Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): November 28, 2022

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.)

1437 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 1400

Tulsa, OK 74119

(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)

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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

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 28, 2022, Mary M. VanDeWeghe provided notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (the “Company”) that she will not stand for reelection as a director of the Company at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”). Ms. VanDeWeghe will complete her current term as a director, which expires at the 2023 Annual Meeting. The Company appreciates Ms. VanDeWeghe’s distinguished service on the Board and wishes her well in her future endeavors.

Ms. VanDeWeghe’s decision to retire is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter regarding the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

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.