t70504_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
washington, d.c. 20549
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 26, 2011
RPC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-8726
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58-1550825
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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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
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 following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of RPC, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 26, 2011. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (i) elected three Class I nominees to the Board of Directors; (ii) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; (iii) amended the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to increase the number of authorized shares of capital stock to 350,000,000 shares; (iv) held a vote to approve the performance-based incentive compensation plan for the executive officers; (v) held a nonbinding vote on executive compensation; and (vi) held a nonbinding vote regarding the frequency of voting on executive compensation and recommended that the advisory vote on executive compensation be held once every three years. The final voting results for each proposal are as follows:
1. To elect the three Class I nominees to the Board of Directors:
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For
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Withheld
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Broker
Non-Vote
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R. Randall Rollins
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127,165,150 |
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8,317,389 |
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6,356,605 |
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Henry B. Tippie
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133,925,787 |
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1,556,752 |
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6,356,605 |
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James B. Williams
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132,809,904 |
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2,672,635 |
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6,356,605 |
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2. To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Vote
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211,020 |
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68,841 |
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105,373 |
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3. To amend the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to increase the number of authorized shares of capital stock to 350,000,000 shares:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Vote
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127,254,561 |
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14,365,084 |
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114,125 |
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105,374 |
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4. To approve the performance-based incentive compensation plan for the executive officers:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Vote
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134,708,992 |
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659,348 |
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114,199 |
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6,356,605 |
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5. To hold a non-binding vote on executive compensation:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Vote
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127,007,614 |
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552,923 |
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7,922,002 |
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6,356,605 |
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6. To hold a nonbinding vote regarding the frequency of voting on executive compensation:
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3 Years
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Vote
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16,109,280 |
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537,047 |
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110,923,398 |
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7,878,952 |
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6,390,467 |
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Based on these results and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Board has determined that the Company will hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation once every three years.
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.
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RPC, Inc. |
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| Date: April 28, 2011 |
/s/ Ben M. Palmer |
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Ben M. Palmer |
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Vice President, |
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Chief Financial Officer and |
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Treasurer |
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