HOUSTON – Halliburton and Baker Hughes have issued a joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to the merger of Baker Hughes into a wholly owned subsidiary of Halliburton.
Halliburton Company and Baker Hughes Incorporated announced that each company will hold a special meeting of stockholders on March 27, 2015, at 9:00 AM Central Time, in connection with Halliburton’s pending acquisition of Baker Hughes.
Halliburton’s special meeting will be held at Halliburton’s offices at 3000 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Life Center Auditorium, Houston, Texas 77032, and Baker Hughes’ special meeting will be held at 2727 Allen Parkway, Wortham Meeting Room #2, Houston, Texas 77019.
Halliburton stockholders will vote on whether to approve the issuance of shares of Halliburton common stock in connection with the acquisition, and Baker Hughes stockholders will vote on whether to approve the merger and the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 16, 2014, among Halliburton, a wholly owned subsidiary of Halliburton and Baker Hughes, and, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation payable to Baker Hughes’ named executive officers in connection with the merger.
Halliburton stockholders and Baker Hughes stockholders of record at the close of business on February 17, 2015, will be entitled to receive notice of and vote at the respective special meetings.