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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

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(Mark One)

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Commission File No. 1-8726

RPC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware(State of Incorporation) 58-1550825(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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2801 BUFORD HIGHWAY NE, SUITE 300

ATLANTA, GEORGIA30329

(404) 321-2140

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ◻Yes ☒No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ◻Yes ☒No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes⌧No ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every interactive data file required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes⌧No ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.⌧

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐No ☒

The aggregate market value of RPC, Inc. Common Stock held by non-affiliates on June 30, 2024, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $520,746,956 based on the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on June 28, 2024, of $6.25 per share.

RPC, Inc. had 216,052,632 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 14, 2025.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of RPC, Inc. are incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10 through 14 of this report.

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RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Table of Contents

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Part I ​

Item 1. Business 6

Item 1A. Risk Factors 14

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 20

Item 1C. Cybersecurity 20

Item 2. Properties 21

Item 3. Legal Proceedings 21

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 21

Part II

Item 6. Reserved 23

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 31

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 32

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 65

Item 9B. Other Information 65

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections 66

Part III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 67

Item 11. Executive Compensation 67

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 68

Part IV

Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules 68

Signatures 71

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements, Reports and Schedule 72

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 73

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PART I

Throughout this report, we refer to RPC, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, as we, us, RPC or the Company.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this report that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “may,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “seek,” “project,” “estimate,” “focus,” “plan,” “continue,” “likely,” “design,” “strategies,” “outlook,” “trend,” the negative of such terms and different forms thereof (e.g., different tenses or number or principle parts, as well as gerunds and other parts of speech such as adjectives, adverbs and nouns derived therefrom), and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements.

Such forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements that relate to our business strategy, plans and objectives and our beliefs and expectations regarding future demand for our equipment and services and other events and conditions that may influence the oilfield services market and our performance in the future. Forward-looking statements made elsewhere in this report include statements regarding:

● our strategy of utilizing equipment in unconventional basins;

● our plans with respect to investing in electric fleets;

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● the strength of our financial condition;

● our plans with respect to our stock buyback program;

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● the effect of new accounting standards;

Such forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by our management in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes to be appropriate. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of RPC to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.

Risk factors that could cause such future events not to occur as expected include the following:

● the volatility of oil and natural gas prices;

● fluctuations in drilling rig count and well completions;

● our concentration of customers in the energy industry and periodic downturns;

● dependence on our key personnel;

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● our ability to identify or complete acquisitions;

● our ability to attract and retain skilled workers;

● our compliance with regulations and environmental laws;

● the impact of OPEC disputes on our operating results;

● competition in the oil and gas industry;

● the Company’s ability to implement price increases;

● risks of international operations;

● reliance on large customers;

Item 1. Business

Organization and Overview

RPC is a Delaware corporation originally organized in 1984 as a holding company for several OFS companies and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

RPC provides a broad range of specialized oilfield services and equipment primarily to independent and major oil and gas companies engaged in the exploration, production and development of oil and gas properties throughout the United States, including the southwest, mid-continent, Gulf of America, Rocky Mountain and Appalachian regions, and in selected international markets. RPC

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acts as a holding company for the following legal entity groupings: Cudd Energy Services, Cudd Pressure Control, Thru Tubing Solutions and Patterson Services. Selected overhead including centralized support services and regulatory compliance are classified as Corporate. RPC is further organized into Technical Services and Support Services, which are its operating segments. As of December 31, 2024, RPC had 2,597 employees.

Business Segments

RPC manages its business as either services offered on the well site with equipment and personnel (Technical Services), or services and equipment offered off the well site (Support Services). The businesses under Technical Services generate revenues based on equipment, personnel operating the equipment and the materials utilized to provide the service. They are all managed, analyzed and reported based on the similarities of the operational characteristics and costs associated with providing the service.

Technical Services include RPC’s oil and gas services that utilize people and equipment to perform value-added completion, production and maintenance services directly to a customer’s well. The demand for these services is generally influenced by customers’ decisions to invest capital toward initiating production in a new oil or natural gas well, improving production flows in an existing formation, or to address well control issues. This operating segment consists primarily of pressure pumping, downhole tools, coiled tubing and cementing. Customers include major multi-national and independent oil and gas producers and selected nationally owned oil companies. The services offered under Technical Services are high capital and personnel intensive businesses. The common drivers of operational and financial success of these services include diligent equipment maintenance, strong logistical processes, and appropriately trained personnel who function well in a team environment. Technical Services are provided in all of RPC’s principal geographical markets.

Support Services include all of the services that provide (i) equipment offered off the well site without RPC personnel and (ii) services that are provided in support of customer operations off the well site such as classroom and computer training. The equipment and services offered include rental tools, drill pipe and related tools, pipe handling, pipe inspection and storage services. The demand for these services tends to be influenced primarily by customer drilling-related activity levels. The primary drivers of operational success for Support Services are offering safe, high quality and in-demand equipment, as well as meeting customer needs and competitive marketing of such services. Customers primarily include domestic operations of independent oil and gas producers and major multi-nationals and selected nationally owned oil companies. Support Services are provided in all of RPC’s principal geographical markets.

A breakdown of segment and service line revenues and a brief description of the primary services follows:

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Technical Services Segment

Pressure Pumping: 41.5% of 2024 total revenues. Services are provided to customers throughout Texas and the mid-continent regions of the United States, with a concentration in the Permian basin. We primarily provide pressure pumping services to customers to enhance the initial production of hydrocarbons in unconventional horizontal well formations. These formations require high volumes of stimulation fluids using a great deal of pressure pumping horsepower to complete the well. Since unconventional wells transitioned from vertical to a long (often 10,000 to over 20,000 feet) horizontal lateral, they require tools and drilling mechanisms that are flexible and can be steered once they are downhole. For these reasons, unconventional wells require more of RPC’s services, such as coiled tubing services and downhole tools, as described in subsections below.

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Hydraulic Fracturing, often synonymous with pressure pumping, is performed to stimulate production of oil and natural gas by increasing the permeability of a shale formation. The fracturing process consists of pumping fluids and sand into a cased and perforated well at sufficient pressure to fracture the formation at desired locations and depths. When the pressure is released at the surface, the fluid returns to the well surface, but the proppant remains in the fracture, thus keeping it open to allow oil and natural gas to flow into the production tubing and to the surface.

RPC’s frac fleets are comprised of high pressure hydraulic pumps, powered by both diesel and dual-fuel engines, and ancillary equipment such as hoses, valves and blenders, and operational trailers to house personnel and computerized control systems. Pressure pumping equipment is typically truck or skid-mounted equipment for mobility. The Company ended 2024 with 10 horizontal fleets, of which 3 were Tier 4 DGB (dynamic gas blending, also referred to as dual-fuel as they can utilize both diesel and natural gas) and 3 were Tier 4 Diesel. Tier 4 is a set of regulations from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that aims to reduce harmful emissions from engines and generators. The Company intends to continue upgrading its equipment to Tier 4 DGB over time in response to the industry trending toward lower emission and more cost effective dual-fuel assets, but does not intend to increase its overall number of frac fleets.

Downhole Tools: 27.3% of 2024 total revenues. Services and proprietary downhole motors and other specialized tools, such as fishing devices, are provided to drilling and production operators to enable casing perforation and bridge plug drilling at the completion stage of an oil or gas well. Products are also used during workover operations. The services that Thru Tubing Solutions (TTS) provides are often proprietary solutions developed by the Company, for which the Company maintains an active intellectual property and patent program. Management believes Downhole Tools represents a differentiated service line with opportunities for technological innovation and new product development to drive growth. Examples of newly introduced products include a 31⁄2 inch high performance downhole motor, as well as Unplug, a proprietary alternative solution to traditional bridge plugs using perforation pods to reduce inefficiencies and technical risks associated with traditional plugs.

