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) February 27, 2013

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 27, 2013, we issued a press release announcing the initiation of a quarterly cash dividend. A dividend of $0.04 per common share will be paid on March 28, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 11, 2013. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, as disclosed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of these factors, our actual results may differ materially from those indicated or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release

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: February 27, 2013	By:	/s/ Mark D. Andrews
		Mark D. Andrews
		Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release