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Issuer:     HALLIBURTON CO (HAL)
CIK:        0000045012
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-16T20:05:18+00:00
Accession:  0000045012-26-000064
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Halliburton names Maurice S. Smith Lead Independent Director, effective Sept 15, 2026
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- Elected Lead Independent Director effective immediately; serves until next annual election or earlier departure.
- Smith receives additional annual retainer of $40,000 under non-management director compensation program.
- Robert A. Malone remains a director; thanked for years of service as Lead Independent Director.
- Decision made by independent directors of the Board on September 15, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/45012/000004501226000064/0000045012-26-000064-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/45012/000004501226000064/hal-20260915.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000045012-26-000064

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