UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
S QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For quarterly period ended: June 30, 2006
OR
* 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 is a large accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer x
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o
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 July 31, 2006
Common Stock, $0.10 par value
105,194,344
Total Number of Pages - 27
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005
3
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
4
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
5
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006
6
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
7-18
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
19-25
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
26
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 6.
Exhibits
Signatures
27
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATIONHELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS(in thousands, except share amounts)
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Unaudited
June 30,
September 30,
2006
2005
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
114,101
288,752
Short term investments
102,835
388
Accounts receivable, less reserve of $1,880 at June 30, 2006 and $1,791 at September 30, 2005
240,801
162,646
Inventories
24,442
21,313
Deferred income tax
9,978
8,765
Prepaid expenses and other
17,196
17,933
Total current assets
509,353
499,797
Investments
229,599
178,452
Property, plant and equipment, net
1,242,769
981,965
Other assets
3,173
3,136
Total assets
1,984,894
1,663,350
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable
2,326
—
Accounts payable
62,672
44,854
Accrued liabilities
71,364
44,627
Total current liabilities
136,362
89,481
NonCurrent liabilities:
Long-term notes payable
200,000
Deferred income taxes
279,035
246,975
Other
47,921
47,656
Total noncurrent liabilities
526,956
494,631
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.10 par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized, 107,057,904 shares issued
10,706
Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
Additional paid-in capital
133,888
106,944
Retained earnings
1,121,333
939,380
Unearned compensation
(134
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
74,606
47,544
Treasury stock, at cost
(18,957
(25,202
Total shareholders’ equity
1,321,576
1,079,238
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME(Unaudited)(in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
Operating revenues:
Drilling — U.S. Land
214,864
138,720
581,286
370,302
Drilling — U.S. Offshore
34,568
19,905
97,791
58,910
Drilling — International
67,831
46,030
179,205
130,300
Real Estate
2,533
2,732
7,732
8,004
319,796
207,387
866,014
567,516
Operating costs and other:
Operating costs, excluding depreciation
169,429
121,470
466,825
347,043
Depreciation
25,076
23,419
71,384
70,631
General and administrative
13,049
11,680
38,944
30,519
Income from asset sales
(1,895
(603
(6,431
(12,390
205,659
155,966
570,722
435,803
Operating income
114,137
51,421
295,292
131,713
Other income (expense):
Interest and dividend income
2,633
1,671
7,619
3,825
Interest expense
(1,281
(3,127
(5,807
(9,682
Gain on sale of investment securities
9,390
12,110
26,313
1,085
29
599
375
11,827
(1,427
14,521
20,831
Income before income taxes and equity in income of affiliate
125,964
49,994
309,813
152,544
Income tax provision
47,636
20,627
118,678
62,910
Equity in income of affiliate net of income taxes
1,647
458
4,227
1,851
NET INCOME
79,975
29,825
195,362
91,485
Earnings per common share:
Basic
0.76
0.29
1.87
0.90
Diluted
0.75
0.28
1.84
0.88
Weighted average shares outstanding:
105,019
102,466
104,542
101,818
106,419
104,472
105,987
103,586
Dividends declared per common share
0.04500
0.04125
0.12750
0.12375
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(Unaudited)(in thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Equity in income of affiliate before income taxes
(6,817
(2,985
Stock-based compensation
8,131
19
(11,974
(26,313
Gain on sale of assets
Other-net
(769
(350
Deferred income tax expense
11,581
30,417
Change in assets and liabilities-
Accounts receivable
(78,155
(34,438
(3,129
718
700
(2,429
4,162
(2,514
26,938
4,065
5,309
7,887
Other noncurrent liabilities
1,623
6,199
Net cash provided by operating activities
217,915
130,002
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures
(322,573
(50,409
Purchase of investments
(115,077
(5,000
Proceeds from sale of investments
23,336
64,843
Proceeds from asset sales
10,022
27,364
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(404,292
36,798
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in notes payable
379
Dividends paid
(12,960
(12,607
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
12,341
16,417
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
10,019
Net cash provided by financing activities
11,726
4,189
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(174,651
170,989
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
65,296
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
236,285
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Accumulated
Additional
Total
Common Stock
Paid-In
Retained
Unearned
Comprehensive
Treasury Stock
Shareholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Compensation
Income
Equity
Balance, September 30, 2005
107,058
$10,706
$106,944
$939,380
$(134
$47,544
3,189
$(25,202
$1,079,238
Comprehensive Income:
Net Income
Other comprehensive income, Unrealized gains on available- for-sale securities, net
27,062
Comprehensive income
222,424
Cash dividends ($0.1275 per share)
(13,409
Exercise of stock options
6,028
(1,331
6,313
Reversal of unearned compensation upon adoption of SFAS123(R)
(66
134
10
(68
Tax benefit of stock-based awards, including excess tax benefits of $10,019
12,851
Balance, June 30, 2006
$133,888
$1,121,333
$—
$74,606
1,868
$(18,957
$1,321,576
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESNOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of those of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the results of the periods presented. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation.
