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Exhibit 10.5

WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC
EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PLAN
WHEREAS, Weatherford International plc (the “Company”) considers it essential to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to foster the continued employment of its executives; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined to adopt this Weatherford International plc Executive Severance Plan (this “Plan”) to provide stability and reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of the Company’s executives to the Company. 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby adopts this Plan as of November 1, 2021 (the “Effective Date”) for the benefit of the Company’s executives on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated.
Section 1.Definitions.  As hereinafter used:
“AAA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.
“Accrued Obligations” shall mean the sum of (i) the Participant’s Base Salary through the Employment Termination Date for periods through but not following his or her Separation From Service and (ii) any accrued vacation pay earned by the Participant, in each case, to the extent not theretofore paid.
“Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
“Annual Bonus” shall mean the Participant’s annual bonus under the then-current non-equity incentive compensation plan of the Company and any of its Affiliates. 
“Applicable Multiple” shall mean (i) one and a half times for the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and (ii) one times for other Participants. 
“Base Salary” shall mean the annual base salary paid by the Company or any of its Affiliates to the Participant, including any portion thereof that such Participant could have received in cash in lieu of any elective deferrals, but excluding amounts received under any non-equity incentive or other bonus plan.
“Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. 
“Benefit Obligations” shall mean all benefits to which the Participant (or his or her designated beneficiary or legal representative, as applicable) is entitled or vested (or becomes entitled or vested as a result of termination) under the terms of all Benefit Plans in which the Participant is a participant as of the Participant’s termination of employment and to the extent not theretofore paid or provided.

“Benefit Plans” shall mean all employee benefit and compensation plans, agreements, arrangements, programs, policies, practices, contracts or agreement of the Company and its Affiliates
“Board” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Cause” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:
(i)the willful and continued failure of the Participant to substantially perform the Participant’s duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by the Company that specifically identifies the manner in which the Participant has not substantially performed the Participant’s duties, and after the Participant fails to take the corrective action(s) identified by the Company after being given a reasonable period of time of no less than 10 days to do so;
(ii)the Participant willfully engaging in illegal conduct;  
(iii)the Participant willfully engaging in gross misconduct that results or could reasonably be expected to result in harm to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ business or reputation;
(iv)the Participant’s material breach of any written agreements with or material policies of the Company or its Affiliates, including, but not limited to, those relating to discrimination, harassment, performance of illegal or unethical activities and ethical misconduct; or
(v)the Participant’s violation of any fiduciary duty or duty of loyalty owed to the Company or any of its Affiliates.
No act, or failure to act, on the part of the Participant shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Participant’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Committee” shall mean the Compensation & Human Resources Committee of the Board.
“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals, and shall include (i) any successor to Weatherford International plc (or any successor to it), including but not limited to any entity into which Weatherford International plc is merged, consolidated or amalgamated, and (ii) any Affiliate of the Company, as applicable, to the extent the Participant is employed by or seconded to any such Affiliate or any entity to which the Company may assign this Plan in accordance with Section 9.3.
“Employment Termination Date” shall mean the date on which a Participant incurs a termination of employment.  

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following without the express written consent of the Participant:
(i)a material reduction in the Participant’s Total Annual Target Direct Compensation, as established by the Committee (for the case of the CEO or Executive Vice Presidents) or by the Company (for the case of Senior Vice Presidents), from the levels then in effect, except if such reduction is part of a cost reduction initiative that applies to and affects all executive officers of the Company and/or all executive officers of any Person that controls the Company equally and proportionately; or
(ii)for Participants who have a principal office located at the Company’s Houston, Texas headquarters location, the relocation of the Participant’s principal office to an area more than 50 miles from its location immediately prior to such relocation; 
provided, however, that no such event described above shall constitute “Good Reason” unless the Participant provides the Company with notice of Good Reason setting forth the event that the Participant believes in good faith constitutes Good Reason within 45 days following the Participant’s knowledge of such event; provided further, that no such event described above shall constitute Good Reason if the Company cures such event within 30 days following the Company’s receipt of such notice.

