Exhibit 99.10
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NOVEMBER 17, 2014 / 01:00PM GMT, HAL - HALLIBURTONAND BAKER HUGHES REACH AGREEMENTTO COMBINEIN STOCKAND CASH TRANSACTION VALUEDAT $34.6 BILLION CALL |
CORPORATE PARTICIPANTS
Kelly Youngblood Halliburton Company - VP of IR
Dave Lesar Halliburton Company - CEO
Martin Craighead Baker Hughes Inc - CEO
Mark McCollum Halliburton Company - CFO
CONFERENCE CALL PARTICIPANTS
James West Evercore ISI - Analyst
Bill Herbert Simmons & Company International - Analyst
Waqar Syed Goldman Sachs - Analyst
Jud Bailey Wells Fargo Securities - Analyst
Brad Handler Jefferies & Company - Analyst
Ole Slorer Morgan Stanley - Analyst
Scott Gruber Citigroup - Analyst
Rob MacKenzie Iberia Capital - Analyst
Chuck Minervino Susquehanna Financial Group - Analyst
Jim Crandell Cowen Securities LLC - Analyst
Michael LaMotte Guggenheim Securities LLC - Analyst
PRESENTATION
Operator
GOODDAY,LADIESANDGENTLEMEN,ANDWELCOMETOTHE HALLIBURTON BAKER HUGHESCONFERENCECALL.
(OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS)
ASAREMINDER,TODAY’SCALLISBEINGRECORDED.
IWOULDNOWLIKETOTURNTHECONFERENCEOVERTO MR. KELLY YOUNGBLOOD, VICE PRESIDENTOF INVESTOR RELATIONS. SIR,YOUMAYBEGIN.
Kelly Youngblood- Halliburton Company - VP of IR
GOODMORNING,ANDTHANKYOUFORJOININGUSTODAYTODISCUSSTHECOMBINATIONOF HALLIBURTONAND BAKER HUGHES. TODAY’SCALLISBEINGWEBCASTANDAREPLAYWILLBEAVAILABLEON HALLIBURTON’SWEBSITE.
THISMORNING,WEISSUEDAPRESSRELEASEANNOUNCINGOURDEFINITIVEMERGERAGREEMENT. ACOPYOFTHEPRESSRELEASEANDTHESLIDESWEAREPRESENTINGTODAYAREAVAILABLEINTHE INVESTOR RELATIONSSECTIONONTHE HALLIBURTONAND BAKER HUGHESWEBSITES. JOININGMETODAYARE DAVE LESAR, CEOOF HALLIBURTON, MARTIN CRAIGHEAD, CEOOF BAKER HUGHES,AND MARK MCCOLLUM, CFOOF HALLIBURTON.
SOMEOFOURCOMMENTSTODAYMAYINCLUDEFORWARD-LOOKINGSTATEMENTSREFLECTING HALLIBURTON’SAND BAKER HUGHES’VIEWSABOUTFUTUREEVENTS. THESEMATTERSINVOLVERISKANDUNCERTAINTIESTHATCOULDCAUSEOURACTUALRESULTSTOMATERIALLYDIFFERFROMOURFORWARD-LOOKINGSTATEMENTS.
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THESERISKSAREDISCUSSEDIN HALLIBURTON’S FORM 10-KFORTHEYEARENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013, FORM 10-QFORTHEQUARTERENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014,RECENTCURRENTREPORTSON FORM 8-K,ANDOTHER SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONFILINGS. WEUNDERTAKENOOBLIGATIONTOREVISEORUPDATEPUBLICLYANYFORWARD-LOOKINGSTATEMENTSFORANYREASON.
NOW, I’LLTURNTHECALLOVERTO DAVE. DAVE?
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
THANKYOU, KELLY,ANDGOODMORNINGTOEVERYONE. ANDTHANKYOUALLFORJOININGUSONSUCHSHORTNOTICE.
TODAYISAHISTORICDAYFOR HALLIBURTON’SSHAREHOLDERS, BAKER HUGHES’SHAREHOLDERS,ANDFOROURCOMBINEDFUTURE COMPANY. TODAYWEANNOUNCEDTHAT HALLIBURTONAND BAKER HUGHESHAVEREACHEDADEFINITIVEAGREEMENTTOCOMBINEOURTWOGREATCOMPANIESTOCREATEABELLWETHERGLOBALOILFIELDSERVICESCOMPANY.
UNDERTHETERMSOFTHETRANSACTION,WHICHHASBEENUNANIMOUSLYAPPROVEDBYTHE BOARDSOF DIRECTORSOFBOTHCOMPANIES, HALLIBURTONWILLACQUIREALLOFTHEOUTSTANDINGSHARESOF BAKER HUGHESINACASHANDSTOCKTRANSACTIONVALUEDAT $78.62PER BAKER HUGHESSHARE,REPRESENTINGANEQUITYVALUEOF $34.6BILLION,BASEDON HALLIBURTON’SCLOSINGPRICEON NOVEMBER 12,THEDAYPRIORTO BAKER HUGHES’PUBLICCONFIRMATIONTHATITWASINTALKSWITH HALLIBURTONREGARDINGTHETRANSACTION. THISEXCHANGERATIOREPRESENTSA 1-YEAR, 3-YEARAND 5-YEARPREMIUMOF 36.3%, 34.5%,AND 25.9%,RESPECTIVELY.
ASYOUKNOW,EACHOFUSHASNEGOTIATEDHARDFORTHEBESTDEALFOROURSHAREHOLDERS,BUTTHEREISNODOUBTABOUTTHESTRATEGICMERITSOFTHISCOMBINATION. WE’REEXCITEDABOUTTHECOMBINATION. ITISACOMPELLINGTRANSACTIONWITHMANYSTRATEGICANDFINANCIALBENEFITS,ANDWEARECONFIDENTWILLBENEFITBOTHCOMPANIES’SHAREHOLDERSANDCUSTOMERSWORLDWIDE. ANDWE’VEDONEOURHOMEWORK. WEHAVEASSEMBLEDAWORLDCLASSGROUPOFADVISORSANDAREVERYCONFIDENTTHISCOMBINATIONISINTHEBESTINTERESTSOFALLOFOURSTAKEHOLDERS.
NOWISTHERIGHTTIMETOPURSUEATRANSACTIONLIKETHIS,BECAUSEWEHAVETHERIGHTMANAGEMENTTEAMANDPROGRAMSINPLACEANDBECAUSEOFTHESTRENGTHSOFOURUNDERLYINGBUSINESSES. BAKER HUGHESWILLENHANCEOURPRODUCTLINES,GLOBALREACH,ANDLEADINGTECHNOLOGYINTHEWORLDWIDEOILANDGASINDUSTRY.
NOWBEFORE IGOON, IHAVEONETHINGTOSAY. YOUALLKNOWME. YOUKNOW MARK MCCOLLUM. ANDONETHINGYOUKNOWABOUTUSISTHATWELIVEUPTOOURCOMMITMENTS. WEKNOWHOWTOEXECUTE. WEKNOWWHATBUTTONSTOPUSHTOMAKETHISBUSINESSWORK. ANDWEKNOWHOWTOCREATEVALUE. ANDYOUKNOWTHATWEARELASERFOCUSEDONRETURNSTOYOU,OURCOLLECTIVESHAREHOLDERS. WITHTHISTRANSACTION,WEHAVENOTVEEREDFROMTHATPATH,BUTHAVERATHERFOUNDAPARTNERTOWORKWITHTOEXPANDOURCAPABILITY,TOPROVIDEYOUWITHINDUSTRY-LEADINGRETURNS.
SOWHYISTHAT? WELL,STRATEGICALLY,THETRANSACTIONWILLCOMBINETWOHIGHLYCOMPLEMENTARYBUSINESSESANDCREATETHELEADERINGLOBALOILFIELDSERVICES,WITHSEVERALSTRATEGICBENEFITS:A HOUSTON-BASEDGLOBALOILSERVICESCHAMPION,MANUFACTURINGANDEXPORTINGTECHNOLOGIES,ANDCREATINGJOBSANDSERVINGCUSTOMERSAROUNDTHEGLOBE;STRONGPOSITIONSINKEYBUSINESSLINES;AFULLYINTEGRATEDPRODUCTANDSERVICESPLATFORM;INCREASEDCAPABILITIESINTHEUNCONVENTIONALDEEPWATERANDMATUREASSETFIELDS;SUBSTANTIALANDIMPROVEDGROWTHOPPORTUNITIESANDCONTINUEDHIGHRETURNSONCAPITAL.
LETMEREVIEWTHEFINANCIALBENEFITSOFTHETRANSACTION. TOGETHER,WEEXPECTTOACHIEVEANNUALPRE-TAXCOSTSYNERGIESOFNEARLY $2BILLION,AND MARKWILLGOOVERTHOSEINAFEWMINUTES. BUTMOREIMPORTANTLY,WEEXPECTTHEACQUISITIONTOBEACCRETIVETOCASHFLOWBYTHEENDOFYEARONEAFTERCLOSEANDACCRETIVETOEARNINGSPERSHAREBYTHEENDOFYEARTWO,WHICHMEANSWECOULDSTARTGETTINGCASHBACKTOYOU,OURSHAREHOLDERS,QUICKLY. AGAIN, MARKWILLTAKEYOUTHROUGHTHEDETAILSONTHAT.
