HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 20, 2009--
Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) announced today that at its annual meeting of
stockholders in Houston, Texas, its stockholders elected all ten
nominees to the board of directors, ratified the selection of KPMG LLP
as principal independent public accountants for 2009, approved the
amendment and restatement of the 1993 Stock and Incentive Plan and
approved the amendment and restatement of the 2002 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. The stockholders voted against five stockholder proposals
regarding an assessment of Halliburton’s human rights policies,
additional disclosure of political contributions and expenditures, a
report on low carbon energy research, development and production,
additional disclosure regarding Halliburton’s executive compensation
consultant and a report regarding Halliburton’s Iraq operations. The
stockholders approved a stockholder proposal that asks Halliburton’s
Board to take steps to authorize holders of 10% of Halliburton’s stock
to call special shareowner meetings.
Stockholders reelected board members Alan M. Bennett, James R. Boyd,
Milton Carroll, S. Malcolm Gillis, James T. Hackett, David J. Lesar, J.
Landis Martin, Jay A. Precourt and Debra L. Reed and elected new board
member Robert A. Malone.
At the board of directors’ meeting following the stockholders’ meeting,
the board declared a 2009 second quarter dividend of nine cents ($0.09)
a share on the company’s common stock payable June 19, 2009, to
stockholders of record at the close of business on June 1, 2009.
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of
products and services to the energy industry. With more than 50,000
employees in approximately 70 countries, the company serves the upstream
oil and gas industry throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir – from
locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and
formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing
production through the life of the field. Visit the company’s World Wide
Web site at www.halliburton.com.
Source: Halliburton
Halliburton, Investor Relations
Christian Garcia, 713-759-2688
or
Halliburton,
Corporate Affairs
Cathy Mann, 713-759-2605
