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 20, 2004 Commission File No. 1-8726 RPC, INC. (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 58-1550825 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 2170 Piedmont Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30324 (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) (404) 321-2140 Registrant's telephone number, including area code Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure On January 20, 2004, registrant issued a press release titled "RPC, Inc. To Announce Year End 2003 Results and Host a Conference Call on February 17, 2004," that announces the date that RPC, Inc. will release its fourth quarter and year-end results. This release also provides information for the conference call that will discuss these results. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits. Exhibit 99 - Press release dated January 20, 2004. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. RPC, Inc. Date: January 20, 2004 /s/ BEN M. PALMER ------------------------------------- Ben M. Palmer Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer