Weatherford Receives Notice from NYSE regarding Continued Listing Standard
Weatherford International plc (NYSE: WFT) (the “Company” or “Weatherford”) today announced it has received written notice from the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE“) that the Company is not in compliance with the NYSE continued listing standard with respect to the minimum average share price required by the NYSE because the average closing price of its ordinary shares had fallen below $1.00per share over a period of 30 consecutive trading days.
In accordance with applicable NYSE procedures, the Company plans to timely notify the NYSE that it intends to cure the $1.00 per share deficiency and has six months following the receipt of the noncompliance notice to cure the deficiency and regain compliance with the NYSE continued listing requirement. The notice has no immediate impact on the listing of the Company’s ordinary shares, which will continue to trade on the NYSE.
The Company intends to regain compliance by completing its previously announced company-wide transformation plan designed to improve its 2017 EBITDA run-rate by an incremental $1 billion by year-end 2019. The Company may also explore other available options, including a reverse stock split, if appropriate.