Coiled Tubing: 9.6% of 2024 total revenues. Services involve the injection of a flexible steel pipe thousands of feet in length into a wellbore to conduct a variety of downhole tasks. Coiled tubing’s flexibility allows it to be steered through horizontal wellbores, while also being strong enough to convey tools or motors at the end of the tube. The hollow tube can convey fluid which powers a motor or may be needed to clean out a wellbore. Coiled tubing units are effective over great distances making them ideal for completion activities in the U.S. domestic market, where lateral lengths have been increasing.

Cementing: 7.8% of 2024 total revenues. The process of cementing includes developing a cement slurry formulated for a well’s unique characteristics, pumping the cement through the wellbore and into the space between the well casing and well bore. The pumping assets used in deploying the cement are the same/similar to the equipment used in hydraulic fracturing, making these operations complementary to our pressure pumping service line. The cement creates a barrier to protect the casing and prevent environmental contamination. In addition to completion uses, cementing can also be used to plug a well at the end of its life cycle. Effective July 1, 2023, the Company acquired Spinnaker, a leading provider of oilfield cementing services in the Permian and Mid-Continent basins. The Company’s cementing revenues increased during 2024 primarily due to the effect of owning Spinnaker for a full year.

Snubbing. Services involve using a hydraulic workover rig that permits an operator to repair damaged casing, production tubing and downhole production equipment while maintaining pressure on the well to minimize operational disruptions.

Nitrogen. Both oilfield customers and industrial users outside of the oilfield use these services to, for example, clean drilling and production pipe or purge non-oilfield industrial pipelines.

Well Control. Services include responding to and controlling oil and gas well emergencies, including blowouts and well fires, as well as supply the equipment, expertise and personnel necessary to restore affected oil and gas wells to production so that drilling operations can resume as promptly as safety permits.

Wireline. Services involve unwinding and lowering a spooled wire into a well, conveying various types of tools or equipment. Slick or braided lines are non-conductive and primarily for jarring objects into or out of a well, as in fishing or plug-setting operations. Electric lines carry a conductor line into a well allowing the use of electrically-operated tools such as perforators and bridge plugs. Wireline services can also be an integral part of the plug and abandonment process near the end of the life cycle of a well.

Support Services Segment

Rental Tools: 4.6% of 2024 total revenues. The Company rents specialized equipment for use with onshore and offshore oil and gas well completion, drilling and workover activities. The Company offers a broad range of rental tools including drill pipe and associated handling tools, blowout preventers and a variety of tool assemblages that provide well control. The equipment needed is in

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large part determined by the geological features of the production zone and the size of the well. Given the potentially significant range of equipment needs, operators and drilling contractors often find it more economical to supplement their tool and tubular assets with rental items instead of owning a complete set of assets.

Oilfield Pipe Inspection Services, Pipe Management and Pipe Storage. We provide in-house inspection services, inventory management and process control of tubing, casing and drill pipe for major oil companies and pipe producers.

Well Control School. Provides industry and government accredited training for the oil and gas industry, delivering various formats including conventional classroom training and interactive online training.

Refer to note to the consolidated financial statements titled Business Segment and Entity Wide Disclosures for additional financial information on our business segments.

Customers

RPC’s principal customers consist of major and independent oil and natural gas producing companies and can range in size from small and independent E&Ps to large (often public) integrated E&Ps. Smaller customers, often referred to as “spot” or “semi-dedicated” are generally less consistent in terms of demand for services but can increase their activities significantly during upcycles. These customers also often rely on OFS companies to provide materials, logistical support and expertise. These customers are typically highly price-sensitive and generally less focused on new equipment and ESG-related trends. Large customers have scale and often contract with OFS companies for “dedicated” fleets and offer more consistent demand and visibility. Their scale also means they can build their own infrastructure for power and water, acquire and develop high quality acreage due to access to capital, and invest in new technologies (both equipment and IT). RPC’s pressure pumping business is oriented toward spot and semi-dedicated customers in the Permian basin, while other service lines, such as downhole tools, cementing, coiled tubing and rental tools service both large and small customers across several major U.S. oil and gas basins.

Sales are generated by RPC’s business unit specific sales forces and through referrals from existing customers. We monitor the financial condition of these customers, their capital expenditure plans, and other indications of their drilling and completion activities. Due to the short lead time between ordering services or equipment and providing services or delivering equipment, there is no significant sales backlog.

One of our customers, a private E&P company, accounted for approximately 13% of the Company’s revenues in 2024; another private E&P company accounted for approximately 11% of the Company’s revenues in 2022. Amounts for customers that exceeded 10% of the Company’s revenues in 2024 and 2022 were primarily associated with the Company’s Technical Services segment. There were no other customers in 2022 or 2024, and no customers in 2023 exceeding 10% of revenues. In addition, there was one customer that was also primarily associated with the Company’s Technical Services segment that accounted for approximately 10% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2023.

Suppliers

The Company’s suppliers mainly provide equipment and materials used across our service lines. We purchase hydraulic fracturing fleets, including pumps and ancillary components, trucks, sand, chemicals, and cement to support our pressure pumping and cementing service lines. We also procure flexible steel pipe used in coiled tubing. Generally speaking there are multiple suppliers for our key equipment and materials needs and we believe that these sources of supply are adequate to secure our demands at competitive prices.

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Industry Overview & Key Themes

RPC provides its services primarily to domestic customers through a network of facilities strategically located to serve oil and gas drilling and production activities of its customers in Texas, the mid-continent, the southwest, the Gulf of America, the Rocky Mountain and the Appalachian regions. Demand for RPC’s services in the U.S. is volatile and fluctuates with current and projected price levels of oil and natural gas and activity levels in the oil and gas industry. Customer activity levels are influenced by their decisions about capital investment toward the development and production of oil and gas reserves. Over the years, the oil and gas industry’s cyclical nature has resulted in many OFS companies going bankrupt, ceasing operations, or being forced to get acquired. The Company believes its financial and operating discipline have resulted in longevity and financial success in an industry where downturns can have significant financial impacts on operator liquidity and economic sustainability.

Rig count. During 2024 the average U.S. rig count decreased 12.8% to 600 compared to the prior year. While oil and gas industry demand is influenced by many factors, the rig count is often used as a proxy for current and future industry activity. Oil and gas industry activity levels have historically been volatile, experiencing multiple cycles. The most recent significant recent downturn occurred following the onset of the COVID pandemic, with August 2020 marking the lowest U.S. domestic rig count in U.S. oilfield history at 250. Since that point, the industry began to rebound with strong U.S. economic activity, with the rig count reaching an average of 723 in 2022 and 688 in 2023, before trending even lower and averaging 600 during 2024. Over the past several years, there has been oil and gas price volatility sparked by uncertainties related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions in the Middle East related to Israel’s conflict in the Gaza Strip and continued uncertainty from OPEC+ regarding production levels. Furthermore, there is an increased likelihood that a potential rapid rise in the use of artificial intelligence would have significant energy consumption requirements and boost demand for power solutions many of which use oil and gas. Management believes these factors reinforce the attractiveness of the U.S. domestic oilfield due to its oil and natural gas reserves, political stability and downstream energy infrastructure.

Since the majority of RPC’s services are utilized at the completion stage of an oil or gas well’s life cycle, the Company closely monitors well completion trends in the U.S. domestic oilfield. As recently reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, reported well completions was 11,659 in 2024, a decrease of approximately 9% compared to 2023. Fluctuations in the prices of commodities, particularly the price of oil, and activity levels as measured by well completions, significantly impact RPC’s financial results. Of note, while there is a sense of energy industry optimism regarding the new presidential administration, which is generally considered to be “pro-business” and supportive of the domestic energy industry, there is limited visibility on a number of regulatory or policy developments and the impact those may have on our business.

