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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For quarterly period ended:  December 31, 2013

 

OR

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                  to                 

 

Commission File Number: 1-4221

 

HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

73-0679879

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number)

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

1437 South Boulder Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma,74119

(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)

 

(918) 742-5531

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,

if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “small reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o No x

 

CLASS

 

OUTSTANDING AT January 31, 2014

Common Stock, $0.10 par value

 

107,534,736

 

 

 



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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

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Page No.

 

 

 

PART  I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

5

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

6

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2013

7

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

8-18

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

19-23

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

24

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

24

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

24

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

24-25

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

26

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

27

 

 

 

Signatures

28

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2013

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

581,414

 

$

447,868

 

Accounts receivable, less reserve of $4,795 at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013

 

630,240

 

621,420

 

Inventories

 

97,335

 

88,866

 

Deferred income taxes

 

17,323

 

16,414

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

61,222

 

79,938

 

Current assets of discontinued operations

 

3,756

 

3,705

 

Total current assets

 

1,391,290

 

1,258,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

312,455

 

316,154

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

4,693,770

 

4,676,103

 

Other assets

 

13,072

 

14,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

6,410,587

 

$

6,264,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

130,490

 

$

144,379

 

Accrued liabilities

 

229,998

 

189,684

 

Long-term debt due within one year

 

115,000

 

115,000

 

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

3,249

 

3,210

 

Total current liabilities

 

478,737

 

452,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

80,000

 

80,000

 

Deferred income taxes

 

1,222,653

 

1,222,981

 

Other

 

60,078

 

65,351

 

Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations

 

507

 

495

 

Total noncurrent liabilities

 

1,363,238

 

1,368,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.10 par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized, 109,622,908 shares and 108,738,577 shares issued as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, respectively and 107,445,835 and 106,716,970 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, respectively

 

10,962

 

10,874

 

Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

322,889

 

288,758

 

Retained earnings

 

4,208,074

 

4,102,663

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

129,716

 

132,530

 

Treasury stock, at cost

 

(103,029

)

(91,098

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

4,568,612

 

4,443,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

6,410,587

 

$

6,264,827

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Drilling — U.S. Land

 

$

731,674

 

$

696,030

 

Drilling — Offshore

 

59,054

 

57,718

 

Drilling — International Land

 

95,341

 

87,267

 

Other

 

3,083

 

3,557

 

 

 

889,152

 

844,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating costs and other:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating costs, excluding depreciation

 

474,048

 

466,871

 

Depreciation

 

120,237

 

106,599

 

General and administrative

 

32,243

 

32,421

 

Research and development

 

4,257

 

3,353

 

Income from asset sales

 

(5,664

)

(5,219

)

 

 

625,121

 

604,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income from continuing operations

 

264,031

 

240,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividend income

 

453

 

426

 

Interest expense

 

(1,194

)

(1,308

)

Gain from sale of investment securities

 

 

8,752

 

Other

 

(345

)

(2,084

)

 

 

(1,086

)

5,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

262,945

 

246,333

 

Income tax provision

 

89,763

 

86,722

 

Income from continuing operations

 

173,182

 

159,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes

 

 

(8

)

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME

 

$

173,182

 

$

159,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

1.61

 

$

1.50

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

 

Net income

 

$

1.61

 

$

1.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

1.59

 

$

1.48

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

 

Net income

 

$

1.59

 

$

1.48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

107,149

 

105,867

 

Diluted

 

108,577

 

107,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.625

 

$

0.150

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

173,182

 

$

159,603

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on securities, net of income taxes of $1.9 million at December 31, 2013 and $0.1 million at December 31, 2012

 

(2,961

)

(134

)

Minimum pension liability adjustments, net of income taxes of $0.1 million at December 31, 2013 and $0.2 million at December 31, 2012

 

147

 

433

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(2,814

)

299

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

170,368

 

$

159,902

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

173,182

 

$

159,603

 

Adjustment for loss from discontinued operations

 

 

8

 

Income from continuing operations

 

173,182

 

159,611

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

120,237

 

106,599

 

Provision for bad debt

 

 

2

 

Stock-based compensation

 

7,010

 

6,028

 

Other

 

 

1

 

Gain on sale of investment securities

 

 

(8,752

)

Income from asset sales

 

(5,664

)

(5,219

)

Deferred income tax expense

 

1,943

 

11,638

 

Change in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(8,820

)

40,314

 

Inventories

 

(8,469

)

(1,973

)

Prepaid expenses and other

 

20,003

 

29,459

 

Accounts payable

 

(25,701

)

(54,316

)

Accrued liabilities

 

38,705

 

64,251

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(1,317

)

(654

)

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

(6,251

)

(5,059

)

Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations

 

304,858

 

341,930

 

Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations

 

 

(8

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

304,858

 

341,922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(140,643

)

(219,444

)

Proceeds from sale of investment securities

 

 

18,102

 

Proceeds from asset sales

 

7,913

 

7,414

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(132,730

)

(193,928

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

(53,860

)

(7,432

)

Exercise of stock options

 

8,201

 

473

 

Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock

 

(3,049

)

(1,677

)

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

 

10,126

 

5,693

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(38,582

)

(2,943

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

133,546

 

145,051

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

447,868

 

96,095

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

581,414

 

$

241,146

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

Treasury Stock

 

Shareholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2013

 

108,739

 

$

10,874

 

$

288,758

 

$

4,102,663

 

$

132,530

 

2,022

 

$

(91,098

)

$

4,443,727

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

173,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

173,182

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,814

)

 

 

 

 

(2,814

)

Cash dividends ($0.625 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(67,771

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(67,771

)

Exercise of stock options

 

727

 

72

 

17,011

 

 

 

 

 

117

 

(8,882

)

8,201

 

Tax benefit of stock-based awards, including excess tax benefits of $10.1 million

 

 

 

 

 

10,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,126

 

Stock issued for vested restricted stock, net of shares withheld for employee taxes

 

157

 

16

 

(16

)

 

 

 

 

38

 

(3,049

)

(3,049

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

7,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2013

 

109,623

 

$

10,962

 

$

322,889

 

$

4,208,074

 

$

129,716

 

2,177

 

$

(103,029

)

$

4,568,612

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.              Basis of Presentation

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, the use of the terms “the Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” in these Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements refers to Helmerich & Payne, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pertaining to interim financial information.  Accordingly, these interim financial statements do not include all information or footnote disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements and, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, and other current filings with the Commission.  In the opinion of management all adjustments, consisting of those of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the results of the periods presented have been included.  The results of operations for the interim periods presented may not necessarily be indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

 

As more fully described in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, our contract drilling revenues are comprised of daywork drilling contracts for which the related revenues and expenses are recognized as services are performed.  For contracts that are terminated by customers prior to the expirations of their fixed terms, contractual provisions customarily require early termination amounts to be paid to us. Revenues from early terminated contracts are recognized when all contractual requirements have been met.

 

2.              Discontinued Operations

 

Current assets of discontinued operations consist of restricted cash to meet remaining in-country current obligations.  Current and noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations consist of municipal and income taxes payable and social obligations due within the country of Venezuela.

 

3.              Earnings per Share

 

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 260, Earnings per Share , requires companies to treat unvested share-based payment awards that have non-forfeitable rights to dividend or dividend equivalents as a separate class of securities in calculating earnings per share.  We have granted and expect to continue to grant to employees restricted stock grants that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends.  Such grants are considered participating securities under ASC 260.  As such, we are required to include these grants in the calculation of our basic earnings per share and calculate basic earnings per share using the two-class method. The two-class method of computing earnings per share is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings.

 

Basic earnings per share is computed utilizing the two-class method and is calculated based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented.

 

Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the periods utilizing the two-class method for stock options and nonvested restricted stock.

 

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

173,182

 

$

159,611

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

(8

)

Net income

 

173,182

 

159,603

 

Adjustment for basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings allocated to unvested shareholders

 

(992

)

(730

)

Numerator for basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

From continuing operations

 

172,190

 

158,881

 

From discontinued operations

 

 

(8

)

 

 

172,190

 

158,873

 

Adjustment for diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of reallocating undistributed earnings of unvested shareholders

 

7

 

9

 

Numerator for diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

From continuing operations

 

172,197

 

158,890

 

From discontinued operations

 

 

(8

)

 

 

$

172,197

 

$

158,882

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for basic earnings per share — weighted-average shares

 

107,149

 

105,867

 

Effect of dilutive shares from stock options and restricted stock

 

1,428

 

1,545

 

Denominator for diluted earnings per share — adjusted weighted-average shares

 

108,577

 

107,412

 

Basic earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

1.61

 

$

1.50

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1.61

 

$

1.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

1.59

 

$

1.48

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1.59

 

$

1.48

 

 

The following shares attributable to outstanding equity awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares excluded from calculation of diluted earnings per share

 

261

 

806

 

Weighted-average price per share

 

$

79.67

 

$

57.24

 

 

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4.              Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurement

 

The estimated fair value of our available-for-sale securities, reflected on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as Investments, is based on market quotes.  The following is a summary of available-for-sale securities, which excludes assets held in a Non-qualified Supplemental Savings Plan:

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

Estimated

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities December 31, 2013

 

$

68,434

 

$

232,308

 

$

 

$

300,742

 

Equity securities September 30, 2013

 

$

68,434

 

$

237,214

 

$

 

$

305,648

 

 

On an ongoing basis we evaluate the marketable equity securities to determine if a decline in fair value below cost is other-than-temporary.  If a decline in fair value below cost is determined to be other-than-temporary, an impairment charge is recorded and a new cost basis established.  We review several factors to determine whether a loss is other-than-temporary.  These factors include, but are not limited to, (i) the length of time a security is in an unrealized loss position, (ii) the extent to which fair value is less than cost, (iii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer and (iv) our intent and ability to hold the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. The cost of securities used in determining realized gains and losses is based on the average cost basis of the security sold.

