UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): February 3, 2005
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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| ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE | ||||||||
| ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Presentation Slides | ||||||||
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. will deliver an investor and securities analyst presentation that includes the slides filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.
This information is not “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing made pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The furnishing of these slides is not intended to constitute a representation that such information is required by Regulation FD or that the materials they contain include material information that is not otherwise publicly available.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1
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Slides to be shown during an investor and securities analyst presentation. |
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) |
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| By: | /S/ Steven R. Mackey | |||
| Steven R. Mackey | ||||
| Vice President | ||||
DATE: February 3, 2005
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