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Efficiencies in pressure pumping. In the past decade, there have been significant improvements in the efficiency of OFS, with the end result being more oil and gas produced with less equipment. Several factors have contributed to asset efficiency, including the industry’s ability to accurately identify high yielding formations, drill faster and more effectively, complete wells more quickly, and extract the same amount of oil and gas with less rigs and service equipment. Pressure pumpers have also significantly increased pump hours per day, often to 20 to 22 of 24 hours, resulting in assets being “burned” faster and requiring quicker capital investment cycles. Furthermore, more wells are being drilled per pad, or site, each well is being drilled with longer laterals, now often extending several miles, and more stages are being completed within each lateral. All of these factors are increasing hydrocarbon output without creating a correlated increase in cost; however, cost efficiency savings have been disproportionately realized by the E&Ps rather than oilfield service companies. As a result of increased asset efficiency, the Company believes there is a general oversupply of OFS capacity, particularly in pressure pumping, which has created a high level of price competition as OFS companies seek to keep assets utilized.

Consolidation of E&Ps. The oil and gas industry is capital intensive and cyclical. As a result, operating and financial scale have significant benefits related to acquiring attractive land, investing in assets and infrastructure to efficiently extract hydrocarbons, leveraging scale across the value chain, and generating financial leverage to drive investor returns. The recent trend of consolidation among mid-to-large E&Ps has resulted in a more concentrated pool of larger, more powerful E&P companies. Also, as a result of E&P consolidation, there can be significant changes in an OFS company’s customer base, with customers often being acquired (risking loss of business) or making acquisitions (potential customer gains) across service lines. There is the potential for M&A activity to continue as well as become more frequent in the smaller E&P and OFS market.

Capital discipline by E&Ps. During the past cycle, E&P companies have taken a more disciplined approach to capital allocation of operating and free cash flow. They are maintaining steadier operations and not significantly accelerating or decelerating investment with commodity price cycles and providing a more significant and consistent return of capital to shareholders. This has taken the form of both dividends and share buybacks. This level of discipline is intended to boost overall investor returns, in part by limiting activity volatility and enabling more consistent free cash flow generation available to distribute. As a result, many large E&Ps are focused on developing and securing OFS partners who can meet their needs for scale and types of equipment across their large asset base. While the rig count has trended lower due to the efficiencies discussed above, capital discipline has reduced and should generally continue to reduce the volatility of the rig count over time.

Increased adoption of low-emission equipment. Pressure pumping requires emission-intensive equipment as it has historically been powered solely or primarily by diesel fuel. However, in recent years DGB and electric powered fleets have been increasingly adopted. Electric powered fleets use electric motors powered by lower-cost energy sources (e.g., natural gas converted on-site, compressed natural gas, or grid-supplied electricity) and offer reduced emissions compared to diesel fuel or DGB equipment. Electric assets are often desired by customers, especially large public companies, to achieve their ESG goals, while smaller independent E&Ps often place less value on ESG-related benefits. To date, RPC has not invested in electric fleets but is considering future investments in this area.

Low natural gas prices. In 2024 average natural gas prices decreased 13.8% compared to the prior year, despite strong performance in the second half of 2024. Flat consumption of natural gas in the United States has been met with increasing supply from high yielding gas shales and gas collected as byproduct from oil production. This abundant supply has resulted in low natural gas prices, thus reduced gas production activity. The Company believes the favorable long-term outlook for natural gas demand is sufficient for our customers to maintain natural gas-directed E&P activities. However, currently suppressed activity has resulted in OFS companies shifting assets out of gassy basins toward oil basins, resulting in more competition in the Company’s key service lines, particularly pressure pumping in the Permian basin.

Competition

RPC operates in highly competitive areas of the OFS industry. We offer our services and equipment in highly competitive markets, and the revenues and earnings generated are affected by changes in competitive prices for our services with supply and demand dynamics that can change rapidly. RPC competes with many large and small oilfield industry competitors, including the largest integrated OFS companies. The Company believes that the principal competitive factors in the market areas that it serves are price, product availability and quality of our equipment, service quality and reputation for safety and technical proficiency.

Following a period of strong demand and favorable pricing trends when the OFS industry rebounded off the COVID lows, pricing has become far more competitive. In recent years, improving completion services efficiency has served to increase effective capacity, and the Company believes current supply of most OFS exceeds demand. This has had the most significant impact on the Company’s pressure pumping service line, though all the Company’s Permian-focused operations have faced increased competition from assets shifting into the region from gassy basins where activity has been weak. By nature, OFS companies have high fixed costs and pricing competition to keep assets utilized is common.

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The oil and gas services industry includes dominant global competitors including, among others, Halliburton Company, Baker Hughes Company, and Schlumberger Ltd. The industry also includes a number of other publicly traded peers whose operations are more similar to RPC, including Liberty Energy, Inc., Mammoth Energy Services, Inc., NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc., Nine Energy Services, Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., ProFrac Holding Corp. and ProPetro Holding Corp., as well as numerous smaller, privately owned competitors. Increased demands for larger-scale and newer technology solutions, as well as business combinations among large oil and gas companies, are driving consolidation of our competitors in certain service lines.

Strategy

RPC’s primary objective is to create long-term shareholder value by delivering world-class OFS to our customers across all service lines, while exercising capital discipline and employing a conservative operational and financial approach. To achieve this objective, we plan to execute strategic investments, both organic and potential M&A, that we believe will increase our scale, diversify our product offering, expand our customer base and improve our profitability and cash flow. In assessing RPC’s strategy, financial condition and operating performance, management generally reviews results and trends related to revenues, asset utilization, pricing, cost structure, profitability, cash flows and the return on our invested capital. We also monitor industry-wide factors that impact customer activity levels, such as the prices of oil and natural gas, competitive activity, E&P activity and capital markets trends.

Our strategies can be broken down into 3 categories: operating, growth and capital allocation.

Operating strategy

Growth strategy

Capital allocation strategy

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Human Capital

The table below shows the number of employees at December 31, 2024, and 2023:

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The Company operates in a cyclical business where financial performance and headcount are influenced by, among other things, changes in oil and natural gas prices. The Company’s key human capital management objectives are focused on fostering talent in the following areas:

Workplace Inclusion - The company is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce, where employees collaborate toward a shared purpose. We uphold strong values, cultivate meaningful relationships, and maintain consistency in leadership and management. As part of our commitment to diversity, we actively recruit and hire recently discharged military personnel. The Board of Directors oversees these efforts through the Human Capital Management and Compensation Committee, which monitors compliance with applicable non-discrimination laws pertaining to race, gender, and other protected classes. The Committee regularly monitors these matters and provides updates to the Board as needed, with a minimum annual review.

Development and Training - The Company’s management team and all its employees are expected to exhibit and promote honest, ethical and respectful conduct in the workplace. We have implemented and maintain a Code of Conduct to provide guidance for everyone associated with the Company, including its employees, officers, and directors (the Code). The Code prohibits unlawful or unethical activity, including discrimination, and directs our employees, officers, and directors to avoid actions that, even if not unlawful or unethical, might create an appearance of illegality or impropriety. The Code is updated annually and certain employees at the supervisory level and above are required to review the Code each year. Any reported non-compliance is followed up on and resolved, as appropriate. In addition, the Company provides annual training for preventing, identifying, reporting, and ending any type of unlawful discrimination. We also have escalation policies in place to address various issues including employee discrimination. The Company also provides a wide variety of opportunities for professional growth for all employees with in-classroom and online training, on-the-job experience, and counseling.

Compensation and Benefits - The Company focuses on attracting and retaining employees by providing compensation and benefit packages that are competitive in the market, taking into account the location and responsibilities of the job. We provide competitive financial benefits such as a 401(k) retirement plan with a company match and generally grant awards of restricted stock for certain of our salaried employees. We provide our employees and their families with access to a variety of innovative, flexible, and convenient health and wellness programs that support their physical and mental health by providing tools and resources to help them improve or maintain their health status.

RPC has always believed in the long-term value of education and has demonstrated this belief through a college scholarship program for the children of employees. This program, which awards four-year college scholarships based on merit, parents' tenure and need, has invested more than $1.5 million to support hundreds of children of employees as they earn college degrees. A number of these college graduates have come to work for RPC and have followed their parents to become valuable employees.