 

During the three months ended December 31, 2013, we had no sales of investment securities.  During the first quarter ended December 31, 2012, we sold our shares in three limited partnerships that were primarily invested in international equities realizing a gain of $8.8 million which is included in gain from sale of investment securities in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.

 

Assets held in the Non-qualified Supplemental Savings Plan are carried at fair value based on level 1 inputs described below.  The fair value totaled $11.7 million at December 31, 2013 and $10.5 million at September 30, 2013.

 

The majority of cash equivalents are invested in highly liquid money-market mutual funds invested primarily in direct or indirect obligations of the U.S. Government.  The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the short maturity of those investments.

 

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  We use the fair value hierarchy established in ASC 820-10 to measure fair value to prioritize the inputs:

 

·                   Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date.

 

·                   Level 2 — Observable inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

·                   Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.  This includes pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

 

At December 31, 2013, our financial instruments utilizing Level 1 inputs include cash equivalents, equity securities with active markets and money market funds we have elected to classify as restricted assets that are included in other current assets and other assets.  Also included is cash denominated in a foreign currency that we have elected to classify as restricted to be used to settle the remaining liabilities of discontinued operations.  For these items, quoted current market prices are readily available.

 

At December 31, 2013, financial instruments utilizing level 2 inputs include a bank certificate of deposit included in other current assets.

 

Currently, we do not have any financial instruments utilizing Level 3 inputs.

 

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The following table summarizes our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis presented in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

in Active

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Measure

 

Markets for

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

at

 

Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

Fair

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

 

 

Value

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

581,414

 

$

581,414

 

$

 

$

 

Equity securities

 

300,742

 

300,742

 

 

 

Other current assets

 

25,648

 

25,398

 

250

 

 

Other assets

 

2,000

 

2,000

 

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

909,804

 

$

909,554

 

$

250

 

$

 

 

The following information presents the supplemental fair value information about fixed-rate debt at December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2013

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying value of fixed-rate debt

 

$

195.0

 

$

195.0

 

Fair value of fixed-rate debt

 

$

200.1

 

$

205.4

 

 

The fair value for fixed-rate debt was estimated using cash flows discounted at rates reflecting current interest rates at similar maturities plus a credit spread which was estimated using market information on debt instruments with a similar credit profile to us.  The debt was valued using a Level 2 input.

 

5.              Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

The following is a summary of the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, by component for the three months ended December 31, 2013:

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation on

 

Defined

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale

 

Benefit

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

Pension Plan

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

144,161

 

$

(11,631

)

$

132,530

 

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications

 

(2,961

)

 

(2,961

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated othercomprehensive income

 

 

147

 

147

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income

 

(2,961

)

147

 

(2,814

)

Ending balance

 

$

141,200

 

$

(11,484

)

$

129,716

 

 

The amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income is attributable to the amortization of net actuarial loss included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost as shown in Note 12.

 

6.              Cash Dividends

 

The $0.50 per share cash dividend declared September 4, 2013, was paid December 2, 2013.  On December 3, 2013, a cash dividend of $0.625 per share was declared for shareholders of record on February 14, 2014, payable March 3, 2014. The dividend payable is included in accounts payable in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet.

 

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7.              Stock-Based Compensation

 

On March 2, 2011, the 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) was approved by our stockholders.  The 2010 Plan, among other things, authorizes the Board of Directors to grant non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights to selected employees and to non-employee Directors.  Restricted stock may be granted for no consideration other than prior and future services.  The purchase price per share for stock options may not be less than market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant.  Stock options expire 10 years after the grant date.  There were 261,438 non-qualified stock options and 230,375 shares of restricted stock awards granted in the three months ended December 31, 2013.  Awards outstanding in the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”) and one prior equity plan remain subject to the terms and conditions of those plans.

 

A summary of compensation cost for stock-based payment arrangements recognized in general and administrative expense is as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

$

3,653

 

$

3,483

 

Restricted stock

 

3,357

 

2,545

 

 

 

$

7,010

 

$

6,028

 

 

STOCK OPTIONS

 

The following summarizes the weighted-average assumptions utilized in determining the fair value of options granted during the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.58

%

0.7

%

Expected stock volatility

 

52.55

%

53.87

%

Dividend yield

 

3.14

%

1.1

%

Expected term (in years)

 

5.5

 

5.5

 

 

Risk-Free Interest Rate.   The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury securities for the expected term of the option.

 

Expected Volatility Rate.   Expected volatility is based on the daily closing price of our stock based upon historical experience over a period which approximates the expected term of the option.

 

Expected Dividend Yield.   The expected dividend yield is based on our current dividend yield.

 

Expected Term.   The expected term of the options granted represents the period of time that they are expected to be outstanding.  We estimate the expected term of options granted based on historical experience with grants and exercises.

 

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A summary of stock option activity under the Plan for the three months ended December 31, 2013 is presented in the following tables:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

Average

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Remaining

 

Intrinsic

 

 

 

Shares

 

Exercise

 

Contractual Term

 

Value

 

Options

 

(in thousands)

 

Price

 

(in years)

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at October 1, 2013

 

3,991

 

$

34.12

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

261

 

79.67

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(727

)

23.50

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited/Expired

 

(1

)

55.03

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2013

 

3,524

 

$

39.69

 

5.4

 

$

156.5

 

Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2013

 

3,505

 

$

39.52

 

5.4

 

$

156.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at December 31, 2013

 

2,771

 

$

33.46

 

4.5

 

$

140.3

 

 

The weighted-average fair value of options granted in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 was $29.44.

 

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended December 31, 2013 was $38.4 million.

 

As of December 31, 2013 the unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options was $13.2 million which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.0 years.

 

RESTRICTED STOCK

 

Restricted stock awards consist of our common stock and are time-vested over three to six years.  We recognize compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.  The fair value of restricted stock awards under the 2010 Plan is determined based on the closing price of our shares on the grant date.  As of December 31, 2013, there was $31.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock awards which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.9 years.

 

A summary of the status of our restricted stock awards as of December 31, 2013 and changes in restricted stock outstanding during the three months then ended is presented below:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Shares

 

Grant-Date

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

(in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested at October 1, 2013

 

576

 

$

55.17

 

Granted

 

230

 

79.67

 

Vested (1)

 

(157

)

54.08

 

Forfeited

 

(2

)

54.51

 

Unvested at December 31, 2013

 

647

 

$

64.16

 

 


(1)        The number of restricted stock awards vested includes shares that we withheld on behalf of our employees to satisfy the statutory tax withholding requirements.

 

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8.               Debt

 

At December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, we had the following unsecured long-term debt outstanding:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Unsecured intermediate debt issued August 15, 2002:

 

 

 

 

 

Series D, due August 15, 2014, 6.56%

 

$

75,000

 

$

75,000

 

Unsecured senior notes issued July 21, 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

Due July 21, 2014, 6.10%

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

Due July 21, 2015, 6.10%

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

Due July 21, 2016, 6.10%

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

 

 

$

195,000

 

$

195,000

 

Less long-term debt due within one year

 

115,000

 

115,000

 

Long-term debt

 

$

80,000

 

$

80,000

 

 

The intermediate unsecured debt outstanding at December 31, 2013 matures August 15, 2014 and carries an interest rate of 6.56 percent, which is paid semi-annually.  The terms require that we maintain a ratio of debt to total capitalization of less than 55 percent.  The debt is held by various entities.

 

We have $120 million in senior unsecured fixed-rate notes outstanding at December 31, 2013 that mature over a period from July 2014 to July 2016.  Interest on the notes is paid semi-annually based on an annual rate of 6.10 percent.  Annual principal repayments of $40 million are due July 2014 through July 2016.  We have complied with our financial covenants which require us to maintain a funded leverage ratio of less than 55 percent and an interest coverage ratio (as defined) of not less than 2.50 to 1.00.