ANDFINALLY,THECOMBINEDCOMPANYWILLBEWELLPOSITIONEDFORCONTINUEDSUPERIORGROWTH,MARGINSANDRETURNS,DELIVERINGANUNSURPASSEDBREADTHANDDEPTHOFPRODUCTSANDSERVICES. INSHORT,FROMBOTHAFINANCIALANDSTRATEGICPERSPECTIVE,WEARECONFIDENTTHATTHISTRANSACTIONISINTHEBESTINTERESTSOFOURSHAREHOLDERS,OURCUSTOMERS,OUREMPLOYEES,ANDALLSTAKEHOLDERSOFBOTHCOMPANIES.
GOTOTHENEXTSLIDE,WHERE IWANTTOQUICKLYADDRESSHOW BAKER HUGHESWILLHELPUSACHIEVEOURBUSINESSGOALSANDACCELERATETHEEXECUTIONOFOURKEYSTRATEGIESINUNCONVENTIONALS,DEEPWATER,ANDMATUREFIELDS. THECOMBINATIONOFOURTWOCOMPANIES’PRODUCTSANDSERVICECAPABILITIESWILLALLOWUSTODELIVERUNPARALLELEDSOLUTIONSTOOURCUSTOMERS.
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NOVEMBER 17, 2014 / 01:00PM GMT, HAL - HALLIBURTONAND BAKER HUGHES REACH AGREEMENTTO COMBINEIN STOCKAND CASH TRANSACTION VALUEDAT $34.6 BILLION CALL |
IN NORTH AMERICA,WE’VEDEMONSTRATEDTHATOUREFFICIENCYMODELISWORKINGANDOURCUSTOMERSSEETHERESULTSINALOWERCOSTPERBARREL. THISTRANSACTIONWILLALLOWUSTOAPPLYOURHIGHLYEFFICIENTLOGISTICSNETWORKTOANEVENLARGERFRANCHISE,ANDOURCOMBINEDSUBSURFACEINSIGHTWILLPROVIDEOURCUSTOMERSWITHBEST-IN-CLASSUNCONVENTIONALSOLUTIONS.
IN DEEP WATER,THECOMPLEMENTARYTECHNOLOGIESFORREDUCINGRESERVOIRUNCERTAINTYANDINCREASINGRELIABILITYPUTUSINACOMBINEDPOSITIONTOINTEGRATEANDHELPOURCLIENTSBEMORESUCCESSFULINTHECHALLENGINGDEEPWATERENVIRONMENT. ANDFINALLY,THECOMPLETEMATUREFIELDOFFERINGOFTHECOMBINEDCOMPANYWILLCREATEVALUEFOROURCUSTOMERSBYFINDINGBYPASSEDPAYZONESANDOPTIMIZINGPRODUCTIONOVERTHELIFEOFTHEFIELD.
THECOMBINEDENTITYWILLALSOBEWELLPOSITIONEDFORCONTINUEDINTEGRATEDASSETMANAGEMENTGROWTH. ANDAS MARKWILLTELLYOU,THISTRANSACTIONWILLCREATEALARGERPLATFORMTOACHIEVESUPERIORGROWTH,GENERATEIMPROVEDMARGINSANDRETURNS,ANDGIVEUSTHEABILITYTODISTRIBUTEMORECASHTOOURSHAREHOLDERS.
ANDBEYONDTHECOMPELLINGFINANCIALANDSTRATEGICLOGICOFTHISCOMBINATION, I’MREALLYMOSTEXCITEDABOUTBRINGINGTOGETHERSOMEOFTHEBESTTALENTSINTHEINDUSTRY,AND IAMCONFIDENTTHATUNITINGOURGREATPEOPLEWILLBEACOMPETITIVEADVANTAGEFOROURCOMBINEDORGANIZATION. BETWEENGROWTHANDATTRITION, HALLIBURTONALONEISLOOKINGTOADD 21,000PEOPLEIN 2014. GIVENTHATWEWILLBEABLETOCOMBINETHEBESTTALENTFROMBOTHORGANIZATIONSUPONCLOSINGTHEDEAL, ILOOKFORWARDTOWELCOMINGTHEOUTSTANDINGEMPLOYEESOF BAKER HUGHESTOTHE HALLIBURTONFAMILY.
NOW I’MGOINGTOTURNTHECALLOVERTO MARTIN CRAIGHEADTODISCUSSWHYTHISTRANSACTIONISAWINFOR BAKER HUGHES. MARTIN?
Martin Craighead- Baker Hughes Inc - CEO
THANKS, DAVE,ANDGOODMORNING,EVERYONE.
AFTERCONDUCTINGATHOUGHTFULANDTHOROUGHEVALUATION,OUR BOARDDETERMINEDTHATTHISTRANSACTIONISAWINFOROURSTOCKHOLDERS,EMPLOYEESANDOURCUSTOMERS. WEBELIEVETHISISANESPECIALLYCOMPELLINGTRANSACTIONFOROURSTOCKHOLDERSANDWILLGIVETHEMTHEOPPORTUNITYTOPARTICIPATEINTHESIGNIFICANTUPSIDEPOTENTIALOFTHECOMBINEDCOMPANY. ADDITIONALLY,WEBELIEVETHECOMBINATIONWILLYIELDSUBSTANTIALEFFICIENCIESOFSCALEANDGEOGRAPHICSCOPE. BAKER HUGHES’SHAREHOLDERS,ASOWNERSOFAPPROXIMATELY 36%OFTHECOMBINEDCOMPANYWILLBENEFITASSYNERGIESAREREALIZEDONFULLINTEGRATION,WHICHWEEXPECTWILLBEACHIEVEDBYTHEENDOFTHESECONDYEARAFTERTHECLOSEOFTHETRANSACTION.
THESETWOORGANIZATIONSSHARESIMILARCOREVALUES,AHERITAGEOFINNOVATION,ANDADEDICATIONTOCUSTOMERSERVICE. COMBINED,THEYSHOULDBEEVENMORECAPABLEOFHELPINGCUSTOMERSTOSAFELYPRODUCEAFFORDABLEENERGYANDIMPROVEPEOPLE’SLIVES;ANDFORTHEEMPLOYEESOFBOTHCOMPANIES,THISCOMBINATIONTRANSLATESINTOTHEPOTENTIALFORMORECAREEROPPORTUNITIESANDEVENGREATERPERSONALANDPROFESSIONALFULFILLMENT.
IWANTTOTHANKTHEHARDWORKINGEMPLOYEESOF BAKER HUGHESFORMAKING BAKER HUGHESAGO-TOCOMPANYFORTHEWORLD’SMOSTCHALLENGINGENERGYPROJECTSAROUNDTHEWORLD. ITISBECAUSEOFTHEIREFFORTSTHATTHISEXCITINGCOMBINATIONHASBEENMADEPOSSIBLE. IN HALLIBURTON,WEHAVEFOUNDAPARTNERTHATHASGREATRESPECTFOROUR COMPANY,RECOGNIZESTHEVALUEOF BAKER HUGHES’EMPLOYEES,ANDSHARESOURCONFIDENCEABOUTOURBUSINESS.
AND IWANTTOASSUREOURCUSTOMERSTHATWEREMAINCOMMITTEDTOMEETINGANDEXCEEDINGYOUREXPECTATIONS. INFACT,ONEOFTHEKEYREASONSWEAREMOVINGFORWARDWITHTHISCOMBINATIONISBECAUSEITWILLALLOWUSTODELIVERANEVENBROADERRANGEOFPRODUCTSANDSERVICESTOMEETCUSTOMERS’INCREASINGLYCOMPLEXOILFIELDCHALLENGES. ILOOKFORWARDTOWORKINGCLOSELYWITHMYCOLLEAGUESAT HALLIBURTONTOENSUREASMOOTHPROCESSTOCLOSING.
NOW I’LLTURNTHECALLBACKOVERTO DAVE. DAVE?
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
THANKYOU, MARTIN.
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IWANTTOEMPHASIZETHAT HALLIBURTON,WITHTHEFULLSUPPORTOFITSEXECUTIVELEADERSHIPAND BOARD,ISCOMMITTEDTOCOMPLETINGTHISTRANSACTION. WEHAVEASSEMBLEDANOUTSTANDINGTEAMOFFINANCIAL,LEGAL,ANDPROXYADVISORS,ANDWEBELIEVETHATTHISTRANSACTIONISVERYACHIEVABLEFROMAREGULATORYSTANDPOINT. AND IWANTTOMAKEITCLEARTHAT IAMPERSONALLYCOMMITTEDTOREMAININGAS CEOANDOVERSEEINGTHESUCCESSFULINTEGRATIONOFTHESETWOCOMPANIES,ALONGWITHOURSEASONED,TESTEDMANAGEMENTTEAM.
