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):  January 5, 2012

RPC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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 8.01  Other Events.

On January 5, 2012, RPC, Inc. issued a press release titled, “RPC, Inc. Announces Share Repurchases in the Fourth Quarter of 2011,” that announced the share repurchases that RPC, Inc. made during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated January 5, 2012.

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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: January 6, 2012	By:	/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 Share Repurchases in the Fourth Quarter of 2011

ATLANTA, January 5, 2012 -- RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES) announced today that during the fourth quarter of 2011 it purchased 836,455 shares under its share repurchase program.

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, Appalachian and Rocky Mountain regions, and in selected international markets.  RPC’s investor Web site can be found 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