Halliburton adopts amended by-laws, including exclusive forum provisions

On December 8, 2022, the Board of Directors of Halliburton Company adopted amendments to Halliburton’s By-laws, effective as of such date of adoption. The amendments, among other things, address meetings of stockholders by remote communication (Section 3), provide that abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered votes cast in determining the outcome of a matter (Section 4), update the provisions regarding the obligations of a stockholder of record who intends to propose certain business or nominations of persons for the election of directors before a meeting of stockholders, including obligations to provide information and representations, and to comply with applicable rules regarding the solicitation of proxies (Sections 5 and 6), address adjournment of meetings (Section 8), update the notice of meetings provision (Section 10), provide that the list of stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting can be made available electronically (Section 11), update the provision on spec