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 28, 2009

RPC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

2801 Buford Highway, Suite 520, Atlanta, Georgia 30329

(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):

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 28, 2009, the stockholders of the registrant voted to elect Larry L. Prince as a Class II Director.  Mr. Prince, 70, currently serves as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company; and previously as Chairman of the Board of Genuine Parts Company from 1990 through February 2005; and Chief Executive Officer from 1989 through August 2004 of Genuine Parts Company.  Prince also serves as a director of Crawford & Company, and SunTrust Banks, Inc.  Mr. Prince also obtained stockholder approval as a director of Marine Products Corporation and Rollins, Inc.  Mr. Prince has not been appointed to any committee of the Board of Directors and will be compensated on the same basis as the other non-employee directors.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

Exhibit 99 - Press release dated April 29, 2009.

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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 30, 2009	/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

Larry L. Prince Elected to the RPC, Inc. Board of Directors

ATLANTA, April 29, 2009 -- RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES) announced today the expansion of the Board to 10 members and the election of Larry L. Prince, as a new Director of the Company.Prince serves as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company; Chairman of the Board from 1990 through February 2005 and Chief Executive Officer from 1989 through August 2004 of the Genuine Parts Company.  Prince also serves as a director of Crawford & Company, and SunTrust Banks, Inc.

R. Randall Rollins, Chairman of the Board of RPC, stated, “Larry Prince is a highly experienced and very successful business leader.  He has guided Genuine Parts Company very successfully and has been beneficial to the boards on which he has served.  We look forward to his contributions to our board in the years ahead.”

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 Web site can be found on the Internet at www.rpc.net.

For information about RPC, Inc. or this event, please contact:

Ben Palmer

Chief Financial Officer

(404) 321-2140

irdept@rpc.net

Jim Landers

Vice President, Corporate Finance

(404) 321-2162

jlanders@rpc.net