NOW I’MGOINGTOTURNTHECALLOVERTO MARKTOGOINTOSOMEMOREOFTHEFINANCIALBENEFITSANDDETAILSOFTHETRANSACTION. MARK,IT’SALLYOURS.
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
THANKS, DAVE,ANDGOODMORNING,EVERYONE.
LETMEFIRSTREVIEWTHEKEYTERMSOFTHETRANSACTION. UNDERTHEAGREEMENT, HALLIBURTONWILLACQUIREALLOUTSTANDINGSHARESOF BAKER HUGHESINACASHANDSTOCKTRANSACTIONCONSISTINGOFAFIXEDEXCHANGERATIOOF 1.12 HALLIBURTONSHARESPLUS $19INCASHFOREACH BAKER HUGHESSHARE.
THEVALUEOFTHEMERGERCONSIDERATIONASOF NOVEMBER 12, 2014REPRESENTS 8.1TIMESCURRENTCONSENSUS 2014 EBITDAESTIMATESAND 7.2TIMESCURRENTCONSENSUS 2015 EBITDAESTIMATES. BAKER HUGHES’SHAREHOLDERSAREESSENTIALLYEXCHANGINGASHAREOF BAKER HUGHESFORASHAREINANEVENSTRONGER,BETTER-POSITIONEDCOMBINEDCOMPANY,PLUS $19PERSHAREINCASH. FOLLOWINGTHECLOSEOFTHETRANSACTION, BAKER HUGHES’SHAREHOLDERSWILLOWNAPPROXIMATELY 36%OFTHEPROFORMAENTITY.
HALLIBURTONINTENDSTOFINANCETHECASHPORTIONOFTHEACQUISITIONTHROUGHACOMBINATIONOFCASHONHANDANDFULLYCOMMITTEDDEBTFINANCING. THETRANSACTIONISALSOSUBJECTTOAPPROVALBYBOTHCOMPANIES’STOCKHOLDERS,REGULATORYAPPROVALSANDCUSTOMARYCLOSINGCONDITIONS. OURGOALISTOCOMPLETETHETRANSACTIONINTHESECONDHALFOF 2015.
WEARECONFIDENTTHISISTHERIGHTTIMETOEXECUTE. OURSTRATEGIESAREWORKING,OURUNDERLYINGBUSINESSISSTRONG,ANDWEHAVETHERIGHTTEAMINPLACETOMAKETHISHAPPEN. THECOMBINATIONOFOURTWOCOMPANIES’PRODUCTSANDSERVICESWILLRESULTINASTRONGER,MOREDIVERSEORGANIZATION,DELIVERINGANUNSURPASSEDDEPTHANDBREADTHOFSERVICESTOOURCUSTOMERSONAGLOBALBASIS.
THECOMBINED COMPANYWILLHAVEANNUALREVENUEOFAPPROXIMATELY $50BILLION,WITHSIGNIFICANTSYNERGISTICOPPORTUNITIES. WE’VEGOTANACTIONABLEPLANTOCAPTURENEARLY $2BILLIONINANNUALIZEDCOSTSAVINGSBYTHEENDOFTHESECONDYEARFOLLOWINGCLOSING. WESPENTALOTOFTIMELOOKINGATTHISANDWEEXPECTTHESAVINGSWILLBEACHIEVEDBYIMPROVINGOPERATIONSIN NORTH AMERICA,REDUCINGEXPENSESINOTHERREGIONSAROUNDTHEWORLD,ANDBYELIMINATINGOVERHEADANDOTHERREDUNDANTFIXEDCOSTS.
WEEXPECTTHETRANSACTIONTOBEACCRETIVETO HALLIBURTONCASHFLOWBYTHEENDOFTHEFIRSTYEARAFTERCLOSINGANDALSOTOEARNINGSPERSHAREBYTHEENDOFTHESECONDYEARAFTERCLOSING,EVENFACTORINGINPOTENTIALDIVESTITURES. WESTRUCTUREDTHECONSIDERATIONTOENSURETHATTHECOMBINEDCOMPANYWILLHAVEASTRONGBALANCESHEETANDASTRONGINVESTMENTGRADECREDITPROFILE.
THETRANSACTIONISALSOCONSISTENTWITHOURCOMMITMENTTOBEST-IN-CLASSCAPITALRETURNSFOROURSHAREHOLDERS. WERECENTLYANNOUNCEDPLANSTOINCREASETHE HALLIBURTONDIVIDENDBY 20%,ESSENTIALLYDOUBLINGOURQUARTERLYDIVIDENDRATEOVERTHELASTTWOYEARS. WE’VERETURNED $7BILLIONINCASHFROMDIVIDENDSANDSHAREREPURCHASESSINCE 2010,ANDREMAINFOCUSEDONACHIEVINGCASHRETURNSOF 35%OFOPERATINGCASHFLOWSTOSHAREHOLDERSGOINGFORWARD.
WECONTEMPLATEDATRANSACTIONOFTHISSIZEWHENTHE BOARDMADETHESEDECISIONS. THESEACTIONSREFLECTOURCONFIDENCEINTHESTRENGTHOFOURLONG-TERMBUSINESSOUTLOOK,OURCOMMITMENTTOSHAREHOLDERDISTRIBUTIONS,ANDOURFOCUSONDELIVERINGBEST-IN-CLASSRETURNS. THECOMBINEDCOMPANY’SSTRONGCASHFLOWFROMOPERATIONSANDSOLIDCAPITALSTRUCTUREWILLONLYENHANCEOURFLEXIBILITYTOCONTINUETHISRATEOFCAPITALRETURNPOSTCLOSING.
THISCOMBINATIONISTRULYGREATERTHANTHESUMOFITSPARTS. WEBELIEVETHECOMBINEDCOMPANYSHOULDBEREWARDEDWITHAHIGHERTRADINGMULTIPLETHANEITHER HALLIBURTONOR BAKER HUGHESCURRENTLYENJOYSANDTHATINVESTORSSHOULDCONSIDERTHECOMBINEDCOMPANYAMUST-OWNENERGYSTOCK.
NOW I’DLIKETODISCUSSTHENEARLY $2BILLIONINANNUALCOSTSYNERGIES. THEOPPORTUNITIESLIEINSIXPRIMARYAREAS. THELARGESTOFTHESEAREOPERATIONALIMPROVEMENTSANDPERSONNELREORGANIZATION,BOTHIN NORTH AMERICAANDINTERNATIONALLY. ANDPARTICULARLY,WEBELIEVETHATAPPLYING HALLIBURTON’S NORTH AMERICAEFFICIENCYPROGRAMSTO BAKER HUGHES’PRODUCTSANDSERVICESWILLRESULTINREDUCEDCOSTANDGENERATEAMEANINGFULINCREASEINMARGINS. ALSOINREALESTATE,WESEEASUBSTANTIALOVERLAP.
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THEOTHEROPPORTUNITIESWE’VEIDENTIFIEDINCLUDESIGNIFICANTSAVINGSPOTENTIALINCORPORATECOSTS, R&DOPTIMIZATION,ANDOTHERADMINISTRATIVEANDORGANIZATIONALEFFICIENCIES. MOSTIMPORTANTLY,GIVENTHESIGNIFICANTEQUITYCOMPONENTOFTHECONSIDERATION,THESAVINGSTOBEREALIZEDWILLBENEFITBOTH BAKER HUGHESAND HALLIBURTONSHAREHOLDERSWHOCHOOSETOHOLDSHARESINTHECOMBINEDCOMPANY.
ASYOUALLKNOW,OUREFFICIENCYPROGRAMSIN NORTH AMERICAAREHELPING HALLIBURTONREALIZESAVINGSINOPERATINGTIME,MAINTENANCE,ANDADMINISTRATION. SINCETHELAUNCHOF FRACOFTHE FUTUREAND BATTLE RED,THESEPROGRAMS,ALONGWITHOURFOCUSONIMPROVEDLOGISTICSANDSERVICEEFFICIENCY,HAVEBEENDRIVINGSIGNIFICANTSHAREHOLDERRETURNS. ANDTHEBENEFITSOFTHESEPROGRAMSWILLBEFURTHERREALIZEDWHENAPPLIEDTOTHE BAKER HUGHESASSETBASE. THISALONEREPRESENTSAN $800-MILLIONANNUALOPPORTUNITY.
BAKER HUGHESAND HALLIBURTON’SOPERATIONSHAVESIGNIFICANTGEOGRAPHICOVERLAP,WHICHCREATESCOMPELLINGCOSTSAVINGSOPPORTUNITY. WEWOULDEXPECTTOREALIZEAPPROXIMATELY $1BILLIONOFASSOCIATEDSAVINGSONFIXEDCOSTS. MOSTOFTHESESAVINGSWILLBEREALIZEDINREALESTATE,LOGISTICS,SECURITY,SUPPORTSERVICES,PERSONNELUTILIZATION,MANAGEMENT,ANDPUBLICCOMPANYCOSTS.
