SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DATE OF REPORT (date of earliest event reported) MAY 15, 2001 Halliburton Company (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) State or other Commission IRS Employer jurisdiction File Number Identification of incorporation Number Delaware 1-3492 No. 75-2677995 3600 Lincoln Plaza 500 North Akard Street Dallas, Texas 75201-3391 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code - 214/978-2600 1 The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT Item 5. Other Events The registrant may, at its option, report under this item any events, with respect to which information is not otherwise called for by this form, that the registrant deems of importance to security holders. On May 15, 2001 registrant issued a press release entitled "Halliburton 2001 Shareholders' Meeting and Second Quarter Dividend" pertaining, among other things, to an announcement that at registrant's annual shareholders' meeting, registrant's shareholders elected all 13 nominees to the board of directors, ratified the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP to audit registrant's financial statements for the year 2001 and voted against three shareholder proposals. Following the shareholders' meeting, registrant's board of directors declared a second quarter dividend of 12.5 cents per share on registrant's common stock payable June 27, 2001 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 6, 2001. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits List below the financial statements, pro forma financial information and exhibits, if any, filed as part of this report. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit 20 - Press release dated May 15, 2001. 2 The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4
SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. HALLIBURTON COMPANY Date: May 15, 2001 By: /s/ Susan S. Keith ------------------------------------- Susan S. Keith Vice President and Secretary 3 The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4
EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description 20 Press Release Dated May 15, 2001 Incorporated by Reference 4
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Guy T. Marcus May 15, 2001 Vice President-Investor Relations 214/978-2691 HALLIBURTON 2001 SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING AND SECOND QUARTER DIVIDEND DALLAS, Texas - At Halliburton Company's (NYSE:HAL) annual meeting of shareholders in Dallas today, the shareholders elected all 13 nominees to the board of directors, ratified the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP to audit the company's financial statements for the year 2001, and voted against three shareholder proposals. Halliburton's board now includes three new directors - Kenneth T. Derr, Aylwin B. Lewis and Debra L. Reed. Derr, 64, is the retired chairman of the board of Chevron Corporation; Lewis, 46, is chief operating officer of TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc.; and Reed, 45, is president of San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Shareholders also re-elected Lord Clitheroe, Robert L. Crandall, Charles J. DiBona, Lawrence S. Eagleburger, W. R. Howell, Ray L. Hunt, David J. Lesar, J. Landis Martin, Jay Precourt and C. J. Silas. At the board of directors' meeting following the shareholders' meeting, the board declared a second quarter dividend of 12.5 cents per share on the company's common stock payable June 27, 2001 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 6, 2001. Halliburton Company, founded in 1919, is the world's largest provider of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The company serves its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy Services Group and Engineering and Construction Group business segments. The company's World Wide Web site can be accessed at www.halliburton.com. ###