 

We have a $300 million unsecured revolving credit facility that will mature May 25, 2017.  The credit facility has $100 million available to use for letters of credit.  We anticipate that the majority of any borrowings under the facility will accrue interest at a spread over the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).  We will also pay a commitment fee based on the unused balance of the facility.  Borrowing spreads as well as commitment fees are determined according to a scale based on a ratio of our total debt to total capitalization.  The spread over LIBOR ranges from 1.125 percent to 1.75 percent per annum and commitment fees range from .15 percent to .35 percent per annum.  Based on our debt to total capitalization on December 31, 2013, the spread over LIBOR and commitment fees would be 1.125 percent and .15 percent, respectively.  Financial covenants in the facility require us to maintain a funded leverage ratio (as defined) of less than 50 percent and an interest coverage ratio (as defined) of not less than 3.00 to 1.00.  The credit facility contains additional terms, conditions, restrictions, and covenants that we believe are usual and customary in unsecured debt arrangements for companies of similar size and credit quality.  At December 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all debt covenants.  As of December 31, 2013, there were no borrowings, but there were three letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $30.7 million.  At December 31, 2013, we had $269.3 million available to borrow under our $300 million unsecured credit facility.

 

At December 31, 2013, we had two letters of credit outstanding, totaling $12 million that were issued to support international operations.  These letters of credit were issued separately from the $300 million credit facility so they do not reduce the available borrowing capacity discussed in the previous paragraph.

 

9.     Income Taxes

 

Our effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was 34.1 percent and 35.2 percent, respectively.  Effective tax rates differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35.0 percent primarily due to state and foreign income taxes and an increase in Internal Revenue Code Section 199 deduction for domestic production activities in the three months ended December 31, 2013 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2012.

 

For the next 12 months, we cannot predict with certainty whether we will achieve ultimate resolution of any uncertain tax positions associated with our U.S. and international operations that could result in increases or decreases of our unrecognized tax benefits.  However, we believe it is reasonably possible that the reserve for uncertain tax positions may increase by approximately $11.2 million to $14.2 million during the next 12 months due to international matters.

 

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10.  Commitments and Contingencies

 

In conjunction with our current drilling rig construction program, purchase commitments for equipment, parts and supplies of approximately $221.7 million are outstanding at December 31, 2013.

 

Various legal actions, the majority of which arise in the ordinary course of business, are pending.  We maintain insurance against certain business risks subject to certain deductibles.  None of these legal actions are expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.

 

We are contingently liable to sureties in respect of bonds issued by the sureties in connection with certain commitments entered into by us in the normal course of business.  We have agreed to indemnify the sureties for any payments made by them in respect of such bonds.

 

During the ordinary course of our business, contingencies arise resulting from an existing condition, situation or set of circumstances involving an uncertainty as to the realization of a possible gain contingency.  We account for gain contingencies in accordance with the provisions of ASC 450, Contingencies , and, therefore, we do not record gain contingencies or recognize income until realized.  The property and equipment of our Venezuelan subsidiary was seized by the Venezuelan government on June 30, 2010.  Our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. and Helmerich & Payne de Venezuela, C.A., filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on September 23, 2011 against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (“PDVSA”) and PDVSA Petroleo, S.A. (“Petroleo”).  Our subsidiaries seek damages for the taking of their Venezuelan drilling business in violation of international law and for breach of contract. While there exists the possibility of realizing a recovery, we are currently unable to determine the timing or amounts we may receive, if any, or the likelihood of recovery.  No gain contingencies are recognized in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

On November 8, 2013, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana approved the previously disclosed October 30, 2013 plea agreement between our wholly owned subsidiary, Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., and the United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana (“DOJ”).  The court’s approval of the plea agreement resolved the DOJ’s investigation into certain choke manifold testing irregularities that occurred in 2010 at one of Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.’s offshore platform rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.  In November 2013, we paid a $5.4 million monetary penalty and made a $1.0 million organizational community service payment which were included in accrued liabilities on the September 30, 2013 Consolidated Balance Sheet and in operating costs, excluding depreciation in the September 30, 2013 Consolidated Statement of Income.  We are also currently engaged in discussions with the Inspector General’s office of the Department of Interior regarding the same events that were the subject of the DOJ’s investigation.  Although we presently believe that the outcome of our discussions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company, we can provide no assurances as to the timing or eventual outcome of these discussions.

 

11.        Segment Information

 

We operate principally in the contract drilling industry. Our contract drilling business includes the following reportable operating segments: U.S. Land, Offshore and International Land.  The contract drilling operations consist mainly of contracting Company-owned drilling equipment primarily to large oil and gas exploration companies.  To provide information about the different types of business activities in which we operate, we have included Offshore and International Land, along with our U.S. Land reportable operating segment, as separate reportable operating segments.  Additionally, each reportable operating segment is a strategic business unit that is managed separately.  Our primary international areas of operation include Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Tunisia, Bahrain, U.A.E. and other South American countries.  Other includes additional non-reportable operating segments.  Revenues included in Other consist primarily of rental income.  Consolidated revenues and expenses reflect the elimination of all material intercompany transactions.

 

We evaluate segment performance based on income or loss from continuing operations (segment operating income) before income taxes which includes:

 

·                   revenues from external and internal customers

·                   direct operating costs

·                   depreciation and

·                   allocated general and administrative costs

 

but excludes corporate costs for other depreciation, income from asset sales and other corporate income and expense.

 

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General and administrative costs are allocated to the segments based primarily on specific identification and, to the extent that such identification is not practical, on other methods which we believe to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided.

 

Segment operating income for all segments is a non-GAAP financial measure of our performance, as it excludes certain general and administrative expenses, corporate depreciation, income from asset sales and other corporate income and expense.  We consider segment operating income to be an important supplemental measure of operating performance by presenting trends in our core businesses.  We use this measure to facilitate period-to-period comparisons in operating performance of our reportable segments in the aggregate by eliminating items that affect comparability between periods.  We believe that segment operating income is useful to investors because it provides a means to evaluate the operating performance of the segments on an ongoing basis using criteria that are used by our internal decision makers.  Additionally, it highlights operating trends and aids analytical comparisons.  However, segment operating income has limitations and should not be used as an alternative to operating income or loss, a performance measure determined in accordance with GAAP, as it excludes certain costs that may affect our operating performance in future periods.

 

Summarized financial information of our reportable segments for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is shown in the following tables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

 

 

External

 

Inter-

 

Total

 

Operating

 

(in thousands)

 

Sales

 

Segment

 

Sales

 

Income (Loss)

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract Drilling:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Land

 

$

731,674

 

$

 

$

731,674

 

$

250,952

 

Offshore

 

59,054

 

 

59,054

 

18,498

 

International Land

 

95,341

 

 

95,341

 

12,751

 

 

 

886,069

 

 

886,069

 

282,201

 

Other

 

3,083

 

220

 

3,303

 

(3,005

)

 

 

889,152

 

220

 

889,372

 

279,196

 

Eliminations

 

 

(220

)

(220

)

 

Total

 

$

889,152

 

$

 

$

889,152

 

$

279,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

 

 

External

 

Inter-

 

Total

 

Operating

 

(in thousands)

 

Sales

 

Segment

 

Sales

 

Income (Loss)

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract Drilling:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Land

 

$

696,030

 

$

 

$

696,030

 

$

234,388

 

Offshore

 

57,718

 

 

57,718

 

15,006

 

International Land

 

87,267

 

 

87,267

 

9,111

 

 

 

841,015

 

 

841,015

 

258,505

 

Other

 

3,557

 

215

 

3,772

 

(1,635

)

 

 

844,572

 

215

 

844,787

 

256,870

 

Eliminations

 

 

(215

)

(215

)

 

Total

 

$

844,572

 

$

 

$

844,572

 

$

256,870

 

 

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The following table reconciles segment operating income per the table above to income from continuing operations before income taxes as reported on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment operating income

 

$

279,196

 

$

256,870

 

Income from asset sales

 

5,664

 

5,219

 

Corporate general and administrative costs and corporate depreciation

 

(20,829

)

(21,542

)

Operating income

 

264,031

 

240,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividend income

 

453

 

426

 

Interest expense

 

(1,194

)

(1,308

)

Gain on sale of investment securities

 

 

8,752

 

Other

 

(345

)

(2,084

)

Total other income (expense)

 

(1,086

)

5,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

$

262,945

 

$

246,333

 

 

The following table presents total assets by reportable segment.

 

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2013

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Land

 

$

4,800,522

 

$

4,743,644

 

Offshore

 

135,151

 

149,128

 

International Land

 

466,691

 

486,914

 

Other

 

32,721

 

32,789

 

 

 

5,435,085

 

5,412,475

 

Investments and corporate operations

 

971,746

 

848,647

 

Total assets from continued operations

 

6,406,831

 

6,261,122

 

Discontinued operations

 

3,756

 

3,705

 

 

 

$

6,410,587

 

$

6,264,827

 

 

The following table presents revenues from external customers by country based on the location of service provided.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

788,691

 

$

756,485

 

Colombia

 

26,730

 

27,405

 

Argentina

 

26,359

 

13,596

 

Ecuador

 

17,800

 

16,630

 

Other foreign

 

29,572

 

30,456

 

Total

 

$

889,152

 

$

844,572

 

 

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12.        Pensions and Other Post-retirement Benefits

 

The following provides information at December 31, 2013 and 2012 related to the Company-sponsored domestic defined benefit pension plan.

 

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest cost

 

$

1,201

 

$

1,105

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(1,664

)

(1,496

)

Recognized net actuarial loss

 

229

 

685

 

Net pension expense

 

$

(234

)

$

294

 

 

Employer Contributions

 

We did not make any contributions to the Pension Plan during the three months ended December 31, 2013.  Subsequent to December 31, 2013 we contributed $0.5 million to fund distributions.  We estimate contributing at least $0.1 million for the remainder of fiscal 2014 to meet the minimum contribution required by law and expect additional contributions to be made to fund distributions.

 

13.  International Risk Factors

 

International operations are subject to certain political, economic and other uncertainties not encountered in U.S. operations, including increased risks of terrorism, kidnapping of employees, expropriation of drilling rigs, equipment, land and other property, as well as expropriation of a particular oil company operator’s property and drilling rights, taxation policies, foreign exchange restrictions, currency rate fluctuations and general hazards associated with foreign sovereignty over certain areas in which operations are conducted. There can be no assurance that there will not be changes in local laws, regulations and administrative requirements or the interpretation thereof which could have a material adverse effect on the profitability of our operations or on our ability to continue operations in certain areas.

 

14.  Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

On October 1, 2013, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-02, Other Comprehensive Income .  ASU No. 2013-02 amended ASC 220, Comprehensive Income , and superseded and replaced ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income , and ASU 2011-12, Comprehensive Income. The standard did not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements.  However, the guidance does require an entity to provide enhanced disclosures to present separately by component reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income.   The adoption had no impact on the amount of OCI reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

December 31, 2013

 

RISK FACTORS AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and related notes included elsewhere herein and the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended.  Our future operating results may be affected by various trends and factors which are beyond our control. These include, among other factors, fluctuations in natural gas and crude oil prices, the loss of one or a number of our largest customers, early termination of drilling contracts and failure to realize backlog drilling revenue, forfeiture of early termination payments under fixed term contracts due to sustained unacceptable performance, unsuccessful collection of receivables, inability to procure key rig components, failure to timely deliver rigs within applicable grace periods, disruption to or cessation of the business of our limited source vendors or fabricators, currency exchange losses, expropriation of assets and other international uncertainties, loss of well control, pollution of offshore waters and reservoir damage, operational risks that are not fully insured against or covered by adequate contractual indemnities, passage of laws or regulations including those limiting hydraulic fracturing, litigation and governmental investigations, failure to comply with the terms of our plea agreement with the United States Department of Justice, failure to comply with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, foreign anti-bribery laws and other governmental laws and regulations, a sluggish global economy, changes in general economic and political conditions, adverse weather conditions including hurricanes, rapid or unexpected changes in drilling or other technologies and uncertain business conditions that affect our businesses. Accordingly, past results and trends should not be used by investors to anticipate future results or trends.  Our risk factors are more fully described in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

 

With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations include forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, or “continue” or the negative thereof or similar terminology.  These forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions.  We caution that, while we believe such assumptions to be reasonable and make them in good faith, assumptions about future events and conditions almost always vary from actual results.  The differences between assumed facts and actual results can be material.  We are including this cautionary statement to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for any forward-looking statements made by us or persons acting on our behalf.  The factors identified in this cautionary statement are important factors (but not necessarily all important factors) that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by us or persons acting on our behalf.  Except as required by law, we undertake no duty to update or revise our forward-looking statements based on changes of internal estimates on expectations or otherwise.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Three Months Ended December 31 , 2013 vs. Three Months Ended December 31 , 2012

 

We reported net income of $173.2 million ($1.59 per diluted share) from operating revenues of $889.2 million for the first quarter ended December 31, 2013, compared with net income of $159.6 million ($1.48 per diluted share) from operating revenues of $844.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013.  Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 includes approximately $3.7 million ($0.03 per diluted share) of after-tax gains from the sale of assets. Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 includes approximately $5.5 million ($0.05 per diluted share) of after-tax gains from the sale of investment securities and approximately $3.4 million ($0.03 per diluted share) of after-tax gains from the sale of assets.

 

The following tables summarize operations by reportable operating segment for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.  Operating statistics in the tables exclude the effects of offshore platform and international management contracts, and do not include reimbursements of “out-of-pocket” expenses in revenue, expense and margin per day calculations.  Per day calculations for international operations also exclude gains and losses from translation of foreign currency transactions.  Segment operating income is described in detail in Note 11 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in thousands, except days and per day amounts)

 

U.S. LAND OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

731,674

 

$

696,030

 

Direct operating expenses

 

367,186

 

361,068

 

General and administrative expense

 

9,957

 

9,321

 

Depreciation

 

103,579

 

91,253

 

Segment operating income

 

$

250,952

 

$

234,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue days

 

23,464

 

21,743

 

Average rig revenue per day

 

$

28,468

 

$

28,040

 

Average rig expense per day

 

$

12,934

 

$

12,634

 

Average rig margin per day

 

$

15,534

 

$

15,406

 

Rig utilization

 

84

%

82

%

 

U.S. Land segment operating income increased to $251.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to $234.4 million in the same period of fiscal 2013.  Revenues were $731.7 million and $696.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 and 2013, respectively.  Included in U.S. land revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $63.7 million and $86.4 million, respectively.  Also included in revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are early termination fees of $9.9 million and $0.8 million, respectively.

 

Segment operating income increased in the comparable quarters primarily due to an increase in revenue days.  U.S. land rig utilization increased to 84 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to 82 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2013.  U.S. land rig revenue days for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 were 23,464 compared with 21,743 for the same period of fiscal 2013, with an average of 255.0 and 236.3 rigs working during the first quarter of fiscal 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

At December 31, 2013, 264 out of 309 existing rigs in the U.S. Land segment were contracted. Of the 264 contracted rigs, 160 were under fixed term contracts and 104 were working in the spot market. At January 30, 2014, the number of existing rigs under fixed term contracts in the segment decreased to 155 and the number of rigs working in the spot market increased to 114.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in thousands, except days and per day amounts)

 

OFFSHORE OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

59,054

 

$

57,718

 

Direct operating expenses

 

34,876

 

37,207

 

General and administrative expense

 

2,330

 

2,235

 

Depreciation

 

3,350

 

3,270

 

Segment operating income

 

$

18,498

 

$

15,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue days

 

736

 

736

 

Average rig revenue per day

 

$

62,306

 

$

61,936

 

Average rig expense per day

 

$

34,857

 

$

36,154

 

Average rig margin per day

 

$

27,449

 

$

25,782

 

Rig utilization

 

89

%

89

%

 

Offshore revenues include reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $2.8 million and $6.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Segment operating income increased in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2013 primarily due to a higher average rig margin per day.

 

At the end of both comparative periods, eight of our nine platform rigs were active.

 

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Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in thousands, except days and per day amounts)

 

INTERNATIONAL LAND OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

95,341

 

$

87,267

 

Direct operating expenses

 

71,930

 

68,639

 

General and administrative expense

 

1,000

 

1,039

 

Depreciation

 

9,660

 

8,478

 

Segment operating income (loss)

 

$

12,751

 

$

9,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue days

 

2,156

 

2,237

 

Average rig revenue per day

 

$

38,433

 

$

35,511

 

Average rig expense per day

 

$

28,091

 

$

27,111

 

Average rig margin per day

 

$

10,342

 

$

8,400

 

Rig utilization

 

82

%

85

%

 

International Land segment operating income for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 was $12.8 million compared to $9.1 million in the same period of fiscal 2013.  Included in International land revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $12.5 million and $7.8 million, respectively.

 

The average revenue per day for the three months ended December 31, 2013 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2012 increased $2,922 primarily due to increases in average dayrates.  During the current quarter, an average of 23.7 rigs worked compared to an average of 24.6 rigs in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, we incurred $4.3 million and $3.4 million, respectively, of research and development expenses related to ongoing development of a rotary steerable system.

 

OTHER

 

General and administrative expenses were $32.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to $32.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

 

Income from the sale of investment securities was $8.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 which was attributable to the sale of our share in three limited partnerships that were primarily invested in international equities.

 

Income tax expense increased to $89.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 from $86.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, primarily due to an increase in operating income.  The effective tax rate from continuing operations decreased to 34.1 percent from 35.2 percent for the two comparable quarters.

 

Interest expense was $1.2 million and $1.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 and 2013, respectively. Capitalized interest, all attributable to our rig construction, was $2.1 million and $2.7 million for the comparable quarters.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Liquidity

 

Cash and cash equivalents increased to $581.4 million at December 31, 2013 from $447.9 million at September 30, 2013. The following table provides a summary of cash flows:

 

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Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net cash provided (used) by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

304,858

 

$

341,922

 

Investing activities

 

(132,730

)

(193,928

)

Financing activities

 

(38,582

)

(2,943

)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

$

133,546

 

$

145,051

 

 

Operating activities

 

Cash flows from operating activities were approximately $304.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2013 compared to approximately $341.9 million for the same period ended December 31, 2012.  The decrease in cash provided from operating activities is primarily due to an increase of $8.8 million in accounts receivable during the three months ended December 31, 2013 compared to a decrease of $40.3 million in accounts receivable during the three months ended December 31, 2012.

