t73346_8k.htm
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 24, 2012



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, Suite 520, Atlanta, Georgia 30329
(Address of principal executive office) (zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 321-2140


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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of RPC, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 24, 2012.  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (i) elected four Class II nominees to the Board of Directors; and (ii) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. 

The Board of Directors, at their meeting on January 24, 2012, authorized a three-for-two stock split to stockholders of record on February 10, 2012, payable on March 9, 2012.  The final voting results for each proposal reflect this adjustment and are as follows:
 
1.  
To elect the four Class II nominees to the Board of Directors:
 
   
For
    
Withheld
    
Broker
Non-Vote
  
Richard A. Hubbell
   186,207,987     6,213,268     14,213,181  
Linda H. Graham
   185,345,550     7,075,705     14,213,181  
Bill J. Dismuke
   190,946,025     1,475,230     14,213,181  
Larry L. Prince
   191,001,409     1,419,846     14,213,181  
  
 
2.
To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012:
 
For
  
Against
  
Abstain
    
Broker
Non-Vote
206,222,998
  
168,525
  
242,913
    
0
 
 
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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: April 26, 2012
 
 /s/ Ben M. Palmer  
    Ben M. Palmer  
    Vice President,  
   
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
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