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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For quarterly period ended: June 30, 2004

OR

     
o   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
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  73-0679879
(I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number)

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 an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes   x   No   o

         
CLASS   OUTSTANDING AT July 31, 2004
Common Stock, $0.10 par value
    50,416,398  

 


HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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Item 2.       13-19  
Item 3.       19  
Item 4.       20  
PART II.       20  
Item 6.       20  
Signatures  
 
    21  
 Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302
 Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302
 Certification of CEO & CFO Pursuant to Section 906

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                 
    Unaudited    
    June 30,   September 30,
    2004
  2003
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 24,447     $ 38,189  
Accounts receivable, less reserve of $1,329 at June 30, 2004 and $1,319 at September 30, 2003
    102,258       91,088  
Inventories
    20,762       22,533  
Income tax receivable
    35,080       32,619  
Prepaid expenses and other
    14,778       13,102  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current assets
    197,325       197,531  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Investments
    172,785       158,770  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    1,057,597       1,058,205  
Other assets
    21,177       1,329  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 1,448,884     $ 1,415,835  
 
   
 
     
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Notes payable
  $ 3,000     $ 30,000  
Accounts payable
    24,941       29,630  
Accrued liabilities
    26,843       28,988  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current liabilities
    54,784       88,618  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Noncurrent liabilities:
               
Long-term notes payable
    200,000       200,000  
Deferred income taxes
    218,765       181,737  
Other
    38,626       28,229  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total noncurrent liabilities
    457,391       409,966  
 
   
 
     
 
 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Common stock, par value $.10 per share:
               
Authorized common 80,000; issued 53,529
    5,353       5,353  
Preferred stock, no shares issued
           
Additional paid-in capital
    85,339       83,302  
Retained earnings
    844,717       840,776  
Unearned compensation
          (10 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    43,515       33,668  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    978,924       963,089  
Less treasury stock, at cost, 3,120 shares and 3,389 shares at June 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003, respectively
    42,215       45,838  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    936,709       917,251  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 1,448,884     $ 1,415,835  
 
   
 
     
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    June 30,
  June 30,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
REVENUES
                               
Operating revenues
  $ 147,498     $ 136,553     $ 425,831     $ 374,516  
Income from investments
    376       472       12,123       2,142  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    147,874       137,025       437,954       376,658  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
COST AND EXPENSES
                               
Direct operating costs
    105,302       88,720       303,489       257,129  
Depreciation
    23,934       21,517       69,604       59,696  
General and administrative
    9,516       9,368       28,407       31,884  
Interest
    3,114       3,247       9,448       9,049  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    141,866       122,852       410,948       357,758  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before income taxes and equity in income of affiliates
    6,008       14,173       27,006       18,900  
Provision for income taxes
    2,522       6,144       11,532       8,176  
Equity in income of affiliates net of income taxes
    861       133       550       619  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
NET INCOME
  $ 4,347     $ 8,162     $ 16,024     $ 11,343  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Earnings per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.09     $ 0.16     $ 0.32     $ 0.23  
Diluted
  $ 0.09     $ 0.16     $ 0.32     $ 0.22  
Cash Dividends (Note 3)
  $ 0.0825     $ 0.08     $ 0.2425     $ 0.24  
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
                               
Basic
    50,404       50,045       50,273       50,016  
Diluted
    50,880       50,681       50,816       50,563  

     The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)

                 
    Nine Months Ended
    June 30,
    2004
  2003
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net income
  $ 16,024     $ 11,343  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    69,604       59,696  
Equity in income of affiliates before income taxes
    (887 )     (996 )
Amortization of deferred compensation
    10       166  
Gain on sale of securities
    (10,412 )     (306 )
Gain on sale of property, plant & equipment
    (1,736 )     (1,081 )
Deferred income tax benefit
    30,874       33,205  
Other, net
    76       527  
Change in assets and liabilities-
               
