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): July 14, 2025

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 NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30329

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

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

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value		RES		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 14, 2025, the Board of Directors of RPC, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Gary Kolstad as an Independent Director effective as of the same date. Mr. Kolstad will be compensated on the same basis as the other non-employee directors, and he has not been appointed to any committees at this time. There are no transactions between Mr. Kolstad and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and no arrangements or understandings with any persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 – Press Release dated July 14, 2025

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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: July 14, 2025	/s/ Michael L. Schmit
	Michael L. Schmit
	Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

RPC INC 8-K