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                                  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 28, 2003


                           Commission File No. 1-8726




                                    RPC, INC.
             (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                                 58-1550825
 (State or other jurisdiction           (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
of incorporation or organization)



                 2170 Piedmont Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30324
               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

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




<PAGE>


Item 5.  Other Events

On April 28, 2003, registrant issued a press release entitled "RPC, Inc. Names
Richard A. Hubbell Chief Executive Officer," that names Richard A. Hubbell as
Chief Executive Officer and states that R. Randall Rollins will continue as
Chairman of the Board.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

    (c) Exhibits.

         Exhibit 20 - Press release dated April 28, 2003.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          RPC, Inc.

Date: April 28, 2003                      /s/ BEN M. PALMER
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Ben M. Palmer
                                          Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer







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                                                                Exhibit 20


      RPC, Inc. Names Richard A. Hubbell Chief Executive Officer


    ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003--RPC Incorporated (NYSE:
RES) announced that President and Chief Operating Officer Richard A.
Hubbell was named to the position of Chief Executive Officer effective
April 22, 2003.
    Hubbell, 58, succeeds R. Randall Rollins, who will continue in his
position as Chairman of the Board. Hubbell has been President and
Chief Operating Officer of RPC since 1986.
    RPC provides a broad range of specialized oilfield services and
equipment primarily to independent and major oilfield companies
engaged in the exploration, production and development of oil and gas
properties throughout the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico,
mid-continent, southwest and Rocky Mountain regions, and in selected
international markets. RPC's oil and gas services operating
subsidiaries include Cudd Pressure Control, Inc. and Patterson
Services, Inc. RPC's investor website can be found at www.rpc.net.


    CONTACT: RPC, Inc., Atlanta
             Ben M. Palmer, 404/321-2140
             or
             Jim Landers, 404/321-2162
             irdept@rpc.net



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