HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2015--
Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced that its stockholders elected all
twelve nominees to the board of directors and ratified the selection of
KPMG LLP as principal independent public accountants for 2015 at its
annual meeting of stockholders held in Houston, Texas on May 20, 2015.
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of
Halliburton's named executive officers, approved an amendment to
Halliburton’s Stock and Incentive Plan, and approved an amendment to
Halliburton’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Stockholders elected board members Abdulaziz F. Al Khayyal, Alan M.
Bennett, James R. Boyd, Milton Carroll, Nance K. Dicciani, Murry S.
Gerber, José C. Grubisich, David J. Lesar, Robert A. Malone, J. Landis
Martin, Jeffrey A. Miller, and Debra L. Reed.
At the board of directors’ meeting following the stockholders’ meeting,
the board declared a 2015 second quarter dividend of eighteen cents
($0.18) a share on the company’s common stock payable June 24, 2015, to
stockholders of record at the close of business on June 3, 2015.
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 over 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.
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Halliburton,
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