All prior period common stock and applicable share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect a 2-for-1 split of the Company’s common stock effective June 26, 2006.
2. Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock.
A reconciliation of the weighted-average common shares outstanding on a basic and diluted basis is as follows (in thousands):
Basic weighted average shares
Effect of dilutive shares:
Stock options and restricted stock
1,400
2,006
1,445
1,768
Diluted weighted average shares
3. Inventories
Inventories consist primarily of replacement parts and supplies held for use in the Company’s drilling operations.
4. Investments
The following is a summary of available-for-sale securities, which excludes those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, investments in limited partnerships carried at cost and assets held in a Non-qualified Supplemental Savings Plan. The investments in the limited partnerships carried at cost were approximately $12.4 million at June 30, 2006 and approximately $3.0 million at September 30, 2005. The assets held in the Non-qualified Supplemental Savings Plan are valued at fair market which totaled $5.6 million at June 30, 2006 and $7.0 million at September 30, 2005. The recorded amounts for investments accounted for under the equity method are $53.4 million and $46.5 million at June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005, respectively.
Gross
Est.
Unrealized
Fair
Cost
Gains
Losses
Value
(in thousands)
Equity Securities 06/30/06
20,605
137,890
(240
158,255
Equity Securities 09/30/05
30,937
94,000
124,937
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5. Sale of Investment Securities
Net income includes after-tax gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
After-tax gain
5,782
7,503
16,042
Earnings per diluted share
.05
0.07
0.15
The activity in the first nine months of fiscal 2005 was comprised primarily of the sale of shares in our equity investee, Atwood Oceanics (“Atwood”), in conjunction with an equity offering by Atwood.
6. Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income, net of related tax, is as follows (in thousands):
Other comprehensive income:
Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities
(4,194
4,615
7,472
Total comprehensive income
75,781
34,440
98,957
The components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of related taxes, are as follows (in thousands):
Unrealized gain on securities, net
85,342
58,280
Minimum pension liability
(10,736
7. Cash Dividends
The $0.04125 cash dividend declared March 1, 2006, was paid June 1, 2006. On June 7, 2006, a cash dividend of $0.045 per share was declared for shareholders of record on August 15, 2006, payable September 1, 2006.
8. Shareholders’ Equity
On March 1, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 2-for-1 stock split on its common stock, subject to shareholder approval of an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized common shares of the Company. On June 23, 2006, the Company’s shareholders approved the amendment. As a result, the split was paid in the form of a share distribution on July 7, 2006 to the shareholders of record on June 26, 2006. The effect on the June 30, 2006 balance sheet was to reduce Additional Paid-in Capital by $5.4 million and increase Common Stock by $5.4 million. All prior period common stock and applicable share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the split.
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9. Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has several plans providing for common-stock based awards to employees and to non-employee Directors. The plans permit the granting of various types of awards including stock options and restricted stock awards. 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 ten years after grant.
Vesting requirements are determined by the Human Resources Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Options granted December 6, 1995, began vesting December 6, 1998, with 20 percent of the options vesting for five consecutive years. Options granted December 4, 1996, began vesting December 4, 1997, with 20 percent of the options vesting for five consecutive years. Options granted since December 3, 1997, began vesting one year after the grant date with 25 percent of the options vesting for four consecutive years.
In March 2001, the Company adopted the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Stock Incentive Plan”). The Stock Incentive Plan was effective December 6, 2000 and will terminate December 6, 2010. Under this plan, the Company is authorized to grant options for up to 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price not less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Up to 900,000 shares of the total authorized shares may be granted to participants as restricted stock awards. There were 203,000 shares and 10,000 shares of restricted stock awards granted in the nine months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. All share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the stock split effective June 26, 2006. Effective March 1, 2006, no additional common-stock based awards will be made under the Stock Incentive Plan.
