UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 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,
2007
HALLIBURTON
COMPANY
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State
or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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1-3492
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No.
75-2677995
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1401
McKinney, Suite 2400, Houston, Texas
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77010
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(713)
759-2600
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not
Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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CFR
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CFR
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INFORMATION
TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
As
announced on December 6, 2007, Andrew R. Lane, Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer, will be taking early retirement on December 31,
2007. Under his Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of January
1, 1999, Mr. Lane will receive, as of his early retirement date, (a) his regular
salary through such date, (b) a lump sum payment equal to two years’ annual base
salary, (c) retention of all shares of Halliburton common stock previously
granted to him under the Halliburton Company 1993 Stock and Incentive Plan
(the
“1993 Plan”), (d) retention of all option shares granted under the 1993 Plan,
subject to their existing vesting schedules, (e) retirement benefits payable
under Halliburton’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and Benefit
Restoration Plan, and (f) retirement and welfare plan benefits provided
employees generally.
On
December 12, 2007, Halliburton and Mr. Lane entered into a Resignation, General
Release and Settlement Agreement, Supplementing and Amending the Executive
Employment Agreement, under which Mr. Lane will be eligible to receive a lump
sum payment of $1,050,000 and any pro-rata benefits payable under the 2006
and
2007 cycles under Halliburton’s Performance Unit Program if he completes a
three-year non-competition and non-solicitation agreement.
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.
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HALLIBURTON
COMPANY
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Date: December
18, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Robert L. Hayter |
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Robert
L. Hayter
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Assistant
Secretary
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