 

Investing activities

 

Capital expenditures during the three months ended December 31, 2013 were $140.6 million compared to $219.4 million during the three months ended December 31, 2012.

 

Financing activities

 

In June 2013, we announced a dividend increase to $0.50 per share of common stock.  The increase resulted in dividends paid of $53.9 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2013 compared to $0.07 per share of common stock or $7.4 million paid during the quarter ended December 31, 2012.  On December 3, 2013, we announced a dividend increase to $0.625 per share of common stock which will increase dividends paid in the quarter ending March 31, 2014.

 

Other Liquidity

 

Funds generated by operating activities, available cash and cash equivalents, and our existing credit facility represent our significant sources of liquidity.  Given current market conditions and general expectations, we believe these sources of liquidity will be sufficient to sustain operations and finance estimated capital expenditures, dividends and debt obligations during fiscal 2014.  There can be no assurance that we will continue to generate cash flows at current levels or obtain additional financing.  Our indebtedness totaled $195.0 million at December 31, 2013, $115.0 million of which is due during fiscal 2014. For additional information regarding debt agreements, refer to Note 8 of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

Backlog

 

Our contract drilling backlog, being the expected future revenue from executed contracts with original terms in excess of one year, as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013 was $3.3 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively.  The increase in backlog at December 31, 2013 from September 30, 2013 is primarily due to the expected revenue from new multi-year contracts announced since October 1, 2013.  Approximately 62.3 percent of the December 31, 2013 backlog is not reasonably expected to be filled in fiscal 2014. Term contracts customarily provide for termination at the election of the customer with an “early termination payment” to be paid to us if a contract is terminated prior to the expiration of the fixed term.  However, under certain limited circumstances, such as destruction of a drilling rig, bankruptcy, sustained unacceptable performance by us, or delivery of a rig beyond certain grace and/or liquidated damage periods, no early termination payment would be paid to us.  In addition, a portion of the backlog represents term contracts for new rigs that will be constructed in the future.  We obtain certain key rig components from a single or limited number of vendors or fabricators. Certain of these vendors or fabricators are thinly capitalized independent companies located on the Texas Gulf Coast.  Therefore, disruptions in rig component deliveries may occur.  Accordingly, the actual amount of revenue earned may vary from the backlog reported.  See the risk factors under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, regarding fixed term contract risk, operational risks, including weather, and vendors that are limited in number and thinly capitalized.

 

The following table sets forth the total backlog by reportable segment as of December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, and the percentage of the December 31, 2013 backlog not reasonably expected to be filled in fiscal 2014:

 

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Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

Percentage Not Reasonably

 

Reportable Segment

 

2013

 

2013

 

Expected to be Filled in Fiscal 2014

 

 

 

(in billions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Land

 

$

2.8

 

$

2.4

 

62.5

%

Offshore

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

64.4

%

International Land

 

0.4

 

0.4

 

59.4

%

 

 

$

3.3

 

$

2.9

 

 

 

 

Capital Resources

 

Since September 30, 2013, we have announced that we had secured multi-year term contracts to build and operate 35 new FlexRigs with nine customers in the U.S.  We expect our new FlexRig construction cadence to continue at a rate of approximately two per month through the end of the second fiscal quarter and to increase to approximately three per month beginning in April through the end of the fiscal year.  During the three months ended December 31, 2013, we completed and placed into service seven new FlexRigs.  Six additional new FlexRigs under fixed term contract were completed by the end of January 2014.  In addition, we have an agreement to build a new 3,000 horsepower AC drive rig which is scheduled to begin operations in an international location in the spring of 2014.  Like those completed in prior fiscal periods, each of the 35 new FlexRigs is committed to work for an exploration and production company under a fixed term contract, performing drilling services on a daywork contract basis.

 

Our capital spending estimate for fiscal 2014 has been increased to $950 million given the increasing demand for FlexRigs.  However, the actual spending level may vary depending primarily on actual maintenance capital requirements and on the timing of procurement related to our ongoing newbuild efforts.  Capital expenditures were $140.6 million and $219.4 million for the first three months of fiscal 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

There were no other significant changes in our financial position since September 30, 2013.

 

MATERIAL COMMITMENTS

 

Material commitments as reported in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, has not changed significantly at December 31, 2013.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Our accounting policies that are critical or the most important to understand our financial condition and results of operations and that require management to make the most difficult judgments are described in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended.  There have been no material changes in these critical accounting policies.

 

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

 

On October 1, 2013, we adopted ASU 2013-02, Other Comprehensive Income .  ASU No. 2013-02 amended ASC 220, Comprehensive Income , and superseded and replaced ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income , and ASU 2011-12, Comprehensive Income. The standard did not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements.  However, the guidance does require an entity to provide enhanced disclosures to present separately by component reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income.   The adoption had no impact on the amount of OCI reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

December 31, 2013

 

ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

For a description of our market risks, see

 

·                   Note 4 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of Part I hereof with regard to equity price risk is incorporated herein by reference;

·                   “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 27, 2013;

·                   Note 8 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of Part I hereof with regard to interest rate risk is incorporated herein by reference; and

·                   Note 13 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of Part I hereof with regard to foreign currency exchange rate risk is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2013 at ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Investigation by the U.S. Attorney.  On November 8, 2013, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana approved the previously disclosed October 30, 2013 plea agreement between our wholly owned subsidiary, Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., and the United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana (“DOJ”).  The court’s approval of the plea agreement resolved the DOJ’s investigation into certain choke manifold testing irregularities that occurred in 2010 at one of Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.’s offshore platform rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.  We are also currently engaged in discussions with the Inspector General’s office of the Department of Interior regarding the same events that were the subject of the DOJ’s investigation.  Although we presently believe that the outcome of our discussions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company, we can provide no assurances as to the timing or eventual outcome of these discussions.

 

Venezuela Expropriation.  Our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. and Helmerich & Payne de Venezuela, C.A. filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on September 23, 2011 against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (“PDVSA”) and PDVSA Petroleo, S.A. (“Petroleo”).  We are seeking damages for the taking of our Venezuelan drilling business in violation of international law and for breach of contract.

 

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

 

International uncertainties and local laws could adversely affect our business.

 

International operations are subject to certain political, economic and other uncertainties not encountered in U.S. operations, including increased risks of terrorism, kidnapping of employees, expropriation of drilling rigs, equipment, land and other property, as well as expropriation of a particular oil company’s property and drilling rights, taxation policies, foreign exchange restrictions, currency rate fluctuations and general hazards associated with foreign sovereignty over certain areas in which operations are conducted.  There can be no assurance that there will not be changes in local laws, regulations and administrative requirements or the interpretation thereof which could have a material adverse effect on the profitability of our operations or on our ability to continue operations in certain areas.

 

Because of the impact of local laws, our future operations in certain areas may be conducted through entities in which local citizens own interests and through entities (including joint ventures) in which we hold only a minority interest or pursuant to arrangements

 

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under which we conduct operations under contract to local entities.  While we believe that neither operating through such entities nor pursuant to such arrangements would have a material adverse effect on our operations or revenues, there can be no assurance that we will in all cases be able to structure or restructure our operations to conform to local law (or the administration thereof) on terms acceptable to us.

 

Although we attempt to minimize the potential impact of such risks by operating in more than one geographical area, during the three months ended December 31, 2013, approximately 11 percent of our consolidated operating revenues were generated from the international contract drilling business.  During the three months ended December 31, 2013, approximately 74 percent of the international operating revenues were from operations in South America.

 

Other risk factors.

 

Reference is made to the risk factors pertaining to the Company’s securities portfolio and current backlog of contract drilling revenue in Item 1A of Part 1 of the Company’s Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended September 30, 2013.  In order to update these risk factors for developments that have occurred during the first three months of fiscal 2014, the risk factors are hereby amended and updated by reference to, and incorporation herein of Note 4 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of Part I hereof and Liquidity and Capital Resources — Backlog contained in Item 2 of Part I hereof.

 

Except as discussed above, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of Part 1 in our Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended September 30, 2013.

 

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ITEM 2.   UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The following table reflects the Company’s repurchase of Common Stock for the three months ended December 31, 2013:

 

Period

 

(a) Total Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)

 

(b) Average Price 
Paid Per Share

 

(c) Total Number of 
Shares Purchased 
as Part of Publicly 
Announced Plans or 
Programs

 

(d) Maximum 
Number That
May Yet
Be Purchased 
Under Plans or 
Programs (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 1 — October 31, 2013

 

40,206

 

$

74.21

 

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 1 — November 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 1 — December 31, 2013

 

37,864

 

80.53

 

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

78,070

 

$

77.28

 

 

4,000,000

 

 


(1) The total number of shares purchased includes shares acquired in connection with the exercise of stock options and for the payment of taxes associated with the vesting of shares of restricted stock under the share withholding provisions of our long-term incentive plans.  No shares were purchased in the open market during the quarter ended December 31, 2013.  Subject to market considerations, the Company may repurchase shares in the open market.  Repurchases, if any, would be funded with current cash and cash equivalents.