Accounts receivables
    (11,170 )     (14,855 )
Inventories
    1,771       984  
Prepaid expenses and other
    (1,213 )     (3,270 )
Income tax receivable
    (21,480 )     (25,978 )
Accounts payable
    (4,689 )     (985 )
Accrued liabilities
    (2,028 )     2,332  
Deferred income taxes
    118       1,011  
Other noncurrent liabilities
    9,378       4,012  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    74,240       65,805  
 
   
 
     
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Capital expenditures
    (70,536 )     (201,381 )
Proceeds from sale of securities
    14,033       12,444  
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
    3,280       3,877  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (53,223 )     (185,060 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Proceeds from long-term debt
          100,000  
Decrease (increase) in short-term notes
    (27,000 )     10,000  
Dividends paid
    (12,083 )     (12,012 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    4,324       1,357  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (34,759 )     99,345  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (13,742 )     (19,910 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    38,189       46,883  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 24,447     $ 26,973  
 
   
 
     
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands — except per share data)

                                                                         
                                                                 
                                                        Accumulated    
    Common Stock
  Additional
Paid-In
  Unearned   Retained   Treasury Stock
  Other
Comprehensive
  Total
Shareholders'
    Shares
  Amount
  Capital
  Compensation
  Earnings
  Shares
  Amount
  Income
  Equity
Balance, September 30, 2003
    53,529     $ 5,353     $ 83,302     $ (10 )   $ 840,776       3,389     $ (45,838 )   $ 33,668     $ 917,251  
Comprehensive Income:
                                                                       
Net Income
                                                                       
Other comprehensive income,
                                    16,024                               16,024  
Unrealized gains on available- for-sale securities, net
                                                            9,775       9,775  
Amortization of unrealized loss on derivative instruments, net
                                                            72       72  
 
                                                                   
 
 
Total other comprehensive income
                                                                    9,847  
 
                                                                   
 
 
Comprehensive income
                                                                    25,871  
 
                                                                   
 
 
Cash dividends ($0.2425 per share)
                                    (12,083 )                             (12,083 )
Exercise of Stock Options
                    701                       (269 )     3,623               4,324  
Tax benefit of stock-based awards
                    1,336                                               1,336  
Amortization of deferred compensation
                            10                                       10  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Balance, June 30, 2004
    53,529     $ 5,353     $ 85,339     $     $ 844,717       3,120     $ (42,215 )   $ 43,515     $ 936,709  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES 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 only 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, 2004, and June 30, 2003, 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 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
  2.   Employee Stock-Based Awards – Employee stock-based awards are accounted for under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and related interpretations. Fixed plan common stock options generally do not result in compensation expense, because the exercise price of the options issued by the Company equals the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”.

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    June 30,
  June 30,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
    (in thousands except per share amounts)
Net income, as reported
  $ 4,347     $ 8,162     $ 16,024     $ 11,343  
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in the Consolidated Statements of Income, net of related tax effects
          9       6       103  
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects
    (1,009 )     (1,090 )     (3,131 )     (3,296 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Pro forma net income
  $ 3,338     $ 7,081     $ 12,899     $ 8,150  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Earnings per share:
                               
Basic-as reported
  $ 0.09     $ 0.16     $ 0.32     $ 0.23  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Basic-pro forma
  $ 0.07     $ 0.14     $ 0.26     $ 0.16  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted-as reported
  $ 0.09     $ 0.16     $ 0.32     $ 0.22  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted-pro forma
  $ 0.07     $ 0.14     $ 0.25     $ 0.16  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

  3.   Cash Dividends -
 
      The $.08 cash dividend declared in March, 2004, was paid June 1, 2004. On June 2, 2004, a cash dividend of $.0825 per share was declared for shareholders of record on August 13, 2004, payable September 1, 2004.
 
  4.   Inventories -
 
      Inventories consist primarily of replacement parts and supplies held for use in the Company’s drilling operations.
 
