 and is not expected to materially increase future taxes, however, as future legislation is enacted to implement the accord in other jurisdictions in which we have operations, it could materially increase the amount of taxes we owe, thereby negatively affecting our results of operations and our cash flows from operations.

Valuation Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets

We record a valuation allowance to reduce the carrying value of our deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a portion or all of the deferred tax assets will expire before realization of the benefit. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets depends on the ability to generate sufficient taxable income of the appropriate character and in the related jurisdiction in the future. In evaluating our ability to recover our deferred tax assets, we consider the available positive and negative evidence, including our past operating results, the existence of cumulative losses in the most recent years and our forecast of near-term future taxable income and various tax planning strategies.

When the likelihood of the realization of existing deferred tax assets changes, adjustments to the valuation allowance are charged to our income tax provision in the period in which the determination is made. The Company concluded it was not able to realize the benefits of certain of its deferred tax assets and has established a valuation allowance. Our valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets was $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

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, our shareholder returns program 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. The forward-looking statements included herein are only made as of the date of this report, or if earlier, as of the date they were made, and we undertake no obligation to correct,

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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, together with disclosures under “Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors”, sets forth certain risks and uncertainties relating to our forward-looking statements that may cause actual results to be materially different from our present expectations or projections:

•global political, economic and market conditions, political disturbances, war, terrorist attacks, changes in global trade policies and tariffs, sanctions, weak local economic conditions and international currency fluctuations (including the Russia Ukraine Conflict and conflicts in the Middle East);

•general global economic repercussions related to U.S. and global inflationary pressures and potential recessionary concerns;

•failure to ensure on-going compliance with current and future laws and government regulations, including but not limited to those related to the Russia Ukraine Conflict, and environmental and tax and accounting laws, rules and regulations;

•changes in, and the administration of, treaties, laws, and regulations, including in response to issues related to the Russia Ukraine Conflict such as nationalization of assets, and the potential for such issues to exacerbate other risks and uncertainties listed or referenced;

•cybersecurity incidents, as our reliance on digital technologies increases, those digital technologies may become more vulnerable and/or experience a higher rate of cybersecurity attacks, intrusions or incidents in the current environment of remote connectivity, as well as increased geopolitical conflicts and tensions, including as a result of the Russia Ukraine Conflict;

•our ability to comply with, and respond to, climate change, environmental, social and governance and other “sustainability” initiatives and future legislative and regulatory measures both globally and in the specific geographic regions in which we and our customers operate;

•our ability to effectively and timely address the need to conduct our operations and provide services to our customers more sustainably and with a lower carbon footprint;

•risks associated with disease outbreaks and other public health issues, including a pandemic, their impact on the global economy and our business, customers, suppliers and other partners;

•further spread and potential for a resurgence of a pandemic in a given geographic region and related disruptions to our business, employees, customers, suppliers and other partners and additional regulatory measures or voluntary actions that may be put in place to limit the spread of a pandemic, including vaccination requirements and the associated availability of vaccines, restrictions on business operations or social distancing requirements, and the duration and efficacy of such restrictions;

•the price and price volatility of, and demand for, oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids;

•member-country quota compliance within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries;

•our ability to realize expected revenues and profitability levels from current and future contracts;

•our ability to generate cash flow from operations to fund our operations;

•our ability to effectively and timely adapt our technology portfolio, products and services to remain competitive, and to address and participate in changes to the market demands, including for the transition to alternate sources of energy such as geothermal, carbon capture and responsible abandonment, including our digitalization efforts;

•increases in the prices and lead times, and the lack of availability of our procured products and services;

•our ability to timely collect from customers;

•our ability to realize cost savings and business enhancements from our revenue and cost improvement efforts;

•our ability to effectively execute our capital allocation framework;

•our ability to attract, motivate and retain employees, including key personnel;

•our ability to access the capital markets on terms that are commercially acceptable to the Company;

•our ability to manage our workforce, supply chain challenges and disruptions, business processes, information technology systems and technological innovation and commercialization, including the impact of our organization restructure, business enhancements, improvement efforts and the cost and support reduction plans;

•our ability to return capital to shareholders, including those related to the timing and amounts (including any plans or commitments in respect thereof) of any dividends and share repurchases;

•our ability to service our debt obligations;

•potential non-cash asset impairment charges for long-lived assets, intangible assets or other assets; and

•adverse weather conditions in certain regions of our operations

Many of these factors are macro-economic in nature and are, therefore, beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, affect us in ways or to an extent that we currently do not expect or consider to be significant, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from those described in this report as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, planned or projected.

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Finally, our future results will depend upon various other risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those detailed in our current and past filings with the SEC under the Exchange Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.