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): April 13, 2005
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 April 13, 2005, the stockholders of Schlumberger Limited (Schlumberger N.V.), a Netherlands Antilles corporation (Schlumberger), adopted the Schlumberger 2005 Stock Option Plan (the 2005 Plan) and approved an amendment (the DSPP Amendment) to the Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan (the DSPP). The 2005 Plan provides for the grant to Schlumberger employees of stock options covering up to 9,000,000 shares of common stock, and the DSPP Amendment increases the number of shares of common stock available for purchase under the DSPP by 6,000,000 shares. Both the 2005 Plan and the DSPP Amendment were approved by Schlumbergers Board of Directors on January 20, 2005, subject to stockholder approval, and are effective as of that date.
A description of the terms of the 2005 Plan and the DSPP can be found in Schlumbergers definitive proxy statement for the 2005 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders held on April 13, 2005, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2005. The sections of the definitive proxy statement entitled 4. Approval of the Adoption of the Schlumberger 2005 Stock Option Plan and 5. Approval of an Amendment to the Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 13, 2005, the stockholders of Schlumberger also approved (1) mandatory amendments to Schlumbergers Articles of Incorporation required to comply with the recent changes in Netherlands Antilles law and (2) voluntary amendments to Schlumbergers Articles of Incorporation to (a) take advantage of the flexibility provided by the recent changes in the Netherlands Antilles law, or (b) clarify or update certain provisions of the Articles of Incorporation. A description of the amendments can be found in Schlumbergers definitive proxy statement for the 2005 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders held on April 13, 2005, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2005. The section of the definitive proxy statement entitled 3. Adoption of Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company is incorporated by reference herein. A copy of Schlumbergers Articles of Incorporation, as amended and restated, are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation of Schlumberger Limited (Schlumberger N.V.) as last amended and restated on April 13, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Appendix 1 to Schlumbergers definitive proxy statement for the 2005 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders held on April 13, 2005). |
10.1 | Schlumberger 2005 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix 2 to Schlumbergers definitive proxy statement for the 2005 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders held on April 13, 2005). |
10.2 | Fifth Amendment to Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix 3 to Schlumbergers definitive proxy statement for the 2005 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders held on April 13, 2005). |
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/ Frank A. Sorgie | |
Frank A. Sorgie | ||
Chief Accounting Officer |
Date: April 19, 2005