8-K

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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): July 26, 2006

                                    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 File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      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 July 26, 2006, RPC, Inc. issued a press release titled, "RPC, Inc. Announces
Second 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 July 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: July 26, 2006                    /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                       Ben M. Palmer
                                       Vice President,
                                       Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


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EX-99

                                                                      Exhibit 99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                RPC, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Cash Dividend

ATLANTA, July 26, 2006 -- The RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES) Board of Directors declared
a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable September 11, 2006
to common shareholders of record at the close of business on August 11, 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