UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 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): September 8,
2008
HALLIBURTON
COMPANY
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-03492
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No.
75-2677995
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1401
McKinney, Suite 2400, Houston, Texas
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77010
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(713)
759-2600
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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INFORMATION
TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
Item
8.01. Other
Events.
In
September 2008, A. Jack Stanley, who formerly served as a consultant and
chairman of Kellogg Brown & Root LLC, a subsidiary of KBR, Inc., pleaded
guilty to conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). By the
plea, Stanley admitted that he participated in a scheme to bribe Nigerian
government officials and that payments were made by agents of TSKJ to Nigerian
officials in connection with the construction and expansion by TSKJ of a gas
liquefaction complex at Bonny Island in Rivers State, Nigeria. He also pleaded
guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in causing a Kellogg Brown
& Root consultant to pay kickbacks to Stanley in connection with the Bonny
Island and other liquefied natural gas projects of Kellogg Brown & Root.
Under the plea agreement, Stanley will serve a maximum of 84 months'
imprisonment (subject to reduction for future cooperation) and pay restitution
of $10.8 million.
In a
related action, the SEC charged Stanley with violating the anti-bribery
provisions of the FCPA and knowingly falsifying books and records to falsely
reflect payments to these agents of TSKJ as legitimate business expenses and
knowingly circumventing internal accounting controls. Without admitting or
denying the allegations in the complaint, Stanley has consented to the entry of
a final judgment that permanently enjoins him from violating the anti-bribery,
record-keeping and internal control provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Stanley
also has agreed to cooperate with the SEC's and the DOJ's ongoing
investigations.
From time
to time, we and KBR engage in discussions with the SEC and the DOJ regarding a
settlement of FCPA matters relating to the Bonny Island project. There can be no
assurance that these discussions will lead to a settlement, or, if a settlement
is reached, that the terms of any such settlement would not have a material
adverse effect on us.
See the
notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements in our quarterly report
on Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2008 for additional information.
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.
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HALLIBURTON
COMPANY
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Date: September
8, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Bruce A. Metzinger |
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Bruce
A. Metzinger
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Assistant
Secretary
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