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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2020

NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda |  | 001-32657 |  | 98-0363970
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Crown House 4 Par-la-Ville Road Second Floor Hamilton, HM08 Bermuda |  | N/A
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(441) 292-1510

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of exchange on which registered
Common shares |  | NBR |  | NYSE
Preferred shares – Series A |  | NBR.PRA |  | NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 1.01. | Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 5, 2020, the Board of Directors of Nabors Industries Ltd. (the “Company”) entered a Rights Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2020, (the “Rights Agreement”) between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”), and granted one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each issued and outstanding common share of the Company, par value US$0.05 per share (the “Common Shares”).

Shareholders Rights Agreement

The Rights will be granted on May 15, 2020 (the “Record Date”) to the shareholders of record of the issued and outstanding Common Shares on that date. Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a Series B Junior Participating Preferred Share, par value US$0.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of the Company, at a price of $58.08 per one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share (the “Purchase Price”), subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement.

Until the earlier to occur of (i) 10 days following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons (an “Acquiring Person”) has acquired beneficial ownership of 4.9% or more of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (or, in the event an exchange is effected in accordance with Section 24 of the Rights Agreement and the Board of Directors determines that a later date is advisable, then such later date that is not more than 20 days after such public announcement) or (ii) 10 business days (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Board of Directors prior to such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person) following the commencement of, or announcement of an intention to make, a tender offer or exchange offer the consummation of which would result in the beneficial ownership by a person or group of 4.9% or more of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (the earlier of such dates being called the “Distribution Date”), the Rights will be evidenced, with respect to any of the Common Share certificates issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, by such Common Share certificate with a copy of the Summary of Rights attached as Exhibit C to the Rights Agreement. The Rights Agreement also provides that if a shareholder’s beneficial ownership of the Common Shares as of the time of the public announcement of the rights plan and associated dividend declaration is at or above the 4.9% threshold, that shareholder’s then existing ownership percentage would be grandfathered, and the shareholder will not be an Acquiring Person as a consequence of its existing ownership, but the shareholder will become an Acquiring Person if at any time after such announcement the shareholder increases its ownership percentage by 0.5% or more.

The Rights Agreement provides that, until the Distribution Date (or earlier expiration of the Rights), the Rights will be transferred with and only with the Common Shares. Until the Distribution Date (or earlier redemption or expiration of the Rights), new Common Share certificates issued after the Record Date or upon transfer or new issuance of Common Shares will contain a notation incorporating the Rights Agreement by reference. Until the Distribution Date (or earlier redemption or expiration of the Rights), the surrender for transfer of any certificates for Common Shares issued and outstanding as of the Record Date, even without such notation or a copy of the Summary of Rights being attached thereto, will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the Common Shares represented by such certificate. As soon as practicable following the Distribution Date, separate certificates evidencing the Rights (“Right Certificates”) will be mailed to holders of record of the Common Shares as of the Close of Business on the Distribution Date and such separate Right Certificates alone will evidence the Rights.

The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date. The Rights will expire on April 30, 2021 (the “Final Expiration Date”), unless the Final Expiration Date is extended or unless the Rights are earlier redeemed by the Company, in each case, as described below.

The Purchase Price payable, and the number of Preferred Shares or other securities or property issuable, upon exercise of the Rights are subject to adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution (i) in the event of a share dividend or bonus issue on, or a subdivision, consolidation or reclassification of, the Preferred Shares, (ii) upon the grant to holders of the Preferred Shares of certain rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Preferred Shares at a price, or securities convertible into Preferred Shares with a conversion price, less than the then current market price of the Preferred Shares or (iii) upon the distribution to holders of the Preferred Shares of evidences of indebtedness or assets (excluding quarterly cash dividends or dividends or bonus issues payable in Preferred Shares) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to above).

The number of outstanding Rights and the number of one one-thousandths of a Preferred Share issuable upon exercise of each Right are also subject to adjustment in the event of a share dividend or bonus issue on the Common Shares payable in Common Shares or in the event of a consolidation or subdivision of the Common Shares occurring, in any such case, prior to the Distribution Date.

Preferred Shares purchasable upon exercise of the Rights will not be redeemable. Each Preferred Share will be entitled to a quarterly dividend payment of 1000 times the dividend declared per Common Share. In the event of liquidation, the holders of the Preferred Shares will be entitled to an aggregate payment of 1000 times the aggregate payment made per Common Share. Each Preferred Share will have 1000 votes, voting together with the Common Shares. In the event of any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other transaction in which Common Shares are exchanged, each Preferred Share will be entitled to receive 1000 times the amount received per Common Share. These rights are protected by customary antidilution provisions.

Because of the nature of the Preferred Shares’ dividend, liquidation and voting rights, the value of the one one-thousandth interest in a Preferred Share purchasable upon exercise of each Right should approximate the value of one Common Share.

