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 EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED:  July 28, 2016

 

HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

State of Incorporation:  Delaware

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-4221

 

Internal Revenue Service — Employer Identification No. 73-0679879

 

1437 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 1400, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(918)742-5531

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)

 


 

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):

 

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ITEM 2.02                                  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

On July 28, 2016, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (“Registrant”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its third quarter ended June 30, 2016.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Report on Form 8-K.  This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 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.

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. earnings press release dated July 28, 2016

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly authorized the undersigned to sign this report on its behalf.

 

 

HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

/S/ Jonathan M. Cinocca

 

Jonathan M. Cinocca

 

Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

DATE: July 28, 2016

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. earnings press release dated July 28, 2016

 

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