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UNITED STATES

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): September 10, 2024

 

HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DE   1-4221   73-0679879
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  (Commission File
Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

222 North Detroit Avenue

Tulsa, OK 74120

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(918) 742-5531

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($0.10 par value)   HP   NYSE

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

  

 

 

 

  

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

 

On September 10, 2024, Helmerich & Payne, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, announcing that the Company has priced a private offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of $350 million principal amount of 4.650% senior notes due 2027, $350 million principal amount of 4.850% senior notes due 2029 and $550 million principal amount of 5.500% senior notes due 2034 (collectively, the “Notes”).

 

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 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, 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.

 

Exhibit
Number
 
  Description 
     
99.1   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