UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2008
HALLIBURTON COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-3492 (Commission File Number) |
No. 75-2677995 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1401 McKinney, Suite 2400, Houston, Texas | 77010 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(713) 759-2600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
The purpose of this Form 8-K is to provide as an exhibit the computation of the Ratio of
Earnings to Fixed Charges.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The exhibit listed below is filed herewith.
(d) Exhibits.
12.1 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
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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 |
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| Date: September 9, 2008 | By: | /s/ Bruce A. Metzinger | ||
| Bruce A. Metzinger | ||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT 12.1
HALLIBURTON COMPANY
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Unaudited)
(Millions of dollars, except ratios)
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Unaudited)
(Millions of dollars, except ratios)
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| months | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, | Year Ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
Earnings available for fixed charges: |
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Income from continuing operations
before income taxes and minority
interest |
$ | 1,745 | $ | 3,460 | $ | 3,199 | $ | 1,997 | $ | 990 | $ | 639 | ||||||||||||
Add: |
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Distributed earnings from equity in
unconsolidated affiliates |
12 | 43 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges |
105 | 208 | 224 | 248 | 266 | 173 | ||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal |
1,862 | 3,711 | 3,451 | 2,279 | 1,286 | 822 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less: |
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Equity in earnings (losses) of
unconsolidated affiliates |
27 | 57 | 65 | 42 | 47 | (3 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total earnings available for fixed charges |
$ | 1,835 | $ | 3,654 | $ | 3,386 | $ | 2,237 | $ | 1,239 | $ | 825 | ||||||||||||
Fixed charges: |
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Interest expense |
$ | 77 | $ | 154 | $ | 165 | $ | 196 | $ | 220 | $ | 131 | ||||||||||||
Rental expense representative of interest |
28 | 54 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges |
$ | 105 | $ | 208 | $ | 224 | $ | 248 | $ | 266 | $ | 173 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
17.5 | 17.6 | 15.1 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| All periods presented reflect the reclassification of KBR, Inc. to discontinued operations. |