  5.   Sale of Investments -
 
      Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2004 includes after-tax gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities of $6,435,000 ($0.13 per diluted share). There were no security sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2004. Net income for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2003 include no material gain or loss from the sale of portfolio securities.

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
(Unaudited)

  6.   Summary of Available-for-Sale Securities -
 
      The following is a summary of available-for-sale securities, which excludes those accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The recorded amounts for investments accounted for under the equity method are $57.5 million and $56.7 million at June 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003, respectively.

                                 
            Gross   Gross   Est.
        Unrealized   Unrealized   Fair
    Cost
  Gains
  Losses
  Value
          (in thousands)    
Equity Securities 6/30/04
  $ 29,644     $ 80,042     $     $ 109,686  
Equity Securities 9/30/03
  $ 33,300     $ 64,276     $     $ 97,576  

  7.   Comprehensive Income -
 
      Comprehensive income, net of related tax, is as follows (in thousands):

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    June 30,
  June 30,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Net Income
  $ 4,347     $ 8,162     $ 16,024     $ 11,343  
Other comprehensive income:
                               
Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities
    (1,198 )     12,869       9,775       14,818  
Amortization of unrealized loss on derivative instruments
          245       72       734  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
    (1,198 )     13,114       9,847       15,552  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Comprehensive income
  $ 3,149     $ 21,276     $ 25,871     $ 26,895  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

      The components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of related taxes, are as follows (in thousands):

                 
    June 30,   September 30,
    2004
  2003
Unrealized gain on securities, net
  $ 49,626     $ 39,851  
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments
          (72 )
Minimum pension liability
    (6,111 )     (6,111 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  $ 43,515     $ 33,668  
 
   
 
     
 
 

  8.   Notes payable and long-term debt –
 
      At June 30, 2004, 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 %
$25,000,000
  August 15, 2009     5.91 %
$75,000,000
  August 15, 2012     6.46 %
$75,000,000
  August 15, 2014     6.56 %

      The terms of the debt obligations require the Company to maintain a minimum ratio of debt to total capitalization. The proceeds of the debt issuances were used to repay $50 million of outstanding debt, fund the Company’s rig construction program and for other general corporate purposes.

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
(Unaudited)

      At June 30, 2004, the Company had a committed unsecured line of credit totaling $50 million. Short-term loans totaling $3 million and letters of credit totaling $13 million were outstanding against the line, leaving $34 million available to borrow. The weighted-average interest rate on short-term loans at June 30, 2004 was 2.5 percent. 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 maintain a minimum 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, as well as, the maturity selected by the Company. The line of credit matures in July, 2005.
 
  9.   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 include 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:

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    June 30,
  June 30,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Basic weighted-average shares
    50,404       50,045       50,273       50,016  
Effect of dilutive shares:
                               
Stock options
    476       633       543       545  
Restricted stock
          3             2  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    476       636       543       547  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted weighted-average shares
    50,880       50,681       50,816       50,563  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

      At June 30, 2004, options to purchase 1,032,180 shares of common stock at a weighted-average price of $27.84 were outstanding but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share. Inclusion of these shares would be antidilutive.
 
  10.   Income Taxes –
 
      The Company’s effective tax rate was 42.7% in the first nine months of fiscal 2004, compared to 43.3% in the first nine months of fiscal 2003. For the quarters ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, the effective tax rate was 42% and 43.4%, respectively.

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
(Unaudited)

  11.   Segment information –
 
      The Company operates principally in the contract drilling industry. The Company’s contract drilling business includes the following operating segments: U.S. Land, U.S. Offshore Platform, and International. The contract drilling operations consist primarily 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, Argentina and Bolivia. The Company also has a Real Estate Segment whose operations are conducted exclusively in the metropolitan area of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The primary areas of operations include a major 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 performance of its segments based upon operating profit or loss from operations 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 and other income and expense. General and administrative costs are allocated to the segments based primarily on specific identification, and to the extent that such identification was not practical, on other methods which the Company believes to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided.
 
