Halliburton Shareholders Reject Executive Compensation Plan

Halliburton Co. shareholders have rejected for the first time an executive compensation plan that management had touted to line up with company returns and retain key employees.

In a tally at the annual shareholder meeting, close to 364 million votes were opposed to the nonbinding advisory item, and nearly 270 million were in favor of the proposed plan, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. READ MORE