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)

                                  July 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


                            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  July  17,  2003   registrant   issued  a  press  release   entitled
"Halliburton Dividend Declaration."

         The text of the press release is as follows:


                        HALLIBURTON DIVIDEND DECLARATION

         HOUSTON,  Texas -- The board of directors of  Halliburton  (NYSE:  HAL)
today  declared a third quarter  dividend of twelve and one-half cents ($.125) a
share on the company's common stock payable  September 25, 2003, to shareholders
of record at the close of business on September 4, 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 business segments.
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:     July 18, 2003                By: /s/ Bruce A. Metzinger
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                                               Bruce A. Metzinger
                                               Assistant Secretary