      Summarized financial information of the Company’s reportable segments for the nine months ended June 30, 2004, and 2003, is shown in the following tables:

                                 
    External   Inter-   Total   Operating
(in thousands)
  Sales
  Segment
  Sales
  Profit
June 30, 2004
                               
Contract Drilling:
                               
U.S. Land
  $ 247,155     $     $ 247,155     $ 22,884  
U.S. Offshore Platform
    61,032             61,032       12,307  
International
    110,918             110,918       7,100  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    419,105             419,105       42,291  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Real Estate
    6,726       706       7,432       3,165  
Other
    12,123             12,123        
Eliminations
          (706 )     (706 )      
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 437,954     $     $ 437,954     $ 45,456  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
                                 
    External   Inter-   Total   Operating
(in thousands)
  Sales
  Segment
  Sales
  Profit
June 30, 2003
                               
Contract Drilling:
                               
U.S. Land
  $ 198,486     $     $ 198,486     $ 12,204  
U.S. Offshore Platform
    86,386             86,386       27,446  
International
    82,956             82,956       4,540  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    367,828               367,828       44,190  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Real Estate
    6,688       1,079       7,767       3,337  
Other
    2,142             2,142        
Eliminations
          (1,079 )     (1,079 )      
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 376,658     $     $ 376,658     $ 47,527  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
(Unaudited)

Summarized financial information of the Company’s reportable segments for the quarters ended June 30, 2004, and 2003, is shown in the following tables:

                                 
    External   Inter-   Total   Operating
(in thousands)
  Sales
  Segment
  Sales
  Profit
June 30, 2004
                               
Contract Drilling:
                               
U.S. Land
  $ 88,642     $     $ 88,642     $ 9,579  
U.S. Offshore Platform
    21,266             21,266       3,826  
International
    35,497             35,497       1,756  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    145,405             145,405       15,161  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Real Estate
    2,093       189       2,282       862  
Other
    376             376        
Eliminations
          (189 )     (189 )      
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 147,874     $     $ 147,874     $ 16,023  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
                                 
    External   Inter-   Total   Operating
(in thousands)
  Sales
  Segment
  Sales
  Profit
June 30, 2003
                               
Contract Drilling:
                               
U.S. Land
  $ 74,036     $     $ 74,036     $ 7,665  
U.S. Offshore Platform
    30,596             30,596       11,092  
International
    29,981             29,981       3,884  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    134,613             134,613       22,641  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Real Estate
    1,940       357       2,297       811  
Other
    472             472        
Eliminations
          (357 )     (357 )      
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 137,025     $     $ 137,025     $ 23,452  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
(Unaudited)

The following table reconciles segment operating profit per the table above to income before income taxes and equity in income of affiliates as reported on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    June 30,
  June 30,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Segment operating profit
  $ 16,023     $ 23,452     $ 45,456     $ 47,527  
Unallocated amounts:
                               
Income from investments
    376       472       12,123       2,142  
Corporate and administrative expense
    (6,465 )     (5,830 )     (18,879 )     (19,591 )
Interest expense
    (3,114 )     (3,247 )     (9,448 )     (9,049 )
Corporate depreciation
    (771 )     (618 )     (2,143 )     (1,851 )
Other corporate expense
    (41 )     (56 )     (103 )     (278 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total unallocated amounts
    (10,015 )     (9,279 )     (18,450 )     (28,627 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before income taxes and equity in income of affiliates
  $ 6,008     $ 14,173     $ 27,006     $ 18,900  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

  12.   Pensions and Other Post-retirement Benefits
 
      The following provides information at June 30 as to the Company’s domestic defined benefit pension plan as required by SFAS No. 132 (revised 2003), “Employers’ Disclosures About Pensions and Other Post-retirement Benefits.” The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 132 (revised 2003) in the quarter ending March 31, 2004.

            Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost –

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    June 30,
  June 30,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Service Cost
  $ 1,006     $ 1,482     $ 3,018     $ 4,363  
Interest Cost
    1,101       1,214       3,303       3,573  
Expected return on plan assets
    (1,058 )     (1,045 )     (3,175 )     (3,075 )
Amortization-prior service cost
    5       49       15       145  
Recognized net actuarial loss
    190       425       568       1,252  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net pension expense
  $ 1,244     $ 2,125     $ 3,729     $ 6,258  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Continued
(Unaudited)

      Plan Assets –
 
      The weighted-average asset allocations for the pension plan by asset category follow:

                 
    At June 30,
    2004
  2003
Asset Category
               
Equity securities
    71.5 %     72.0 %
Debt securities
    26.8 %     26.2 %
Real Estate and Other
    1.7 %     1.8 %
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total
    100.0 %     100.0 %
 
   
 
     
 
 

      Employer Contributions -
 
      The Company anticipates that no funding of the pension plan will be required in fiscal 2004.

Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
June 30, 2004

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 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K. 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, currency exchange losses, changes in general economic and political conditions, 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.

With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations includes 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, assumed facts almost always vary from actual results. The differences between assumed facts 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.

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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
June 30, 2004
(continued)

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 vs Three Months Ended June 30, 2003

The Company reported net income of $4,347,000 ($0.09 per diluted share) from revenues of $147,874,000 for the third quarter ended June 30, 2004, compared with net income of $8,162,000 ($0.16 per diluted share) from revenues of $137,025,000 for the third quarter of fiscal year 2003.

The following tables summarize operations by business segment for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003. Operating statistics in the tables exclude the effects of offshore platform 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.

                 
    2004
  2003
U.S. LAND OPERATIONS (in 000’s, except days and per day amounts)
Revenues
  $ 88,642     $ 74,036  
Direct operating expenses
    62,784       52,327  
General and administrative expense
    1,831       2,108  
Depreciation
    14,448       11,936  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
  $ 9,579     $ 7,665  
Activity days
    7,071       5,912  
Average rig revenue per day
  $ 11,550     $ 11,752  
Average rig expense per day
  $ 7,893     $ 8,080  
Average rig margin per day
  $ 3,657     $ 3,672  
Rig utilization
    89 %     82 %

NOTE: Included in land revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $7.0 million and $4.6 million, respectively.

U.S. LAND operating profit was $9.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 compared to $7.7 million in the same period of fiscal 2003. Revenues were $88.6 million and $74.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. The $1.9 million increase in operating profit was primarily the result of increased rig days, partially offset by increased depreciation.

Average land rig margin per day was $3,657 and $3,672 for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. Land rig utilization was 89% and 82% for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. Land rig revenue days for the third quarter of 2004 were 7,071 compared with 5,912 for the same period of 2003, with an average of 77.7 and 65.0 rigs working during the third quarter of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. The increase in rig days and average rigs working is attributable to additional FlexRig3s being added to the Company’s land fleet in 2003 and 2004. Land depreciation expense increased to $14.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2004, compared to $11.9 million in the same period of fiscal 2003. The increase is the result of additional rigs added during fiscal 2003 and five new rigs in 2004.

The outlook for the Company’s land operations in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 is continued strong demand for rigs and an increase in rig dayrates. The timing and extent of future dayrate increases is difficult to project.

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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
June 30, 2004
(continued)

                 
    2004
  2003
U.S. OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
  (in 000's, except days and per day amounts)
Revenues
  $ 21,266     $ 30,596  
Direct operating expenses
    13,615       15,621  
General and administrative expense
    792       725  
Depreciation
    3,033       3,158  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
  $ 3,826     $ 11,092  
Activity days
    572       592  
Average rig revenue per day
  $ 27,963     $ 41,058  
Average rig expense per day
  $ 16,347     $ 18,496  
Average rig margin per day
  $ 11,616     $ 22,562  
Rig utilization
    52 %     54 %

NOTE: Included in offshore revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $1.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

U.S. OFFSHORE revenues and operating profit for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 declined as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2003. The decline is primarily the result of a 49% decrease in margins per day. The margin per day decrease is the result of one rig (that was working last year at a very high margin per day) being stacked, and three rigs going from a full dayrate to standby status.

