8-K 1 d10814e8vk.txt FORM 8-K 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: November 19, 2003 HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-4221 73-0679879 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of Number) Identification incorporation) Number) Utica at Twenty-first Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (918) 742-5531 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Page 1 of 3 Pages. ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On November 19, 2003, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. ("Registrant") issued a press release announcing its revised earnings for its fiscal year ended September 30, 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. HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. By: /s/ STEVEN R. MACKEY ----------------------- Name: Steven R. Mackey Title: Vice President Dated: November 19, 2003 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ------------------------------------------------------ 99 Helmerich & Payne, Inc. revised earnings press release dated November 19, 2003 2