On March 1, 2006, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan was approved. The Plan, among other things, authorizes the Board of Directors to grant nonqualified and incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights and performance units to selected employees and to non-employee Directors. As of June 30, 2006, no stock awards have been granted from this plan.
In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised 2004), Share Based Payment (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS 123(R) is a revision of SFAS No. 123, as amended, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation(“SFAS 123”), and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees(“APB 25”). SFAS 123(R) eliminated the alternative to use the intrinsic value method of accounting that was provided in SFAS 123, which generally resulted in no compensation expense recorded in the financial statements related to the issuance of stock options. SFAS 123(R) requires that the cost resulting from all share-based payment transactions be recognized in the financial statements. SFAS 123(R) established fair value as the measurement objective in accounting for share-based payment arrangements and requires all companies to apply a fair-value based measurement method in accounting for all share-based payment transactions with employees.
In October 2005, the Company adopted SFAS 123(R) using a modified prospective application, as permitted under SFAS 123(R). Accordingly, prior period amounts have not been restated. Under this application, the Company is required to record compensation expense for all awards granted after the date of adoption and for the unvested portion of previously granted awards that remain outstanding at the date of adoption. Additionally, SFAS 123(R) requires that the benefits of tax deduction in excess of recognized compensation cost be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as required under previously effective accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), unearned compensation related to restricted stock awards was classified as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R), on October 1, 2005, the balance in unearned compensation was reclassified to additional paid-in capital on the balance sheet.
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A summary of compensation cost for stock-based payment arrangements recognized in general and administrative expense and cash received from the exercise of stock options is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Three Months
Nine Months
Ended
June 30, 2006
Compensation expense
Stock options
1,231
7,411
Restricted stock
314
720
$ 1,545
After-tax stock based compensation
$ 957
5,041
Per basic share
$ .01
$ .05
Per diluted share
Cash received from exercise of stock options
$ 481
$ 12,341
Benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost of $10.0 million is reported as a financing cash flow in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flow for the nine months ended June 30, 2006.
Prior to adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company used the Black-Scholes formula to estimate the value of stock options granted to employees. The Company continues to use this acceptable option valuation model following the adoption of SFAS 123(R). The fair value of the options is amortized to compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the stock awards, which are generally the vesting periods. The following summarizes the weighted-average assumptions in the model for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:
Risk-free interest rate
4.5
%
4.2
Expected stock volatility
36.9
40.3
Dividend yield
.5
1.0
Expected term (in years)
5.2
5.0
Risk-Free Interest Rate. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury securities for the expected term of the option.
Expected Volatility Rate. Expected volatilities are based on the daily closing price of the Company’s stock based upon historical experience over a period which approximates the expected term of the option.
Dividend Yield. The expected dividend yield is based on the Company’s current dividend yield.
Expected Term. The expected term of the options granted represents the period of time that they are expected to be outstanding. The Company estimates the expected term of options granted based on historical experience with grants and exercises.
A summary of stock option activity under the Plan for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 is presented below:
Weighted-
Average
Aggregate
Remaining
Intrinsic
Exercise
Contractual
Options
Price
Term
Outstanding at October 1, 2005
6,488
12.29
Granted
640
29.68
Exercised
(1,479
12.26
Forfeited/Expired
(21
16.53
Outstanding at June 30, 2006
5,628
$ 14.25
6.23
89,369
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2006
5,602
$ 14.18
6.22
89,346
Exercisable at June 30, 2006
3,851
$ 11.74
5.28
70,813
A summary of stock option activity under the Plan for the three months ended June 30, 2006 is presented below:
Outstanding at April 1, 2006
6,137
14.14
(492
12.75
(17
17.25
The weighted-average fair value of options granted in the first quarter of fiscal 2006 was $11.40. No options were granted in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006 was $12.4 million and $34.8 million, respectively.
Restricted stock awards consist of the Company’s common stock and are time vested over 3-5 years. The Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The fair value of restricted stock awards is determined based on the closing trading price of the Company’s shares on the grant date. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of shares granted for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 was $30.24. There were no restricted stock options awarded in the three months ended June 30, 2006.
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A summary of the status of the Company’s restricted stock awards as of June 30, 2006, and changes during the nine months then ended is presented below:
Grant-Date
Restricted Stock Awards
Fair Value
Unvested at October 1, 2005
16.01
203
30.24
Vested
Forfeited
Unvested at June 30, 2006
213
$ 29.57
As of June 30, 2006, there was $5.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock options granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 4.4 years.