Six of the Company’s 12 platform rigs were contracted during the quarter and a seventh rig has been contracted in July 2004. All of the Company’s working platform rigs are currently under short-term contracts.

                 
    2004
  2003
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
  (in 000's, except days and per day amounts)
Revenues
  $ 35,497     $ 29,981  
Direct operating expenses
    28,210       20,280  
General and administrative expense
    428       705  
Depreciation
    5,103       5,112  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
  $ 1,756     $ 3,884  
Activity days
    1,567       1,211  
Average rig revenue per day
  $ 18,833     $ 20,332  
Average rig expense per day
  $ 14,576     $ 13,970  
Average rig margin per day
  $ 4,257     $ 6,362  
Rig utilization
    53 %     43 %

NOTE: Included in International Drilling revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $2.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
June 30, 2004
(continued)

INTERNATIONAL DRILLING’S operating profit for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 was $1.8 million, compared to $3.9 million in the same period of 2003. Revenues from International Drilling operations were $35.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2004 compared with $30.0 million in the same period of fiscal 2003. Direct operating expenses increased $7.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2004, compared with the third quarter of fiscal 2003. The increase in revenues and direct operating expenses in the third quarter of fiscal 2004 is primarily the result of increased rig activity days in Venezuela, Argentina, and Bolivia and new operations in Hungary and Chad, partially offset by decreased rig activity in Ecuador and Colombia.

Operating profit and average rig margin per day both decreased in the third quarter of fiscal 2004, compared to the same period of fiscal 2003, as the result of lower margins in Venezuela and lower margins and rig activity in Ecuador and Colombia.

In Venezuela, there are currently eight deep rigs operating for PDVSA, and a ninth rig operating for an international operator. The Company is discussing additional opportunities to put other deep rigs to work in Venezuela. The Company has six rigs currently working in Ecuador with a seventh rig contracted to begin working in early August. One of the two rigs currently in Colombia returned to work in mid July, with the second rig possibly returning to work in the second quarter of fiscal 2005.

Operations in Hungary began during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003. The FlexRig in Hungary should work through the first quarter of fiscal 2005. Operations in Chad began in the second quarter of 2004. The FlexRig in Chad has finished its contract and is demobilizing to Houston with an expected arrival in September.

OTHER

General and administrative expenses increased to $9.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2004 from $9.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2003. The $0.1 million increase is primarily related to a decrease of $0.9 million in pension expense, offset by an increase of $0.4 million in corporate liability insurance premiums, $0.3 million of costs associated with a supply chain management project and $0.3 million increase in employee benefit costs.

Interest expense was $3.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2004, compared to $3.2 million in the same period of fiscal 2003. Capitalized interest was $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the same periods, respectively.

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2004 vs Nine Months Ended June 30, 2003

The Company reported net income of $16,024,000 ($0.32 per diluted share) from revenues of $437,954,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2004, compared with net income of $11,343,000 ($0.22 per diluted share) from revenues of $376,658,000 for the first nine months of fiscal year 2003. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2004 includes $6,435,000 ($0.13 per diluted share) of gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities. There were no material security gains in the first nine months of fiscal 2003.

The following tables summarize operations by business segment for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003. Operating statistics in the tables exclude the effects of offshore platform 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.

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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
June 30, 2004
(continued)

                 
    2004
  2003
U.S. LAND OPERATIONS
  (in 000's, except days and per day amounts)
Revenues
  $ 247,155     $ 198,486  
Direct operating expenses
    177,217       147,319  
General and administrative expense
    5,623       7,593  
Depreciation
    41,431       31,370  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
  $ 22,884     $ 12,204  
Activity days
    20,109       16,284  
Average rig revenue per day
  $ 11,401     $ 11,513  
Average rig expense per day
  $ 7,923     $ 8,371  
Average rig margin per day
  $ 3,478     $ 3,142  
Rig utilization
    85 %     80 %

NOTE: Included in land revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003 are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $17.9 million and $11.0 million, respectively.