TURNINGTOSLIDE 12,WEHAVEDEDICATEDCONSIDERABLETIMEANDRESOURCESANALYZINGTHECOMBINATIONANDAREWORKINGWITH SEAN BOLANDAT BAKER BOTTS,AHIGHLYREGARDEDANTITRUSTEXPERTWITHUNMATCHEDEXPERTISEINTHEOILFIELDSERVICESINDUSTRY. SEANHASWORKEDCLOSELYWITH BAKER HUGHES’ESTEEMEDANTITRUSTEXPERT MOLLY BOASTOF WILMERHALE. WEHAVECAREFULLYEVALUATEDTHELIKELYDIVESTITURESNEEDEDTOOBTAINREGULATORYAPPROVALANDAREWILLINGTODIVESTASSETS,IFREQUIRED,ATTHEAPPROPRIATETIME.
FROMAFINANCIALRETURNSTANDPOINT,WEDONOTBELIEVETHATPOTENTIALDIVESTITURESWILLMATERIALLYDIMINISHTHEBENEFITSOFTHETRANSACTION,NORPREVENTTHECOMBINEDCOMPANYFROMACHIEVINGITSSTRATEGICGOALS. WE’VEIDENTIFIEDANUMBEROFPOTENTIALBUYERSTHATWEBELIEVEWILLBEVERYINTERESTEDINTHEBUSINESSESTHATMAYNEEDTOBEDIVESTEDANDEXPECTTHATTHOSEBUSINESSESSHOULDALLATTAINEXCELLENTPRICESANDEXPEDITEDSALES. WE’RECONFIDENTTHATACOMBINATIONISACHIEVABLEFROMAREGULATORYSTANDPOINT.
NOW I’DLIKETOTURNTHECALLBACKOVERTO DAVETOCLOSE. DAVE.
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
THANKYOU, MARK.
INCLOSING,WEAREEXTREMELYEXCITEDABOUTTHE BAKER HUGHESTRANSACTIONANDWEARECONFIDENTTHATTHISCOMBINATIONPRESENTSACOMPELLINGOPPORTUNITYFORSHAREHOLDERSOFBOTHCOMPANIESTOACHIEVEEXTRAORDINARYSHORT-ANDLONG-TERMRETURNS. ASWE’VENOTEDTHISMORNING,PUTTINGOURCOMPANIESTOGETHERWILLCREATEANINDUSTRYLEADERWITHENHANCEDSCALEANDAFULLRANGEOFINNOVATIVEPRODUCTSANDSOLUTIONSFOROURCUSTOMERS.
INADDITION,THECOMBINED COMPANYWILLBEVERYWELLPOSITIONEDFINANCIALLY,POISEDTOACCELERATEGROWTH,DELIVEROUTSTANDINGMARGINIMPROVEMENT,ANDDRIVESHAREHOLDERRETURNS. FOLLOWINGTHECLOSING,WHICHWEEXPECTINTHESECONDHALFOF 2015,WEARECONFIDENTINOURABILITYTOACHIEVENEARLY $2BILLIONINANNUALIZEDCOSTSAVINGS,SUCHTHATTHETRANSACTIONWILLBEACCRETIVETOCASHFLOWINTHEFIRSTYEARANDTO EPSBYTHEENDOFTHESECONDYEAR.
BEFOREWETAKEQUESTIONS, IWOULDLIKETOTHANKEVERYONEONBOTHTHE HALLIBURTONAND BAKER HUGHESTEAMSANDBOTH BOARDOF DIRECTORSFORTHEIRHARDWORKANDVISIONFOROURFUTURETOGETHERTHATWE’VEEXPRESSEDHERETODAY. IALSOWANTTONOTETHATWEAPPRECIATETHEHARDWORKANDDEDICATIONOFOURTEAMMATESAT HALLIBURTON.
WEALSOWANTTOCONGRATULATETHEEMPLOYEESOF BAKER HUGHESFORBUILDINGSUCHAHIGHLYREGARDEDANDSUCCESSFULORGANIZATION. ILOOKFORWARDTOMEETINGASMANY BAKER HUGHESEMPLOYEESASPOSSIBLEINTHEWEEKSANDMONTHSAHEADANDWELCOMINGYOUTOTHE HALLIBURTONFAMILYWHENTHETRANSACTIONCLOSESNEXTYEAR. WEWILLBEASSEMBLINGINTEGRATIONTEAMSANDWILLWORKCLOSELYWITH BAKER HUGHESTOFACILITATEASEAMLESSINTEGRATION.
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THANKYOUALLFORJOININGUSONTHECALLTODAY. WELOOKFORWARDTOREALIZINGTHESTRATEGICANDFINANCIALBENEFITSINHERENTINTHISCOMBINATIONTOCREATEGREATERVALUEFOROURCOMPANIES’SHAREHOLDERS,CUSTOMERS,EMPLOYEESANDALLOFOURSTAKEHOLDERS.
SOWITHTHAT,LET’SGOAHEADANDOPENITUPFORQUESTIONS.
QUESTION AND ANSWER
Operator
THANKYOU.
(OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS)
JAMES WEST, EVERCORE ISI.
James West- Evercore ISI - Analyst
GOODMORNING,GUYS. DAVE, MARTIN, MARK,CONGRATULATIONS. THISISAGREATTRANSACTIONANDITMAKESCOMPLETESENSETOME.
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
WELL,GOOD. ITMAKESALOTOFSENSETOUS,TOO.
James West- Evercore ISI - Analyst
I’MSUREITDOES. TWOQUICKQUESTIONS. ONE,ONTHE NORTH AMERICANMARGINSANDTHEOPPORTUNITYSETHERE,HOWQUICKLYDOYOUGUYSENVISIONTHATYOUCOULDRAISETHE BAKERMARGINPROFILEUPTOTHE HALLIBURTONSTANDARD?
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
OBVIOUSLY,WE’LLHAVETOGETTOCLOSINGBEFOREWECANTAKEITON.
James West- Evercore ISI - Analyst
OFCOURSE.
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
BUTWE’REGOINGTOBEPUTTINGONINTEGRATIONTEAMSQUITERAPIDLYTOGETOUTANDBEGINTOWORKWITHTHE BAKER HUGHESFOLKSTOIDENTIFYWHATTHOSEPOTENTIALSAVINGSCOULDBE. ITHINK,INPARTICULAR,ONEOFTHEAREASTHATWESEEIS,INTHEAREAOFHYDRAULICFRACTURING,THEABILITYTOCOMBINETHELOGISTICSNETWORK,OURFIELDCAMPOPERATIONSINAWAYTHATWE’REATTACKINGEACHBASINONACOMBINEDBASISTHATSTREAMLINESTHEWAYTHATWEGOTOMARKET. ANDITJUSTSEEMSLIKENATURALLYWHENYOUPUTTHEEQUIPMENT —WE’VEGOTGOODEQUIPMENTONBOTHSIDES,WE’VEGOTGREATPEOPLEONBOTHSIDES. THEPROCESSESAREVERYSIMILAR. WHENWECOMBINETHISTOGETHER,IT’SGOINGTOMAKEALOTOFSENSE.
James West- Evercore ISI - Analyst
GOOD,GOOD,GOODTOHEAR. ANDJUSTAFOLLOW-UPFROMME. INTERMSOFEMPLOYEERETENTION,THAT’SGOINGTOBEALITTLEBITOFAPERIODHEREOFUNCERTAINTYFORYOUREMPLOYEESANDTHEN,OFCOURSE,WITHTHECLOSINGOFTHETRANSACTION,PROBABLYSOMEUNCERTAINTYTHERE. WHENDOYOUTHINKYOUFIGUREOUTALLTHETEAMS,YOULETEVERYBODYKNOWWHO’SGOINGTOBETHEREGOINGFORWARDANDHOWEVERYTHING’SGOINGTOWORK,SOYOUDON’THAVEANYSENIORKEYPEOPLEGETPICKEDOFFBYYOURCOMPETITORS?
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Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
ITHINK, JAMES —GOODQUESTION. REMEMBER, [BOTH]COMPANIESAREGROWINGANDGROWINGCOMPANIESALWAYSCREATEOPPORTUNITIESFORGOODTALENT. ANDWE’VEGOTALOTOFTALENTINBOTHOFTHESEORGANIZATIONSANDWE’REGOINGTOUSETHETRANSITIONEFFORTTOFINDAWAYTOCOMBINETHATBESTTALENTINTHEBESTWAYPOSSIBLE. AND,AS IINDICATEDINMYREMARKS,WEALONEARELOOKINGTOADDABOUT 21,000PEOPLETHISYEAR. SOCERTAINLY,ASWEGOTHROUGHTHETRANSITION,WE’LLHAVEAPROCESSTHATIDENTIFIESEVERYONE. BUT ITHINKATTHEENDOFTHEDAY, ITHINKASOUREMPLOYEESONBOTHSIDESLOOKATTHISCOMBINATION,THISISAPLACETHEY’REGOINGTOWANTTOWORK.
Operator
BILL HERBERT, SIMMONS & COMPANY.
