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 9, 2012

 

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

 


 

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):

 

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ITEM 8.01 — Other Events.

 

On March 9, 2012, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the election of Mr. Donald F. Robillard, Jr. as a member of Registrant’s Board of Directors.  Mr. Robillard, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hunt Consolidated, Inc., was elected at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on March 7, 2012.  Mr. Robillard will serve as a Director of the Third Class. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Report on Form 8-K.

 

ITEM 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. press release dated March 9, 2012

 

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: March 9, 2012

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. press release dated March 9, 2012

 

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