8-K

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 25, 2012

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 8.01  Other Events.

On April 25, 2012, RPC, Inc. issued a press release titled "RPC, Inc. Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend."  The press release announced that the Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

Exhibit 99 – Press Release dated April 25, 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: April 25, 2012	/s/ Ben M. Palmer
	Ben M. Palmer
	Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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EX-99

EXHIBIT 99

RPC, Inc. Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

ATLANTA, April 25, 2012 - RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share payable June 8, 2012 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on May 10, 2012.

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