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)
JANUARY 17, 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 January 17, 2003 registrant issued a press release entitled
"Halliburton Asbestos Plaintiffs Agree to Extend Stay."
The text of the press release is as follows:
HALLIBURTON ASBESTOS PLAINTIFFS AGREE TO EXTEND STAY
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 February 18, 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.
As a result of today's hearing, Halliburton will file with the court under seal,
by January 31, 2003, a status report and copies of the settlement agreements
reached with the plaintiffs' attorneys. Additionally, the court required the
parties to provide a progress report at the February 18 hearing.
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 settlement was reached with attorneys representing substantially
more than the required 75% percent of the known present asbestos claimants
needed to achieve resolution on all of the cases. 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.
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: January 20, 2003 By: /s/ Margaret E. Carriere
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Margaret E. Carriere
Vice President and Secretary