“Independent Tax Advisor” shall mean a lawyer with a nationally recognized law firm, a certified public accountant with a nationally recognized accounting firm, or a compensation consultant with a nationally recognized actuarial and benefits consulting firm, in each case with expertise in the area of executive compensation tax law, who shall be selected by the Company and shall be acceptable to the Participant (the Participant’s acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld), and all of whose fees and disbursements shall be paid by the Company.
“Notice of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.
“Other Severance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 hereof.
“Participant” shall mean an employee of the Company that:
(i)is set forth on Exhibit A hereto; provided that the Committee shall review Exhibit A annually and add to or remove from Exhibit A any employees of the Company who the Committee deems appropriate in its discretion; and 
(ii)has executed an agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B within 90 days following the date on which such employee first meets the requirements of paragraph (i) above.
“Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.
“Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof

“Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (i) the Company or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under a Benefit Plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering by the Company of such securities, or (iv) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in the same proportions as their ownership of the ordinary shares of the Company.
“Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Q/A-24(c) Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 hereof.
“Qualifying Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 hereof.
“RCA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
“Reduced Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 hereof.
“Release” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 hereof.
“Separation From Service” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 409A of the Code.
“Total Annual Target Direct Compensation” means the sum of (i) annual base salary and (ii) annual short-term incentive opportunity at target.
Section 2.Severance Eligibility and Payments.
2.1Notwithstanding anything else in this Plan to the contrary, a Participant shall only be entitled to the compensation and benefits provided under this Plan if the Participant has executed the restrictive covenant agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “RCA”).
2.2Benefits Upon Qualifying Termination.  Upon a termination of the Participant’s employment relationship with the Company by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason (such termination, a “Qualifying Termination”), then the Participant shall be entitled to the following, in lieu of any severance payments or benefits otherwise payable to the Participant under any plan or arrangement between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Participant:
(i)the Accrued Obligations in a lump sum in cash; 
(ii)the Benefit Obligations (subject to the terms of the applicable Benefit Plans); and
(iii)provided that, within 55 days following the Employment Termination Date, the Participant has executed a general release and waiver agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Release”), and any applicable 

revocation periods relating to the Release have expired, and subject to the Participant’s compliance with the restrictive covenants set forth in any written agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates, including the RCA, and the Release:
(A)A lump-sum cash amount equal to the Applicable Multiple times the sum of (1) the rate of Base Salary then in effect up to and including the Employment Termination Date, and (2) the Participant’s Annual Bonus at target; provided, that for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of this paragraph (A), such amounts shall be annualized for any period of employment that is less than one full year;
(B)A lump-sum cash amount equal to the product of (i) the Participant’s target Annual Bonus for such fiscal year, as determined by the Board in good faith, in which the Employment Termination Date occurs and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the current fiscal year through the Employment Termination Date, and the denominator of which is 365.  The pro-rata bonus payment described in the preceding sentence shall be without duplication of any payments received by the Participant under the Company’s then current non-equity incentive compensation plan; 
(C)Commencing immediately after the Employment Termination Date and continuing for a number of years equal to the Applicable Multiple (or until the date on which the Participant becomes eligible for coverage under a subsequent employer’s plan, whichever is earlier), the Company shall continue dental and health benefits to the Participant and the Participant’s family equal to those which would have been provided to them in accordance with the dental and health insurance plans, programs, practices and policies in effect immediately prior to the Employment Termination Date as if the Participant’s employment had not been terminated (or, if more favorable to the Participant, those provided to the Participant and the Participant’s family immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason); provided, however, that with respect to any of such dental and health insurance plans, programs, practices or policies requiring an employee contribution, the Participant (or the Participant’s heirs or beneficiaries, as applicable) shall continue to pay the monthly employee contribution for such benefits; and
(D)Outplacement services supplied by a service provider selected by the Company for a period of six months; provided that such services must commence no later than 90 days after the Employment Termination Date and terminate 12 months after commencement of same.
2.3Timing of Severance Payments.  The Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) to the Participant the amounts or benefits specified in Section 2.2 30 days following the Employment Termination Date (other than the Benefit Obligations).  For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.3 shall not result in a delay of:  (i) any payment of Accrued Obligations that otherwise would occur on an earlier date in accordance with applicable law or the usual and customary payroll policies of the Company (as in effect immediately prior to the Participant’s 

