secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RPC INC (RES)
CIK:        0000742278
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-23T20:31:46+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-26-006153
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RPC CEO Ben M. Palmer to retire by end of 2026; board launches external search
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- Ben M. Palmer notified his retirement as Director, President & CEO, effective upon successor naming or Dec. 31, 2026.
- Palmer served as CEO since 2022 and as CFO/Treasurer for over two decades; total 30 years with RPC.
- Board will engage a leading independent executive search firm; expects to name successor before end of 2026.
- Palmer will remain in an advisory capacity after retirement to support transition; terms not yet determined.
- RPC (NYSE: RES) is a diversified oilfield services company; executive chairman Richard A. Hubbell thanked Palmer.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/742278/000165495426006153/0001654954-26-006153-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-26-006153

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