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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): April 27, 2005

                                    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

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 27, 2005 RPC, Inc. issued a press release titled, "RPC, Inc. Announces
First Quarter Cash Dividend," that announced its Board of Directors has approved
a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c) Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated April 27, 2005.


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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 27, 2005                       /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                           Ben M. Palmer
                                           Vice President,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


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