Bill Herbert- Simmons & Company International - Analyst
THANKYOU. CONGRATULATIONS, DAVE,TOYOUANDYOURTEAMANDYOUR BOARD. FIRSTQUESTION IHAVEFORYOU,WETALKEDABOUTTHECOSTSYNERGIES. CANWETALKALITTLEABOUTTHECOMPLEMENTARITYTHATYOUMENTIONEDANDTHESYNERGIESONTHATFRONT? ANDSPECIFICALLY,WHATARETHE PSLATTRACTIONSTHAT BAKERHASTHATARESYMBIOTICWITHYOUAND [ADDITIVES]WITHREGARDTOYOURPORTFOLIO? ANDSIMILARQUESTION,WITHREGARDTOGEOGRAPHICPRESENCE. WHEREARETHEYSTRONGWHEREYOUWOULDLIKETOHAVEBEENSTRONGANDNOWYOUWILLBESTRONG,INCOMBINATIONWITH BAKER HUGHES?
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
MULTI-FACETEDQUESTION, BILL. BUTLETMEAPPROACHITFROMAPRODUCT [ET]. CLEARLY,ACOUPLEOFTHEPRODUCTLINESTHAT BAKERBRINGSTOUSTHATAREWORLDCLASSANDAREAREASTHATWEDON’THAVEASBIGAPRESENCEASWELIKEWOULDBEARTIFICIALLIFTANDINTHEPRODUCTIONCHEMICALSBUSINESS. ANDTHENYOULOOKATOTHEROVERLAPSANDTHETECHNOLOGYTHATTHEYHAVEANDTHETECHNOLOGYWEHAVEISVERYCOMPLEMENTARYTOEACHOTHER.
INTERMSOFFOOTPRINT,ASWE’VESAIDOVERTHEYEARS,AND I’MSURE MARTINHASSAIDONHISCALL,AN EASTERN HEMISPHEREGLOBALFOOTPRINTISVERYIMPORTANTTOBEABLETOGETTHESCOPEANDSCALENECESSARYTOCOMPETEONTHESELARGERCONTRACTS. ANDWESPENTALOTOFMONEYONBUILDINGOUTOURINFRASTRUCTUREINTHE EASTERN HEMISPHEREOVERTHEPASTSEVERALYEARS. AND ITHINKCOMBININGTHESETWOGREATORGANIZATIONSANDTHEIRCAPABILITIESINTHE EASTERN HEMISPHEREWILLGIVEUSTHATECONOMYOFSCALETHATWILLACTUALLYALLOWUSTOCOMPETEMOREEFFECTIVELYAGAINSTTHECOMPETITION,BUTALSOGIVEABETTERPRODUCTANDAMOREWIDERARRAYOFPRODUCTSTOOURCUSTOMERBASE.
Bill Herbert- Simmons & Company International - Analyst
OKAY. ANDTHENSECONDLY,FROMANANTITRUSTSTANDPOINT,YOUMENTIONEDAHIGHLEVELOFCONFIDENCEWITHREGARDTOGETTINGTHISDEALDONE. I’MJUSTCURIOUSASTOWHETHERYOUCOULDSPEAKTOTHEGLOBALDEEPWATERMARKETSGOINGFROMANOLIGOPOLYTOMAYBEEVENAMORERATIONALCOMPETITIVEFRAMEWORKANDTHECHALLENGESONTHATFRONT,ASWELLASOPPORTUNITIES,INGETTINGTHISDEALCLOSED.
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
WELL, ITHINK, BILL,OBVIOUSLY,ASWE’VESAID,WEAREVERYWELLADVISEDFROMANANTITRUSTSTANDPOINT. ANDWEAREJUSTNOW,THATWE’VEANNOUNCEDTHEDEAL,WE’LLSTARTWORKINGWITHTHEREGULATORYAUTHORITIES. BUTATTHEENDOFTHEDAY,WEWOULDN’THAVEDONETHISDEALIFWEDIDN’TBELIEVEITWASACHIEVABLEFROMAREGULATORYSTANDPOINT. SOLET’SJUSTLETTHEPROCESSWORK.
Bill Herbert- Simmons & Company International - Analyst
OKAY. THANKYOU.
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Operator
WAQAR SYED, GOLDMAN SACHS.
Waqar Syed- Goldman Sachs - Analyst
THANKYOU. WITHTHISTRANSACTION,WOULDYOURAPPETITEFOR IPMPROJECTSANDTHESCALEOFTHAT,WOULDTHATCHANGE? ANDSECONDLY,ANYTHOUGHTSONCAPITALSPENDINGASWEPROJECTOUTACOUPLEOFYEARS?
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
ITHINKWITHRESPECTTOTHE IPMPROJECTSTHISGIVESUS,AS IINDICATEDINMYREMARKS,EVENAGREATERSCOPEANDABILITYTODOTHAT. BECAUSEIFYOUTHINKABOUTMATUREFIELDS,ALOTOFTHEPRODUCTLINESTHAT BAKERBRINGSTOUS, LIFT, ESPS,PRODUCTIONCHEMICALSAREREALLYCRITICALTOHAVINGTHEEND-TO-ENDOFFERINGTHATYOUREALLYNEEDIN IPM. SO ITHINKITREALLYTAKESWHATWASAVERYGOODPOSITIONTHAT HALLIBURTONHADANDVERYMUCHADDSTOIT. ANDAGAIN,ATTHEENDOFTHEDAY,THISTHINGWILLREALLYBENEFITOURCUSTOMERBASE. ANDINTHE IPMAREA, ITHINK,ISONEAREAWHEREWEREALLYAREGOINGTOMOVEAHEADINTERMSOFBEINGABLETOASSISTOURCUSTOMERS. AND I’LLTURNTHECAPITALQUESTIONOVERTO MARK.
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
HELLO, WAQAR. OBVIOUSLY,ATTHISPOINTINTIME,IT’SDIFFICULTTOPROJECTOUTSEVERALYEARSASTOWHATTHECAPITALREQUIREMENTSOFTHEBUSINESSMIGHTBE. BUT ICANTELLYOUTHATOURFUNDAMENTALBELIEFISTHATTHECOMBINEDORGANIZATIONISGOINGTOHAVEALOTMOREOPPORTUNITIES. ANDYOUKNOWHOWWEAREONTERMSOFOURCAPITALDISCIPLINE,LIVINGWITHINCASHFLOWSANDOURASPIRATIONALGOALTODISTRIBUTEATLEAST 35%OFOUROPERATINGCASHFLOWBACKTOSHAREHOLDERS. SOASYOUAPPLYTHOSEMETRICS,WETHINKTHISORGANIZATION,ASITBECOMESCASHFLOWACCRETIVE,ISGOINGTOENHANCEOUROPPORTUNITYTODOTHAT. ANDWE’LLSTILLBEABLETOHITALLTHEOPPORTUNITIESTHATAREOUTTHEREANDWETHINK,ONACOMBINEDBASIS,IT’SGOINGTOBEMUCHMORESIGNIFICANTTHANTHEY’VEEVERBEEN.
Waqar Syed- Goldman Sachs - Analyst
GREAT. THANKYOUVERYMUCH.
Operator
JUD BAILEY, WELLS FARGO SECURITIES.
Jud Bailey- Wells Fargo Securities - Analyst
THANKYOU. GOODMORNING. AQUESTIONONTHEACCRETIONON EPS, IJUSTWANTTOMAKESURE IUNDERSTAND. SOIFADEALWERETOCLOSEBY,SAY,LATE 2015YOU’RESUGGESTINGEARNINGSACCRETIONINYEAR 2. SOTHATMEANSWE’DSEETHEFIRSTREALEARNINGSACCRETIONBY 2017? DO IHAVETHATRIGHT?
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
YES,THAT’SRIGHT.
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
YES, ITHINK —LET’SBECLEAR. WESAIDIFITCLOSES,LET’SSAY,INLATE 2015WEWOULDEXPECTTOBECASHFLOWACCRETIVETHENEXTYEARAND EPSACCRETIVETHEYEARAFTERTHAT. SOPRETTYGOODOUTCOMEONATRANSACTIONTHISSIZE.
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Jud Bailey- Wells Fargo Securities - Analyst
SURE. AND IMAYHAVEMISSED [THAT], IAPOLOGIZE. MARK,IFYOUSAY [THAT]BYYEAR 2,HOWDOWETHINKABOUTA $2BILLIONINSYNERGIESINTERMSOFTIMINGONINTEGRATINGTHOSE? ANDTHEN,ALSO,HOWDEPENDENTISTHATONWHATTHEPOTENTIALDIVESTITURESARE? INOTHERWORDS,IFYOUHAVETOSELLMORETHANYOUANTICIPATE,HOWMUCHWOULDITIMPACTTHATNUMBER? CANYOUTALKABOUTTHAT?
