8-K

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

FORM 8-K

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 26, 2006

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

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 1-8726
(Commission File Number)   58-1550825
(IRS Employer
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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 26, 2006, RPC, Inc. issued a press release titled, “RPC, Inc. Announces First Quarter Cash Dividend,” that announced its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated April 26, 2006.

 

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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.

	RPC, Inc.
Date: April 26, 2006	/s/ BEN M. PALMER
	Ben M. Palmer Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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EX-99

Exhibit 99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RPC, Inc. Announces First Quarter Cash Dividend

ATLANTA, April 26, 2006 — The RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable June 9, 2006 to common shareholders of record at the close of business on May 9, 2006.

RPC provides a broad range of specialized oilfield services and equipment primarily to independent and major oilfield companies engaged in the exploration, production and development of oil and gas properties throughout the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico, mid-continent, southwest and Rocky Mountain regions, and in selected international markets. RPC’s investor website can be found at www.rpc.net.

For information about RPC, Inc., please contact:

BEN M. PALMER
Chief Financial Officer
404.321.2140
irdept@rpc.net

JIM LANDERS
Corporate Finance
404.321.2162
jlanders@rpc.net