RPC and its subsidiaries have regularly participated in efforts to support the communities in which we live. We have participated in the United Way Campaign in the city in which our corporate headquarters are located for more than 30 years. In addition, we have sponsored several emergency relief efforts following natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tornados, in communities in which our field offices are located.

Safety - The Company adheres to a comprehensive safety program to promote a safe working environment for its employees, contractors and customers at its operational locations and active job sites. This program complies with applicable regulatory guidelines for oilfield operations and is enhanced by our analysis of workplace-related incidents and evolving preventative measures. We monitor our workplace safety record and compare it to industry benchmarks and our internal metrics to find areas for improvement.

RPC is making technology and process investments which reduce the number of employees on a job location and change the roles of the remaining employees in ways that reduce their exposure to safety hazards. We believe that this reduced exposure to active areas of a job location has led to fewer safety incidents.

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Facilities/Equipment

RPC’s equipment consists primarily of oil and gas services equipment used either in servicing customer wells or provided on a rental basis for customer use. Most of this equipment is Company owned. RPC purchases oilfield service equipment from a limited number of manufacturers. These manufacturers may not be able to meet our requests for timely delivery during periods of high demand which may result in delayed deliveries of equipment and higher prices for equipment.

RPC owns and leases regional and district facilities from which its OFS are provided to land-based and offshore customers. RPC’s principal executive offices in Atlanta, Georgia are leased. The Company has four primary administrative buildings, two leased facilities, one in each of The Woodlands, Texas, and Midland, Texas, that include the Company’s operations, engineering, sales and marketing headquarters, and two owned facilities, one in Houma, Louisiana that includes certain administrative functions and one in Newcastle, Oklahoma that includes certain administrative functions, operations, engineering, sales and equipment storage yards. RPC believes that its facilities are adequate for its current operations. For additional information with respect to RPC’s lease commitments, see note to the consolidated financial statements titled Leases.

Governmental Regulation

RPC’s business is affected by state, federal and foreign laws and other regulations relating to the oil and gas industry, as well as laws and regulations relating to worker safety and environmental protection. RPC cannot predict the level of enforcement of existing laws and regulations or how such laws and regulations may be interpreted by enforcement agencies or court rulings, whether additional laws and regulations will be adopted, or the effect such changes may have on it, its businesses or financial condition. More stringent environmental standards compel the Company to buy more expensive equipment to meet those standards and also renders older equipment obsolete.

In addition, our customers are affected by laws and regulations relating to the exploration and production of natural resources such as oil and natural gas. These regulations are subject to change, and new regulations may curtail or eliminate our customers’ activities. We cannot determine the extent to which new legislation may impact our customers’ activity levels, and ultimately, the demand for our services.

Intellectual Property

RPC uses several patented items in its operations which management believes are important, but are not indispensable, to RPC’s success. Although RPC anticipates seeking patent protection when possible, it relies to a greater extent on the technical expertise and know-how of its personnel to maintain its competitive position.

Availability of Filings

RPC makes available, free of charge, on its website, www.rpc.net, its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports on the same day they are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risks Related to our Business.

Demand for our equipment and services is affected by the volatility of oil and natural gas prices.

Oil and natural gas prices affect demand throughout the oil and gas industry, including the demand for our equipment and services. Our business depends in large part on the conditions of the oil and gas industry, and specifically on the capital investments of our customers related to the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. When these capital investments decline, our customers’ demand for our services declines.

The price of oil, a world-wide commodity, is affected by, among other things, the potential of armed conflict in politically unstable areas such as the Middle East as well as the actions of OPEC, an oil cartel which controls approximately 40% of global oil production. OPEC’s actions have historically been unpredictable and can contribute to the volatility of the price of oil on the world market.

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adversely affect our business. A prolonged low level of customer activity in the oil and gas industry adversely affects the demand for our equipment and services and our financial condition and results of operations.

Reliance upon a large customer may adversely affect our revenues and operating results.

At times our business has had a concentration of one or more major customers. One of our customers, a private E&P company, accounted for approximately 13% of the Company’s revenues in 2024; and another private E&P company accounted for approximately 11% of the Company’s revenues in 2022. There were no other customers in 2022 or 2024, and no customers in 2023 exceeding 10% of revenues. Amounts for customers that exceeded 10% of the Company’s revenues in 2024 and 2022 were primarily associated with the Company’s Technical Services segment. In addition, there was one customer that was also primarily associated with the Company’s Technical Services segment that accounted for approximately 10% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2023. There were no customers that accounted for 10% or more of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2024. The reliance on a large customer for a significant portion of our total revenues exposes us to the risk that the loss or reduction in revenues from this customer, which could occur unexpectedly, could have a material and disproportionate adverse impact upon our revenues and operating results.

Our concentration of customers in one industry and periodic downturns may impact our overall exposure to credit risk and cause us to experience increased credit loss allowance for accounts receivable.

Substantially all of our customers operate in the energy industry. This concentration of customers in one industry may impact our overall exposure to credit risk, either positively or negatively, in that customers may be similarly affected by changes in economic and industry conditions. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and generally do not require collateral in support of our trade receivables. The periodic downturns that our industry experiences may adversely affect our customers' operations, which could cause us to experience increased credit losses for accounts receivable.

Our business depends on capital spending by our customers, many of whom rely on outside financing to fund their operations.

Many of our customers rely on their ability to raise equity capital and debt financing from capital markets to fund their operations. Their ability to raise outside capital depends upon, among other things, the availability of capital, near-term operating prospects of oil and gas companies, current and projected prices of oil and natural gas, and relative attractiveness of competing investments for available investment capital. These factors are outside of our control, and in the event our customers cannot continue to raise outside capital to fund their operations, RPC’s financial results would be negatively impacted.

RPC’s success will depend on its key personnel, and the loss of any key personnel may affect its revenues.

RPC’s success will depend to a significant extent on the continued service of key management personnel. The loss or interruption of the services of any senior management personnel or the inability to attract and retain other qualified management, sales, marketing and technical employees could disrupt RPC’s operations and cause a decrease in its revenues and profit margins.

We may be unable to compete in the highly competitive oil and gas industry in the future.

We operate in highly competitive areas of the OFS industry. The equipment and services in our industry segments are sold in highly competitive markets, and our revenues and earnings have in the past been affected by changes in competitive prices, fluctuations in the level of activity in major markets and general economic conditions. We compete with the oil and gas industry’s many large and small industry competitors, including the largest integrated oilfield service providers. We believe that the principal competitive factors in the market areas that we serve are product and service quality and availability, reputation for safety, technical proficiency and price. Although we believe that our reputation for safety and quality service is good, we cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain our competitive position.

We may be unable to identify or complete acquisitions, and the completion of significant acquisitions involves integration and other risks.

Acquisitions have been and may continue to be a key element of our business strategy. We cannot assure you that we will be able to identify and acquire acceptable acquisition candidates on terms favorable to us in the future. We may be required to incur substantial indebtedness to finance future acquisitions and also may issue equity securities in connection with such acquisitions. The issuance of additional equity securities could result in significant dilution to our stockholders. We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully integrate the operations and assets of any acquired business with our own business. Any inability on our part to integrate and manage the growth of acquired businesses could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

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Our operations are affected by adverse weather conditions.

Our operations are directly affected by the weather conditions in several domestic regions, including the Gulf of America, the Gulf Coast, the mid-continent, and the Appalachian region. Hurricanes and other storms prevalent in the Gulf of America and along the Gulf Coast during certain times of the year may also affect our operations, and severe hurricanes may affect our customers' activities for a period of several years. While the impact of these storms may increase the need for certain of our services over a longer period of time, such storms can also decrease our customers' activities immediately after they occur. Such hurricanes may also affect the prices of oil and natural gas by disrupting supplies in the short term, which may increase demand for our services in geographic areas not damaged by the storms. Prolonged rain, snow, fire or ice in many of our locations may temporarily prevent our crews and equipment from reaching customer work sites. Due to seasonal differences in weather patterns, our crews may operate more days in some periods than others. Accordingly, our operating results may vary from quarter to quarter, depending on the impact of these weather conditions.