termination of employment) or (ii) any payment of the Benefit Obligations that otherwise would occur pursuant to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefit programs (as in effect immediately prior to the Participant’s termination of employment).
2.4Other Severance Payments.  In the event that the Company is obligated by law or contract to pay a Participant other severance pay, a termination indemnity, notice pay or the like, or if the Company is obligated by law to provide advance notice of separation (“Other Severance”), then the amount of severance under Section 2.2(iii)(A) otherwise payable to such Participant shall be reduced by the amount of any such Other Severance actually paid to the Participant (but not below zero).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Section 2.4 shall prevent the Board, or the Committee, from making any subsequent determinations with respect to severance payments and benefits payable to a Participant.  For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.4 shall not apply to any accelerated vesting, payment or settlement of long-term cash or equity incentive awards that specifically provide for such treatment in connection with a Qualifying Termination or similar event.
2.5No Mitigation.  The Company agrees that, if the Participant’s employment with the Company terminates, the Participant is not required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Participant by the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof.  Further, except as set forth in Section 2.4, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Plan shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Participant as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by the Participant to the Company or otherwise (other than under Section 2.2(iii)(C) if the Participant becomes eligible for coverage under a subsequent employer’s plan).
Section 3.Notice of Termination.  Any purported termination of the Participant’s employment pursuant to this Plan shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination from the Participant to the Company or the Company to the Participant, as applicable, in accordance with Section 9.1 hereof.  For purposes of this Plan, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice in writing which shall (i) indicate the specific termination provision in this Plan relied upon and (ii) set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Participant’s employment under the provision so indicated.
Section 4.Successors; Binding Agreement.
4.1Successors.  In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.
4.2Enforcement by Participant’s Successors.  The Company’s obligations under this Plan shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Participant’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and 

legatees.  If the Participant shall die while any amount would still be payable to the Participant hereunder if the Participant had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Plan to the executors, personal representatives or administrators of the Participant’s estate.
Section 5.Settlement of Disputes.  The Participant and the Company (collectively, the “Parties”) irrevocably and unconditionally agree that any disputes shall be settled in accordance with Section 10 of the RCA.
Section 6.Legal Fees.  The Parties shall each bear their own expenses, legal fees and other fees incurred in connection with this Plan; provided, that the prevailing Party in any such action shall be fully reimbursed by the other Party for all costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, expert or consultants’ fees and reasonable travel and lodging expenses, incurred by the prevailing Party in its successful prosecution or defense thereof, including any appellate proceedings.
Section 7.Plan Modification or Termination.  This Plan may be amended in any manner or terminated in whole or in part by the Board upon 30 days’ prior notice to the Participants in accordance with Section 9.1 hereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment to this Plan (or any appendix or exhibit thereto) that adversely affects the benefits potentially payable to a Participant (including, without limitation, a proposed termination of this Plan, or imposing additional conditions or modifying the amount or timing of payment) shall not be effective without the written consent of such Participant, unless such amendment is required by law or a written notice is provided to such Participant at least one year in advance of the effectiveness of such amendment.  Any action of the Board in amending or terminating this Plan (or any appendix or exhibit thereto) shall be taken in a non-fiduciary capacity.
Section 8.Parachute Payments.
8.1Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or any compensation or benefit program or other agreement to the contrary, if any payment or benefit by or from the Company or any of its Affiliates to or for the benefit of the Participant, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Plan or otherwise, would be subject to the Excise Tax (as hereinafter defined) (all such payments and benefits being collectively referred to herein as the “Payments”), then except as otherwise provided in Section 8.2, the Payments shall be reduced (but not below zero) or eliminated (as further provided for in Section 8.3) to the extent the Independent Tax Advisor shall reasonably determine is necessary so that no portion of the Payments shall be subject to the Excise Tax (the “Reduced Amount”).
8.2Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.1, if the Independent Tax Advisor reasonably determines that the Participant would receive, in the aggregate, a greater amount of the Payments on an after-tax basis (including all applicable federal, state and local income, employment and other applicable taxes and the Excise Tax) if the Payments were not reduced or eliminated to the Reduced Amount pursuant to Section 8.1, then no such reduction shall be made notwithstanding that all or any portion of the Payments may be subject to the Excise Tax.  

