{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000046765-26-000020","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"HP","cik":"0000046765","company_name":"Helmerich & Payne, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:37.419575+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-15T12:08:35.838682+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.65,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.65,"confidence":"high","headline":"CFO Kevin Vann to retire June 30; Todd Scruggs named successor","bullets":["Kevin Vann, SVP and CFO, to retire effective June 30, 2026; will serve as senior advisor through Dec 31, 2026.","Todd Scruggs, currently VP Corporate Finance & Treasurer, appointed SVP and CFO effective July 1, 2026.","Scruggs previously held roles at WPX Energy, Devon Energy, and Veriten; joined H&P in November 2024.","Vann's retirement is not due to any disagreement; he received a transition agreement including a $750,000 bonus.","Leadership update follows Trey Adams' appointment as CEO on March 4, 2026; CFO transition is part of alignment."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000046765-26-000020","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000046765-26-000020.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000046765-26-000020.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000046765-26-000020.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46765/000004676526000020/0000046765-26-000020-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46765/000004676526000020/hp-20260310.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-15T12:08:35.838682+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}