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: January 22, 2004
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
| | 1-4221
| | 73-0679879
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(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation) | | (Commission File
Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification
Number) |
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1437 South Boulder Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma
| | 74119
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(918) 742-5531
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Utica at Twenty-first Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma
| | 74114
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| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On January 22, 2004, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (“Registrant”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its first quarter ended December 31, 2003. 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 12 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.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | | HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC |
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| | | | | By: | | /s/ STEVEN R. MACKEY |
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| | | | | | | Name:
Title: | | Steven R. Mackey
Vice President |
Dated: January 22, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99 | | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. earnings press release dated January 22, 2004 |
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