8.3For purposes of determining which of Section 8.1 and Section 8.2 shall be given effect, the determination of which Payments shall be reduced or eliminated to avoid the Excise Tax shall be made by the Independent Tax Advisor.  The Independent Tax Advisor shall provide its determinations, together with detailed supporting calculations and documentation, to the Company and the Participant for their review no later than 10 days after the change in control (within the meaning of Code Section 280G).  If a reduction in payments or benefits is necessary so that the Payments equal the Reduced Amount, reduction shall occur in the following order:  (i) first by reducing or eliminating the portion of the Payments that are payable in cash, (ii) second by reducing or eliminating the portion of the Payments that are not payable in cash (other than Payments as to which Treasury Regulations Section 1.280G-1 Q/A – 24(c) (or any successor provision thereto) applies (“Q/A-24(c) Payments”)) and (iii) third by reducing or eliminating Q/A-24(c) Payments.  In the event that any Q/A-24(c) Payment or acceleration is to be reduced, such Q/A-24(c) Payment shall be reduced or cancelled in the reverse order of the date of grant of the awards.  The determinations of the Independent Tax Advisor under this Section 8 shall, after due consideration of the Company’s and the Participant’s comments with respect to such determinations and the interpretation and application of this Section 8, be final and binding on the Parties absent manifest error.  The Company and the Participant shall furnish to the Independent Tax Advisor such information and documents as the Independent Tax Advisor may reasonably request in order to make the determinations required under this Section 8.
Section 9.General Provisions.
9.1Notices.  All notices and communications that are required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or upon mailing by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, as follows:
If to the Company:

Weatherford International plc.
2000 Saint James Place
Houston, Texas 77056
Attention: General Counsel
Email:  legalweatherford@weatherford.com
If to the Participant, to the address on file with the Company,
or in either case to such other address as may be specified in a notice given by one Party to the other Party hereunder.
9.2Administration.  This Plan shall be interpreted, administered and operated by the Committee, which shall have complete authority, in its sole discretion subject to the express provisions of this Plan, to interpret this Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to it and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan (including, without limitation, any determinations regarding eligibility to participate in this Plan).  All questions of any character whatsoever arising in connection with the interpretation of this Plan or its administration or operation shall be submitted to and settled 

and determined by the Committee in accordance with the procedure for the settlement of disputes described in Section 5 hereof.  Any such settlement and determination shall be final and conclusive, and shall bind and may be relied upon by the Company, each of the Participants and all other parties in interest.  The Committee may delegate any of its duties hereunder to such person or persons from time to time as it may designate.
9.3Assignment.  Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, no right or interest of any Participant under this Plan shall be assignable or transferable, in whole or in part, either directly or by operation of law or otherwise, including without limitation, by execution, levy, garnishment, attachment, pledge or in any manner; no attempted assignment or transfer thereof shall be effective; and no right or interest of any Participant under this Plan shall be subject to any obligation or liability of such Participant.  When a payment is due under this Plan to a Participant who is unable to care for his or her affairs, payment may be made directly to his or her legal guardian or personal representative.
9.4Governing Law.  This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to any conflicts or choice of law, rule or principle that might otherwise refer the interpretation of this Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
9.5Withholding.  Any payments and benefits provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under applicable law.
9.6Survival.  The obligations of the Company and the Participant under this Plan which by their nature may require either partial or total performance after the termination of this Plan shall survive such termination.
9.7No Right to Continued Employment.  Neither the establishment of this Plan, nor any modification thereof, nor the creation of any fund, trust or account, nor the payment of any benefits shall be construed as giving any Participant, or any person whomsoever, the right to be retained in the service of the Company, and all Participants shall remain subject to discharge to the same extent as if this Plan had never been adopted.
9.8Headings Descriptive.  The headings of sections and paragraphs of this Plan are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Plan.
9.9Benefits Unfunded.  This Plan shall not be funded.  No Participant shall have any right to, or interest in, any assets of the Company which may be applied by the Company to the payment of benefits or other rights under this Plan.
9.10Enforceability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Plan, which shall remain in full force and effect.
9.11Section 409A.  This Plan shall be interpreted to avoid any penalty sanctions under Section 409A or 457A of the Code.  If any payment or benefit cannot be provided or made at the time specified herein without incurring sanctions under Section 409A or 

