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): July 26, 2017

 

RPC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

  

Delaware	1-8726	58-1550825
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

2801 Buford Highway NE, Suite 520, Atlanta, Georgia 30329
(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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

Item 8.01   Other Events.

 

On July 26, 2017, RPC, Inc. issued a press release titled “RPC, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend.” The press release announced that the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.06 per share. The new dividend is payable September 11, 2017 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on August 10, 2017.

 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 99 – Press Release dated July 26, 2017

 

 

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 26, 2017	/s/ Ben M. Palmer
	Ben M. Palmer
	Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer