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:  March 12, 2015

 

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):

 

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)

 

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Item 8.01                                           OTHER EVENTS

 

On March 12, 2015, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing the pricing of the previously announced proposed offering of senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) by its wholly owned subsidiary Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. to be guaranteed by the Company (the “Offering”).  The sale of the Notes is expected to close on March 19, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions.  A copy of the news release announcing the pricing of the Offering is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this report by reference.

 

The Notes and related guarantee have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration.

 

Item 9.01                                           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d)                                 Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

News Release of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. dated March 12, 2015

 

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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: March 12, 2015

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

News Release of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. dated March 12, 2015

 

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