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 22, 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 22, 2003 registrant issued a press release entitled "Court
Approves Request to Extend Stay."
The text of the press release is as follows:
Court approves request TO EXTEND STAY
HOUSTON, Texas - Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) today announced that the
Harbison-Walker bankruptcy court approved an agreement among DII Industries,
Harbison-Walker Refractories Company and the Official Committee of Asbestos
Creditors that extends the court's temporary restraining order through September
30, 2003. The temporary restraining order will expire if a pre-packaged Chapter
11 filing by Halliburton's subsidiaries DII Industries, Kellogg Brown & Root and
certain of their subsidiaries is not made on or prior to September 30, 2003. The
parties to the agreement, however, retain the right to request the bankruptcy
court to extend the stay beyond September 30, 2003. Should the stay expire on
September 30, 2003, the court established that discovery on the stayed claims
cannot begin until November 1, 2003, and trial dates cannot be set before
January 1, 2004. The court's temporary restraining order, which was originally
entered on February 14, 2002, stays more than 200,000 pending asbestos claims
against DII Industries.
In December 2002, Halliburton announced that it had reached an agreement in
principle that, if and when consummated, would result in a settlement of
asbestos and silica personal injury claims against DII Industries, Kellogg Brown
& Root and their current and former subsidiaries with U.S. operations.
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.
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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 22, 2003 By: /s/ Bruce A. Metzinger
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Bruce A. Metzinger
Assistant Secretary