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 17, 1998
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
3600 Lincoln Plaza
500 North Akard Street
Dallas, Texas 75201-3391
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code - 214/978-2600
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
Item 5. Other Events
The registrant may, at its option, report under this item any events,
with respect to which information is not otherwise called for by this form, that
the registrant deems of importance to security holders.
On March 17, 1998 registrant issued a press release entitled
Halliburton Postpones Annual Meeting of Shareholders pertaining, among other
things, to an announcement that registrant is temporarily postponing its annual
meeting of shareholders which was originally scheduled for May 19, 1998, in
order to take action on items that are required to implement the recently
announced plans for registrant and Dresser Industries, Inc. to merge. The
meeting of shareholders will be rescheduled for a later date.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
List below the financial statements, pro forma financial information
and exhibits, if any, filed as part of this report.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit 20 - Press release dated March 17, 1998.
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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: March 23, 1998 By: /s/ Susan S. Keith
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Susan S. Keith
Vice President and Secretary
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Exhibit Sequentially
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20 Press Release of 5 of 5
March 17, 1998
Incorporated by Reference
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Guy T. Marcus Dirk Vande Beek
March 17, 1998 V.P.-Inv. Rel. Media Rel.
(214) 978-2691 (713) 676-8097
HALLIBURTON POSTPONES ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
DALLAS, Texas -- Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) today announced that it
is temporarily postponing the company's annual meeting of shareholders, which
was originally scheduled for May 19, 1998, in order to take action on items that
are required to implement the recently announced plans for Halliburton and
Dresser Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DI) to merge.
The Halliburton meeting of shareholders will be rescheduled for a later
date. The meeting will include consideration of proposals to increase the
authorized number of shares of the company's common stock and also approve the
issuance of approximately 175 million new shares of Halliburton common stock
pursuant to the previously announced definitive merger agreement, which has been
unanimously approved by the board of directors of both Halliburton Company and
Dresser Industries. The definitive merger agreement calls for Dresser
Industries' shareholders to receive one newly issued share of Halliburton
Company common stock for each Dresser Industries common share.
Halliburton Company is one of the world's largest diversified energy
services, engineering, maintenance, and construction companies. Founded in 1919,
Halliburton provides a broad range of energy services and products, industrial
and marine engineering and construction services.
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