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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): January 25, 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
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
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 24, 2006, RPC, Inc. issued a press release entitled "RPC, Inc.
Announces Increased Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend and Plans to Announce Fourth
Quarter and Annual 2005 Financial Results during a Conference Call on February
15, 2006." The press release announced that the Board of Directors declared an
increased quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share and also announced the date that
RPC, Inc. will release its Fourth Quarter and Annual 2005 financial results.
This release also provided the related conference call information.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated January 24, 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: January 24, 2006 /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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Ben M. Palmer
Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
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