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)
December 12, 2003
Halliburton Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
State or other Commission IRS Employer
jurisdiction File Number Identification
of incorporation Number
Delaware 1-3492 No. 75-2677995
1401 McKinney, Suite 2400
Houston, Texas 77010
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code - 713-759-2600
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 12, 2003 registrant issued a press release entitled
"Halliburton Provides Update on Vote For Subsidiaries' Plan of Reorganization."
The text of the press release is as follows:
HALLIBURTON PROVIDES UPDATE ON VOTE FOR
SUBSIDIARIES' PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
HOUSTON, Texas - Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) announced today preliminary results of
the voting on the proposed plan of reorganization of its DII Industries, Kellogg
Brown & Root and other affected subsidiaries. The deadline for voting, or
changing votes, on the proposed plan was December 11, 2003.
Halliburton has been advised by the balloting agent that the most recent
preliminary results indicate votes have been received from over 370,000 asbestos
claimants and over 21,000 silica claimants, representing virtually all known
claimants and meeting the requirements of section 524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Of the votes received, over 97% of voting asbestos claimants and over 99% of
voting silica claimants have voted to accept the proposed plan of
reorganization. Final certified results are not expected to be received for a
few days.
While Halliburton is not yet in a position to file the chapter 11 petition
because all the conditions have not been met, having now received the
overwhelming approval of present claimants, Halliburton can begin to address the
remaining conditions which include certification of the vote, final due
diligence on claims, continued availability of settlement financing, and board
approval.
Halliburton, founded in 1919, is one of the world's largest providers of
products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The Company serves
its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy
Services and Engineering and Construction Groups. The Company's World Wide Web
site can be accessed at www.halliburton.com.
NOTE: The statements in this press release that are not historical statements,
including statements regarding future financial performance, are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements
are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
company's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from
the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to: legal risks, including the risks
associated with the consummation or non-consummation of the proposed settlement,
the risks of judgments against the company's subsidiaries and predecessors in
asbestos litigation pending and currently on appeal, the inability of insurers
for asbestos exposures to pay claims or a delay in the payment of such claims,
future asbestos claims defense and settlement costs, the risks of judgments
against the company and its subsidiaries in other litigation and proceedings,
including shareholder lawsuits, securities laws inquiries, contract disputes,
patent infringements and environmental matters, legislation, changes in
government regulations and adverse reaction to scrutiny involving the company;
political risks, including the risks of unsettled political conditions, war and
the effects of terrorism, foreign operations and foreign exchange rates and
controls; liquidity risks, including the risks of potential reductions in debt
ratings, access to credit, availability and costs of financing and ability to
raise capital; weather-related risks; customer risks, including the risks of
changes in capital spending and claims negotiations; industry risks, including
the risks of changes that affect the demand for or price of oil and/or gas,
structural changes in the industries in which the company operates, risks of
fixed-fee projects and risks of complex business arrangements; systems risks,
including the risks of successful development and installation of financial
systems; and personnel and merger/reorganization/disposition risks, including
the risks of increased competition for employees, successful integration of
acquired businesses, effective restructuring efforts and successful completion
of planned dispositions. Please see Halliburton's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 for a
more complete discussion of such risk factors.
SIGNATURES
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.
HALLIBURTON COMPANY
Date: December 12, 2003 By: /s/ Margaret E. Carriere
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Margaret E. Carriere
Vice President and Secretary