Our ability to attract and retain skilled workers may impact growth potential and profitability.

Our ability to be productive and profitable will depend substantially on our ability to attract and retain skilled workers. Our ability to expand our operations is, in part, impacted by our ability to increase our labor force. A significant increase in the wages paid by competing employers could result in a reduction in our skilled labor force, increases in the wage rates paid by us, or both. The Company and our industry are being affected by shortages of skilled labor. If labor shortages continue or a significant increase in wages occurs, our capacity and profitability could be diminished, and our growth potential could be impaired.

Some of our equipment and several types of materials used in providing our services are available from a limited number of suppliers.

We purchase equipment provided by a limited number of manufacturers who specialize in oilfield service equipment. During periods of high demand, these manufacturers may not be able to meet our requests for timely delivery, resulting in delayed deliveries of equipment and higher prices for equipment. There are a limited number of suppliers for certain materials used in pressure pumping services, our largest service line. While these materials are generally available, supply disruptions can occur due to factors beyond our control. Such disruptions, delayed deliveries, and higher prices may limit our ability to provide services, or increase the costs of providing services, which could reduce our revenues and profits.

We have used outside financing in prior years to accomplish our growth strategy, and outside financing may become unavailable or may be unfavorable to us.

Our business requires a great deal of capital to maintain our equipment and increase our fleet of equipment to expand our operations, and we currently have access to our credit facility to fund our necessary working capital and other capital requirements. Our credit facility provides a borrowing base of $100 million less the amount of any outstanding letters of credit, and bears interest at a floating rate, which exposes us to market risks as interest rates rise. If our existing capital resources become unavailable, inadequate, or unfavorable for purposes of funding our capital requirements, we would need to raise additional funds through alternative debt or equity financings to maintain our equipment and continue our growth. Such additional financing sources may not be available when we need them or may not be available on favorable terms. If we fund our growth through the issuance of public equity, the holdings of stockholders will be diluted. If capital generated either by cash provided by operating activities or outside financing is not available or sufficient for our needs, we may be unable to maintain our equipment, expand our fleet of equipment, or take advantage of other potentially profitable business opportunities, which could reduce our future revenues and profits.

Our international operations could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our operations in various international markets including, but not limited to, Africa, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, Latin America and the Middle East are subject to risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, political changes, expropriation, currency restrictions and changes in currency exchange rates, taxes, tariffs, boycotts and other civil disturbances. The occurrence of any one of these events could have a material adverse effect on our operations.

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Increasing expectations from governments, customers, investors and other stakeholders regarding our environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices may affect our business, may create additional costs for us, or expose us to related risks.

Many companies are receiving greater attention from stakeholders regarding their ESG practices, as well as their oversight of relevant ESG issues. The various stakeholders are placing growing importance on our potential environmental and social issue risk exposure and the impact of our choices. Increased focus on ESG and related decision-making may negatively impact us as customers, investors and other stakeholders may choose not to work with us or may reallocate capital or decline to make an investment as a result of their assessment of our ESG practices. Companies that do not comport with, or do not adapt to, these evolving investor and stakeholder ESG-related expectations and standards, or that are assessed as not having responded appropriately to the growing focus on ESG matters, may have their brand and reputation harmed, and the Company or our stock price may be adversely affected even though we may be in full compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.

We have created and published certain voluntary disclosures regarding ESG matters and will continue to do so from time to time. To the extent that we report Green House Gas (GHG) emissions data, the methodologies that we use to calculate our emissions may change over time based upon changing industry standards. We note that standards and expectations regarding the processes for measuring and counting GHG emissions and GHG emission reductions are evolving, and it is possible that our approach to measuring our emissions may be considered inconsistent with common or best practices with respect to measuring and accounting for such matters. If our approaches to such matters fall out of step with common or best practice, we may be subject to additional scrutiny, criticism, regulatory and investor engagement or litigation, any of which may adversely impact our business, financial condition or results of operation.

Furthermore, the SEC has issued final rules, which are currently stayed pending judicial review; however, if implemented as proposed, these rules would, among other matters, establish a framework for reporting climate-related risks. To the extent that any rules ultimately implemented impose additional reporting obligations, we could face increased costs. Separately, the SEC has also announced that it is scrutinizing existing climate change related disclosures in public filings, increasing the potential for enforcement if the SEC were to allege our existing climate disclosures are misleading or deficient. Furthermore, in November 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor adopted final rules that allow plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other ESG factors when they select retirement investments and exercise shareholder rights, such as proxy voting. Should plan investors decide not to invest in us based on ESG factors, our business and access to capital may be negatively impacted. In 2023, the State of California enacted legislation that will require large U.S. companies doing business in California to make broad-based climate-related disclosures starting as early as 2026, and other jurisdictions, domestically and internationally, are also considering various climate change disclosure requirements.

In addition, ESG and climate change issues may cause consumer preference to shift toward other alternative sources of energy, lowering demand for oil and natural gas and consequently lowering demand for our services. In some areas these concerns have caused governments to adopt or consider adopting regulations to transition to a lower-carbon economy. These measures may include adoption of cap-and-trade programs, carbon taxes, increased efficiency standards, prohibitions on the manufacture of certain types of equipment (such as new automobiles with internal combustion engines), and requirements for the use of alternate energy sources such as wind or solar. These types of programs may reduce the demand for oil and natural gas and consequently the demand for our services.

Approaches to climate change and a transition to a lower-carbon economy, including government regulation, company policies, and consumer behavior, are continuously evolving. At this time, we cannot predict how such approaches may develop or otherwise reasonably or reliably estimate their impact on our financial condition, results of operations and ability to compete. However, any long-term material adverse effect on the oil and gas industry may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Risk Management Risks.

Our business has potential liability for litigation, personal injury and property damage claims assessments.

Our operations involve the use of vehicles and heavy equipment and exposure to inherent risks, including accidents, well blowouts, explosions, and fires. If any of these events were to occur, it could result in liability for personal injury and property damage, pollution or other environmental hazards or loss of production. Litigation may arise from an accident or catastrophic occurrence at a location where our equipment and services are used. This litigation could result in large claims for damages. The frequency and severity of such incidents will affect our operating costs, insurability and relationships with customers, employees, and regulators. These occurrences could have a material adverse effect on us. We maintain what we believe is prudent insurance protection. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain adequate insurance in the future at rates we consider reasonable or that our insurance coverage will be adequate to cover future claims and assessments that may arise.

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Regulatory Risks.

Our operations may be adversely affected if we are unable to comply with regulations and environmental laws.

Our business is significantly affected by stringent environmental laws and other regulations relating to the oil and gas industry and by changes in such laws and the level of enforcement of such laws. We are unable to predict the level of enforcement of existing laws and regulations, how such laws and regulations may be interpreted by enforcement agencies or court rulings, or whether additional laws and regulations will be adopted. The adoption of laws and regulations curtailing exploration and development of oil and gas fields in our areas of operations for economic, environmental, or other policy reasons would adversely affect our operations by limiting demand for our services. We also have potential environmental liabilities with respect to our offshore and onshore operations, and could be liable for cleanup costs, or environmental and natural resource damage due to conduct that was lawful at the time it occurred but is later ruled to be unlawful. We also may be subject to claims for personal injury and property damage due to the generation or disposal of hazardous substances in connection with our operations. We believe that our present operations substantially comply with applicable federal and state pollution control and environmental protection laws and regulations. We also believe that compliance with such laws has had no material adverse effect on our operations to date. However, such environmental laws are changed frequently. We are unable to predict whether environmental laws will, in the future, materially adversely affect our operations and financial condition. Penalties for noncompliance with these laws may include cancellation of permits, fines, and other corrective actions, which would negatively affect our future financial results.

