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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): January 26, 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 January 26, 2005, RPC, Inc. issued a press release titled, "RPC, Inc. To
Announce Fourth Quarter and Annual 2004 Financial Results and Host a Conference
Call on February 16, 2005," that announced the date that RPC, Inc. will release
its fourth quarter 2004 financial results. This release also provided the
conference call information that will discuss these results.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c)   Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated January 26, 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.

                                                    Marine Products Corporation.

Date: January 26, 2005                              /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                                    Ben M. Palmer
                                                    Vice President,
                                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                                    and Treasurer


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