Form 8-K HELMERICH & PAYNE INC For: Mar 12

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Helmerich Payne (HP) Assigned 'BBB+' Rating by S&P

March 12, 2015 2:48 PM EDT

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its 'BBB+' corporate credit rating to Tulsa, Okla.-based contract drilling company Helmerich & Payne Inc. (NYSE: HP) (H&P). The outlook is stable.

At the same time, we assigned a 'BBB+' senior unsecured rating to the proposed senior unsecured notes, to be issued by Helmerich & Payne International Drilling and guaranteed by H&P.

"The ratings on H&P reflect our assessment of its business risk... More