ATLANTA, May 19, 2006 -- RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES) announced today that it was named this week as the number one Georgia-based public company in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Georgia 100 Best of Business. This annual ranking of Georgia's top 100 public companies is based on a variety of annual financial performance measures, and is calculated by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP using public financial information. The complete ranking of the top 100 companies for 2005 will be published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on May 21.
CEO Richard A. Hubbell stated, "2005 was a record year for RPC. Our results were very strong because of high demand for our services, capacity additions during the year, and good utilization of our equipment and personnel. I appreciate our employees' hard work and professionalism, which made these results possible, and our shareholders' continued interest and support."
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 investor website can be found at www.rpc.net.
For information about RPC, Inc., please contact:
BEN M. PALMER Chief Financial Officer 404.321.2140 irdept@rpc.net
JIM LANDERS Corporate Finance 404.321.2162 jlanders@rpc.net
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