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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000045012-22-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HAL"
cik: "0000045012"
company_name: "HALLIBURTON CO"
filed_at: "2022-12-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T06:28:06.743821+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Halliburton adopts amended by-laws, including exclusive forum provisions

## Summary
- Board amended by-laws effective Dec 8, 2022; changes address remote stockholder meetings and broker non-votes.
- New exclusive forum clause: internal affairs suits in Delaware Chancery Court, Securities Act claims in federal court.
- Updated rules for stockholder director nominations and proxy solicitation compliance.
- Amendments also cover meeting adjournments, record dates, emergency provisions, and indemnification.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000045012-22-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HAL
- cik: 0000045012
- company_name: HALLIBURTON CO
- filed_at: 2022-12-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/45012/000004501222000070/0000045012-22-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/45012/000004501222000070/hal-20221208.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000045012-22-000070.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  HALLIBURTON CO: Amendments to By-laws to update various provisions including remote meetings, proxy voting, stockholder proposals, and exclusive forum (effective 2022-12-08).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2022-12-08
  source text: 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
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/45012/000004501222000070/0000045012-22-000070-index.htm

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