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
IDIDN’TTALKABOUTTHAT. ITHINKTHATASWELOOKFORWARD,WE’REGOINGTOTRYTOHAVEANINTEGRATIONPLANINPLACEATTHETIMETHATWEGETTOCLOSING,SOTHATWECANBEGINEXECUTINGONTHATPLANRIGHTAWAY. THEREAREGOINGTOBECERTAINTHINGSTHATWECANMOVEONQUICKERTHANOTHERS. THEREWILLBETHINGSLIKESYSTEMINTEGRATIONANDREALESTATERATIONALIZATIONANDTHINGSLIKETHATTHATMIGHTTAKEALITTLEBITOFTIME. BUTASWEFACTORINAREALISTICESTIMATEABOUTHOWQUICKLYTHOSESAVINGSCANCOME,WECANSEEAPATHVERYQUICKLYTOBOTHCASHFLOWANDINEARNINGSACCRETIONFOLLOWINGTHATINTHENEXTCOUPLEOFYEARS. BUTITPROBABLY,REALISTICALLY,THEINTEGRATIONWILLTAKEANUMBEROFYEARS,ASWEBRINGTHESEBUSINESSESTOGETHER. WETHINKTHAT’SJUSTTHETIPOFTHEICEBERGINTERMSOFWHEREWEGOWITHTHIS.
ANDSO ITHINK,ASYOUTHINKABOUTTHEBREAKAGEANDWHATMIGHTBEINVOLVEDTHERE,WE’LLKNOWWHATTHAT’SGOINGTOBEATTHETIMETHATWESTARTTHEPROCESS. [RIGHT]THEREGULATORSWILLLIKELYNEEDUSTOHAVEAPLANOFWHATWE’REGOINGTODOWITHTHOSEBUSINESSESANDEXECUTINGONTHATPLANATTHETIMEOFCLOSING. SOWE’LLBEABLETODEALWITHTHAT. THAT’SGOINGTOGIVEUSALOTOFCASHTODOSOMETHINGWITH. ANDRIGHTNOW, ITHINKTHATSOMEOFTHATWILLBECOMINGBACKTOSHAREHOLDERS.
Operator
BRAD HANDLER, JEFFERIES.
Brad Handler- Jefferies & Company - Analyst
THANKS. GOODMORNING,ANDMYCONGRATULATIONSASWELL. IJUSTWANTTOFOLLOWUPONTHESAMEQUESTION,THOUGH,IF IMAY. ISITDYNAMIC? DOYOUEXPECT,IFYOUWERETOHAVETOSELLTHE $7.5BILLION,THATYOU’DNATURALLYEXPECTLESSINSYNERGIES?
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
NO. INFACT,ASWEESTIMATESYNERGIES,WE’RE —THENUMBERTHATWE’VELAIDOUTTHEREISACONSERVATIVEESTIMATE. WETHINKTHATTHERE’SMORESYNERGIES. ANDTHESEAREALLPRE-TAXSYNERGIES. WEHAVEN’TEVENTALKEDABOUTTHEPOTENTIALTAXSYNERGIESTHATMAYBETHEREBYCOMBININGTHEBUSINESSES,ASWELL. ANDALLTHATLAYERSINONTOP. SOWHATWE’RETRYINGTODOISSAY,BASEDONOURESTIMATEOFWHATTHEBREAKAGEWILLLIKELYBE,THISISWHEREWETHINKWEWILLBEABLETOACHIEVEONTHESYNERGYSIDE.
Brad Handler- Jefferies & Company - Analyst
MARK,YOUANTICIPATEDMYNEXTQUESTION. CANYOUCOMMENTONWHATTAXMAYAFFORDYOU,TOANYDETAIL?
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
OBVIOUSLY,WEHAVEADIFFERENCEINTHETAXRATESOFTHEDIFFERENTENTITIES. ATTHISPOINT,WE’REGOINGTONEEDTOBEABLETOWALKTHROUGHANDSEEHOWOURBUSINESSESARELAIDOUTTOBEABLETOACHIEVETHAT. THETAXRATETHATWEHAVEAT HALLIBURTONHASBEENACHIEVEDTHROUGHSTRATEGICREORGANIZATIONOFMANUFACTURINGANDOPERATIONSANDLOGISTICSANDTHINGS. ITHINKTHATTHEOPPORTUNITYEXISTSTODOTHAT,ASWELL,ASWEINTEGRATETHESEBUSINESSESANDSOWECANCAPTURETHATTAXBENEFITONACOMBINEDBASIS.
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OLE SLORER, MORGAN STANLEY.
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Ole Slorer- Morgan Stanley - Analyst
AGAIN,CONGRATULATIONSTOBOTHTEAMS. IT’SACTUALLYRARETHATYOUSEESOMETHINGTHATMAKESTHISMUCHSENSEACTUALLYHAPPEN.
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
I’LLTAKETHATASAHIGHCOMPLIMENT, OLE.
Ole Slorer- Morgan Stanley - Analyst
ANDCONGRATULATIONSTO MARTIN,TOO,BYTHEWAY.
Martin Craighead- Baker Hughes Inc - CEO
THANKYOU.
Ole Slorer- Morgan Stanley - Analyst
NORTH AMERICASEEMSTOBETHEMOSTOBVIOUSMISMATCHINTERMSOFMARGINS. WECANALLSEEYOUHAVETHESCALEOFA SCHLUMBERGERINTERNATIONALLY. BUTSTILL,COMBININGTHETWOBUSINESSESANDBENEFITINGFROMTHATSCALETOCLOSETHEMARGINGAP, IWOULDIMAGINEIT’SGOINGTOBEALONGHAUL. BUT NORTH AMERICAAGAIN,BACKTOTHAT,THATSEEMSTOBETHEAREAWHERETHEOPPORTUNITYSETISTHEGREATESTFORHIGHEREFFICIENCIESONTHECOMBINEDENTITY. SO,COULDYOUTALKALITTLEBIT,FROMATECHNOLOGYSTANDPOINT,WHETHERIT’STHESIZEOFTHEFRACPUMPSTHAT BAKERHASVERSUSWHATYOUHAVEAT HALLIBURTON,ORYOURLOGISTICS? EXPLAINTOUSWHATEXACTLYCANYOUDO,INLITTLEBITMOREDETAIL,TOCLOSETHATMARGINGAPANDWHEREISIT — IWOULDIMAGINETHATTHEPRESSUREPUMPINGPARTOF BAKERISWHEREIT’SGOINGTOBETHELOWESTHANGINGFRUIT,FROMYOURPERSPECTIVE?
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
ITHINK, OLE,IT’SACTUALLYALLACROSSTHESPECTRUMIN NORTH AMERICA. ITHINKTHAT,ONEIS,JUSTEXPANDINGONTHELOGISTICALFOOTPRINTTHATWEHAVEINPLACEANDJUSTMAKINGTHEDELIVERYSYSTEMMOREEFFICIENTISONE. ANDOBVIOUSLY,BECAUSEWEHAVEAGOODLEADERSHIPPOSITIONINPRESSUREPUMPINGANDFRAC,INPARTICULAR, ITHINKPUTTINGTHOSEORGANIZATIONSTOGETHERANDACHIEVINGTHOSEBENEFITS,REALLY,WEHAVEESSENTIALLYATRIEDANDTRUEPLANONTHAT.
ITHINKTHEOTHERAREATHATWEREALLYDOSEEBENEFITSON,THOUGH,ISTHEPRODUCTLINESTHAT BAKERISBRINGINGTOTHETABLEFOR NORTH AMERICA. IFYOUTHINKABOUTTHESHALEOILDEVELOPMENTS,FORINSTANCE,ALOTOFDEMANDFOR ESPS,ALOTOFDEMANDFORLIFT,ALOTOFDEMANDFORPRODUCTIONCHEMICALS. AND ITHINKPUTTINGTOGETHERAPRODUCTOFFERINGTOOURCUSTOMER,THAT’SCOMPELLINGFROMAPRICESTANDPOINT,ISSOMETHINGTHATSHOULDHELPUSDRIVEABETTERINTEGRATEDOFFERINGANDAMOREPRICEADVANTAGEDOFFERINGFOROURCUSTOMERS.
AND ITHINKYOUJUSTTAKETHEDUPLICATEFOOTPRINTSTHATWEHAVEAND,INMANYCASES,INMANYBASINS,WE’REJUSTSITTINGSIDE-BY-SIDEWITHEACHOTHERANDBASICALLYFIGURINGOUTHOWWECAPTUREANDIDENTIFYTHEBESTPEOPLEINTHOSELOCATIONS. PUTTHEMTOGETHER,ITLEADSUSTOTHEHIGHCONFIDENCEWEHAVETHATIN NORTH AMERICA,INPARTICULAR,WHATWE’REGOINGTOHAVEISAGREATCOMPLEMENTARYBUSINESS.
Ole Slorer- Morgan Stanley - Analyst
CONGRATULATIONS,AND I’LLHANDITBACK.
Operator
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SCOTT GRUBER, CITI.
Scott Gruber- Citigroup - Analyst
GOODMORNING,ANDCONGRATSAGAINTOALL.
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
THANKS, SCOTT.
Scott Gruber- Citigroup - Analyst
IMAYHAVEMISSEDTHISEARLIER,BUTHOWDOTHEFORECASTSYNERGIESSPLITBETWEENCOSTANDREVENUES? CANYOUPROVIDETHEGUIDANCEONTHAT?
