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 29, 2009

NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda		001-32657		980363970
(State or Other Jurisdiction of		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)				Identification No.)

Mintflower Place
8 Par-La-Ville Road
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.)

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NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.
Table of Contents

Item 8.01 Other Events	3
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits	5
SIGNATURES	6
EXHIBIT INDEX	7
EX-23.1
EX-99.1
EX-99.2
EX-99.3
EX-99.4
EX-99.5
EX-99.6

Item 8.01. Other Events

     This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed by Nabors Industries Ltd. (the “Company”) to adjust retrospectively portions of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed on March 2, 2009, as subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A, filed on March 31, 2009 (the “2008 Form 10-K”), to reflect our adoption, effective January 1, 2009, of FASB Staff Position APB No. 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement),” and FSP Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transaction Are Participating Securities.”

     APB No. 14-1 specifies that issuers of convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion should separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. As a result, our convertible debt instruments have been accounted for with a liability component discounted to the fair value of a similar nonconvertible debt instrument and an equity component based on the excess of the initial proceeds from the convertible debt instrument over the liability component. Such excess, representing proceeds of the conversion option, has been recorded as capital in excess of par value. The discount is being amortized as additional non-cash interest expense over the convertible debt instrument’s expected life.

     EITF 03-6-1 provides that securities granted in share-based transactions are considered “participating securities” prior to vesting if they have a nonforfeitable right to participate in any dividends, and such securities therefore should be included in computing basic and diluted earnings per share. Outstanding restricted stock awards to our employees and directors are considered participating securities under this definition.

     The following Items of the 2008 Form 10-K are being adjusted retrospectively to reflect the adoption of the accounting pronouncements described above (which Items as adjusted are attached as Exhibits hereto and hereby incorporated by reference herein):

Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors;
Part II, Item 6. Selected Financial Data;
Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;
Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk;
Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data; and
Part IV, Item 15. The following Exhibit:
     Exhibit 12.1 — Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

     This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed solely for the purpose described above. As such, it affects only the Items specified above, and updates those Items only to the extent of the adoption of the accounting pronouncements described above. No attempt has been made in this filing to reflect subsequent information or events, or to modify or update disclosures in the 2008 Form 10-K, except as described above. More current information is contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009 and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, this Current Report on Form 8-K should be read in conjunction with the 2008 Form 10-K, such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings.

     The following sets forth the direct impact of our adoption of the accounting pronouncements described above to our historical consolidated financial statements for the periods specified below.

     The effect on our consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

		December 31,
		2008								2007
		As				As				As				As
(In thousands)		reported				adjusted				reported				adjusted
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	7,282,042			$	7,331,959			$	6,632,612			$	6,669,013
Current portion of long-term debt			225,030				225,030				700,000				691,306
Long-term debt			3,887,711				3,600,533				3,306,433				2,894,659
Deferred income tax liability (1)			497,415				622,523				541,982				711,393
Capital in excess of par value			1,705,907				2,129,415				1,710,036				2,133,579
Retained earnings			3,910,253				3,698,732				3,359,080				3,222,995

     The effect on our consolidated statements of income is as follows:

		Years Ended December 31,
		2008								2007								2006
		As				As				As				As				As				As
(In thousands, except per share amounts)		reported				adjusted				reported				adjusted				reported				adjusted
Depreciation expense		$	611,066			$	614,367			$	467,730			$	469,669			$	364,653			$	365,357
Interest expense			91,620				196,718				53,702				154,920				46,586				120,507
Income tax expense			250,451				206,147				239,664				201,496				434,893				407,282
Net income			551,173				475,737				930,691				865,702				1,020,736				973,722
The effect on our earnings per share calculation is as follows:
		Years Ended December 31,
		2008								2007								2006
		As				As				As				As				As				As
(In thousands, except per share amounts)		reported				adjusted				reported				adjusted				reported				adjusted
Earnings per share:
Basic from continuing operations		$	1.98			$	1.69			$	3.21			$	2.96			$	3.42			$	3.25
Basic from discontinued operations			—				—				.13				.12				.10				.10
Total Basic		$	1.98			$	1.69			$	3.34			$	3.08			$	3.52			$	3.35
Diluted from continuing operations		$	1.93			$	1.65			$	3.13			$	2.88			$	3.31			$	3.15
Diluted from discontinued operations			—				—				.12				.12				.09				.09
Total Diluted		$	1.93			$	1.65			$	3.25			$	3.00			$	3.40			$	3.24
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic			278,166				281,622				279,026				281,238				290,241				291,267
Diluted			285,285				288,236				286,606				288,226				299,827				300,677

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 23.1:		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Exhibit 99.1:		Item 1A, Form 10-K — Risk Factors
Exhibit 99.2:		Item 6, Form 10-K — Selected Financial Data
Exhibit 99.3:		Item 7, Form 10-K — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Exhibit 99.4:		Item 7A, Form 10-K — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Exhibit 99.5:		Item 8, Form 10-K — Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Exhibit 99.6:		Item 15, Form 10-K — Exhibit 12.1 — Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

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 29, 2009		By: /s/ R. Clark Wood
		R. Clark Wood
		Principal accounting and financial officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 23.1:		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Exhibit 99.1:		Item 1A, Form 10-K — Risk Factors
Exhibit 99.2:		Item 6, Form 10-K — Selected Financial Data
Exhibit 99.3:		Item 7, Form 10-K — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Exhibit 99.4:		Item 7A, Form 10-K — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Exhibit 99.5:		Item 8, Form 10-K — Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Exhibit 99.6:		Item 15, Form 10-K — Exhibit 12.1 — Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges