Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, and as a result of the material weakness identified in internal control over financial reporting described in Part II, Item 9A of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K being inapplicable in the current period, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2026 at ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

On January 16, 2025 (the "Acquisition Date"), H&P acquired KCA Deutag. We excluded KCA Deutag's internal controls over financial reporting from the scope of management's annual assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's controls and procedures for the period beginning on the Acquisition Date through December 31, 2025. This exclusion is in accordance with the general guidance issued by the Staff of the SEC that an assessment of a recent business combination may be omitted from management's report on internal control over financial reporting in the first year of consolidation. Beginning January 1, 2026, KCA Deutag has been fully incorporated into our internal controls over financial reporting.

There have been no other material changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.