457A of the Code, then such benefit or payment shall be provided in full at the earliest time thereafter when such sanctions shall not be imposed.  All payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Plan shall be made upon a Separation From Service.  For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each payment made under this Plan shall be treated as a separate payment.  In no event may the Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment.  To the maximum extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code and its corresponding regulations, the cash severance benefits payable under this Plan are intended to meet the requirements of the short-term deferral exemption under Section 409A or 457A of the Code and the “separation pay exception” under Treas.  Reg.  §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii).  However, if such severance benefits do not qualify for such exemptions at the time of the Participant’s termination of employment and therefore are deemed as deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, then if the Participant is a “specified employee” under Section 409A of the Code on the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, payment of severance under this Plan shall be delayed for a period of six months from the date of the Participant’s termination of employment if required by Section 409A of the Code.  The accumulated postponed amount shall be paid in a lump sum payment within 15 days after the end of the six-month period.  If the Participant dies during the postponement period prior to payment of the postponed amount, the amounts withheld on account of Section 409A of the Code shall be paid to the Participant’s estate within 15 days after the date of the Participant’s death.  All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Plan shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, including, where applicable, the requirement that (i) any reimbursement shall be for expenses incurred during the Participant’s lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in this Plan), (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in kind benefits provided, during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in kind benefits to be provided, in any other calendar year, (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is incurred and (iv) the right to reimbursement or in kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.  For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 9.11 shall not apply to any Participant who is not subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.  Neither the Company nor its directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Participant (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Participant) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Participant may owe as a result of compensation or benefits paid under this Plan, and the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Participant from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Section 409A or 457A or otherwise.
9.12Entire Agreement.  This Plan constitutes the entire agreement between the Company and the Participants and, except as expressly provided herein or in another agreement that specifically references this Section 9.12, supersedes the provisions of all other prior agreements or policies concerning the payment of severance benefits upon a termination of employment other than those that may be payable pursuant to the Company’s Change in Control Severance Plan, as may be amended or restated from time to time, in connection with or following a Change in Control (as defined in such plan); provided that in no event shall payments or benefits provided pursuant to any other severance agreement or policy entitle a Participant to a duplication of payments and benefits pursuant to this Plan.

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Exhibit 10.6

WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC
NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