U.S. LAND operating results in the first nine months of fiscal 2004 increased significantly from the same period in fiscal 2003. Operating profit was $22.9 million and $12.2 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Revenues were $247.2 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2004, compared with $198.5 million in the same period of fiscal 2003. The $10.7 million increase in operating profit was primarily the result of higher land rig margins and increased rig days, partially offset by increased depreciation.

The 11% increase in margins was due to reduced rig expense per day in fiscal 2004, as the result of a reduction in workers’ compensation expense and in labor and other costs associated with efficiencies gained in our FlexRig program during 2003 and 2004. Land rig utilization was 85% and 80% for the nine months of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. Land rig revenue days for the first nine months of 2004 were 20,109 compared with 16,284 for the same period of 2003, with an average of 73.4 and 59.6 rigs working during the first nine months of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. The increase in rig days and average rigs working is attributable to additional FlexRig3s being added to the Company’s land fleet in calendar 2003 and 2004. The 32% increase in depreciation is the result of additional rigs added during fiscal 2003 and five new rigs in 2004.

                 
    2004
  2003
U.S. OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
  (in 000's, except days and per day amounts)
Revenues
  $ 61,032     $ 86,386  
Direct operating expenses
    37,334       47,140  
General and administrative expense
    2,288       2,313  
Depreciation
    9,103       9,487  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
  $ 12,307     $ 27,446  
Activity days
    1,487       1,704  
Average rig revenue per day
  $ 29,858     $ 38,464  
Average rig expense per day
  $ 16,159     $ 18,057  
Average rig margin per day
  $ 13,699     $ 20,407  
Rig utilization
    45 %     52 %

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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
June 30, 2004
(continued)

NOTE: Included in offshore revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003 are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $4.3 million and $5.8 million, respectively.

U.S. OFFSHORE operating revenues and profit declined in the first nine months of fiscal 2004, compared to the same period of fiscal 2003, primarily as the result of one rig (that was working at high margins in fiscal 2003) being stacked in fiscal 2004, and three rigs going from full dayrate to standby status. Operating profit decreased to $12.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2004 from $27.4 million in the first nine months of 2003. Rig days were 1,487 and 1,704 for the first nine months of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. Rig utilization for the same periods was 45% and 52%, respectively.

Six of the Company’s 12 platform rigs were working at June 30, 2004 and a seventh rig began a new contract in July 2004.

                 
    2004
  2003
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
  (in 000's, except days and per day amounts)
Revenues
  $ 110,918     $ 82,956  
Direct operating expenses
    86,938       61,032  
General and administrative expense
    1,617       2,387  
Depreciation
    15,263       14,997  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
  $ 7,100     $ 4,540  
Activity days
    4,574       3,407  
Average rig revenue per day
  $ 19,923     $ 19,533  
Average rig expense per day
  $ 14,848     $ 14,278  
Average rig margin per day
  $ 5,075     $ 5,255  
Rig utilization
    52 %     39 %

NOTE: Included in International Drilling revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, are reimbursements for “out-of-pocket” expenses of $9.3 million and $6.5 million, respectively.

INTERNATIONAL DRILLING’S operating profit for the first nine months of fiscal 2004 was $7.1 million, compared to $4.5 million in the same period of 2003. The increase in operating profit is primarily the result of increased rig activity in Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia and Hungary. Average rig margin per day decreased slightly as margins in Venezuela and Ecuador were lower in the first nine months of fiscal 2004. Rig utilization for international operations averaged 52% for the first nine months of fiscal 2004, compared with 39% for the first nine months of fiscal 2003. An average of 16.7 rigs worked during the first nine months of fiscal 2004, compared to 12.5 rigs in the first nine months of fiscal 2003. International revenues were $110.9 million and $83.0 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. Direct operating expenses increased approximately 42% for the first nine months of fiscal 2004, compared with the same period of fiscal 2003. The increase is primarily the result of an increase in rig activity days (34%), including new operations in Hungary and Chad in fiscal 2004, and rig mobilization expense in Chad and Hungary.

