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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): May 2, 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
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
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 27, 2005, RPC, Inc. held a conference call to discuss the first quarter
2005 financial results and answer questions from the investment community.
CERTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
RELATED TO THE FIRST QUARTER 2005
EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL OF RPC, INC.
RPC's First Quarter 2005 earnings conference call, held on April 27, 2005,
contains discussions about our domestic and international revenues for the first
quarters 2005 and 2004. For informational purposes, the reconciliation of these
numbers to total revenues is set forth below:
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For the three month period
ended March 31,
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2004 2005
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Domestic Revenues $74,771 $89,994
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International Revenues 5,231 2,336
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Total Revenues $80,002 $92,330
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RPC believes that the changes in foreign and domestic revenues provides useful
information to investors who analyze RPC's performance relative to industry
statistics such as the domestic rig count.
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Except for the historical information contained in this report and the press
release and earnings call transcript furnished as exhibits hereto, the
statements made by RPC, Inc. are forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include (but are not limited
to) all information constituting, described as, or relating to guidance, plans,
hopes, expectations, predictions, forecasts, guesses, projections, prospects,
trends, what will continue to be or should be seen, and any and all other
statements that express opinions and discuss, relate to, or describe facts or
events in the future, including the performance of the company. All such
forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor created by the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance
or achievements of RPC to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking
statements. Such risks include the volatility of oil and natural gas prices,
downturn in the economy leading to decreased oil and gas exploration, inability
to identify or complete acquisitions, adverse weather conditions, inability to
attract and retain skilled employees, personal injury or property damage claims,
and the changes in the supply and demand for oil and gas. Additional factors
that could cause the actual results to differ materially from management's
forward-looking statements are discussed in RPC's Form 10-K
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filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December
31, 2004. RPC disclaims any obligation or duty to update or modify these
forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99 - Conference Call Transcript 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: May 2, 2005 /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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Ben M. Palmer
Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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