UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 11-K



(X)      ANNUAL  REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
         OF 1934.
         For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997

         OR

( )      TRANSITION  REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
         ACT OF 1934.
         For the transition period from           to                 .
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Commission file number 1-3492

            Brown & Root, Inc. Employees' Retirement and Savings Plan
                           Halliburton Benefits Center
                                Department H1043
                            25231 Grogan's Mill Road
                             The Woodlands, TX 77380
              (Full title of the plan and the address of the plan)


                            Halliburton Company, Inc.
                               3600 Lincoln Plaza
                               500 N. Akard Street
                               Dallas, Texas 75201

 (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and address of its
                          principal executive office.)





                              REQUIRED INFORMATION


         The following  financial  statements  prepared in  accordance  with the
         financial  reporting  requirements  of ERISA and exhibits are filed for
         the Brown & Root Employees' Retirement and Savings Plan:


                       Financial Statements and Schedules

                  Report of Independent Public Accountants - Arthur Andersen LLP

                  Statements  of Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31,
                  1997, and 1996

                  Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits,
                  Years Ended December 31, 1997, and 1996

                  Notes to Financial Statements

                  Item 27(a) - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes,
                  December 31, 1997



                  Exhibit

                  Consent of Independent Public Accountants- Arthur Andersen LLP
                  (Exhibit 23)

                                   SIGNATURES

                  The  Plan.  Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities
                  Exchange Act of 1934, the administrator  and/or the Investment
                  Committee of the Halliburton Company Employee Master Trust has
                  duly caused  this annual  report to be signed on its behalf by
                  the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




                  Date:  June 1, 1998

                                       By  /s/  Celeste Colgan
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                                                Celeste Colgan
                                                Vice President - Human Resources
                                                Halliburton Company





BROWN & ROOT, INC. EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN

Financial Statements
As Of December 31, 1997 And 1996,
And Supplemental Schedule
As Of December 31, 1997

Together With Report Of Independent Public Accountants






                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



To the Administrative Committee of the
Brown & Root, Inc. Employees'
Retirement and Savings Plan:

We have audited the  accompanying  statements  of net assets  available for plan
benefits of the Brown & Root, Inc.  Employees'  Retirement and Savings Plan (the
"Plan") as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related  statements of changes
in net  assets  available  for plan  benefits  for the years then  ended.  These
financial  statements,  and the supplemental schedule referred to below, are the
responsibility  of the Plan's  management.  Our  responsibility is to express an
opinion on these  financial  statements and  supplemental  schedule based on our
audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan as
of December 31, 1997 and 1996,  and the changes in its net assets  available for
plan benefits for the years then ended,  in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles.

Our audits  were  performed  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental  schedule of assets held
for investment  purposes is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and
is not a required part of the basic  financial  statements but is  supplementary
information  required  by the  Department of Labor's Rules and  Regulations  for
Reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income Security Act of
1974. The Fund  Information  in the statements of net assets  available for plan
benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits
is presented for the purpose of additional  analysis  rather than to present the
net assets  available for plan benefits and changes in net assets  available for
plan benefits of each fund. The supplemental  schedule and Fund Information have
been  subjected  to the auditing  procedures  applied in the audits of the basic
financial  statements  and, in our  opinion,  are fairly  stated in all material
respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.



ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Dallas, Texas,
    April 17, 1998



