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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): July 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 July 27, 2005 RPC, Inc. issued a press release titled, "RPC, Inc. Announces
Second 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 July 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: July 27, 2005                                 /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                                    Ben M. Palmer
                                                    Vice President,
                                                    Chief Financial Officer and
                                                    Treasurer


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