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)

                                February 18, 2004

                               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


                            1401 McKinney, Suite 2400
                              Houston, Texas 77010
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                         Registrant's telephone number,
                       including area code - 713-759-2600



         INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

         On  February  18,  2004  registrant  issued  a press  release  entitled
"Halliburton Dividend Declaration and Shareholders' Meeting."

         The text of the press release is as follows:

           HALLIBURTON DIVIDEND DECLARATION AND SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING

         HOUSTON,  Texas -- Halliburton  (NYSE:  HAL)  announced  today that its
board of directors has declared a first quarter  dividend of twelve and one-half
cents ($.125) a share on the  company's  common stock payable March 25, 2004, to
shareholders  of record at the close of business on March 4, 2004. The company's
annual meeting of  shareholders is set for May 19, 2004 in Houston,  Texas.  The
record date for  determination of shareholders  entitled to vote at such meeting
is March 22, 2004.

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 and Engineering and Construction  Groups.  The company's World Wide Web
site can be accessed at www.halliburton.com.


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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:     February 19, 2004            By: /s/ Bruce A. Metzinger
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                                               Bruce A. Metzinger
                                               Assistant Secretary