Helmerich & Payne Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Other Events
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Oil & Gas Production
Energy
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): March 5, 2025
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(918 ) 742-5531
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
At the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (the “Company”) held on March 5, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting”), the Company's stockholders voted on the following matters with final voting results described below.
1.The individuals listed below were elected at the 2025 Annual Meeting to serve as Directors of the Company until the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2026.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaney M. Bellinger | 78,256,259 | 3,300,503 | 72,868 | 9,884,963 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Belgacem Chariag | 77,156,106 | 4,400,939 | 72,585 | 9,884,963 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin G. Cramton | 78,134,470 | 3,423,203 | 71,957 | 9,884,963 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Randy A. Foutch | 66,366,935 | 15,198,394 | 64,301 | 9,884,963 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hans Helmerich | 76,573,695 | 4,986,486 | 69,449 | 9,884,963 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth R. Killinger | 78,285,804 | 3,279,753 | 64,073 | 9,884,963 | |||||||||||||||||||
| John W. Lindsay | 78,268,394 | 3,310,936 | 50,300 | 9,884,963 | |||||||||||||||||||
| José R. Mas | 77,521,692 | 4,047,834 | 60,104 | 9,884,963 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Donald F. Robillard, Jr. | 76,707,579 | 4,850,562 | 71,489 | 9,884,963 | |||||||||||||||||||
| John D. Zeglis | 73,427,924 | 8,135,860 | 65,846 | 9,884,963 | |||||||||||||||||||
Effective as of the 2025 Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors of the Company has reduced the size of the Board of Directors to 10.
2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the Company's fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was approved.
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 88,710,307 | 2,713,493 | 90,793 | ||||||||||||
3. The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's executives named in the Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting was approved.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker | |||||||||||||||||
| 77,309,972 | 4,080,043 | 239,615 | 9,884,963 | |||||||||||||||||
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
The Directors of the Company, at a Board of Directors meeting held on March 6, 2025, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company's common stock, payable on May 30, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business May 15, 2025.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Karsten K. Irwin | ||||||||||
| Name: | Karsten K. Irwin | ||||||||||
| Title: Date: | Assistant Corporate Secretary March 6, 2025 | ||||||||||