---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000046765-25-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HP"
cik: "0000046765"
company_name: "Helmerich & Payne, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-09-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T05:29:28.804930+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Helmerich & Payne promotes Trey Adams to President, effective Oct 1, 2025

## Summary
- Adams, previously SVP Global Commercial, succeeds John Lindsay as President; Lindsay remains CEO.
- Mike Lennox promoted to EVP Western Hemisphere Land; John Bell to EVP Eastern Hemisphere Land.
- Adams' annual base salary increased to $660,000; Lennox and Bell to $560,000 each.
- Lennox and Bell each receive $1M restricted stock awards vesting over three years.
- Promotions reflect nearing completion of KCAD integration and global growth plans.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000046765-25-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HP
- cik: 0000046765
- company_name: Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-09-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46765/000004676525000059/0000046765-25-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46765/000004676525000059/hp-20250923.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000046765-25-000059
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000046765-25-000059.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000046765-25-000059.txt

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