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): June 24, 2010
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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1-4221 |
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73-0679879 |
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(State or other
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(I.R.S. Employer |
1437 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 1400
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119
(Address of principal executive offices)
(918) 742-5531
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2 (b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 24, 2010, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release commenting on recent media reports that refer to Venezuelan government authorities affirming that they will seek to nationalize the Company’s 11 rigs in Venezuela. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K and 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 liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished herewith.
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Helmerich & Payne, Inc. press release dated June 24, 2010 |
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.
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Date: June 24, 2010 |
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/s/ Steven R. Mackey |
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Steven R. Mackey |
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Executive Vice President, |
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Secretary and General |
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Counsel |