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
ALLOFTHESYNERGIESTHATWE’VEIDENTIFIEDARECOST-RELATEDSYNERGIES. THEY’RENOTREVENUE. SOTHEREVENUESYNERGIESTHATAREOUTTHEREAREONTOPOFTHIS.
Scott Gruber- Citigroup - Analyst
ANDCOULDYOUSPEAKTOTHEREVENUESYNERGYPOTENTIALIN NORTH AMERICA? MYBACK-OF-THE-ENVELOPEMATHPOINTSTO HALLIBURTONACHIEVINGSOMETHINGONTHEORDEROF 35%HIGHERASSETTURNSINFRAC. ISTHATA —HOWBIGOFANOPPORTUNITYISTHAT? WHENCANITBEACHIEVED? ANDHOWDOESTHATFIGUREINTOYOURTHINKING?
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
ATTHISPOINTINTIME,THEHONESTANSWERISITHASN’TNECESSARILYCALCULATEDINTOTHETHINKING. BUTCLEARLY,IT’SANOPPORTUNITY. THAT’SPARTOFTHESYNERGY, ITHINK,OFIMPROVINGMARGINS,ASWETHINKABOUTTHAT,IT’SGOINGTOCOMEPROBABLYFROMEFFICIENCY. FIGURINGOUTHOWDOWEGETMORETURNSONTHEASSETSTHATWEHAVE,HOWDOWEREDUCEMAINTENANCE,GETPUMPSBACKINTHEFIELD,ANDHOWDOWE —ALLOFTHOSEKINDOFTHINGSHAVEBOTHAREVENUEAND/ORACOSTSYNERGY. BUTEFFECTIVELY,THATMARGINALIMPROVEMENTTHATWE’REIDENTIFYINGFOR NORTH AMERICASHASCOMPONENTSOFBOTH. ANDWE’REGOINGTOTRYTOGOAFTERITINEARNEST.
Martin Craighead- Baker Hughes Inc - CEO
SCOTT,LETMEJUMPINHERE. THISIS MARTIN. BESIDESTHEOBVIOUSEFFICIENCYGAINS,ASWELAYOURHORSEPOWERONTHEFRAMEWORKTHAT HALLIBURTON’SBEENABLETOESTABLISH,WHICH,AS MARKHIGHLIGHTED,ISGOINGTOBEATREMENDOUSUPSIDEFOROURSHAREHOLDERS,THERE’SALSO,AS DAVEHIGHLIGHTED,THOUGH,ANAMAZINGAMOUNTOFIN-FILL,IFYOUWILL,AMONGSTTHEDIFFERENTPRODUCTLINES. THEREISTHEOBVIOUSMOVETOWARDSINCREASINGATTENTIONTOWARDSEFFICIENTLIFT,ASWELLASTHEPRODUCTIONCHEMICALSIDE, ITHINKWHICHISOBVIOUSTOEVERYBODY.
BUTADDITIONALLY,THERE’SSOMEAMAZINGCOMPLEMENTARYPRODUCTSWITHINTHEBIGLINESWITHINCOMPLETIONS,WHETHERIT’SSLIDINGSLEEVE,WHETHERIT’SDISSOLVINGPLUGS,ASWELLASINTHEDIRECTIONALDRILLINGANDMEASUREMENTWHILEDRILLINGIN LWDAREAS,HIGHANGLEBUILDINSTRUMENTATIONANDSOFORTH. SO ITHINKIT’S —THEMOREANDMOREYOUDIGINTOTHIS,BESIDESTHEOBVIOUSBIGPRODUCTLINECOMPLEMENTS —ASYOUDIGINTOTHERESPECTIVEPRODUCTLINES,THERE’SALOTOFGREATCOMPLEMENTARYBRICKS,IFYOUWILL,TOBUILDANINCREDIBLYSTRONG NORTH AMERICANINSTITUTION.
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ROB MACKENZIE, IBERIA CAPITAL.
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Rob MacKenzie- Iberia Capital - Analyst
THANKS,GUYS. IGUESSMYQUESTIONISFROMTHECUSTOMERSIDE. HOWHAVEYOUR —HAVEYOUHADANYPRELIMINARYDISCUSSIONSWITHCUSTOMERS,ANDHOWDOYOUEXPECTTHEMTOREACTTOTHIS? BECAUSE ICANSEEASITUATIONWHERE,INSOMECASES,THEYMAYWELCOMEASTRONGERCOMPETITORINAMARKETWHEREONE’SLACKINGAND,INSOMECASES, ICANSEETHEMPERHAPSOBJECTINGTOTHIS. CANYOUSHAREYOURTHOUGHTSTHERE?
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
ITHINK —LOOKATTHESTRATEGICRATIONALEFORTHISTHING. ITLEVERAGESOURCOMPLEMENTARYSTRENGTHSANDITCOMBINESAWELL-POSITIONED,STRONGCOMPANYFROMABALANCESHEETSTANDPOINT. ANDOURCUSTOMERSALWAYSWILLMANAGETODEVELOPCOMPETITIONAMONGTHESERVICESINDUSTRY. BUTWEHAVE,BYBEINGABLETOCOMBINESOMEOFTHESEPRODUCTLINESTOGETHER,ISANOFFERINGFOROURCUSTOMERSTHATHELPDRIVETHEIRCOSTSDOWN,HELPDRIVETHEIRCOSTPER BOEDOWN.
SOATTHEENDOFTHEDAY,WETHINKTHISISAGREATOUTCOMEFOROURCUSTOMERS. ANDWETHINKTHATASTHEYUNDERSTANDTHEBENEFITSOFTHIS,THEYWILLCOMETOREALIZETHAT. ANDIT’SCERTAINLY —ANOUTREACHTOOURCUSTOMERSISSOMETHINGTHATWEWILLSTARTTODAY. BUT ITHINKATTHEENDOFTHEDAY,IFWECANDEMONSTRATEAWAYTOLOWERTHEIRCOSTSTHEY’REGOINGTOLOVETHISDEALAND I’MCONFIDENTWECANDOTHAT.
Rob MacKenzie- Iberia Capital - Analyst
GREAT. THANKYOU. I’LLTURNITBACK.
Operator
CHUCK MINERVINO, SUSQUEHANNA.
Chuck Minervino- Susquehanna Financial Group - Analyst
GOODMORNING,ANDCONGRATULATIONSONTHETRANSACTION. ANOTHERQUESTION,JUSTALONGTHOSESAMELINES,FROMTHECUSTOMERPERSPECTIVE,WASJUSTCURIOUSIFYOUCANHELPUSOUT. IDON’TKNOWHOWALLOFTHESEINTERNATIONALCONTRACTSARESTRUCTURED,BUTARETHERECHANGEOFCONTROLPROVISIONSINTHERETHATOPENSTHEDOORTOTHEMPOTENTIALLYHAVINGTHEOPPORTUNITYTORENEGOTIATECONTRACTSWITHYOU? PARTICULARLY, I’MWONDERINGWITHSOMEOFTHOSE NOCS. I’MSUREYOU’VELOOKEDATTHAT. IFYOUCOULDPROVIDEANYCOLORONTHAT,ITWOULDBEHELPFUL.
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
ITHINKFIRSTPASSLOOKINGATIT, IDON’TTHINKTHATTHEREISANYISSUETHATWE’LLHAVETHERE. CLEARLY,WEWILLHAVEADIALOGUEWITHOURCUSTOMERS. WEWILLENSURETHATTHEYUNDERSTANDWHYWEDIDTHIS,THECOMPLEMENTARYNATUREOFTHETRANSACTIONAND,WHY,ATTHEENDOFTHEDAY,THEY’REGOINGTOGETASTRONGERSERVICECOMPANYOUTTHERE. ANDATTHEENDOFTHEDAY,AS ISAIDEARLIER,THEY’LLLIKETHISDEALANDTHEY’LLLIKEWHATTHEYSEEFROMTHECOMBINATION.
Chuck Minervino- Susquehanna Financial Group - Analyst
ANDTHENJUSTASECONDQUESTION. WHENYOU’RELOOKINGATTHESEDIVESTITURES,ORTHEPOSSIBLEDIVESTITURES,HAVEYOULOOKED,ATALL,ORCANYOUHELPUSUNDERSTAND,HOWYOUTHINKSOMEOFTHESEMARKETSWILLBEDEFINED? WILLTHEYBEDEFINEDONMAYBEAPRODUCTPERSPECTIVEGLOBALLYORAPRODUCTPERSPECTIVEGEOGRAPHICALLY? ISTHEREANYTHINGYOUCANHELPUSWITHTHERE?
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
ITWILLBEALITTLEBITOFBOTH. BUTONEOFTHETHINGSTOUNDERSTANDISTHATEACHOFOURPRODUCTLINES,WHILEWETENDTODEFINETHEMVERY —INALARGEWAY,LIKECOMPLETIONS,THOSEPRODUCTLINESHAVEMANY,MANYSUB-PRODUCTLINESANDSERVICESTHATAREASSOCIATEDWITHITAND,ASWEGOFORWARD,THEY’REGOINGTOBELOOKEDATONASUB-PSLBASIS,ALMOSTEVENTOTHEPRODUCTORTOTHEMANUFACTURINGLOCATION. ANDSOIT’SGOINGTOBEALONGPROCESS. THEREWILLBEALOTOFDETAILINVOLVEDWITHTHAT. BUTTHAT’SWHATGIVESUSCONFIDENCETHATTHISTHINGCANBEVERYACHIEVABLEFROMAREGULATORYSTANDPOINT.