In December 2005, the Company accelerated the vesting of 819,698 share options held by a senior executive who retired. As a result of that modification, the Company recognized additional compensation expense of $2.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006.
The Company has the right to satisfy option exercises from treasury shares and from authorized but unissued shares. The Company does not currently anticipate repurchasing shares in the open market during the remainder of the fiscal year.
Prior to October 1, 2005, stock-based awards were accounted for under APB 25 and related interpretations. Fixed plan common stock options generally did not result in compensation expense because the exercise price of the options issued by the Company was equal to the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on the net income and earnings per share as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands except per share amounts):
June 30, 2005
Net income, as reported
Add: Stock-based compensation expense included in the Consolidated Statements of Income, net of related tax effects
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Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects
(903
(2,729
Pro forma net income
28,927
88,768
Basic-as reported
Basic-pro forma
0.87
Diluted-as reported
Diluted-pro forma
0.86
10. Notes Payable and Long-term Debt
At June 30, 2006, the Company had $200 million in long-term debt outstanding at fixed rates and maturities as summarized in the following table.
Issue Amount
Maturity Date
Interest Rate
$25,000,000
August 15, 2007
5.51%
August 15, 2009
5.91%
$75,000,000
August 15, 2012
6.46%
August 15, 2014
6.56%
The terms of the debt obligations require the Company to maintain a minimum ratio of debt to total capitalization.
At June 30, 2006, the Company had a committed unsecured line of credit totaling $50 million. Letters of credit totaling $16.4 million were outstanding against the line at June 30, 2006, leaving $33.6 million available to borrow. Under terms of the line of credit, the Company must maintain certain financial ratios including debt to total capitalization and debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, and a certain level of tangible net worth. The interest rate varies based on LIBOR plus .875 to 1.125 percent or prime minus 1.75 percent to prime minus 1.50 percent depending on the ratios described above. At June 30, 2006, no balances were outstanding under the line of credit. The revolving credit commitment expired July 11, 2006, and subsequent to June 30, 2006, the Company renewed the facility with the same terms as the existing line of credit. The renewed facility matures in July 2007.
As of June 30, 2006, the Company had two outstanding, unsecured notes payable to a bank totaling $2.3 million denominated in a foreign currency. The interest rate of the notes was 13 percent with a 60 day maturity. Subsequent to the third quarter of fiscal 2006, one note for $1.2 million was paid in full and the second note for $1.1 million was renewed for 30 days at the same interest rate.
11. Income Taxes
The Company’s effective tax rate was 38.3 percent in the first nine months of fiscal 2006, compared to 41.2 percent in the first nine months of fiscal 2005. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 was 37.8 percent and 41.2 percent, respectively. The effective rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35.0 percent primarily due to state and foreign taxes. The effective tax rate decrease for both the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the three and nine months ended June 30, 2005 is due to the ratio of domestic earnings to international earnings increasing.
12. Contingent Liabilities and Commitments
In conjunction with the Company’s current drilling rig construction program, purchase commitments for equipment, parts and supplies of approximately $210.8 million are outstanding at June 30, 2006.
On or about April 10, 2006, the Company and its operator were sued for negligence in the death of a subcontractor’s employee. While the ultimate loss attributable to this lawsuit cannot be reasonably estimated, the Company’s exposure is limited to its $2 million insurance deductible. Various other legal actions, the majority of which arise in the ordinary course of business, are pending. The Company maintains insurance against certain business risks subject to certain deductibles. None of these legal actions are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.
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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
13. Segment Information
The Company operates principally in the contract drilling industry. The Company’s contract drilling business includes the following reportable operating segments: U.S. Land, U.S. Offshore, and International. The contract drilling operations consist mainly of contracting Company-owned drilling equipment primarily to major oil and gas exploration companies. The Company’s primary international areas of operation include Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, other South American countries and Africa. The International operations have similar services, have similar types of customers, operate in a consistent manner and have similar economic and regulatory characteristics. Therefore, the Company has aggregated its International operations into one reportable segment. The Company also has a Real Estate segment whose operations are conducted exclusively in the metropolitan area of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The key areas of operation include a shopping center and several multi-tenant warehouses. Each reportable segment is a strategic business unit which is managed separately. Other includes investments and corporate operations.
