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): January 18, 2006
SCHLUMBERGER N.V. (SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Netherlands Antilles | 1-4601 | 52-0684746 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
153 East 53rd Street, 57th Floor New York, New York 10022-4624
42, rue Saint-Dominique, Paris, France 75007
Parkstraat 83, The Hague, The Netherlands 2514 JG
(Addresses of principal executive offices and zip or postal codes)
Registrants telephone number in the United States, including area code: (212) 350-9400
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 18, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Schlumberger Limited (the Company) approved the following annual salaries for 2006, cash bonuses (to be paid in 2006 for performance in 2005) and option grants for each of the Companys named executive officers:
Name and Position |
Annual Salary for 2006 |
Cash Bonus for 2005 |
Number of Shares Subject to Options | |||||
A. Gould (1) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
$ | 2,500,000 | $ | 2,175,000 | 400,000 | |||
C. Sbiti (2) Executive Vice President |
| 600,000 | | 725,000 | 130,000 | |||
J.-M. Perraud Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
$ | 600,000 | $ | 882,000 | 40,000 | |||
Dalton Boutte Executive Vice President |
£ | 285,000 | £ | 313,500 | 70,000 | |||
Satish Pai Vice President Oilfield Technologies |
| 440,000 | | 486,200 | 40,000 |
(1) | Mr. Goulds salary for 2006 has been increased from $1,500,000 in 2005. |
(2) | Mr. Sbitis salary for 2006 has been increased from 500,000 in 2005. |
The options have an exercise price of $108.47 per share (the fair market value of the Companys common stock on the date of grant) and expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.
SIGNATURE
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.
SCHLUMBERGER N.V. | ||
(SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED) | ||
By: | /s/ Howard Guild | |
Howard Guild | ||
Chief Accounting Officer |
Date: January 24, 2006