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)

                                October 22, 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


                            1401 McKinney, Suite 2400
                              Houston, Texas 77010
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                         Registrant's telephone number,
                       including area code - 713-759-2600



         INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

         On October 22, 2003 registrant issued a press release entitled
"Halliburton Dividend Declaration."

         The text of the press release is as follows:

                        HALLIBURTON DIVIDEND DECLARATION

         HOUSTON, Texas -- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today that its
board of directors has declared a fourth quarter dividend of twelve and one-half
cents ($.125) a share on the company's common stock payable December 23, 2003,
to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 2, 2003.

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. The company's World Wide
Web site can be accessed at http://www.halliburton.com.

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                                   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:     October 23, 2003             By: /s/ Margaret E. Carriere
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                                               Margaret E. Carriere
                                               Vice President and Secretary