The Company evaluates segment performance based on income or loss from 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.
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 the Company believes to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided.
Segment operating income for all segments is a non-GAAP financial measure of the Company’s performance, as it excludes general and administrative expenses, corporate depreciation, income from asset sales and other corporate income and expense. The Company considers segment operating income to be an important supplemental measure of operating performance for presenting trends in the Company’s core businesses. This measure is used by the Company to facilitate period-to-period comparisons in operating performance of the Company’s reportable segments in the aggregate by eliminating items that affect comparability between periods. The Company believes that segment operating income is useful to investors because it provides a means to evaluate the operating performance of the segments and the Company 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 the Company’s operating performance in future periods.
Summarized financial information of the Company’s reportable segments for the nine months ended June 30, 2006, and 2005, is shown in the following tables:
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Segment
External
Inter-
Operating
Sales
Contract Drilling:
U.S. Land
247,576
U.S. Offshore
20,115
International
40,099
858,282
307,790
588
8,320
3,271
866,602
311,061
Eliminations
(588
108,629
12,988
15,063
559,512
136,680
592
8,596
3,202
568,108
139,882
(592
Summarized financial information of the Company’s reportable segments for the three months ended June 30, 2006, and 2005, is shown in the following tables:
93,708
7,635
17,685
317,263
119,028
194
2,727
1,092
319,990
120,120
(194
47,244
4,648
5,284
204,655
57,176
199
2,931
1,266
207,586
58,442
(199
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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Unaudited)
The following table reconciles segment operating income per the table above to income before income taxes and equity in income of affiliate as reported on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.
Segment operating income
1,895
603
6,431
12,390
Corporate general and administrative costs and corporate depreciation
(7,878
(7,624
(22,200
(20,559
Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities
Total other income (expense)
The following tables present revenues from external customers and total assets by country based on the location of service provided.
Operating revenues
United States
251,965
161,357
686,809
437,216
Venezuela
24,606
16,263
61,029
49,484
Ecuador
22,322
16,348
63,382
44,315
Other Foreign
20,903
13,419
54,794
36,501
Total Assets
1,114,252
809,403
94,164
95,108
280,163
239,087
1,488,579
1,143,598
30,854
32,203
465,461
487,549
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14. Pensions and Other Post-retirement Benefits
The following provides information at June 30, 2006 and 2005 as to the Company-sponsored domestic defined benefit pension plan.
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service Cost
1,022
1,137
3,064
3,410
Interest Cost
1,210
1,154
3,630
3,462
Expected return on plan assets
(1,234
(1,094
(3,702
(3,283
Recognized net actuarial loss
219
239
657
717
Net pension expense
1,217
1,436
3,649
4,306
Plan Assets
The weighted-average asset allocations for the pension plan by asset category follow:
At June 30,
Asset Category
Equity Securities
75.5
73.1
Debt Securities
23.2
24.8
Real Estate and Other
1.3
2.1
100.0
Employer Contributions
The Company anticipates cash funding of its Pension Plan will be approximately $3.8 million in fiscal 2006. Through June 30, 2006, the Company had funded $3.3 million.
Foreign Plan
The Company maintains an unfunded pension plan in one of the international subsidiaries. Pension expense was approximately $88,000 and $89,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Pension expense was approximately $273,000 and $229,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
15. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections-a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3. This standard establishes, unless impracticable, retrospective application as the required method for reporting a change in accounting principle in the absence of explicit transition requirements specific to the newly adopted accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 will become effective for the Company for accounting changes and corrections of errors beginning in fiscal 2007. Based on historical experience, the Company does not expect the standard to have a significant impact on the financial statements.
In June 2006, The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, and provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this Interpretation on our financial statements.
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16. Gain Contingencies
In August 2005, the Company’s Rig 201, which operates on an operator’s tension-leg platform in the Gulf of Mexico, lost its entire derrick and suffered significant damage as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The Company has completed damage assessment and has begun repairing the rig. Rig 201 will not return to service in fiscal 2006. The rig was insured at a value that approximated replacement cost to cover the net book value and any additional losses. Therefore, the Company expects to record a gain resulting from the receipt of insurance proceeds. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate the amount or timing of the gain. Capital costs incurred in conjunction with any repairs will be capitalized and depreciated in accordance with the Company’s accounting policies.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONAND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSJune 30, 2006
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 the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. The Company’s future operating results may be affected by various trends and factors, which are beyond the Company’s control. These include, among other factors, fluctuations in natural gas and crude oil prices, expiration or termination of drilling contracts, forfeiture of early termination payments under fixed term contracts due to sustained unacceptable performance, currency exchange losses, changes in general economic and political conditions, adverse weather conditions including hurricanes, rapid or unexpected changes in technologies, and uncertain business conditions that affect the Company’s businesses. Accordingly, past results and trends should not be used by investors to anticipate future results or trends. The Company’s risk factors are more fully described in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. No material changes in the risk factors have occurred.
