Halliburton Dividend Declaration and Shareholders' Meeting
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2008--Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) announced that its board of directors has declared a 2008 first quarter dividend of nine cents ($.09) a share on the company's common stock payable March 20, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 3, 2008. The company's annual meeting of shareholders will take place on May 21, 2008 in Houston, Texas. The record date for determination of shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting is March 24, 2008.
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.
CONTACT: Halliburton, Houston
Vice President, Investor Relations
Christian Garcia, 713-759-2688
or
Director, Communications
Cathy Mann, 713-759-2605
SOURCE: Halliburton