1.Establishment. Weatherford International plc, an Irish public company (the “Company”), hereby adopts and establishes an unfunded deferred compensation plan for non-employee directors of the Company, which shall be known as the Weatherford International plc Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The DCP is a sub-plan under the Second Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).  
2.Purpose. The purpose of the DCP is to provide each non-employee director of the Company the ability to defer receipt of Shares issued in respect of equity-based awards received by such non-employee director for her or his service to the Company until a future date chosen by such non-employee director.
3.Incorporation By Reference; Plan Document Receipt.  This DCP is subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time unless such amendments are expressly intended not to apply hereunder), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of and incorporated into this DCP as if they were each expressly set forth herein.  Except as provided otherwise herein, any capitalized term not defined in this DCP shall have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto in the Plan.  The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of the Plan and that the Participant has read the Plan carefully and fully understands its content.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this DCP and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. 
4.Definitions.
“Acceleration Events” is defined in Section 11.1 hereof. 
“Account” means a hypothetical bookkeeping account established in the name of each Participant and maintained by the Company to reflect the Participant’s interests under the DCP.
 “Beneficiary” means any person or entity, designated in accordance with Section 13.6, entitled to receive benefits which are payable upon or after a Participant’s death pursuant to the terms of the DCP.
“DCP” means this Weatherford International plc Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.
“Deferral Election” means an election by an Eligible Director to defer Equity Compensation.
 “Distribution Date” means a date specified by a Participant in his or her Election Notice for the payment of all or a portion of such Participant’s Account.