 

(2) The Company’s Board of Directors previously authorized a stock repurchase program in fiscal 2006 for the repurchase of up to four (4) million shares per calendar year.  This repurchase program was reannounced via Form 8-K on May 18, 2012.  The repurchases may be made using the Company’s cash and cash equivalents or other available sources.  The program has no expiration date but may be terminated at any time at the Board of Directors’ discretion.

 

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ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS

 

The following documents are included as exhibits to this Form 10-Q.  Those exhibits below incorporated by reference herein are indicated as such by the information supplied in the parenthetical thereafter.  If no parenthetical appears after an exhibit, such exhibit is filed or furnished herewith.

 

Exhibit 
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for the Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan applicable to certain executives.

10.2

 

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for the Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan applicable to participants other than certain executives.

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99

 

Plea Agreement dated October 30, 2013 between Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. and the United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2013, SEC File No. 001-04221).

101

 

Financial statements from the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. for the quarter ended December 31, 2013, filed on February 7, 2014, formatted in Extensive Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income, (ii) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, (iv) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date: February 7, 2014

 

By:

/S/ HANS C. HELMERICH

 

 

 

Hans C. Helmerich, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: February 7, 2014

 

By:

/S/ JUAN PABLO TARDIO

 

 

 

Juan Pablo Tardio, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

The following documents are included as exhibits to this Form 10-Q.  Those exhibits below incorporated by reference herein are indicated as such by the information supplied in the parenthetical thereafter.  If no parenthetical appears after an exhibit, such exhibit is filed or furnished herewith.

 

Exhibit 
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for the Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan applicable to certain executives.

10.2

 

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for the Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan applicable to participants other than certain executives.

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99

 

Plea Agreement dated October 30, 2013 between Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. and the United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2013, SEC File No. 001-04221).

101

 

Financial statements from the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. for the quarter ended December 31, 2013, filed on February 7, 2014, formatted in Extensive Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income, (ii) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, (iv) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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EXHIBIT 10.1

 


 

HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.

 

2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

 


 

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 

Participant

Name:                                                                

 

Date of Grant:                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vesting Schedule

Shares Subject to

Restricted Stock Award:                                 

 

Vesting Dates

Percent of

Award Vested

Expiration Date:                                       

                                

      %

 

 

                                

      %

 

                                

      %

 

                                

      %

 

                                

      %

 



 

Restricted Stock Award Agreement

Under the Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Award Agreement”), is made as of the grant date set forth on the cover page of this Award Agreement (the “Cover Page”) at Tulsa, Oklahoma by and between the participant named on the Cover Page (the “Participant”) and Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (the “Company”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Participant is an employee of the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company, or an Affiliated Entity, and it is important to the Company that the Participant be encouraged to remain in the employ of the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company, or an Affiliated Entity; and

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of such facts, the Company desires to provide to the Participant an opportunity to receive shares of the Common Stock of the Company, as hereinafter provided, pursuant to the “Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan” (the “Plan”), a copy of which has been provided to the Participant; and

 

WHEREAS, any capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the same meanings given them in the Plan.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and for good and valuable consideration, the Participant and the Company hereby agree as follows:

 

Section 1.              Grant of Restricted Stock Award .  The Company hereby grants to the Participant an award (the “Restricted Stock Award”) of                            (        ) shares of its Common Stock, par value $.10 (the “Stock”) set forth on the Cover Page, under and subject to the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and the Plan which is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof for all purposes.

 

Section 2.              Stock Held by Company .  The Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced via a book entry registration or the issuance of a stock certificate or certificates as determined by the Company.  As a condition precedent to the book entry registration or the issuing of a certificate representing these shares of the Award, the Participant must deliver to the Company a duly executed irrevocable stock power (in blank) covering such shares represented by the certificate in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.  All shares of the Award held by the Company pursuant to this Award Agreement shall constitute issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company for all corporate purposes, and the Participant shall be entitled to vote such shares and shall receive all cash dividends thereon provided that the right to vote or receive such dividends shall terminate with respect to shares which have been forfeited as provided under this Award Agreement.  While such shares are held by the Company and until such shares have vested on the applicable date set forth on the Cover Page (the “Vesting Date”), the Participant for whose benefit such shares are held shall not have the right to encumber or otherwise change, sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of such unvested shares of

 



 

Stock or any interest therein, and such unvested shares of Stock shall not be subject to attachment or any other legal or equitable process brought by or on behalf of any creditor of such Participant; and any such attempt to attach or receive shares in violation of this Award Agreement shall be null and void.  If such shares shall vest on the applicable Vesting Date in accordance with this Award Agreement, the Company shall deliver the shares via book entry registration or in the form of a certificate representing such vested shares.

 

Section 3.              Timing of Restricted Stock Award .  The Participant shall be eligible to receive the Award pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth on the Cover Page (the “Vesting Schedule”), subject to the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement having been satisfied.  Upon satisfaction of the vesting conditions, the Participant may receive on or after the applicable vesting date specified on the Cover Page (the “Vesting Date”), the number of shares of Stock determined by multiplying the aggregate number of shares of Stock subject to the Award set forth on the Cover Page by the designated percentage set forth on the Cover Page.

 

Section 4.              Term of Restricted Stock Award .  Subject to earlier termination as herein provided, the Restricted Stock Award shall expire at the close of business on the expiration date set forth on the Cover Page and may not become vested after such expiration date.  Unless vesting is accelerated or extended pursuant to the terms of Section 7, unvested shares of Stock subject to the Award shall be forfeited upon Participant’s termination of employment.

 

Section 5.              Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Award .  Except as otherwise herein provided, the Restricted Stock Award shall not be transferable by the Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  More particularly (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing), unvested shares of Stock held by the Company may not be assigned, transferred (except as provided above), pledged or hypothecated in any way, shall not be assignable by operation of law and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process.  Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Restricted Stock Award contrary to the provisions hereof shall be null and void and without effect.  All shares of Stock which are distributed to the Participant as provided under this Award Agreement may not be subsequently transferred except as provided herein.

 

Section 6.              Employment .  Nothing in the Plan or in this Award Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company, its parent or any Subsidiary or an Affiliated Entity or interfere in any way with the right of the Company, its parent or any Subsidiary or an Affiliated Entity to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time.

 

Section 7.              Vesting of Restricted Stock Awards .  In the event of the Participant’s death after the date Participant becomes Retirement Eligible, any and all unvested shares of Stock under this Award Agreement shall become automatically fully vested.  In the event the Participant voluntarily terminates employment or terminates employment due to Disability following the date he becomes Retirement Eligible, subject to the provisions of Section 9, the Participant shall be eligible to continue to vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule provided that (i) the Participant is continuously employed as a full-time employee through the one-year anniversary of the Date of Grant, (ii) the Participant complies with the requirements set forth in Section 8 below at all times during the remainder of the Vesting Schedule and (iii) the

 

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Participant executes and delivers to the Company a compliance certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B indicating the Participant’s full compliance with Section 8 on or before November 1 of each year during the remainder of the Vesting Schedule.  For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Retirement Eligible” shall mean the date the Participant both (i) attains age 55 and (ii) has 15 or more continuous years of service as a full-time employee of the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliated Entity.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, may elect to accelerate the vesting for all or any part of the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award for which the applicable Vesting Date(s) has not yet occurred on the date of the Participant’s termination of employment if such termination occurs by reason of death, termination of employment due to a Disability, or Retirement.

 

Section 8.              Non-Disclosure and Confidential Information .

 

(a)              Confidential Information .  For purposes of this Award Agreement, “confidential information” includes, without limitation, information with respect to the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ finances, oil and gas drilling processes, costs and pricing, customer contracts, contracts and requirements, vendor or supplier contracts, contracts for other information, compensation structures, recruitment and training policies, operation support and backup facilities, service and product formulas, concepts, data, know-how improvements and strategies, computer programs and listings (whether in source code and/or object code format), software design and methodology, research and development or investigations, marketing strategies, ideas and plans for ongoing or future businesses, new business or other developments, new and innovative service or product ideas, inventions, potential acquisitions or divestitures, business and litigation strategies and future business and litigation plans and any other information or material that is of special or unique value to the Company or its subsidiaries maintained as confidential and not disclosed to the general public (whether through an annual report and/or filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise).