BROWN & ROOT, INC. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997 General Fixed Halliburton Equity Investment Income Stock Investment Fund Fund Fund Fund Total ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ -------------- ASSETS: Participation in Master Trust, at fair value $790,910,875 $540,949,582 $ 21,954,010 $180,822,337 $1,534,636,804 Employer contributions receivable 36,800,661 1,498,440 792,290 4,925,592 44,016,983 Plan participants' contributions receivable 475,186 2,857,386 - 820,467 4,153,039 Other receivables 41,299 101,502 2,963 - 145,764 ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ -------------- Total assets 828,228,021 545,406,910 22,749,263 186,568,396 1,582,952,590 ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ -------------- LIABILITIES: Accrued liabilities (1,101,669) (47,239) (3,926) (25,776) (1,178,610) Excess contributions (5,829) (114,523) - (5,967) (126,319) ------------- ------------ -------------- ------------- --------------- Total liabilities (1,107,498) (161,762) (3,926) (31,743) (1,304,929) ------------- ------------ -------------- ------------- --------------- INTERFUND RECEIVABLES (PAYABLES) 3,928 (34) (530) (3,364) - ------------- ------------ -------------- -------------- --------------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS $827,124,451 $545,245,114 $ 22,744,807 $186,533,289 $1,581,647,661 ============ ============ ============= ============ ============== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
BROWN & ROOT, INC. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996 General Fixed Halliburton Equity Investment Income Stock Investment Fund Fund Fund Fund Total ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ -------------- ASSETS: Participation in Master Trust, at fair value $722,996,932 $554,735,512 $9,260,881 $111,789,461 $1,398,782,786 Employer contributions receivable 36,412,735 1,215,516 429,724 3,369,850 41,427,825 Plan participants' contributions receivable 273,285 2,172,387 - 362,989 2,808,661 Other receivables - 11,054 - 4,554 15,608 ------------ ------------ ---------- ------------ -------------- Total assets 759,682,952 558,134,469 9,690,605 115,526,854 1,443,034,880 ------------ ------------- ---------- ------------ -------------- LIABILITIES: Accrued liabilities (1,043,646) (28,619) (682) (8,898) (1,081,845) Excess contributions - (44,477) - - (44,477) ------------- -------------- ----------- ------------- --------------- Total liabilities (1,043,646) (73,096) (682) (8,898) (1,126,322) ------------- -------------- ----------- ------------- --------------- INTERFUND RECEIVABLES (PAYABLES) 10,010 - (1,683) (8,327) - ------------- -------------- ----------- ------------- --------------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS $ 758,649,316 $558,061,373 $9,688,240 $115,509,629 $1,441,908,558 ============= ============ ========== ============ ============== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
BROWN & ROOT, INC. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997
General Fixed Halliburton Equity Investment Income Stock Investment Fund Fund Fund Fund Total -------------- ------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- CONTRIBUTIONS: Employer $ 38,697,754 $ 1,553,952 $ 829,084 $ 5,174,426 $ 46,255,216 Plan participants 3,837,716 25,978,515 - 6,184,276 36,000,507 ALLOCATION OF MASTER TRUST NET INVESTMENT ACTIVITY 118,222,237 40,031,542 7,749,358 28,822,264 194,825,401 ------------- ------------ -------------- --------------- --------------- 160,757,707 67,564,009 8,578,442 40,180,966 277,081,124 ------------- ------------ -------------- --------------- --------------- LESS: Benefits paid to participants (61,545,034) (64,713,977) (622,756) (9,059,494) (135,941,261) Excess contributions (5,829) (114,523) - (5,967) (126,319) Administrative expenses (664,697) (494,791) (8,057) (106,896) (1,274,441) -------------- ------------- -------------- --------------- --------------- (62,215,560) (65,323,291) (630,813) (9,172,357) (137,342,021) -------------- ------------- -------------- --------------- --------------- NET INCREASE 98,542,147 2,240,718 7,947,629 31,008,609 139,739,103 TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS (30,067,012) (15,056,977) 5,108,938 40,015,051 - NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS, beginning of year 758,649,316 558,061,373 9,688,240 115,509,629 1,441,908,558 -------------- ------------- -------------- --------------- --------------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS, end of year $ 827,124,451 $545,245,114 $ 22,744,807 $ 186,533,289 $1,581,647,661 ============== ============= ============== =============== =============== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
