Weatherford International plc

| Business PART I Item 1. Business. Weatherford International plc, an Irish public limited company, together with its subsidiaries ( Weatherford, the Company, we, us and our ), is a leading global energy services company providing equipment and services used in the drilling, evaluation, well construction, completion, production, intervention, and responsible abandonment of wells in the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry as well as new energy platforms. We conduct business in approximately 75 countries, answering the challenges of the energy industry with approximately 305 operating locations including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities. Our operational performance is reviewed and managed across the life cycle of the well, and we report in three segments (1) Drilling and Evaluation, (2) Well Construction and Completions, and (3) Production and Intervention. Our principal executive offices are located at 2000 St. James Place, Houston, Texas 77056, and our telephone number at that location is +1.713.836.4000. Our internet address is www.weatherford.com. General information about us, including our corporate governance policies, code of business conduct and charters for the committees of our Board of Directors, can be found on our website, and such information provided on our website, is not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K.