UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| ITEM 7.01 | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. |
In connection with the Offering (as defined below), Helmerich & Payne, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is furnishing under this Item 7.01 the information included in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference. The information included in Exhibit 99.1 is excerpted from information being delivered to potential investors in connection with the Offering and is provided in this Item 7.01 to satisfy the Company’s public disclosure requirements under Regulation FD.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS. |
On September 10, 2024, the Company issued a press release in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act announcing that, subject to market and other conditions, the Company intends to offer senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) in a private offering (the “Offering”) to eligible purchasers that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the Notes in the offering or any other securities of the Company, and none of such information shall constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Excerpt from Preliminary Offering Memorandum (furnished solely for purposes of Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K). | |
| 99.2 | News Release of Helmerich & Payne, Inc., dated September 10, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ William H. Gault | |
| Name: | William H. Gault | |
| Title: | Corporate Secretary | |
| Date: | September 10, 2024 | |