Compliance with federal and state regulations relating to pressure pumping services, including hydraulic fracturing, could increase our operating costs, cause operational delays, and could reduce or eliminate the demand for our pressure pumping services.

RPC’s pressure pumping services are the subject of continuing federal, state and local regulatory oversight. This scrutiny is prompted in part by public concern regarding the potential impact on drinking and ground water and other environmental issues arising from the growing use of hydraulic fracturing. In addition, a committee of the United States House of Representatives investigated hydraulic fracturing practices and publicized information regarding the materials used in hydraulic fracturing. Compliance with federal and state regulations relating to pressure pumping services could increase our operating costs, cause operational delays, and could reduce or eliminate the demand for our pressure pumping services. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also conducted a study of the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing practices, and in 2015, issued a report which concluded that hydraulic fracturing had not caused a measurable impact on drinking water sources in the U.S. This and similar conclusions from similar investigations carry positive implications for our industry; however, more stringent regulations could be imposed in the future, which could have a material adverse impact on our costs and our business.

Risks Related to our Capital and Ownership Structure.

Our management and directors have a substantial ownership interest, and public stockholders may have no effective voice in the management of the Company.

The Company has elected the Controlled Corporation exemption under Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Listed Company Manual. The Company is a Controlled Corporation because a group that includes Gary W. Rollins, Pamela R. Rollins, Amy Rollins Kreisler and Timothy C. Rollins, each of whom is a director of the Company, and certain companies under their control (the Controlling Group), controls in excess of 50% of the Company’s voting power. As a Controlled Corporation, the Company need not comply with certain NYSE rules including those requiring a majority of independent directors, and independent compensation and nominating committees.

RPC’s executive officers, directors and their affiliates hold directly or through indirect beneficial ownership, in the aggregate, approximately 61% of RPC’s outstanding shares of common stock as of February 14, 2025. As a result, these stockholders effectively control the operations of RPC, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions such as acquisitions and other matters requiring stockholder approval. This concentration of ownership could also have the effect of delaying or preventing a third party from acquiring control over the Company at a premium.

The Controlling Group could take actions that could negatively impact our results of operations, financial condition or stock price.

The Controlling Group may from time to time and at any time, in their sole discretion, acquire or cause to be acquired, additional equity or other instruments of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or derivative instruments the value of which is linked to Company securities, or dispose or cause to be disposed, such equity or other securities or instruments, in any amount that the Controlling Group may determine in their sole discretion, through open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or

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otherwise. In addition, depending upon a variety of factors, the Controlling Group may at any time engage in discussions with the Company and its affiliates, and other persons, including retaining outside advisers, concerning the Company’s business, management, strategic alternatives and direction, and in their sole discretion, consider, formulate and implement various plans or proposals intended to enhance the value of their investment in the Company. In the event the Controlling Group were to engage in any of these actions, our common stock price could be negatively impacted, such actions could cause volatility in the market for our common stock or could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and our financial condition.

Our management and directors have a substantial ownership interest, and the availability of the Company’s common stock to the investing public may be limited.

The availability of RPC’s common stock to the investing public may be limited to those shares not held by the executive officers, directors and their affiliates, which could negatively impact RPC’s stock trading prices and affect the ability of minority stockholders to sell their shares. Future sales by executive officers, directors and their affiliates of all or a portion of their shares could also negatively affect the trading price of our common stock.

Provisions in RPC's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws may inhibit a takeover of RPC.

RPC’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other documents contain provisions including advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and director nominations. These provisions may make a tender offer, change in control or takeover attempt that is opposed by RPC’s Board of Directors more difficult or expensive.

Risks Related to Digital Operations, Cybersecurity and Business Disruption.

Our operations rely on digital systems and processes that are subject to cyberattacks or other threats that could have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated results of operations and consolidated financial condition.

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Our operations are dependent on digital technologies and services. We use these technologies and services for internal purposes, including data storage, processing and transmissions, as well as in our interactions with customers and suppliers. Digital technologies are subject to the risk of cyberattacks, both from internal and external threats. Internal threats in cybersecurity are caused by the misuse of access to networks and assets by individuals within the Company by maliciously or negligently disclosing, modifying or deleting sensitive information. Individuals within the Company include current employees, contractors and partners. External threats in cybersecurity are caused by unauthorized parties attempting to gain access to our networks and assets by exploiting security vulnerabilities or through the introduction of malicious code, such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses and ransomware. In response to the risk of cyberattacks, we regularly review and update processes to prevent unauthorized access to our networks and assets and misuse of data. We provide regular security awareness training for appropriate employees, simulate phishing attempts and closely manage the accounts and privileges of all employees and contractors. In addition, we have adopted an established cybersecurity framework that provides significant risk management across several areas. We also maintain an up-to-date incident response plan to quickly address cybersecurity incidents. We have experienced unsuccessful cyberattack attempts to gain unauthorized access to our network. To date, these attacks have not had a material impact on our operations.

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If our systems for protecting against cybersecurity risks prove to be insufficient, we could be adversely affected by, among other things, loss of or damage to intellectual property, proprietary or confidential information, or customer, supplier, or employee data, as well as, interruption of our business operations and increased costs required to prevent, respond to, or mitigate cybersecurity attacks. These risks could harm our reputation and our relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and other third parties, and may result in claims against us. In addition, we may not have adequate insurance coverage to compensate for losses from any of the risks listed herein, our existing insurance coverage may not continue to be available on acceptable terms or at all, and our insurers may deny coverage as to any future claims. These risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated results of operations and consolidated financial condition.

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We are implementing a new Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP), and challenges with the implementation of the system may impact our business and operations.

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We are beginning the process of a multi-year implementation of a new ERP. The implementation will require the integration of the new ERP with multiple new and existing information systems and business processes and needs to be designed to accurately maintain our books and records and provide information to our management teams for the operation of the business. The implementation of our new ERP will require new procedures and certain modifications to our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting and it will take time for such procedures and controls to become mature in their operation. If we are unable to adequately implement and maintain procedures and controls relating to our new ERP, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired and impact our assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting.

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General Risks.

Our common stock price has been volatile.

Historically, the market price of common stock of companies engaged in the oil and gas services industry has been highly volatile. Likewise, the market price of our common stock has varied significantly in the past.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

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Item 1C. Cybersecurity

Risk Management and Strategy

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RPC approaches cybersecurity as an enterprise-wide risk and has created an accountability framework that includes oversight of cybersecurity risks. We have implemented policies and processes designed to detect, prevent, and respond to cybersecurity incidents. To help guide its overall program, RPC has adopted the Center for Internet Security (CIS) framework, which provides prioritized guidance to help defend systems and networks against the most prevalent cyber-attacks as well as support for a Zero Trust. RPC has created a cross-departmental team to screen Company vendors (also known as partners and managed service providers) for vulnerabilities on their own systems and compliance with RPC’s policies and procedures, to mitigate risks potentially caused by third party breaches.

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As part of its Standard Operating Procedures, RPC has adopted Incident Response Policy (IRP), Data Classification and Handling Policy, and other policies regarding key areas of information security. These policies are reviewed periodically and updated as needed to address emerging risks or gaps in compliance. The IRP also includes guidance on internal and external escalation in the event of an incident or breach. RPC has not experienced a material cybersecurity incident to date. If a material cybersecurity breach occurs, the incident will be reviewed by the cybersecurity team to determine whether further escalation is appropriate. Any incident assessed as potentially being or becoming material will immediately be escalated for further assessment and reported to designated members of our executive leadership team and if deemed necessary, the Board of Directors. The IRP provides for consultation with outside legal counsel and our independent registered public accounting firm as appropriate, including on materiality analysis and disclosure matters, to make the final materiality determination regarding disclosure and other compliance decisions.

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The Company maintains a cyber liability insurance policy that is designed to cover certain expenses, business losses, business interruption, and fines and penalties associated with a data breach or other similar incident. Cyber liability insurance also provides coverage in the event of a ransomware attack including assistance in the timely remediation of material cyberattacks and incidents.

