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): December 6, 2016
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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73-0679879 |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
1437 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 1400
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119
(Address of principal executive offices)
(918) 742-5531
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2 (b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Directors of the Company, at a Board of Directors meeting held on December 6, 2016, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.70 per share on its common stock, payable March 1, 2017, to stockholders of record at the close of business February 13, 2017.
SIGNATURE
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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Date: December 6, 2016 |
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/s/ Jonathan M. Cinocca |
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Name: |
Jonathan M. Cinocca |
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Corporate Secretary |