 

(b)              Non-Disclosure .  Participant agrees that due to Participant’s knowledge of the confidential information, Participant would inevitably use and/or disclose that information, in breach of Participant’s confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations under this Award Agreement, if Participant worked in certain capacities or engaged in certain activities for a period of time following the termination of Participant’s employment relationship with the Company or a subsidiary, specifically in the position which involved either (i) responsibility and decision-making authority or input at the executive level regarding any subject, (ii) responsibility or decision-making authority or input at any management level in the participant’s individual area of assignment with the Company or a subsidiary or (iii) responsibility or decision-making authority or input that allows for the use of confidential information for the benefit of any person (including Participant) or entity in the oil and gas drilling or other business that develops, provides or markets any products or services that are otherwise competitive with or similar to the products or services of the Company or its subsidiaries (the “Restricted Occupations”).  Therefore, in the event the Participant is eligible for continued vesting pursuant to Section 7, except with the prior written consent of an authorized officer of the Company, during the period of continued vesting following Participant’s employment with the Company or its subsidiaries, Participant agrees not to be employed by, consult for or otherwise act on behalf of any person or entity (without regard to geographic location) in any capacity in which the Participant would be involved directly or indirectly in a Restricted Occupation.  In the event the Committee

 

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determines in its sole judgment that the Participant has engaged in activities in contravention of this Section 8, Participant’s eligibility for continued vesting under Section 7 shall cease and any unvested shares of Stock shall be forfeited.  Participant acknowledges this commitment is intended to protect the confidential information and is not intended to be applied or interpreted as a covenant against competition.

 

Section 9.              Suspension or Termination of Awards .  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Award Agreement to the contrary, if at any time (including after notice of exercise has been delivered) the Committee reasonably believes that the Participant has committed an act of misconduct as described in this paragraph, the Committee may suspend the Participant’s right to exercise or receive any Award pending a determination of whether an act of misconduct has been committed.  If the Committee determines the Participant has committed an illegal act, fraud, embezzlement or deliberate disregard of Company rules or policies (including any violation of the Participant’s non-disclosure, non-compete or similar agreement) that may reasonably be expected to result in loss, damage or injury to the Company, the Committee may (a) cancel any outstanding Award granted to the Participant, in whole or in part, whether or not vested or deferred and/or (b) if such conduct or activity occurs during a Company fiscal year in which there was also an exercise or receipt of an Award, require the Participant to repay to the Company any gain realized or value received upon the exercise or receipt of such Award (with such gain or value received valued as of the date of exercise or receipt).  Cancellation and repayment obligations will be effective as of the date specified by the Committee.  Any repayment obligation may be satisfied in stock or cash or a combination thereof (based upon the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on the day of payment), and the Committee may provide for an offset to any future payments owed by the Company or any affiliate to the Participant if necessary to satisfy the repayment obligation.  The determination regarding cancellation of an Award or a repayment obligation shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee and shall be binding upon the Participant and the Company.

 

Section 10.            Change of Control .  Any and all shares under this Restricted Stock Award shall become automatically fully vested upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Event with such acceleration to occur without the requirement of any further act by either the Company or the Participant.

 

Section 11.            Securities Law Restrictions .  The Restricted Stock Award shall be vested and Stock issued only upon compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and any other applicable securities law, or pursuant to an exemption therefrom. If deemed necessary by the Company to comply with the Act or any applicable laws or regulations relating to the sale of securities, the Participant, at the time of exercise and as a condition imposed by the Company, shall represent, warrant and agree that the shares of Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Award are being acquired for investment and not with any present intention to resell the same and without a view to distribution, and the Participant shall, upon the request of the Company, execute and deliver to the Company an agreement to such effect.  The Participant acknowledges that any stock certificate representing Stock acquired under such circumstances will be issued with a restricted securities legend.

 

Section 12.            Withholding of Taxes .  The Company may make such provision as it may deem appropriate for the withholding of any applicable federal, state, or local taxes that it

 

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determines it may be obligated to withhold or pay in connection with the Restricted Stock Award.  A Participant must pay the amount of taxes the Company is required to remit on the Participant’s behalf with respect to the Restricted Stock Award (i) in cash or by check, (ii) by the Participant surrendering, or the Company retaining from the shares of Stock to be issued to the Participant, that number of shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value on the applicable date  equal to the amount of such required withholding, or (iii) by a combination of the foregoing.

 

Section 13.            Legends .  The shares of Stock which are the subject of the Award shall be subject to the following legend:

 

“THE SHARES OF STOCK EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT CERTAIN RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT FOR HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. 2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN DATED THE 7 th  DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010.  ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THE SHARES OF STOCK EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IN VIOLATION OF SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID AND WITHOUT EFFECT.  A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SECRETARY OF HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.”

 

Section 14.            Notices .  All notices or other communications relating to the Plan and this Award Agreement as it relates to the Participant shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or mailed (U.S. Mail) by the Company to the Participant at the then current address as maintained by the Company or such other address as the Participant may advise the Company in writing.

 

Section 15.            Conflicts .  In the event of any conflicts between this Agreement and the Plan, the latter shall control.  In the event any provision hereof conflicts with applicable law, that provision shall be severed, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable.

 

Section 16.            No Part of Other Plans .  The benefits provided under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be deemed to be a part of or considered in the calculation of any other benefit provided by the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliated Entity to the Participant.

 

Section 17.            Participant and Award Subject to Plan .  As specific consideration to the Company for the Award, the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Restricted Stock Award Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC., a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

“COMPANY”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“PARTICIPANT”

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED ,                             , an individual, hereby irrevocably assigns and conveys to                                                 ,                                                                    (              ) shares of the Common Capital Stock of Helmerich & Payne, Inc., a Delaware corporation, $.10 par value.

 

DATED:

 

 

 

 



 

EXHIBIT B

 

Compliance Certificate

 

I hereby certify that I am in full compliance with the covenants contained in that certain Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of                               , 20     between Helmerich & Payne, Inc. and me and have been in full compliance with such covenants at all times during the twelve-month period immediately preceding November 1 of the year designated below.

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT 10.2

 


 

HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.

 

2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

 


 

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 

Participant

Name:                                                                

 

Date of Grant:                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vesting Schedule

Shares Subject to

Restricted Stock Award:                                 

 

Vesting Dates

Percent of

Award Vested

Expiration Date:                                       

                                

      %

 

 

                                

      %

 

                                

      %

 

                                

      %

 

                                

      %

 



 

Restricted Stock Award Agreement

Under the Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Award Agreement”), is made as of the grant date set forth on the cover page of this Award Agreement (the “Cover Page”) at Tulsa, Oklahoma by and between the participant named on the Cover Page (the “Participant”) and Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (the “Company”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Participant is an employee of the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company, or an Affiliated Entity, and it is important to the Company that the Participant be encouraged to remain in the employ of the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company, or an Affiliated Entity; and

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of such facts, the Company desires to provide to the Participant an opportunity to receive shares of the Common Stock of the Company, as hereinafter provided, pursuant to the “Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan” (the “Plan”), a copy of which has been provided to the Participant; and

 

WHEREAS, any capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the same meanings given them in the Plan.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and for good and valuable consideration, the Participant and the Company hereby agree as follows:

 

Section 1.              Grant of Restricted Stock Award .  The Company hereby grants to the Participant an award (the “Restricted Stock Award”) of                            (        ) shares of its Common Stock, par value $.10 (the “Stock”) set forth on the Cover Page, under and subject to the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and the Plan which is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof for all purposes.

 

Section 2.              Stock Held by Company .  The Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced via a book entry registration or the issuance of a stock certificate or certificates as determined by the Company.  As a condition precedent to the book entry registration or the issuing of a certificate representing these shares of the Award, the Participant must deliver to the Company a duly executed irrevocable stock power (in blank) covering such shares represented by the certificate in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.  All shares of the Award held by the Company pursuant to this Award Agreement shall constitute issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company for all corporate purposes, and the Participant shall be entitled to vote such shares and shall receive all cash dividends thereon provided that the right to vote or receive such dividends shall terminate with respect to shares which have been forfeited as provided under this Award Agreement.  While such shares are held by the Company and until such shares have vested on the applicable date set forth on the Cover Page (the “Vesting Date”), the Participant for whose benefit such shares are held shall not have the right to encumber or otherwise change, sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of such unvested shares of

 



 

Stock or any interest therein, and such unvested shares of Stock shall not be subject to attachment or any other legal or equitable process brought by or on behalf of any creditor of such Participant; and any such attempt to attach or receive shares in violation of this Award Agreement shall be null and void.  If such shares shall vest on the applicable Vesting Date in accordance with this Award Agreement, the Company shall deliver the shares via book entry registration or in the form of a certificate representing such vested shares.

 

Section 3.              Timing of Restricted Stock Award .  The Participant shall be eligible to receive the Award pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth on the Cover Page (the “Vesting Schedule”), subject to the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement having been satisfied.  Upon satisfaction of the vesting conditions, the Participant may receive on or after the applicable vesting date specified on the Cover Page (the “Vesting Date”), the number of shares of Stock determined by multiplying the aggregate number of shares of Stock subject to the Award set forth on the Cover Page by the designated percentage set forth on the Cover Page.

 

Section 4.              Term of Restricted Stock Award .  Subject to earlier termination as herein provided, the Restricted Stock Award shall expire at the close of business on the expiration date set forth on the Cover Page and may not become vested after such expiration date.  Unless vesting is accelerated or extended pursuant to the terms of Section 7, unvested shares of Stock subject to the Award shall be forfeited upon Participant’s termination of employment.

