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HOUSTON - Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ:WFRD), a $4.58 billion market cap energy services company with strong financial health according to InvestingPro, announced Monday that its wholly owned subsidiary, Weatherford International Ltd., intends to offer $600 million in senior notes due 2033 to eligible purchasers in a private placement, subject to market conditions.
Concurrently, the company has launched a cash tender offer to purchase up to $700 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030.
The company plans to use proceeds from the new notes offering, along with cash on hand, to fund the tender offer, pay accrued interest on the 2030 notes, and cover related transaction expenses.
The 2033 notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States under Regulation S.
The tender offer is being conducted according to terms outlined in an Offer to Purchase dated September 22, 2025.
Weatherford, which provides energy services integrating technologies with advanced digitalization, operates in approximately 75 countries with about 17,300 employees representing more than 110 nationalities across 310 operating locations.
This announcement is based on a company press release statement and does not constitute an offer to sell securities or a solicitation to purchase notes in the tender offer.
In other recent news, Weatherford International plc announced a cash tender offer to purchase up to $700 million of its 8.625% Senior Notes due 2030. This offer is open to all registered holders, with an early tender payment included for those who participate by the specified deadline. Additionally, Weatherford expanded its credit facility by $280 million, bringing the total to $1 billion, with a potential increase to $1.15 billion under certain conditions. In terms of contracts, Weatherford secured a three-year, $147 million deal with Petrobras for Tubular Running Services in Brazil. The company has also been awarded a multi-year contract to provide Managed Pressure Drilling services for Mexico’s Trion deepwater oil project, although financial terms were not disclosed. On the analyst front, Melius Research initiated coverage of Weatherford with a Buy rating and a price target of $108.00, emphasizing the company’s strong global presence and technological capabilities. These developments indicate active strategic moves by Weatherford in expanding its financial and operational capacities.
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