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 11, 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 11, 2003 registrant issued a press release entitled
"Halliburton Sells Wellstream."
The text of the press release is as follows:
HALLIBURTON SELLS WELLSTREAM
Houston, Texas - Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today that it has sold its
Wellstream business for $136 million to Candover Partners Ltd., a European
buyout group. The sale of Wellstream is part of Halliburton's previously
announced plan to divest of non-strategic assets. Wellstream is a global
provider of high quality spoolable pipeline products, systems and solutions.
The transaction is an asset sale which includes manufacturing plants in
Newcastle upon the Tyne, United Kingdom, and Panama City, Florida, as well as
certain assets and contracts in Brazil. Bank of Scotland will provide the debt
financing for the purchaser.
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: March 11, 2003 By: /s/ Margaret E. Carriere
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Margaret E. Carriere
Vice President and Secretary