Boots & Coots Stockholders Approve Merger

Boots & Coots, Inc.

today announced that its stockholders approved the adoption of the merger agreement providing for the merger of Boots & Coots with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Halliburton Company at Boots & Coots' Special Meeting held earlier today. Over 60% of the outstanding shares of Boots & Coots Common Stock voted in favor of the merger proposal. Boots & Coots and Halliburton anticipate closing the transaction on or about September 17, 2010, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of other previously disclosed closing conditions.