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. These forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions. The Company cautions that, while it believes such assumptions to be reasonable and makes them in good faith, assumptions about future events and conditions almost always vary from actual results. The differences between good faith assumptions and actual results can be material. The Company is 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, or on behalf of, the Company. 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, or on behalf of, the Company.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 vs. Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
The Company reported net income of $80.0 million ($0.75 per diluted share) from operating revenues of $319.8 million for the third quarter ended June 30, 2006, compared with net income of $29.8 million ($0.28 per diluted share) from operating revenues of $207.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2005. Net income in the three months ended June 30, 2006 includes $5.8 million ($0.05 per diluted share) of after-tax gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities. In the third quarter of fiscal 2005, there were no investment security sales.
The following tables summarize operations by business segment for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. 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 13 to the financial statements.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONAND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSJune 30, 2006
Three Months Ended June 30,
U.S. LAND OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except days and per day amounts)
Revenues
Direct operating expenses
102,094
74,639
General and administrative expense
2,903
2,346
16,159
14,491
Activity days
8,716
7,797
Average rig revenue per day
23,503
16,658
Average rig expense per day
10,565
8,439
Average rig margin per day
12,938
8,219
Rig utilization
100
94
U.S. LAND segment operating income increased to $93.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 compared to $47.2 million in the same period of fiscal 2005. Revenues were $214.9 million and $138.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. Included in land revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $10.0 million and $8.8 million, respectively. The $46.5 million increase in segment operating income was primarily the result of increased activity days and higher dayrates.
Average land rig revenue per day was $23,503 and $16,658 for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. The significant increase in average rig revenue per day was primarily due to higher dayrates. Land rig utilization was 100 percent and 94 percent for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. Land rig activity days for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 were 8,716 compared with 7,797 for the same period of fiscal 2005, with an average of 95.8 and 85.7 rigs working during the third quarter of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Average rig expense per day increased $2,126 to $10,565 per day at June 30, 2006 from $8,439 per day at June 30, 2005. Intense demand for a quality labor force has elevated payroll and related costs. Additionally, supplier cost increases for maintenance and supplies contributed to the cost per day increase.
U.S. OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
22,726
11,504
1,319
1,071
2,888
2,682
728
455
39,931
32,614
25,210
16,426
14,721
16,188
73
45
U.S. OFFSHORE revenues include reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $2.7 million and $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
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The increase in average rig revenue per day for the comparable quarters ending June 30, 2006 and 2005 was due to higher dayrates and increased activity days as four rigs returned to work. Average rig expense increased to $25,210 for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 from $16,426 for the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Maintenance and supplies, payroll, and payroll related costs increased as activity and demand intensified. Additionally, property insurance for offshore rigs escalated due to the hurricanes in 2005.
U.S. Offshore operations has had increasing demand for services in fiscal 2006 resulting in nine of the Company’s eleven platform rigs contracted at June 30, 2006 compared to five contracted at June 30, 2005. The remaining two rigs are being bid.
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
44,258
35,192
1,028
619
4,860
4,935
2,300
1,916
24,698
19,536
15,096
14,633
9,602
4,903
93
80
INTERNATIONAL DRILLING segment operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 was $17.7 million, compared to $5.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2005. Rig utilization for International operations was 93 percent for this year’s third quarter, compared with 80 percent for the third quarter of fiscal 2005. During the quarter, an average of 25.0 rigs worked compared to an average of 20.8 rigs in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. International revenues were $67.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006, compared with $46.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. During the current quarter, the Company’s major customer in Venezuela, PDVSA, agreed to a dayrate increase retroactive to January, 2006. The effect of this increase is that revenues in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 included $2.1 million of revenue attributable to work performed during the second quarter of fiscal 2006. The remaining increase in revenue is attributable to increased activity days and increased dayrates. Included in International Drilling revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $6.6 million and $4.1 million, respectively.
