Reg FD Disclosure · Company Update

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): September 10, 2024   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.)   222 North Detroit Avenue Tulsa , OK 74120 (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)   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   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.):   ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   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 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.   In connection with the Offering (as defined below), Helmerich & Payne, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is furnishing under this Item 7.01 the information included in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference. The information included in Exhibit 99.1 is excerpted from information being delivered to potential investors in connection with the Offering and is provided in this Item 7.01 to satisfy the Company’s public disclosure requirements under Regulation FD.   The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, 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 liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.   ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.   On September 10, 2024, the Company issued a press release in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act announcing that, subject to market and other conditions, the Company intends to offer senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) in a private offering (the “Offering”) to eligible purchasers that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act.   A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.   The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the Notes in the offering or any other securities of the Company, and none of such information shall constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.     Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d) Exhibits.   Exhibit Number   Description         99.1   Excerpt from Preliminary Offering Memorandum (furnished solely for purposes of Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K). 99.2   News Release of Helmerich & Payne, Inc., dated September 10, 2024. 104   Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.       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.     HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.       By: /s/ William H. Gault   Name: William H. Gault   Title: Corporate Secretary         Date: September 10, 2024