 

Section 5.              Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Award .  Except as otherwise herein provided, the Restricted Stock Award shall not be transferable by the Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  More particularly (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing), unvested shares of Stock held by the Company may not be assigned, transferred (except as provided above), pledged or hypothecated in any way, shall not be assignable by operation of law and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process.  Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Restricted Stock Award contrary to the provisions hereof shall be null and void and without effect.  All shares of Stock which are distributed to the Participant as provided under this Award Agreement may not be subsequently transferred except as provided herein.

 

Section 6.              Employment .  Nothing in the Plan or in this Award Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company, its parent or any Subsidiary or an Affiliated Entity or interfere in any way with the right of the Company, its parent or any Subsidiary or an Affiliated Entity to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time.

 

Section 7.              Vesting of Restricted Stock Awards .  In the event of the Participant’s death after the date Participant becomes Retirement Eligible, any and all unvested shares of Stock under this Award Agreement shall become automatically fully vested.  In the event the Participant voluntarily terminates employment or terminates employment due to Disability following the date he becomes Retirement Eligible, subject to the provisions of Section 9, the Participant shall be eligible to continue to vest in accordance with the Vesting Schedule provided that (i) the Participant is continuously employed as a full-time employee through the one-year anniversary of the Date of Grant, (ii) the Participant complies with the requirements set forth in Section 8 below at all times during the remainder of the Vesting Schedule and (iii) the

 

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Participant executes and delivers to the Company a compliance certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B indicating the Participant’s full compliance with Section 8 on or before November 1 of each year during the remainder of the Vesting Schedule.  For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Retirement Eligible” shall mean the date the Participant both (i) attains age 55 and (ii) has 15 or more continuous years of service as a full-time employee of the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliated Entity.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, may elect to accelerate the vesting for all or any part of the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award for which the applicable Vesting Date(s) has not yet occurred on the date of the Participant’s termination of employment if such termination occurs by reason of death, termination of employment due to a Disability, or Retirement.

 

Section 8.              Nonsolicitation .  In the event the Participant is eligible for continued vesting pursuant to Section 7, such continued vesting shall be subject to and contingent upon Participant’s agreement not to solicit the Company’s customers or employees under the terms of this Section 8.  During the period of continued vesting, Participant shall not solicit the established customers of the Company wherever located (or if this geographic area shall be unenforceable by law, then in such geographic area as shall be enforceable) for the sale of any product or service competitive with any product or service offered for sale by the Company at the time of the termination of Participant’s employment.  For purposes of this Award Agreement, “solicit” shall mean to contact an established customer directly, whether by announcement, e-mail, note, letter or other direct mail, telephone call, personal visit, business meeting, or any other method, which contact either is designed to or has the effect of inducing, promoting or advancing a prohibited sale by Participant or on Participant’s behalf to that customer.  An “established customer” means any entity that Participant knows or should know who is purchasing or has a written or unwritten agreement to purchase one or more products and/or services from the Company at the time of termination of Participant’s employment or any entity with whom the Company had, at the time of the termination of Participant’s employment, exchanged confidential information in anticipation of negotiating for the sale of products and/or services in the foreseeable future.  “Offered for sale” includes products/services which Participant knows or should know have been ordered or have otherwise been prepared by the Company for imminent offering.  Further, during the continued vesting period, Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment or employ any of the Company’s current or former employees on behalf of any other employer.  In the event the Committee determines in its sole judgment that Participant has solicited customers or employees of the Company in contravention of this Section 8, any unvested shares of Stock shall be forfeited.

 

Section 9.              Suspension or Termination of Awards .  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Award Agreement to the contrary, if at any time (including after notice of exercise has been delivered) the Committee reasonably believes that the Participant has committed an act of misconduct as described in this paragraph, the Committee may suspend the Participant’s right to exercise or receive any Award pending a determination of whether an act of misconduct has been committed.  If the Committee determines the Participant has committed an illegal act, fraud, embezzlement or deliberate disregard of Company rules or policies (including any violation of the Participant’s non-disclosure, non-compete or similar agreement) that may reasonably be expected to result in loss, damage or injury to the Company, the Committee may (a) cancel any outstanding Award granted to the Participant, in whole or in part, whether or not vested or deferred and/or (b) if such conduct or activity occurs during a Company fiscal year in

 

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which there was also an exercise or receipt of an Award, require the Participant to repay to the Company any gain realized or value received upon the exercise or receipt of such Award (with such gain or value received valued as of the date of exercise or receipt).  Cancellation and repayment obligations will be effective as of the date specified by the Committee.  Any repayment obligation may be satisfied in stock or cash or a combination thereof (based upon the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on the day of payment), and the Committee may provide for an offset to any future payments owed by the Company or any affiliate to the Participant if necessary to satisfy the repayment obligation.  The determination regarding cancellation of an Award or a repayment obligation shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee and shall be binding upon the Participant and the Company.

 

Section 10.            Change of Control .  Any and all shares under this Restricted Stock Award shall become automatically fully vested upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Event with such acceleration to occur without the requirement of any further act by either the Company or the Participant.

 

Section 11.            Securities Law Restrictions .  The Restricted Stock Award shall be vested and Stock issued only upon compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and any other applicable securities law, or pursuant to an exemption therefrom. If deemed necessary by the Company to comply with the Act or any applicable laws or regulations relating to the sale of securities, the Participant, at the time of exercise and as a condition imposed by the Company, shall represent, warrant and agree that the shares of Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Award are being acquired for investment and not with any present intention to resell the same and without a view to distribution, and the Participant shall, upon the request of the Company, execute and deliver to the Company an agreement to such effect.  The Participant acknowledges that any stock certificate representing Stock acquired under such circumstances will be issued with a restricted securities legend.

 

Section 12.            Withholding of Taxes .  The Company may make such provision as it may deem appropriate for the withholding of any applicable federal, state, or local taxes that it determines it may be obligated to withhold or pay in connection with the Restricted Stock Award.  A Participant must pay the amount of taxes the Company is required to remit on the Participant’s behalf with respect to the Restricted Stock Award (i) in cash or by check, (ii) by the Participant surrendering, or the Company retaining from the shares of Stock to be issued to the Participant, that number of shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value on the applicable date equal to the amount of such required withholding, or (iii) by a combination of the foregoing.

 

Section 13.            Legends .  The shares of Stock which are the subject of the Award shall be subject to the following legend:

 

“THE SHARES OF STOCK EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT CERTAIN RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT FOR HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. 2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN DATED THE 7 th  DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010.  ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THE SHARES OF STOCK EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IN

 

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VIOLATION OF SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID AND WITHOUT EFFECT.  A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SECRETARY OF HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.”

 

Section 14.            Notices .  All notices or other communications relating to the Plan and this Award Agreement as it relates to the Participant shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or mailed (U.S. Mail) by the Company to the Participant at the then current address as maintained by the Company or such other address as the Participant may advise the Company in writing.

 

Section 15.            Conflicts .  In the event of any conflicts between this Agreement and the Plan, the latter shall control.  In the event any provision hereof conflicts with applicable law, that provision shall be severed, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable.

 

Section 16.            No Part of Other Plans .  The benefits provided under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be deemed to be a part of or considered in the calculation of any other benefit provided by the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliated Entity to the Participant.

 

Section 17.            Participant and Award Subject to Plan .  As specific consideration to the Company for the Award, the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Restricted Stock Award Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC., a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

“COMPANY”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“PARTICIPANT”

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED ,                             , an individual, hereby irrevocably assigns and conveys to                                         ,                                                                    (              ) shares of the Common Capital Stock of Helmerich & Payne, Inc., a Delaware corporation, $.10 par value.

 

DATED:

 

 

 

 



 

EXHIBIT B

 

Compliance Certificate

 

I hereby certify that I am in full compliance with the covenants contained in that certain Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of                               , 20     between Helmerich & Payne, Inc. and me and have been in full compliance with such covenants at all times during the twelve-month period immediately preceding November 1 of the year designated below.

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 


EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Hans Helmerich, certify that:

 

1.             I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Helmerich & Payne, Inc.;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)                                      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)                                      Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)                                       Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)                                      Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)                                      All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)                                      Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date: February 7, 2014

/S/ HANS C. HELMERICH

 

Hans C. Helmerich, Chief Executive Officer

 


EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Juan Pablo Tardio, certify that:

 

1.             I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Helmerich & Payne, Inc.;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)                                      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)                                      Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)                                       Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)                                      Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)              All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)              Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date: February 7, 2014

/S/ JUAN PABLO TARDIO

 

Juan Pablo Tardio, Chief Financial Officer

 


EXHIBIT 32

 

Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended
December 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Hans C. Helmerich, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Juan Pablo Tardio, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge, that:

 

(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

 

/S/ HANS C. HELMERICH

 

/S/ JUAN PABLO TARDIO

Hans C. Helmerich

 

Juan Pablo Tardio

Chief Executive Officer

 

Chief Financial Officer

February 7, 2014

 

February 7, 2014