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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 EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: January 26, 2006
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
(918)742-5531
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
     On January 26, 2006, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (“Registrant”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its first quarter ended December 31, 2005. 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 No.   Description
 
    
99
  Helmerich & Payne, Inc. earnings press release dated January 26, 2006
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/ Steven R. Mackey
 
  Steven R. Mackey
 
  Vice President
 
    
 
  DATE: January 26, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99
  Helmerich & Payne, Inc. earnings press release dated January 26, 2006

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