HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2014--
Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced that its stockholders elected all
eleven nominees to the board of directors and ratified the selection of
KPMG LLP as principal independent public accountants for 2014 at its
annual meeting of stockholders held in Houston, Texas on May 21, 2014.
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of
Halliburton's named executive officers. 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 2014 second quarter dividend of fifteen cents
($0.15) a share on the company’s common stock payable June 25, 2014, to
stockholders of record at the close of business on June 4, 2014.
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of
products and services to the energy industry. With more than 75,000
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, Investor Relations
Kelly Youngblood, 281-871-2688
investors@halliburton.com
or
Halliburton,
Corporate Affairs
Cindy Bigner, 281-871-2601
PR@halliburton.com
