{"filing":{"accession_number":"0000889900-26-000044","cik":"0000889900","ticker":"PTEN","company_name":"PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC","form":"8-K","filing_date":"2026-06-04","report_date":null,"primary_document":"pten-20260604.htm","primary_document_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/889900/000088990026000044/pten-20260604.htm"},"events":[{"id":3296,"run_id":2882,"accession_number":"0000889900-26-000044","anchor_item_number":"5.07","event_type":"shareholder_vote_results","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.98,"summary":"Patterson-UTI Energy held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 4, 2026, with shareholders voting on four matters: election of ten directors, ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor, approval of an amendment to the 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan increasing available shares by 28.9 million, and an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation. All proposals passed with detailed vote tallies disclosed.","company_name":"PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC","ticker":"PTEN","filing_date":"2026-06-04","items":[{"id":4210,"accession_number":"0000889900-26-000044","item_number":"5.02","item_title":"Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.","event_type":"exec_compensation","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.92,"reasoning":"The disclosure centers on stockholder approval of an amendment to the 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan increasing available shares by 28.9 million, which is a material compensatory arrangement affecting equity grants to executives and directors. This is a classic Item 5.02(e) compensation disclosure involving shareholder approval of a plan amendment.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-9e0ffca5","taxonomy_version":"v1","classified_at":"2026-06-05T04:50:04.154939+00:00","company_name":"","ticker":null,"filing_date":""},{"id":4211,"accession_number":"0000889900-26-000044","item_number":"5.07","item_title":"Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","event_type":"shareholder_vote_results","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.98,"reasoning":"This is a clear disclosure of shareholder vote results from Patterson-UTI Energy's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 4, 2026, covering four matters: election of ten directors, ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor, approval of an amendment to the 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation. The detailed vote tallies (votes for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes) for each proposal are the hallmark of Item 5.07 disclosure and are material to investors assessing corporate governance and executive accountability.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-9e0ffca5","taxonomy_version":"v1","classified_at":"2026-06-05T04:50:04.154939+00:00","company_name":"","ticker":null,"filing_date":""}]},{"id":3297,"run_id":2882,"accession_number":"0000889900-26-000044","anchor_item_number":"8.01","event_type":"other_material","event_domain":"catchall","is_material":true,"confidence":0.72,"summary":"Patterson-UTI Energy completed a debt refinancing, redeeming $482.5 million of 3.95% Senior Notes due 2028 using proceeds from a new $500 million 6.050% Senior Notes offering, materially affecting the company's capital structure and interest expense profile.","company_name":"PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC","ticker":"PTEN","filing_date":"2026-06-04","items":[{"id":4212,"accession_number":"0000889900-26-000044","item_number":"8.01","item_title":"Other Events.","event_type":"other_material","event_domain":"catchall","is_material":true,"confidence":0.72,"reasoning":"Patterson UTI completed redemption of $482.5 million of 3.95% Senior Notes due 2028 using proceeds from a new $500 million 6.050% Senior Notes offering. While this represents a material debt refinancing activity affecting the company's capital structure and interest expense profile, it does not fit cleanly into the more specific event categories (ma_activity applies to acquisitions/dispositions, not debt refinancings; covenant_breach does not apply as there is no breach disclosed). This is a material capital structure event that warrants disclosure but lacks a dedicated taxonomy category.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-9e0ffca5","taxonomy_version":"v1","classified_at":"2026-06-05T04:50:04.154939+00:00","company_name":"","ticker":null,"filing_date":""}]}],"classifications":[{"id":4210,"accession_number":"0000889900-26-000044","item_number":"5.02","item_title":"Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.","event_type":"exec_compensation","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.92,"reasoning":"The disclosure centers on stockholder approval of an amendment to the 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan increasing available shares by 28.9 million, which is a material compensatory arrangement affecting equity grants to executives and directors. This is a classic Item 5.02(e) compensation disclosure involving shareholder approval of a plan amendment.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-9e0ffca5","taxonomy_version":"v1","classified_at":"2026-06-05T04:50:04.154939+00:00","company_name":"PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC","ticker":"PTEN","filing_date":"2026-06-04"},{"id":4211,"accession_number":"0000889900-26-000044","item_number":"5.07","item_title":"Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","event_type":"shareholder_vote_results","event_domain":"governance","is_material":true,"confidence":0.98,"reasoning":"This is a clear disclosure of shareholder vote results from Patterson-UTI Energy's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 4, 2026, covering four matters: election of ten directors, ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor, approval of an amendment to the 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation. The detailed vote tallies (votes for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes) for each proposal are the hallmark of Item 5.07 disclosure and are material to investors assessing corporate governance and executive accountability.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-9e0ffca5","taxonomy_version":"v1","classified_at":"2026-06-05T04:50:04.154939+00:00","company_name":"PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC","ticker":"PTEN","filing_date":"2026-06-04"},{"id":4212,"accession_number":"0000889900-26-000044","item_number":"8.01","item_title":"Other Events.","event_type":"other_material","event_domain":"catchall","is_material":true,"confidence":0.72,"reasoning":"Patterson UTI completed redemption of $482.5 million of 3.95% Senior Notes due 2028 using proceeds from a new $500 million 6.050% Senior Notes offering. While this represents a material debt refinancing activity affecting the company's capital structure and interest expense profile, it does not fit cleanly into the more specific event categories (ma_activity applies to acquisitions/dispositions, not debt refinancings; covenant_breach does not apply as there is no breach disclosed). This is a material capital structure event that warrants disclosure but lacks a dedicated taxonomy category.","classifier_version":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001+prompt-9e0ffca5","taxonomy_version":"v1","classified_at":"2026-06-05T04:50:04.154939+00:00","company_name":"PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC","ticker":"PTEN","filing_date":"2026-06-04"}]}