================================================================================ 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): April 27, 2005 RPC, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ---------- 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 following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On April 27, 2005, RPC, Inc. issued a press release entitled "RPC, Inc. Reports 2005 First Quarter Financial Results," that announced the financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated April 27, 2005. -2- 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 ------------------------------------- Ben M. Palmer Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer -3-