HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 17, 2013--
Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today its stockholders elected all
eleven nominees to the board of directors and ratified the selection of
KPMG LLP as principal independent public accountants for 2013 at its
annual meeting of stockholders in Houston, Texas. The stockholders
approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Halliburton's named
executive officers and approved an amendment to Halliburton’s Stock and
Incentive Plan. The stockholders voted against a stockholder proposal
regarding human rights risk assessment. Management recommended against
the stockholder proposal as it believes the company’s existing human
rights policy is sufficient.
Stockholders elected board members Alan M. Bennett, James R. Boyd,
Milton Carroll, Nance K. Dicciani, Murry S. Gerber, José C. Grubisich,
Abdallah S. Jum’ah, David J. Lesar, Robert A. Malone, J. Landis Martin,
and Debra L. Reed.
At the board of directors’ meeting following the stockholders’ meeting,
the board declared a 2013 second quarter dividend of twelve and one-half
cents ($0.125) a share on the company’s common stock payable June 26,
2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 5, 2013.
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of
products and services to the energy industry. With more than 73,000
employees, representing 140 nationalities in approximately 80 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 website at www.halliburton.com.
Source: Halliburton
Halliburton
Kelly Youngblood, 281/871-2688
Investor Relations
investors@halliburton.com
or
Beverly
Blohm Stafford, 281/871-2601
Corporate Affairs
PR@halliburton.com