Subsequent to June 30, 2006, International operations transferred a rig to U.S. Land operations. Only one international rig is idle but that rig is expected to commence operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2007.
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General and administrative expenses increased to $13.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 from $11.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. The $1.3 million increase is primarily due to recording $1.5 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) and a reduction in pension expense of $0.2 million.
Interest and dividend income increased to $2.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 compared to $1.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. The $0.9 million increase is attributable to improved interest rates on cash equivalent balances and short-term investments.
Interest expense was $1.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006, compared to $3.1 million in the same period of fiscal 2005. Interest expense is primarily attributable to the $200 million long-term debt for both comparable quarters. The reduction in interest expense is due to capitalized interest of $1.9 million related to the Company’s rig construction program in the third quarter of fiscal 2006.
Income from the sale of investment securities was $9.4 million, $5.8 million after-tax ($0.05 per diluted share) in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The gain was from the sale of available-for-sale investments. In the third quarter of fiscal 2005, there were no investment security sales.
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2006 vs. Nine Months Ended June 30, 2005
The Company reported net income of $195.4 million ($1.84 per diluted share) from operating revenues of $866.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006, compared with net income of $91.5 million ($0.88 per diluted share) from operating revenues of $567.5 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2005. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2006 includes $7.5 million ($0.07 per diluted share) of after-tax gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2005 includes $16.0 million ($0.15 per diluted share) of after-tax gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities.
The following tables summarize operations by business segment for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. 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 13 to the financial statements.
Nine Months Ended June 30,
(in 000’s, except days and per day amounts)
278,360
211,312
9,893
6,051
45,457
44,310
24,837
22,974
22,138
15,028
9,941
8,108
12,197
6,920
98
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U.S. LAND operating results in the first nine months of fiscal 2006 increased significantly from the same period in fiscal 2005. Segment operating income was $247.6 million and $108.6 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. The $139.0 million increase in segment operating income was primarily the result of higher land rig margins and increased rig days.
Revenues were $581.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2006, compared with $370.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2005. Included in land revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005 are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $31.5 million and $25.0 million, respectively.
The 76 percent increase in average rig margins was due primarily to higher dayrates in fiscal 2006. Land rig utilization was 98 percent and 93 percent for the nine months of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. Land rig revenue days for the first nine months of 2006 were 24,837 compared with 22,974 for the same period of 2005, with an average of 91.0 and 84.2 rigs working during the first nine months of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. The increase in rig days and average rigs working is attributable to additional rigs being added to the U.S. Land rig fleet. The increase in the rig fleet consisted of ten new FlexRig4 during fiscal 2006 and four rigs previously transferred from International operations. During the first quarter of fiscal 2006, one rig was transferred from the Company’s U.S. Land rig fleet to the International rig fleet for a two-year term contract in Argentina. Subsequent to the third quarter of fiscal 2006, one rig was transferred from Venezuela to the U.S. Land rig fleet.
64,854
35,343
4,584
2,722
8,238
7,857
2,071
1,468
38,738
28,981
23,989
15,133
14,749
13,848
69
49
U.S. OFFSHORE operating revenues and segment operating income increased due to increasing demand and increased dayrates. Included in offshore revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005 are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $9.9 million and $5.3 million, respectively. Direct operating expenses increased as a result of higher rig utilization, supplier cost increases and, to secure quality personnel, labor wage increases. Segment operating income increased to $20.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2006 from $13.0 million in the first nine months of 2005. Rig days were 2,071 and 1,468 for the first nine months of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. Rig utilization for the same periods was 69 percent and 49 percent, respectively.
Nine of the Company’s eleven platform rigs are currently contracted.
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122,349
98,967
2,506
1,769
14,251
14,501
5,467
22,746
19,393
14,570
13,900
8,176
5,493
88
74
INTERNATIONAL DRILLING segment operating income in the first nine months of fiscal 2006 was $40.1 million, compared to $15.1 million in the same period of 2005. The increase in segment operating income is primarily the result of increased rig activity and higher dayrates. Rig utilization for International operations averaged 88 percent for the first nine months of fiscal 2006, compared with 74 percent for the first nine months of fiscal 2005. An average of 23.8 rigs worked during the first nine months of fiscal 2006, compared to 20.0 rigs in the first nine months of fiscal 2005. International revenues were $179.2 million and $130.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. Included in International Drilling revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $18.5 million and $11.0 million, respectively. The overall increase in margins per day was primarily the result of dayrate increases and activity days.