From and after the time any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, if the Rights are or were at any time on or after the earlier of (x) the date of such event and (y) the Distribution Date (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) acquired or beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person or an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement), such Rights shall become null and void, and any holder of such Rights shall thereafter have no right to exercise such Rights.

In the event that, at any time after a Person becomes an Acquiring Person, the Company is acquired in a merger, amalgamation or other business combination transaction or 50% or more of its consolidated assets or earning power are sold, proper provision will be made so that each holder of a Right will thereafter have the right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at the then current exercise price of the Right, that number of common shares of the acquiring company which at the time of such transaction will have a market value of two times the exercise price of the Right. In the event that any person becomes an Acquiring Person, proper provision shall be made so that each holder of a Right, other than Rights beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person and its Affiliates and Associates (which will thereafter be null and void), will thereafter have the right to receive upon exercise that number of Common Shares having a market value of two times the exercise price of the Right. If the Company does not have sufficient Common Shares to satisfy such obligation to issue Common Shares, or if the Board of Directors so elects, the Company shall deliver upon payment of the exercise price of a Right an amount of cash or securities equivalent in value to the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of a Right; provided that, if the Company fails to meet such obligation within 30 days following the date a Person becomes an Acquiring Person, the Company must deliver, upon exercise of a Right but without requiring payment of the exercise price then in effect, Common Shares (to the extent available) and cash equal in value to the difference between the value of the Common Shares otherwise issuable upon the exercise of a Right and the exercise price then in effect. The Board of Directors may extend the 30-day period described above for up to an additional 60 days to permit the taking of action that may be necessary to authorize sufficient additional Common Shares to permit the issuance of Common Shares upon the exercise in full of the Rights.

At any time after any Person becomes an Acquiring Person and prior to the acquisition by any person or group of a majority of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, the Board of Directors of the Company may exchange the Rights (other than Rights owned by such person or group which have become void), in whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of one Common Share per Right (subject to adjustment).

With certain exceptions, no adjustment in the Purchase Price will be required until cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1% in such Purchase Price. No fractional Preferred Shares will be issued (other than fractions which are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share, which may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts) and in lieu thereof, an adjustment in cash will be made based on the market price of the Preferred Shares on the last trading day prior to the date of exercise.

At any time prior to the time any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, the Board of Directors of the Company may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.01 per Right (the “Redemption Price”). The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board of Directors in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon any redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price.

The terms of the Rights may be amended by the Board of Directors of the Company without the consent of the holders of the Rights, except that from and after such time as any person becomes an Acquiring Person no such amendment may adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Rights (other than the Acquiring Person and its Affiliates and Associates).

Until a Right is exercised or exchanged, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends.

A copy of the Rights Agreement is available free of charge from the Company. This summary description of the Rights does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

As of April 30, 2020, there were 8,390,091 Common Shares issued and outstanding. The Company’s Board of Directors has reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Rights 32,000 Series B Junior Participating Preferred Shares.

Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 5, 2020, Nabors Industries Ltd. (“Nabors” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020. A copy of that release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

On May 6, 2020, Nabors will hold a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Central Time, regarding the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. Information about the call – including dial-in information, recording and replay of the call, and supplemental information – is available on the Investor Relations page of www.nabors.com.

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Item 3.03. | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 “Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.

In connection with the adoption of the Rights Agreement referenced in Item 1.01 above, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a Certificate of Designation (the “Certificate of Designation”) to establish the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series B Junior Participating Preferred Shares of the Company. The Certificate of Designation became effective upon adoption, and a copy is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 6, 2020, Nabors will present certain information in connection with its call with shareholders, analysts and others relating to the Company’s results of operations discussed in Item 2.02 above. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 are slides that will be presented at that time.

The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Item 8.01. | Other Events.

On May 5, 2020, the Company announced the declaration of the dividend of Rights and issued a press release relating to such events, a copy of which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
3.1 |  | Certificate of Designation of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Shares of the Company, dated May 5, 2020.
4.1 |  | Rights Agreement, dated May 5, 2020 between Nabors Industries Ltd. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent, including the Certificate of Designation of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Shares, the Form of Right Certificate, and the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Shares, respectively attached thereto as Exhibits A, B and C.
99.1 |  | Press Release issued by Nabors Industries Ltd. on May 5, 2020 with respect to its earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
99.2 |  | Earnings Presentation
99.3 |  | Press Release issued by Nabors Industries Ltd. on May 5, 2020, with respect to the adoption of a shareholder rights plan.
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| Nabors Industries Ltd.
Date: May 5, 2020 | By: | /s/ Mark D. Andrews
|  | Name: Mark D. Andrews
|  | Title: Corporate Secretary