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NOVEMBER 17, 2014 / 01:00PM GMT, HAL - HALLIBURTONAND BAKER HUGHES REACH AGREEMENTTO COMBINEIN STOCKAND CASH TRANSACTION VALUEDAT $34.6 BILLION CALL |
Operator
JIM CRANDELL, COWEN.
Jim Crandell- Cowen Securities LLC - Analyst
GOODMORNING. ITHINKIT’SKINDOFOBVIOUS,THISISAGREATDEAL. BUTTHEKEYISDIVESTITURES. YOUHAVEA $3.5BILLIONBREAK-UPFEE. EVENTHOUGHUNDOUBTEDLYYOU’REGETTINGTHEBESTANTITRUSTADVICEYOUCOULDPOSSIBLYHAVE,WHATIFYOU’RELOOKINGNOTONLYATTHEBUSINESSESYOUTHINKTHERE’SATLEASTACHANCETHATYOUWILLHAVETODIVEST,LIKEWIRELINE, LWD,DIRECTIONALBIT,CEMENTING. BUTTHEWAYTHE JUSTICE DEPARTMENTLOOKSATTHECOMPLETIONBUSINESSISITTREATSTHATASAWHOLEBUSINESS. ANDITWOULDSEEMTHERECOMESAPOINT,MAYBEIT’SCOMPLETIONS,MAYBEIT’SYOUHAVETODIVESTPARTOFYOUR [STIM]BUSINESS,THATTHEDEALDOESN’TMAKESENSEANDYOU’REOUTTHEREWITHA $3.5BILLIONBREAK-UPFEE. COULDYOUASSESSTHECHANCESYOUTHINKOFTHECOMPLETIONSBUSINESSORTHEPARTOFTHESTIMULATIONBUSINESSNOTBEINGABLETOMEETANTITRUSTSCRUTINY?
Dave Lesar- Halliburton Company - CEO
JIM,LISTEN,AS ISAIDEARLIER,WEHAVETHEBESTANTITRUSTCOUNSELAVAILABLEONTHIS. ANDWECLEARLYWOULDNOTHAVEDONETHISDEALIFWEDIDN’TBELIEVEITWASACHIEVABLEFROMAREGULATORYSTANDPOINT. INFACT,THAT’SWHYTHEREVERSEBREAK-UPFEEISTHEREANDATTHESIZEITIS,ISBECAUSEWEAREABSOLUTELYCONFIDENTTHATWE’REGOINGTOGETTHISTHINGDONE. ANDAS ISAID,WE’REWELLADVISED. WEWILLBESTARTINGTOMEETWITHTHE DOJASOFTHISMORNING. AND IWOULDSAY,LET’SJUSTLETTHEPROCESSWORKITSWAYOUT.
Jim Crandell- Cowen Securities LLC - Analyst
OKAY. THANKYOU.
Operator
MICHAEL LAMOTTE, GUGGENHEIM.
Michael LaMotte- Guggenheim Securities LLC - Analyst
THANKS. ANDLETMEOFFERMYCONGRATULATIONSASWELL. MAYBEAQUESTIONONTHECASH/STOCKSPLITANDHOWYOUALLARRIVEDATTHERATIO. ICANSEETHECOMPETINGINTERESTSOFACCRETION,DILUTION,THEAMOUNTOFLEVERAGEYOU’REWILLINGTOASSUMEGOINGINTOASOFTERMARKET,OBVIOUSLY,ALLOWING BAKER HUGHES’SHAREHOLDERSTOKEEPSOMEEQUITYTOPARTICIPATEINTHEUPSIDE. BUTCANYOUTALKABOUTHOWTHERATIOWASARRIVEDAT?
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
ITHINKTHATYOU’REABSOLUTELYRIGHT. FEELINGTHATWEWERECOMINGINTOADECLININGMARKET,HAVINGAHIGHERPERCENTAGEOFEQUITYINTHEDEALMADESENSEFORTHE BAKER HUGHES’SHAREHOLDERSTOGIVETHEMSOMEUPSIDE. CLEARLY,THEEXCHANGERATIOWILLFLOATUNTILTHETIMETHATWEREACH — IMEAN,THEEXCHANGERATIOWON’TFLOAT,BUTTHESTOCKWILLFLOAT;ANDSOATTHETIMETHATWECLOSETHEDEAL,THEY’REGOINGTOHAVEAGREATCOMPANYTOSTARTWITH.
ONEOFTHETHINGSTHATWESEEGOINGFORWARD,NOTKNOWINGEXACTLYHOWTHEREGULATORYDECISIONSWILLBEMADE,THEPROCEEDSFROMTHEBREAKAGEWILLLIKELYBEUSEDTOBUYBACKSHARESINCOMINGYEARS. ANDSOWE’LLBEABLETOADJUSTTHELEVERAGEASWEGOTHROUGHTHEBUYBACKSANDGETOURFINALFINANCINGINAWAYTHATWE’LLSTILLHAVEAVERYSTRONG,INVESTMENT-GRADECREDITPROFILE. BUTDON’TEXPECTTHATTHISISWHEREWE’REGOINGTOENDUPONADEBTTOEQUITYRATIOWHENTHESMOKECLEARS.
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NOVEMBER 17, 2014 / 01:00PM GMT, HAL - HALLIBURTONAND BAKER HUGHES REACH AGREEMENTTO COMBINEIN STOCKAND CASH TRANSACTION VALUEDAT $34.6 BILLION CALL |
Michael LaMotte- Guggenheim Securities LLC - Analyst
OKAY. THANKS, MARK. ANDTHENMAYBEAFOLLOW-UPWITHYOUONTHE CAPEXSIDE. WITHRATIONALIZATIONREALLYBEINGTHEFOCUSOF 2015-2016,OBVIOUSLYCAPITALREQUIREMENTSAREGOINGTOBELOWER. CANYOUGIVESUSASENSEASTOWHEREMAINTENANCE CAPEXISTODAY? ANDTHENSECONDLY,LOOKINGATAFRACFLEETTHATISNOTASHOMOGENOUSASWHAT HALLIBURTONISUSEDTOWORKINGWITHINTHEPAST,WHATTHATMIGHTMEANFROMAMAINTENANCE CAPEXSTANDPOINTAND,PARTICULARLY,ASYOU’RELOOKINGTOREDUCEMAINTENANCEANDINCREASEEFFICIENCY?
Mark McCollum- Halliburton Company - CFO
FORUSATLEAST,ONTHE HALLIBURTONSIDE,WEEXPENSEMAINTENANCECOST. SOWEDON’TALWAYSTHINKOFOUR CAPEXASHAVINGATRUEMAINTENANCECOMPONENT. THEREAREPROBABLYALWAYSINOURMANUFACTURINGPROCESS,THERE’S 10%TO 15%OFOURMANUFACTURINGBUILDISASSOCIATEDWITHPUMPREPLACEMENTS,THINGSLIKETHAT. BUTTHAT’SJUSTONTHEFRACSIDE. WE’RENOTREALLYPREPAREDTODAYTOTALKABOUTWHATALLOFOUR 2015CAPITALBUDGETNUMBERSARE. WE’LLBETALKINGABOUTTHATASWEGOFORWARD.
BUT,JUSTSORTOFREITERATETHAT,WE’RELIKEEVERYOTHERSERVICECOMPANYAND, IKNOWTHISISTRUEFOR BAKER HUGHES,ASWEGOINTO 2015WE’REMAINTAININGAHIGHDEGREEOFFLEXIBILITY. WE’REMAKINGPLANSTHATLOOKATMAKINGSURETHATWE’REMANAGINGOURCOSTSTRUCTUREVERY,VERY,VERYWELL. ANDWEWILLFLEXTOWHATWESEETHEMARKETWILLBE. ANDWE’REGOINGTOLISTENTOCUSTOMERSOVERTHENEXTFEWMONTHSANDREACTACCORDINGLY.
Operator
THANKYOU. IWOULDNOWLIKETOTURNTHECALLBACKOVERTO KELLY YOUNGBLOODFORCLOSINGCOMMENTS.
Kelly Youngblood- Halliburton Company - VP of IR
THANKYOU, SHANNON. ONBEHALFOFTHE HALLIBURTONAND BAKER HUGHESMANAGEMENTTEAMS, IJUSTWANTTOTHANKEVERYONEFORYOURPARTICIPATIONTODAY. AND SHANNON,WITHTHAT,YOUCANCLOSEOUTTHECALL.
Operator
LADIESANDGENTLEMEN,THISCONCLUDESTODAY’SCONFERENCE. THANKYOUFORYOURPARTICIPATION. HAVEAWONDERFULDAY.
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