secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP)
CIK:        0000046765
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000046765-25-000077
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

HP CEO John Lindsay to retire March 2026; President Trey Adams to succeed
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- John Lindsay will retire as CEO and director effective March 4, 2026 Annual Meeting.
- Board appointed President Trey Adams as next CEO, effective same date; Adams nominated to Board.
- Lindsay will remain as Senior Advisor through Dec 2026 for transition support.
- Lindsay's decision not due to disagreement; transition agreement includes base salary, reduced incentive, restricted shares.
- Adams, 40, has been President since Oct 2025; previously held various roles since 2008.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46765/000004676525000077/0000046765-25-000077-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46765/000004676525000077/hp-20251210.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000046765-25-000077

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