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)
NOVEMBER 7, 2002
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
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 7, 2002 registrant issued a press release entitled "Halliburton
Asbestos Plaintiffs Agree to Extend Stay."
The text of the press release 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 December 11, 2002. 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 Dresser Industries, Inc. For
more details on the stay, Halliburton refers to its earlier press releases of
September 18, 2002, July 16, 2002, June 4, 2002, May 20, 2002, February 22, 2002
and February 14, 2002.
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: November 7, 2002 By: /s/ Susan S. Keith
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Susan S. Keith
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
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