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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 2005

                                    RPC, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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          Delaware                      1-8726                   58-1550825
(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission               (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)              File Number)           Identification No.)

                 2170 Piedmont Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30324
               (Address of principal executive office) (zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 321-2140

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 14, 2005, RPC, Inc. issued a press release titled, "RPC, Inc. To
Announce First Quarter 2005 Financial Results and Host a Conference Call on
April 27, 2005," that announced the date that RPC, Inc. will release its first
quarter 2005 financial results. This release also provided the conference call
information that will discuss these results.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c)   Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated April 14, 2005.


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, RPC, Inc.
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

                                                Marine Products Corporation.

Date: April 14, 2005                            /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                                Ben M. Palmer
                                                Vice President,
                                                Chief Financial Officer and
                                                Treasurer


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