## Directors 

W. H. Helmerich, III Chairman of the Board Tulsa, Oklahoma 

Hans Helmerich President and Chief Executive Officer Tulsa, Oklahoma 

William L. Armstrong** $^{(}$***) Chairman Transland Financial Services, Inc. Denver, Colorado 

Glenn A. Cox* $^{(}$***) President and Chief Operating Officer, Retired Phillips Petroleum Company Bartlesville, Oklahoma 

George S. Dotson Vice President, President of Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. Tulsa, Oklahoma 

Paula Marshall-Chapman** $^{(}$***) Chief Executive Officer The Bama Companies, Inc. Tulsa, Oklahoma 

L. F. Rooney, III* $^{(}$***) Chief Executive Officer Manhattan Construction Company Tulsa, Oklahoma 

Edward B. Rust, Jr.* $^{(}$***) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer State Farm Insurance Companies Bloomington, Illinois 

John D. Zeglis** $^{(}$***) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Retired AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. Basking Ridge, New Jersey 

* Member, Audit Committee 

** Member, Human Resources Committee 

*** Member, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee 

## Offi cers 

W. H. H elmerich, III Chairman of the Board 

Hans H elmerich President and Chief Executive Officer 

George S. D otson Vice President, President of Helmerich & Payne InternationalDrilling Co. 

Douglas E. Fe ars Vice President and Chief Financial Of ficer 

Steven R. M ackey Vice President, Secr etary, and General Counsel 

## Stockholders’ Meeting 

The annual meeting of stockholders will be held |on March 2, 2005. A formal notice of the meeting, together with a proxy statement and form of proxy will be mailed to shareholders on or about January 27, 2005. 

## Stock Exchange Listing 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol “HP.” The newspaper abbreviation most commonly used for financial reporting is “HelmP.” Options on the Company’s stock are also traded on the New York Stock Exchange. 

## Stock Transfer Agent and Registrar 

As of December 3, 2004, there were 860 record holders of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. common stock as listed by the transfer agent’s records. 

Our Transfer Agent is responsible for our share- holder records, issuance of stock certificates, and distribution of our dividends and the IRS Form 1099. Your requests, as shareholders, concerning these matters are most efficiently answered by corresponding directly with The Transfer Agent at the following address: 

UMB Bank Security Transfer Division 928 Grand Blvd., 13th Floor Kansas City, MO 64106 Telephone: (800) 884-4225 (816) 860-5000 

## Available Information 

Quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, earnings releases, and financial statements are made available on the investor relations section of the Company’s Web site. Also located on the investor relations section of the Company’s Web site are certain corporate governance documents, including the following: the charters of the committees of the Board of Directors; the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines; the Code of Ethics for Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers; certain Audit Committee Practices and a description of the means by which employees and other interested persons may communicate certain concerns to the Company’s Board of Directors, including the communication of such concerns confidentially and anonymously via the Company’s ethics hotline at 1-800-205-4913. Quarterly reports, earnings releases, financial statements and the various corporate governance documents are also available free of charge upon written request. 

## Annual CEO Certification 

The annual CEO Certification required by Section 303A.12(a) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual was provided to the New York Stock Exchange on or about March 12, 2004. 

## Direct Inquiries To: Investor Relations 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 1437 South Boulder Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119 Telephone: (918) 742-5531 

Internet Address: http://www.hpinc.com 