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Our business strategy, results of operations and financial condition have not been materially affected by risks from cybersecurity threats, including as a result of previously identified cybersecurity incidents, but we cannot provide assurance that they will not be materially affected in the future by such risks or any future material incidents. For more information on our cybersecurity related risks, see Item 1A Risk Factors of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Governance

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Role of the Board

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On an annual basis, the Board reviews and approves the overall enterprise risk management approach and processes implemented by management to identify, assess, manage, and mitigate risk. The Board has delegated its responsibility for oversight of the Company’s cybersecurity and information security framework and risk management to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee receives information and updates at least quarterly and actively engages with senior leaders with respect to the effectiveness of the Company’s cybersecurity and information security framework, data privacy, and risk management. In addition, the Audit Committee receives reports summarizing threat detection and mitigation plans, audits of internal controls, training and certification, and other cyber related priorities and initiatives, as well as timely updates from senior leaders on material incidents relating to information systems security, including cybersecurity incidents. The Audit Committee includes members with experience in risk management including risks related to cybersecurity.

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Role of Management

RPC’s cybersecurity program is overseen by the Chief Information Officer (CIO) as well as several key members of RPC’s Enterprise Technology team. These key leaders collectively have over 50 years of experience in network security, cybersecurity and enterprise risk management.The Chief Executive Officer and CIO receive regular updates on cybersecurity matters, results of mitigation efforts related to existing risks and cybersecurity incident response and remediation. These leaders communicate closely with members of RPC’s Information Security Committee (ISC) which oversees the adopted CIS Control Framework, governs the Company’s information security programs and monitors the effectiveness of the Company’s cybersecurity and technology risk management practices. In addition, ISC provides oversight to align security strategies with business objectives. The Company also maintains business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

Item 2. Properties

RPC owns or leases approximately 90 offices and operating facilities. The Company leases approximately 21,200 square feet of office space in Atlanta, Georgia that serves as its headquarters, a portion of which is allocated and charged to Marine Products Corporation. For additional information see note titled Related Party Transactions. The lease agreement on the headquarters is effective through May 2031. RPC believes its current operating facilities are suitable and adequate to meet current and reasonably anticipated future needs. Descriptions of the major facilities used in our operations are as follows:

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Owned Locations

Broussard, Louisiana — Operations, sales and equipment storage yard

Elk City, Oklahoma — Operations, sales and equipment storage yard

Houma, Louisiana — Administrative office

Channelview, Texas — Pipe storage yard and inspection services

Newcastle, Oklahoma — Operations, sales and administrative offices

El Reno, Oklahoma — Operations, sales and administrative offices

Pleasanton, Texas — Operations, sales and administrative offices

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Leased Locations

Midland, Texas — Operations, sales and administrative offices

Seminole, Oklahoma — Pumping services facility

The Woodlands, Texas — Operations, sales and administrative office

Odessa, Texas — Pumping services facility

Hobbs, New Mexico— Operations, sales and administrative office

Atlanta, Georgia — Headquarters

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

RPC is a party to various routine legal proceedings primarily involving commercial claims, employee liability and workers’ compensation claims and claims for personal injury. RPC insures against these risks to the extent deemed prudent by its management, but no assurance can be given that the nature and amount of such insurance will, in every case, fully indemnify RPC against liabilities arising out of pending and future legal proceedings related to its business activities. RPC is also subject to sales and use tax audits in various jurisdictions. While the outcome of these lawsuits, legal proceedings, claims and audits cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the outcome of all such proceedings, even if determined adversely, would not have a material adverse effect on RPC’s business or financial condition.

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Information

RPC’s common stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RES. As of February 14, 2025, there were 216,057,711 shares of common stock outstanding and approximately 26,000 beneficial holders of our common stock.

Dividends

On January 28, 2025, the Board of Directors declared a $0.04 per share cash dividend payable March 10, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 10, 2025. The Company expects to continue to pay cash dividends to common stockholders, subject to industry conditions and RPC’s earnings, financial condition, and other relevant factors.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Shares repurchased by the Company and affiliated purchasers in the fourth quarter of 2024 are outlined below.

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(1) Represents shares repurchased by the Company in connection with taxes related to vesting of certain restricted shares.

(2) The Company has a stock buyback program initially adopted in 1998 (and subsequently amended in 2013, 2021 and 2023) that authorized the repurchase of up to 49,578,125 shares in the aggregate. There were no shares purchased on the open market during the fourth quarter of 2024 and 12,768,870 shares remained available to be repurchased under the current authorization as of December 31, 2024. Currently the program does not have a predetermined expiration date.

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Performance Graph

The following graph shows a five-year comparison of the cumulative total stockholder return based on the performance of the stock of the Company, assuming dividend reinvestment, as compared with both a broad equity market index and an industry or peer group index. The indices included in the following graph are the Russell 2000 Index (Russell 2000), the Philadelphia Oil Service Index (OSX), and a peer group which includes companies that are considered peers of the Company (the Peer Group). The Company has voluntarily chosen to provide both an industry and a peer group index.

The Company was a component of the Russell 2000 during 2024. The Russell 2000 is a stock index measuring the performance of the small-cap segment of the US equity universe. The components of the index had a weighted average market capitalization in 2024 of $3.6 billion, and a median market capitalization of $987 million. The Russell 2000 was chosen because it represents companies with comparable market capitalizations to the Company, and because the Company is a component of the index. The OSX is a stock index of 15 companies that provide oil drilling and production services, oilfield equipment, support services and geophysical/reservoir services. The Company is not a component of the OSX, but this index was chosen because it represents a large group of companies that provide the same or similar equipment and services as the Company. The companies included in the Peer Group are Halliburton Company, Oil States International, Inc., Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., Liberty Energy, Inc. and ProPetro Holding Corp. The companies included in the Peer Group have been weighted according to each respective issuer's stock market capitalization at the beginning of each year. The peer group used in the immediately preceding fiscal year (the Former Peer Group) included Halliburton Company, Oil States International, Inc., Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. and Liberty Energy Inc. ProPetro Holding Corp. is included for this fiscal year because it operates similar service lines in similar domestic markets as the Company and has sufficient trading history to be included for this fiscal year.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Presentation

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Selected Financial Data and the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this document. See also Forward-Looking Statements on page 3. Discussions of year-to-year comparisons of 2023 and 2022 items that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Part II, Item 7 on our Annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which Item is incorporated herein by reference.

Overview

RPC, Inc. provides a broad range of specialized OFS primarily to independent and major oilfield companies engaged in exploration, production and development of oil and gas properties throughout the United States, including the southwest, mid-continent, Gulf of America, Rocky Mountain and Appalachian regions, and in selected international markets. The Company’s revenues and profits are generated by providing equipment and services to customers who operate oil and gas properties and invest capital to drill new wells and enhance production or perform maintenance on existing wells.

Several key trends discussed above in Item 1., Business, were key drivers of the Company’s results in 2024:

Revenues during 2024 totaled $1.4 billion, a decrease of 12.5% compared to 2023. This decrease was primarily due to lower industry activity levels across service lines and competitive pricing. The Company’s pressure pumping revenues (largest service line within Technical Services) were the largest contributor to the revenue decrease.

Operating Profit for 2024 was $97.5 million, a 60.2% decrease compared to the prior year. This decrease is primarily due to lower industry activity levels, competitive pricing and reduced fixed cost absorption.

Net income for 2024 was $91.4 million, or $0.43 earnings per share compared to net income of $195.1 million, or $0.90 earnings per share in 2023.

Cash flows from operating activities increased to $349.4 million in 2024 compared to $394.8 million in 2023. During 2024, capital expenditures totaled $219.9 million which included the purchase of a new Tier 4 dual-fuel fleet, coupled with capitalized maintenance and upgrades of our existing equipment.

As of December 31, 2024, there were no outstanding borrowings under our credit facility.

