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)
MARCH 21, 2003
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
4100 Clinton Drive
Houston, Texas 77020-6299
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code - 713-676-3011
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 21, 2003 registrant issued a press release entitled
"Halliburton Asbestos Plaintiffs Agree to Extend Stay Until July 21, 2003."
The text of the press release is as follows:
HALLIBURTON ASBESTOS PLAINTIFFS AGREE TO EXTEND STAY UNTIL JULY 21, 2003
Houston, Texas - Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) today announced that it has reached
agreement with Harbison-Walker Refractories Company and the Official Committee
of Asbestos Creditors in the Harbison-Walker bankruptcy to consensually extend
the period of the stay contained in the Bankruptcy Court's temporary restraining
order until July 21, 2003. The court's temporary restraining order, which was
originally entered on February 14, 2002, stays more than 200,000 pending
asbestos claims against Halliburton's subsidiary DII Industries, LLC. DII and
KBR, and certain subsidiaries, presently intend to file its pre-packaged Chapter
11 bankruptcy by July 14, 2003, as part of the previously announced asbestos
settlement agreement.
On December 18, 2002, Halliburton announced that it had reached an agreement in
principle that, when consummated, will result in a global settlement of all
personal injury asbestos and certain other personal injury claims against the
company. The agreement covers all pending and future personal injury asbestos
claims against Halliburton Company and its subsidiaries.
Halliburton, founded in 1919, is one of the world's largest providers 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.
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The statements in this press release that are not historical statements are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.
These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties beyond the
company's control, which could cause actual events to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to: legal risks, including the possibility of
adverse rulings by courts of law or the institution of litigation or other legal
proceedings challenging the company's actions or proposed actions; changes in
laws or government regulations affecting the company's actions or proposed
actions; adverse political or public reaction as a result of scrutiny involving
the company; and liquidity risks, including the company's ability to access
credit and raise capital and the availability and costs of financing to the
company. Please see Halliburton's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001
and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 for a more complete
discussion of risk factors.
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: March 21, 2003 By: /s/ Margaret E. Carriere
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Margaret E. Carriere
Vice President and Secretary