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) DECEMBER 18, 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 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure On December 18, 2002 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 Company Reaches Agreement in Principle to Achieve Global Settlement of Asbestos Claims 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 January 17, 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. The company has 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: December 18, 2002 By: /s/ Margaret E. Carriere ------------------------------- Margaret E. Carriere Vice President and Secretary