BROWN & ROOT, INC. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996 General Fixed Halliburton Equity Investment Income Stock Investment Fund Fund Fund Fund Total --------------- ---------------- -------------- ---------------- ------------------ CONTRIBUTIONS: Employer $ 39,202,137 $ 1,264,058 $ 445,780 $ 3,541,299 $ 44,453,274 Plan participants 3,544,959 28,981,519 - 4,019,375 36,545,853 --------------- ---------------- -------------- ---------------- ------------------ ALLOCATION OF MASTER TRUST NET INVESTMENT ACTIVITY 90,777,777 38,397,429 1,683,893 15,785,136 146,644,235 --------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- ------------------ 133,524,873 68,643,006 2,129,673 23,345,810 227,643,362 --------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- ------------------ LESS: Benefits paid to participants (38,916,926) (61,591,207) (268,771) (3,587,426) (104,364,330) Excess contributions - (44,477) - - (44,477) Administrative expenses (450,476) (368,289) (5,098) (53,956) (877,819) --------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- ------------------ (39,367,402) (62,003,973) (273,869) (3,641,382) (105,286,626) --------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- ------------------ NET INCREASE 94,157,471 6,639,033 1,855,804 19,704,428 122,356,736 TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS (15,426,320) (23,451,358) 1,435,476 37,442,202 - NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS, beginning of year 679,918,165 574,873,698 6,396,960 58,362,999 1,319,551,822 --------------- ---------------- ------------- ---------------- ------------------ NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS, end of year $ 758,649,316 $ 558,061,373 $ 9,688,240 $ 115,509,629 $ 1,441,908,558 ============== ================ ============= ================ ================== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
BROWN & ROOT, INC. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996 1. SUMMARY OF THE PLAN: The following brief description of the Brown & Root, Inc. Employees' Retirement and Savings Plan (the "Plan") is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for more complete information. Participation The Plan is a trusteed, contributory profit-sharing pension plan covering eligible employees of Brown & Root Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or the "Employer"), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Halliburton Company, and those subsidiaries and affiliated companies (collectively, the "Employers") which have adopted the Plan, as amended. Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement are not eligible to participate in the Plan unless the Plan has been adopted as a part of such agreement. An employee is eligible for participation in the Plan on the first day of the month following the completion of one year of service with his/her employer. The administrative committee of the Plan consists of members appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company. Contributions Employer contributions consist of an annual profit-sharing contribution and a monthly 401(k) matching contribution. At the authorization of the Board of Directors, the Company contributes to the Plan a profit-sharing amount to be allocated to each participant based on the proportion that each participant's weighted eligible earnings, as defined by the Plan agreement, bear to the total weighted eligible earnings of all participants entitled to an allocation. Weighted eligible earnings are determined by multiplying a participant's eligible earnings by a factor based on the participant's completed years of service as of the end of the Plan year as follows:
Years of Service Factor Less than 4 1/2 At least 4 but less than 10 1 At least 10 but less than 15 2 At least 15 but less than 20 3 20 or more 4
In order to be eligible for such contribution, the participant must be actively employed by the Company on December 31 of the Plan year for which the contribution applies unless the participant meets certain other conditions specified by the Plan. Participants may elect to contribute to the Plan on a pretax basis a percentage of their eligible earnings, as defined by the Plan, provided that the total dollar amount of these pretax deferrals during the year does not exceed the applicable dollar limitation imposed by Treasury Regulations. The Employer shall contribute each month an amount equal to 25% of the participant's contribution during such month up to a maximum of $250 per year. Participants are fully vested in Company monthly matching contributions. Additionally, participants may elect to make after-tax contributions to the Plan not to exceed 10% of their eligible earnings during the Plan year. Investment Options The assets of the Plan are combined with assets of certain other benefit plans of affiliated companies in the Halliburton Company Employee Benefit Master Trust (the "Master Trust"). The Master Trust is comprised of the following investment options: o General Investment Fund (GIF) - The GIF is a diversified fund that invests primarily in foreign and domestic stocks and bonds and is structured for long-term growth. The individual securities in the GIF are managed by several registered professional investment managers selected by the investment committee, which is appointed by the Board of Directors of Halliburton Company. o Fixed Income Fund (FIF) - The FIF is a diversified fund that places the preservation of principal as its primary objective. Investments of the FIF include primarily insurance investment contracts, asset-backed investment contracts, bank investment contracts, and domestic bonds. As in the GIF, the investment committee uses professional investment managers to manage individual securities, with the exception of the bank and insurance contracts which are not actively traded. o Halliburton Stock Fund (HSF) - The HSF is not a diversified fund and invests only in the common stock of Halliburton Company. o Equity Investment Fund (EIF) - The EIF invests primarily in U.S. stocks and non-U.S. stocks, generally the same stocks which comprise part of the GIF. Plan participants may direct their contributions, as well as their portion of Company contributions, between the FIF, the GIF, the HSF, and the EIF, as defined by the Plan agreement. Plan participants are allowed to transfer up to 15% of their profit-sharing account and Company match account balances to the HSF. Benefits Paid to Participants Upon application and approval by the Plan's administrative committee, a participant may withdraw, during active employment, all or part of the balance in his/her employee contribution account and, under certain conditions, the vested portion of his/her Employer contribution account. Participants have a vested interest in the Company contribution account based on years of service as follows:
