t76352_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 23, 2013
 

 

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 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of RPC, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 23, 2013.  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (i) elected three Class III nominees and one Class II nominee 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, 2013. 
 
The voting results for each proposal are as follows:

 
1.
To elect the three Class III nominees and one Class II nominee to the Board of Directors:
 
   
For
    
Withheld
  
Broker
Non-Vote
  
Class III nominees:
                  
James A. Lane, Jr,
   186,701,579     12,333,759      9.537,395  
Linda H. Graham
   186,774,934     12,260,404      9.537,395  
Bill J. Dismuke
   196,983,463     2,051,875      9.537,395  
Class II nominee:
                  
Gary W. Rollins
   186,473,185     12,562,153      9.537,395  
  
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, 2013: 
 
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
Broker
Non-Vote
208,259,824     271,216     41,692     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, 2013 
By:
 /s/ Ben M. Palmer  
    Ben M. Palmer  
   
Vice President,
  
   
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
  
 
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