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): October 25, 2006
RPC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-8726 (Commission File Number) |
58-1550825 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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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 following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 25, 2006, RPC, Inc. issued a press release titled, “RPC, Inc. Announces Stock Split and Third Quarter Cash Dividend,” that announced its Board of Directors has approved a three-for-two split of the Company’s outstanding common stock and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share to be paid on pre-split shares.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) Exhibits. |
| Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated October 25, 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: October 25, 2006 |
/s/ Ben M. Palmer Ben M. Palmer Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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