Years of Service Vested Percentage Less than 3 0% At least 3 but less than 4 20 At least 4 but less than 5 50 At least 5 but less than 6 60 At least 6 but less than 7 80 7 or more 100
The right to benefits under the Plan is nonforfeitable upon the attainment of age 55, permanent disability, or death. A retired or disabled participant or the beneficiary of a deceased participant is entitled to receive the total amounts in the participant and Employer contribution accounts as of the date of retirement, full and permanent disability, or death, whether his/her interest in such accounts is vested or not. Benefits are recorded when paid. Forfeitures Forfeitures represent the nonvested portion of a terminated participant's profit sharing account. Forfeitures are allocated at each year-end ($748,592 and $1,078,643 in 1997 and 1996, respectively) to all active participants eligible for an Employer contribution for such year. The allocation is based on the same method as that of the Employer contribution discussed above. Allocation of Income The income or loss of the GIF, FIF, HSF, and EIF is allocated to participants' accounts as of the last day of each month. The allocation to each participant's account is made in the proportion that the participant's account at the end of the month bears to the total of such accounts for all participants. Plan Amendment, Modification, and Termination The Board of Directors of the Company may amend, modify, or terminate the Plan at any time. No such termination is contemplated, but if it should occur, the accounts of all participants would be immediately fully vested and paid in accordance with the terms of the Plan. 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: Allocation Of Master Trust Net Investment Activity The allocation of the Master Trust net investment activity represents the Plan's share of the net investment income or loss on investments held by the Master Trust. The net investment income is the realized gain (loss) from investments sold, change in the unrealized net gain (loss) on investments, dividend income, and interest income less related expenses recorded by the Master Trust (see Note 3). Accrued Liabilities Accrued liabilities represent amounts owed for Plan expenses as of the end of the year and amounts due to participants to whom benefit checks have been written but have not been cashed for periods greater than 90 days. Administrative Expenses Administrative expenses which are related to compliance and operational activities as defined by the Department of Labor may be charged against the Plan assets at the discretion of the Plan administrator and in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Certain expenses of the Plan are paid by the Company. The Plan is not liable to the Company for these expenses paid on its behalf. Excess Contributions Excess contributions represent pretax and after tax amounts contributed to participant accounts which exceeded the statutory limits, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, and earnings thereon. These amounts were refunded to participants subsequent to year-end and were included in the participant's 1997 and 1996 personal income. Use of Estimates Preparation of the Plan's financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Plan's financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 3. MASTER TRUST: The assets of the Plan are combined with the assets of certain other benefit plans of affiliated companies in the Master Trust. There are four funds within the Master Trust: the GIF, FIF, HSF, and EIF. The combination of the Plans' assets is only for investment purposes, and each plan continues to be operated under its current plan agreement, as amended. All assets of the Master Trust are held by State Street Bank and Trust. The funds within the Master Trust hold bank, insurance and investment contracts providing a fully benefit-responsive feature. These investments are stated at contract value, which approximates fair value. Where the Trust owns the underlying securities of asset-backed investment contracts the contracts are stated at fair market value of the underlying securities plus an adjustment for the difference between fair market value of the underlying securities and contract value. Contract value represents the principal balance of the investment plus accrued interest at the stated contract rate, less payments received and contract charges by the insurance company or bank. Cash equivalents, derivative financial instruments, stock securities, bonds and notes and all other debt securities are presented at their quoted market value. Realized and unrealized changes in market values are recognized in the period in which the changes occur. The GIF invests in the EIF to obtain its equity exposure. The EIF operates on a unitized basis. All EIF investments are valued at the end of the month. The unit price is calculated by dividing the total value of the assets by the total number of units in existence. Contributions into and withdrawals from the EIF, in the course of a month, are used to buy and sell units at the preceding month-end's unit price. Real estate mortgages are stated at cost plus accrued interest less payments received. Real estate holdings are stated at their estimated market values as determined by an independent appraiser. The assets of the Plan were held by the Master Trust during 1997 and 1996 (as described above) and, accordingly, investment activity for 1997 and 1996 was recorded by the Master Trust. The Master Trust investment activity is included in the summary statements below. The following are the Master Trust statements of net assets as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 (dollar amounts in thousands):
1997 --------------------------------------------------------------- Statement of Net Assets GIF FIF HSF EIF ----------------------- ------------- ------------ -------------- ------------- Cash and equivalents $ 31,247 $ 113,099 $ 467 $ 73,160 Receivables 9,849 13,990 2 2,623 Asset-backed investment contracts - (41,970) - - U.S. corporate bonds and government bonds and notes 502,030 956,763 - - Non-U.S. bonds 121,967 135,677 - 1,169 Non-U.S. stock - - - 413,086 Halliburton stock - - 180,563 - Insurance investment contracts - 45,525 - - Other U.S. stock 14,500 11,370 - 1,127,707 Pooled equity funds - - - 32,215 Pooled bond funds 119,998 11,183 - - Real estate and related 4,333 - - - GIF participation in EIF 1,251,159 - - (1,251,159) Payables (63,170) (108,871) (21) (1,084) -------------- ------------ -------------- ------------- Net assets of the Master Trust $ 1,991,913 $1,136,766 $ 181,011 $ 397,717 ============== =========== ============== ============= Plan dollar value interest $ 790,911 $ 540,950 $ 21,954 $ 180,822 ============== =========== ============== ============== Plan percent interest 39.71% 47.59% 12.13% 45.47% ====== ====== ====== ====== Statement of Changes in Net Assets GIF FIF HSF EIF ---------------------------------- -------------- ----------- -------------- -------------- Participating plans' net assets, beginning of year $ 1,834,926 $1,168,251 $ 102,923 $ 234,076 Receipts from participating plans 115,529 64,052 12,710 124,117 Net realized gain 1,108 2,814 1,971 171,794 Net change in unrealized gain 12,061 1,296 71,971 114,644 Dividend and interest income, net of Master Trust expenses 31,295 79,920 1,696 26,860 Withdrawals by participating plans (255,152) (179,567) (10,260) (21,628) GIF participation in EIF 252,146 - - (252,146) -------------- ----------- -------------- ------------- Participating plans' net assets, end of year $ 1,991,913 $1,136,766 $ 181,011 $ 397,717 ============== =========== ============== ============= 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Investment Income by Type GIF FIF HSF EIF ------------------------- -------------- ----------- -------------- ------------- Cash and equivalents $ 53 $ 65 $ - $ 69 U.S. corporate and government bonds and notes 20,147 2,739 - - Non-U.S. bonds (10,710) (677) - 18 Non-U.S. stock - - - 4,908 Other U.S. stock 2,184 1,985 - 277,786 Halliburton stock - - 73,942 - Real estate (1,210) - - - Options 1,180 40 - - Forward contracts (914) - - 3,580 Other investments 2,439 (42) - 77 -------------- --------- -------------- ------------- Total appreciation $ 13,169 $ 4,110 $ 73,942 $ 286,438 ============== ========= ============== =============
1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Statement of Net Assets GIF FIF HSF EIF ----------------------- -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- Cash and equivalents $ 48,531 $ 89,426 $ 45 $ 53,008 Receivables 9,301 11,350 - 2,182 Asset-backed investment contracts - 232,108 - - U.S. corporate and government bonds and notes 427,898 777,210 - - Non-U.S. bonds 106,927 81,154 - 1,152 Non-U.S. stock - - - 372,081 Halliburton stock - - 102,888 - Insurance investment contracts - 55,376 - - Pooled equity funds 564 - - 924,428 Other U.S. stock - - - 36,786 Pooled bond funds 5,573 - - - Real estate and related 131,637 12,830 - - GIF participation in EIF 1,148,314 - - (1,148,314) Payables (43,819) (91,203) (10) (7,247) -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- Net assets $ 1,834,926 $ 1,168,251 $ 102,923 $ 234,076 ============== ============ ============ ============= Plan dollar value interest $ 722,997 $ 554,736 $ 9,261 $ 111,789 ============== ============ ============ ============= Plan percent interest 39.40% 47.48% 9.0% 47.76% ======= ======= ======= ======== Statement of Changes in Net Assets GIF FIF HSF EIF ---------------------------------- -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- Participating plans' net assets, beginning of year $ 1,648,253 $ 1,230,565 $ 88,382 $ 123,594 Receipts from participating plans 142,659 59,339 3,117 92,668 Net realized gain 2,648 79 5,986 105,464 Net unrealized gain (loss) (12,030) (2,662) 13,934 108,265 Dividend and interest income, net of Master Trust expenses 32,811 83,712 1,734 23,418 Withdrawals by participating plans (183,843) (202,782) (10,230) (14,905) GIF participation in EIF 204,428 - - (204,428) -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- Participating plans' net assets, end of year $ 1,834,926 $ 1,168,251 $ 102,923 $ 234,076 ============== ============ ============ ============= Investment Income by Type GIF FIF HSF EIF ------------------------- -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- Cash and equivalents $ 741 $ (568) $ - $ (141) U.S. corporate and government bonds and notes (7,327) (3,470) - - Non-U.S. bonds 174 499 - (87) Non-U.S. stock - - - 48,745 Other U.S. stock (89) 1,330 - 161,114 Halliburton stock - - 19,920 - Real estate 23 - - - Options 2,915 151 - - Forward contracts (1,706) - - 4,113 Other investments (4,113) (525) - (15) -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- Total appreciation (depreciation) $ (9,382) $ (2,583) $ 19,920 $ 213,729 ============== ============ ============ =============