Effective March 3, 2005, the Central Bank of Venezuela authorized the devaluation of the bolivar from 1920 to 2150. Included in direct operating expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2005 is a $0.6 million exchange loss related to the Venezuelan currency devaluation, compared to a $0.1 million currency devaluation loss for the same period in 2006.
OTHER
General and administrative expenses increased to $38.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2006 from $30.5 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2005. The $8.4 million increase is primarily due to recording $8.1 million of stock-based compensation expense. Stock-based compensation includes $5.9 million related to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) and $2.9 million due to the Company accelerating the vesting of 819,698 share options held by an employee.
Interest and dividend income increased to $7.6 million in the first nine months of 2006, compared to $3.8 million in the same period of fiscal 2005. The $3.8 million increase is attributable to improved interest rates on cash equivalent balances and short-term investments.
Interest expense was $5.8 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2006, compared to $9.7 million in the same period of fiscal 2005. Interest expense is primarily attributable to the $200 million long-term debt for both comparable nine month periods. The reduction in interest expense is due to capitalized interest of $3.7 million related to the Company’s rig construction program in fiscal 2006.
Income from the sale of investment securities decreased to $12.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2006, compared to $26.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2005. The first nine months of 2005 included gains from the sale of securities of $26.3 million, $16.0 million after-tax ($0.15 per diluted share), primarily from the sale of 1,000,000 shares of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. The first nine months of 2006 included gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities of $12.1 million, $7.5 million after-tax ($0.07 per diluted share).
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Income from asset sales decreased to $6.4 million in the first nine months of 2006, compared to $12.4 million in the same period of fiscal 2005. The decrease of $6.0 million is primarily due to the sale of two domestic land rigs in 2005 and the sale of one domestic land rig in 2006.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash and cash equivalent balances decreased to $114.1 million at June 30, 2006 from $288.8 million at September 30, 2005. Contributing to the $174.7 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents were: the purchase of short-term investments and investment securities of $115.1 million, capital expenditures of $322.6 million and dividends paid of $12.9 million. These decreases to cash totaling $450.6 million were offset with increases to cash of $275.9 million. The increases include net cash provided by operating activities of $217.9 million, proceeds from the sale of investments of $23.3 million, proceeds from the sale of assets of $10.0 million, increase in short-term notes of $2.3 million, and cash received from the exercise of stock options and the excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation of $22.4 million.
In April 2006, the Company announced that three-year term contracts were reached with an exploration and production company to operate two new FlexRigs. In July, 2006, the Company announced commitments for an additional five new FlexRigs. With these contracts and those previously announced, the Company has committed to build 66 new FlexRigs. All of the signed contracts, with 16 exploration and production companies, contain a minimum term of three years. Ten of the 66 new FlexRigs had been delivered to the field at June 30, 2006 with an additional five completed in July. The Company expects that approximately 24 new FlexRigs should be completed during fiscal 2006, down from an earlier projection of 30.
Capital expenditures were $322.6 million and $50.4 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively. Capital expenditures increased from 2005 due to the Company’s current construction program of new FlexRigs.
The Company anticipates capital expenditures to total approximately $470 million for fiscal 2006. Included in the $470 million is the cost to construct the new FlexRigs scheduled to be built in fiscal 2006. Capital expenditures will be financed primarily by internally generated cash flow.
Current cash, investments in short-term money market securities, and cash generated from operating activities are expected to meet the Company’s estimated capital expenditures, including FlexRig construction done in fiscal 2006, and other expected cash requirements for fiscal 2006. The Company’s indebtedness totaled $202.3 million at June 30, 2006, as described in Note 10 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
There were no other significant changes in the Company’s financial position since September 30, 2005.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATIONJune 30, 2006
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
For a description of the Company’s market risks, see
· “Item 7 (a). Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2006, and
· Note 10 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.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2006. There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
A Special Meeting of Stockholders of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. was held on June 23, 2006. Proxies for the meeting were solicited by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of Helmerich & Payne, Inc., and there was no solicitation in opposition to such solicitation. The matter presented for vote was to approve an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company. The amendment was approved with 46,894,608 for, 618,580 against and 23,985 abstaining.
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
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.
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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.
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.
(Registrant)
Date:
August 4,
By:
/s/ HANS C HELMERICH
Hans C. Helmerich, President
/s/ DOUGLAS E. FEARS
Douglas E. Fears, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number