“Effective Date” means November 1, 2021.
“Election Notice” means the notice or notices established from time to time by the Committee for making Deferral Elections under the DCP. The Election Notice includes the amount or percentage of Equity Compensation; the Distribution Date(s); and the form of payment.  The form Election Notice is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A”.  Each Election Notice shall become irrevocable as of the last day of the Election Period. 
“Election Period” means the period established by the Committee with respect to each Plan Year during which Deferral Elections for such Plan Year must be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, as follows:
(a)General Rule. Except as provided in (b) below, the Election Period shall end no later than the last day of the Plan Year immediately preceding the Plan Year to which the Deferral Election relates.
(b)Newly Eligible Directors. The Election Period for newly Eligible Directors shall end no later than thirty (30) days after the non-employee director first becomes eligible to participate in the DCP and shall apply only with respect to compensation earned after the date of the Deferral Election.
“Eligible Director” means each non-employee director of the Company.
 “Equity Compensation” means any equity-based incentive compensation awards received by a Participant for his or her service as a Director pursuant to the Plan or any successor thereto.  
“Participant” means an Eligible Director who elects to participate in the DCP by filing an Election Notice in accordance with Section 6.1 and any former Eligible Director who continues to be entitled to a benefit under the DCP.
 “Plan Year” means the twelve (12) consecutive month period which begins on January 1 and ends on the following December 31.  
 “Separation from Service” has the meaning set forth in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h).
“Unforeseeable Emergency” means a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from (a) an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, or the Participant’s dependent; (b) a loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty; or (c) such other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, all as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.
5.Eligibility; Participation.
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5.1Requirements for Participation. Any Eligible Director may participate in the DCP commencing as of the date on which he or she becomes an Eligible Director.  An Eligible Director may become a Participant in the DCP by making a Deferral Election in accordance with Section 6. If a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Director for a Plan Year, then the Participant’s Deferral Elections shall no longer be effective but such Participant’s Account shall continue to be credited with earnings and losses until the applicable Determination Date. 
6.Election Procedures.
6.1Deferral Election. An Eligible Director may elect to defer Equity Compensation by completing an Election Notice and filing it with the Committee during the Election Period. The Election Notice must specify:
(a)The number of Shares or percentage of Equity Compensation to be deferred;
(b)The Distribution Date for the Participant’s Account (subject to the provisions of the DCP); and
(c)The form of payment for the Participant’s Account.
6.2Equity Compensation Deferrals. A Participant may elect to defer receipt of up to 100% of the Participant’s Equity Compensation for any Plan Year by making a Deferral Election in accordance with this Section 6. Equity Compensation Deferrals shall be credited to the Participant’s Account as of the date the deferred Equity Compensation otherwise would have been settled. In the event a Participant elects to defer receipt of the Participant’s Equity Compensation, such election must provide for the deferral of Equity Compensation for a minimum of three (3) years and may provide for the deferral of Equity Compensation for a maximum of five (5) years. 
7.Accounts and Investment Options.
7.1Establishment of Accounts. The Company shall establish and maintain an Account for each Participant. The Company may establish more than one Account on behalf of any Participant as deemed necessary by the Committee for administrative purposes. 
7.2Crediting of Account. The Committee will credit to the Participant’s Account a number of Restricted Share Units equal to the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant in respect of the deferred Equity Compensation absent such Participant’s Deferral Election.  The number of Restricted Share Units credited to a Participant’s Account are subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Plan.   
7.3Dividend Equivalents. As of the date of payment of any cash dividend on Shares (if any), the Committee will credit to the stock Account a number of Restricted Share Units denominated in Shares equal to the cash dividend per share times the number of Restricted Share Units credited to the stock Account as of the dividend record date divided by the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the dividend record date.  As of the date of payment of any 
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stock dividend on Shares, the Committee will credit to the Account a number of Restricted Share Units equal to the stock dividend declared times the number of Restricted Share Units credited to the Account as of the dividend record date.  
7.4Nature of Accounts. The Account is maintained for bookkeeping purposes only.  Restricted Share Units credited to the Account are not considered actual Shares of the Company for any purpose and a Participant will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the same.  Shares will include fractional Restricted Share Units computed to three decimal places.
8.Vesting.
8.1Vesting of Equity Compensation Deferrals. Participants shall be fully vested at all times in their Equity Compensation deferrals and any dividend equivalents made with respect thereto. 
9.Payment of Participant Accounts.
9.1In General. Payment of a Participant’s Account shall be made on the earliest to occur of the following events (each a “Payment Event”):
(a)The Distribution Date specified in the Participant’s Deferral Election; provided that, the Participant must select from among the available Distribution Date(s) designated by the Committee and set forth in the Election Notice;
(b)The Participant’s Separation from Service;
(c)The Participant’s death;
(d)The Participant’s Disability; and
(e)The occurrence of a Change in Control,which for the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of the DCP, must also constitute an “change in control event,” as defind in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).
9.2Timing of Payments. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9, payments shall be made or commence within 10 business days following a Payment Event.
9.3Form of Payment. Each Participant shall specify in his or her Election Notice the form of payment for amounts in his or her Account that are covered by the election. In the absence of a valid election with respect to form of payment, amounts will be paid under Option 2 on the Election Notice.
9.4Medium of Payment. Payment of a Participant’s Account shall be made either (a) in a number of Shares equal to the number of Restricted Share Units subject to the applicable deferral election, or (b) in the following two forms: (i) an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the Restricted Share Units subject to the applicable deferral election at the time of the Payment Event multiplied by the then-effective highest marginal 
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federal income tax rate, and (ii) a number of Shares equal to the remaining number of Restricted Share Units subject to the applicable deferral election after payment of subsection (i) above; provided any fractional shares under either (a) or (b) shall be paid in cash based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares at the time of the Payment Event.  