Also included in direct operating expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 is a $1.4 million exchange loss related to currency devaluation. Effective February 5, 2004, the Central Bank of Venezuela authorized the devaluation of the bolivar from 1600 to 1920.

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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
June 30, 2004
(continued)

The increase in revenues is primarily the result of increased rig activity in Venezuela and Argentina, new operations in Hungary and Chad and $4.1 million of mobilization revenues at very low margins.

OTHER

Income from investments increased to $12.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2004, compared to $2.1 million in the same period of fiscal 2003. The increase is related to gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities of $10.4 million, $6.4 million after-tax ($0.13 per diluted share) in the first nine months of 2004.

General and administrative expenses decreased from $31.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2003 to $28.4 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2004. The $3.5 million decrease is primarily related to a decrease in training costs associated with the FlexRig3 construction project of $1.7 million, a decrease of $2.5 million in pension expense and a decrease in bonuses of $1.9 million, partially offset by an increase in corporate insurance premiums of $1.3 million, an increase in office rent of $0.6 million, and an increase in employee benefits of $0.8 million.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Net cash provided by operating activities was $74,240,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2004, compared with $65,805,000 for the same period in 2003. Capital expenditures were $70,536,000 and $201,381,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. The significant decrease in capital expenditures from 2003 is the result of the Company’s FlexRig3 construction project winding down in fiscal 2004. The Company has completed its FlexRig3 construction project and has suspended construction activities and is reviewing future plans for the FlexRig program.

The Company anticipates capital expenditures to be approximately $90 million for fiscal 2004. Included in the $90 million is approximately $25 million to complete the FlexRig3 program, most of which was spent by June 30, 2004. Capital expenditures will be financed primarily by internally generated cash flows. A total of five new rigs were completed during the nine months ended June 30, 2004. Internally generated cash flows are projected to be approximately $110 million for fiscal 2004 and cash balances were $24.4 million at June 30, 2004. The Company’s indebtedness totaled $203 million at June 30, 2004, as described in Note 8 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

Total proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities in the nine months ended June 30, 2004 was $14.0 million. The value of the Company’s remaining portfolio was approximately $235 million at June 30, 2004. The after-tax value was approximately $159 million.

There were no other significant changes in the Company’s financial position since September 30, 2003.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, Note 8 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements contained in Part I Item 1 hereof with regard to interest rate risk, and on page 18 of Results of Operations contained in Item 2 hereof with regard to foreign currency exchange rate risk.

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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
June 30, 2004
(continued)

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

  a)   Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer believe that:

    the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and
 
    the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures operate such that important information flows to appropriate collection and disclosure points in a timely manner and are effective to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, and made known to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, particularly during the period when this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was prepared, as appropriate to allow timely decision regarding the required disclosure.

  b)   Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)   Exhibits

     
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.

(b)   Reports on Form 8-K

For the three months ended June 30, 2004, Registrant furnished one Form 8-K dated April 22, 2004, reporting information required by Item 12 of Form 8-K by attaching a press release announcing results of operations and certain supplemental information, including financial statements.

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SIGNATURES

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.
         
  HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: August 13, 2004  By:   /S/HANS C. HELMERICH    
    Hans C. Helmerich, President   
       
 
         
     
Date: August 13, 2004  By:   /S/ DOUGLAS E. FEARS    
    Douglas E. Fears, Chief Financial Officer   
    (Principal Financial Officer)   
 

Exhibit Index

     
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.
32
  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.

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