The Master Trust makes use of several investment strategies involving the limited use of derivative instruments. The Master Trust's management, as a matter of policy and with risk management as their primary objective, monitors such risk indicators as duration and where applicable, counter-party credit risk. These are monitored for both the derivatives themselves and for the investment portfolios holding the derivatives. Investment managers are allowed to use derivatives for such strategies as portfolio structuring, return enhancement and hedging against deterioration of investment holdings from market and interest rate changes. Derivatives are also used as a hedge against foreign currency fluctuations. The Master Trust's management does not allow investment managers for the Master Trust to use leveraging for any investment purchase. Derivative investments are stated at estimated fair market values as determined by quoted market prices. Gains and losses on such investments are included in the combining statements of changes in net assets. 4. INVESTMENTS: Individual investments in excess of 5% of net assets available for plan benefits are as follows:
1997 1996 ------------- ------------- Master Trust - GIF $790,910,875 $722,996,932 Master Trust - FIF 540,949,582 554,735,512 Master Trust - EIF 180,822,337 111,789,461
5. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES: The Plan obtained its latest determination letter on September 26, 1995, in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the Plan, as then designed, was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, management believes, based on consultation with legal counsel, that the Plan is currently designed and operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. Therefore, they believe that the Plan was qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the related trust was tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code as of December 31, 1997 and 1996. 6. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS: State Street Trust is the trustee defined by the Plan. The assets of the Plan are held by the Master Trust, of which State Street Trust is also the trustee. Therefore these assets qualify as party-in-interest. 7. UNITS OF PARTICIPATION: The Plan assigns units of participation to participants. The following details the total number of units and net asset value per unit as of December 31, 1997 and 1996:
Fund Units Net Asset Value Per Unit - ---- ----- ------------------------ 1997 - ---- GIF 624,386,239 1.3247 FIF 474,249,903 1.1497 EIF 126,540,457 1.4741 HSF 10,527,080 2.1606 1996 - ---- GIF 666,475,723 1.1383 FIF 521,357,784 1.0704 EIF 95,970,114 1.2036 HSF 7,760,525 1.2484
8. SUBSEQUENT EVENT: The Company intends to merge with Dresser Industries, Inc. during 1998. There is no current intention to merge the Plans. SCHEDULE I BROWN & ROOT, INC. EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN ITEM 27a - SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997 EIN: 75-2677995 PLAN #: 001
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Identity of Issue, Borrower, Current Lessor, or Similar Party Description of Investment Cost Value - ------- --------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- * Halliburton Company Employee Investment in Net Assets of Halliburton Benefit Master Trust Company Employee Benefit Master Trust - General Investment Fund $618,096,849 $790,910,875 * Halliburton Company Employee Investment in Net Assets of Halliburton Benefit Master Trust Company Employee Benefit Master Trust - Fixed Income Fund 531,104,300 540,949,582 * Halliburton Company Employee Investment in Net Assets of Halliburton Benefit Master Trust Company Employee Benefit Master Trust - Halliburton Stock Fund 1,345,781 21,954,010 * Halliburton Company Employee Investment in Net Assets of Halliburton Benefit Master Trust Company Employee Benefit Master Trust - Equity Investment Fund 121,223,295 180,822,337 * Column (a) indicates each identified person/entity known to be a party-in-interest. This supplemental schedule lists assets held for investment purposes at December 31, 1997, as required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure.

                                                                Exhibit 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference  in the  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-8,  dated  June 1,  1998,
covering the Brown & Root, Inc.  Employees'  Retirement and Savings Plan, of our
report dated April 17, 1998,  relating to the statement of net assets  available
for benefits of Brown & Root, Inc. Employees'  Retirement and Savings Plan as of
December 31, 1997, and the related  statement of changes in net assets available
for benefits for the year then ended and related supplemental  schedules,  which
report  appears  in the  December  31,  1997,  annual  report  on  Form  11-K of
Halliburton Company.




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