10.Payments Due to Unforeseeable Emergency.
10.1Request for Payment. If a Participant suffers an Unforeseeable Emergency, he or she may submit a written request to the Committee for payment of his or her Account. 
10.2No Payment If Other Relief Available. The Committee will evaluate the Participant’s request for payment due to an Unforeseeable Emergency taking into account the Participant’s circumstances and the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. In no event will payments be made pursuant to this Section 10 to the extent that the Participant’s hardship can be relieved: (a) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise; or (b) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent that liquidation of the Participant’s assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship; or (c) by the cessation of deferrals under the DCP. 
10.3Limitation on Payment Amount. The amount of any payment made on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency shall not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the Participant’s financial need, including amounts necessary to pay any Federal, state or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the payment, as determined by the Committee.
10.4Timing of Payment. Payments shall be made from a Participant’s Account as soon as practicable and in any event within 10 business days following the Committee’s determination that an Unforeseeable Emergency has occurred and authorization of payment from the Participant’s Account.
11.Acceleration Events.
11.1Permissible Acceleration Events. Notwithstanding anything in the DCP to the contrary, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may accelerate payment of all or a portion of a Participant’s Account upon the occurrence of any of the events (“Acceleration Events”) set forth in this Section 11. The Committee’s determination of whether payment may be accelerated in accordance with this Section 11 shall be made in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4).
(a)Domestic Relations Orders. The Committee may accelerate payment of a Participant’s Account to the extent necessary to comply with a domestic relations order (as defined in Section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code).
(b)Limited Cashouts. The Committee may accelerate payment of a Participant’s Account to the extent that (i) the aggregate amount in the Participant’s Account does not exceed the applicable dollar amount under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code, (ii) the payment results in the termination of the Participant’s entire interest in the DCP and any plans that are aggregated with the DCP pursuant to Treas. Reg. 
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Section 1.409A-1(c)(2), and (iii) the Committee’s decision to cash out the Participant’s Account is evidenced in writing no later than the date of payment. 
(c)Payment Upon Income Inclusion. The Committee may accelerate payment of all or a portion of a Participant’s Account to the extent that the DCP fails to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; provided that, the amount accelerated shall not exceed the amount required to be included in income as a result of the failure to comply with Section 409A of the Code. 
(d)Termination of the DCP. The Committee may accelerate payment of all or a portion of a Participant’s Account upon termination of the DCP in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix).
(e)Certain Offsets. The Committee may accelerate payment of all or a portion of the Participant’s Account to satisfy a debt of the Participant to the Company incurred in the ordinary course of the service relationship between the Company and the Participant; provided, however, the amount accelerated shall not exceed $5,000 and the payment shall be made at the same time and in the same amount as the debt otherwise would have been due and collected from the Participant.
(f)Bona Fide Disputes as to Right to Payment. The Committee may accelerate payment of all or a portion of a Participant’s Account where the payment is part of a settlement between the Company and the Participant of an arm’s length, bona fide dispute as to the Participant’s right to the deferred amount.
12.Amendment and Termination.
12.1The Board may, at any time, and in its discretion, alter, amend, modify, suspend or terminate the DCP or any portion thereof; provided, however, that no such amendment, modification, suspension or termination shall, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect such Participant’s rights with respect to amounts credited to or accrued in his or her Account and provided, further, that, no payment of benefits shall occur upon termination of the DCP unless the requirements of Section 409A of the Code have been met.
13.Miscellaneous.
13.1No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the DCP or any instrument executed pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate the Participant’s service at any time with or without notice and with or without cause.
13.2Governing Law. The DCP shall be administered, construed and governed in all respects under and by the laws of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of law (except and to the extent preempted by applicable Federal law). 
13.3Section 409A of the Code. The Company intends that the DCP comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be operated and interpreted consistent with that intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation that 
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the DCP complies with Section 409A of the Code and shall have no liability to any Participant for any failure to comply with Section 409A of the Code. 
13.4General Assets/Trust. All amounts provided under the DCP shall be paid from the general assets of the Company and no separate fund shall be established to secure payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, but need not, establish a rabbi trust to assist it in funding any DCP obligations. 
13.5No Warranties. Neither the Company nor the Committee warrants or represents that the value of any Participant’s Account will increase. Each Participant assumes the risk in connection with the deemed investment of his or her Account.
13.6Beneficiary Designation. Each Participant under the DCP may from time to time name any beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive the Participant’s interest in the DCP in the event of the Participant’s death. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form reasonably prescribed by the Committee and shall be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant’s lifetime. If a Participant fails to designate a beneficiary, then the Participant’s designated beneficiary shall be deemed to be the Participant’s estate.
13.7No Assignment. Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate or convey any amounts payable hereunder prior to the date that such amounts are paid (except for the designation of beneficiaries pursuant to Section 13.6).
13.8Expenses. The costs of administering the DCP shall be paid by the Company.
13.9Severability. If any provision of the DCP is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, whether in whole or in part, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability and the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
13.10Headings and Subheadings. Headings and subheadings in the DCP are for convenience only and are not to be considered in the construction of the provisions hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC has adopted this DCP as of the Effective Date written above.
						
		WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC
		By: /s/ Charles Sledge _________________
Name:  Charles Sledge 
Title:    Chairman of the Board

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