Dianne B. Ralston, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary has provided Weatherford International plc with notice of her intent to leave the Company as of January 25, 2015. Ms. Ralston will be joining FMC Technologies Inc. as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Her decision was not a result of any disagreement with the company or its Board of Directors or any matter relating to the company's operations, policies or practices.

Natalia Shehadeh, the company's Chief Compliance Officer, will serve as interim General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, until a successor is named. She will work with Ms. Ralston to ensure an effective and orderly transition. Ms. Shehadeh joined Weatherford in August of 2009 from Shell Oil Company and has helped establish, and currently oversees, the company's comprehensive, ethics and trade compliance programs.