How We Evaluate Our Operations

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We use Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Free cash flow, all non-GAAP measures, to evaluate and analyze the operating performance of our businesses.

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We believe that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Free cash flow are important indicators of performance. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA, adjusted for unusual (income)/expenses. Adjusted EBITDA margin reflects Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues. Management believes that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin enable investors to compare the operating performance of our core business consistently over various time periods without regard to changes in our capital structure.Management believes that Free cash flow, which measures our ability to generate needed cash from

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business operations, is an important financial measure for evaluating RPC’s financial condition. Our definition of Free cash flow is limited, in that it does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures, since the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt service and other contractual obligations or payments made for business acquisitions.

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EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered as an alternative to net income/(loss), operating income/(loss), and related margins, or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Similarly, Free cash flow should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for GAAP presentation of net cash provided by operating activities, as a measure of our financial condition.

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See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income, and Adjusted EBITDA margin to net income margin, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP and a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

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Results of Operations

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Pension settlement charges ​ — ​ ​ 18,286 ​ ​ 2,921 ​

Gain on disposition of assets ​ (8,199) ​ ​ (9,344) ​ ​ (8,804) ​

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Net income margin ​ 6.5% ​ ​ 12.1% ​ ​ 13.6% ​

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Adjusted EBITDA margin ​ 16.5% ​ ​ 23.1% ​ ​ 23.4% ​

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Year Ended December 31, 2024, Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2023

Revenues. Revenues of $1.4 billion for 2024 decreased 12.5% compared to 2023, with both Technical Services segment and Support Services segment revenues each declining. The decrease in revenues is primarily due to lower industry activity levels across service lines and competitive pricing. Revenues for pressure pumping, the Company’s largest service line, decreased 24%, while all other service lines combined decreased 2%.

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Technical Services segment revenues of $1.3 billion for 2024 decreased 12.5% compared to the prior year. The decrease in Technical Services revenue was primarily due to a decrease in pressure pumping activity and price competition. The decline in pressure pumping, as well as lower revenues in coiled tubing, were partially offset by growth in cementing. Cementing revenue increased compared to 2023 as the Company benefitted from a full year of results from the mid-2023 acquisition of Spinnaker. Support Services segment revenues for 2024 decreased by 12.2% compared to the prior year, primarily due to lower activity levels within rental tools.

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Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues decreased 4.9% to $1.0 billion for 2024 compared to the prior year. Cost of revenues decreased primarily due to reduced expenses consistent with lower activity levels, such as materials and supplies expenses and

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maintenance and repairs expenses. These costs decreased less than the revenue decrease given the fixed nature of some of these costs, including labor, and the timing of maintenance and repairs. In accordance with SAB Topic 11.B, cost of revenues presented on the Consolidated Statements of Operations excludes depreciation and amortization totaling $120.6 million for 2024, compared to $97.7 million in the prior year.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $156.4 million in 2024 compared to $165.9 million in the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in variable expenses consistent with lower activity levels as well as lower incentive compensation.

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Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased 22.6% to $132.6 million in 2024, compared to $108.1 million in 2023. Depreciation and amortization increased due to capital expenditures in the past year, and to some extent from investments made during 2023 (2024 had a full year of depreciation of those assets versus a partial year in 2023). In addition to standard capital spending on repairs, maintenance, replacements, and upgrades, the Company purchased a Tier 4 dual fuel frac fleet in both 2023 and 2024. The incremental depreciation related to these investments was a key driver in the depreciation increase in 2024.

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Gain on disposition of assets, net. Gain on disposition of assets, net was $8.2 million in 2024 compared to a gain on disposition of assets, net of $9.3 million in 2023. The gain on disposition of assets, net is generally comprised of gains and losses related to various property and equipment dispositions or sales to customers of lost or damaged rental equipment.

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Other income, net. Other income, net was $2.9 million in 2024 compared to other income, net of $3.0 million in the prior year.

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Interest expense and interest income. Interest expense was $724 thousand in 2024 compared to $341 thousand in the prior year. Interest expense includes facility fees on the unused portion of the credit facility and the amortization of loan origination costs. Interest income increased to $13.1 million compared to $8.6 million in the prior year due to higher average cash balances.

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Income tax provision. Income tax provision was $21.4 million during 2024, compared to $61.1 million tax provision in the prior year. The effective provision rate was 18.9% for 2024, compared to a 23.9% effective provision rate for the prior year. The decrease in the effective tax rate in 2024 compared to the prior year is due to the strong impact of beneficial discrete adjustments on a decreased pretax income.

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Net income, net income margin and diluted earnings per share. Net income was $91.4 million in 2024, or $0.43 diluted earnings per share, compared to net income of $195.1 million in 2023, or $0.90 diluted earnings per share. Net income margin was 6.5% for 2024, compared to 12.1% in 2023.

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Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin. Adjusted EBITDA was $233.0 million, and Adjusted EBITDA margin was 16.5% in 2024 compared to $374.4 million and 23.1% in 2023. The decline in 2024 was primarily due to lower revenues, associated negative operating leverage and fixed cost absorption.

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Cash provided by operating activities and Free cash flow. Cash provided by operating activities decreased to $349.4 million in 2024, from $394.8 million in 2023. Free cash flowdecreased to $129.5 million in 2024, from $213.8 million in 2023 primarily due to a decrease in cash provided by operating activities, driven by lower net income partially offset by favorable working capital changes. Free cash flow in 2024 was also impacted by an increase in capital expenditures.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP Financial Measures

Disclosed above are non-GAAP financial measures of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and Free cash flow. These measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance or liquidity measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of financial performance, financial position, or cash flows that either 1) excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statements of operations, balance sheet or statement of cash flows, or 2) includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable measure so calculated and presented.

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Set forth below are reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures with their most directly comparable GAAP measures.

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Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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Net income margin ​ ​ 6.5% ​ ​ 12.1% ​ ​ 13.6%

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Adjusted EBITDA margin ​ ​ 16.5% ​ ​ 23.1% ​ ​ 23.4%

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Reconciliation of Operating Cash Flow to Free Cash Flow ​ ​

Net cash provided by operating activities ​ $ 349,386 ​ $ 394,763

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and Cash Flows

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents were $326.0 million as of December 31, 2024, $223.3 million as of December 31, 2023, and $126.4 million as of December 31, 2022.

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Net cash provided by operating activities ​ $ 349,386 ​ $ 394,763

Net cash used for investing activities ​ ​ (201,551) ​ ​ (241,712)

Net cash used for financing activities ​ ​ (45,170) ​ ​ (56,165)

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Cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2024, decreased by $45.4 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in net income, partially offset by favorable changes in working capital. Changes in working capital was a source of cash of $116.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to a source of cash of $57.8 million in the same period last year. Changes in working capital was a significant source of cash in the current year primarily due to the following: a decrease of $47.9 million in taxes receivable including a $52.8 million federal tax refund received during the second quarter of 2024, coupled with a $48.0 million decrease in accounts receivable. The changes in accounts receivable and the other components of working capital were primarily due to the timing of payments and receipts.

Cash used for investing activities for 2024 decreased by $40.2 million compared to 2023, primarily due to the purchase of Spinnaker during 2023 (as there were no acquisitions in 2024). Capital expenditures were $219.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $181.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Capital investments during 2024 included the purchase of a Tier 4 dual fuel pressure pumping fleet, which replaced a Tier 2 diesel fleet. In addition, certain capital spending items were delayed from 2023 into 2024, which was a contributing factor to the year-over-year increase.

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Cash used for financing activities for 2024 decreased by $11.0 million primarily due to a decrease in repurchases of the Company’s common shares in the open market. The Company paid $34.4 million in dividends and repurchased $9.9 million of common stock in 2024 compared to $34.6 million in dividends paid and $21.1 million of common stock repurchased in 2023.

Financial Condition and Liquidity

The Company’s financial condition remains strong. We believe the liquidity provided by our existing cash and cash equivalents and our overall strong capitalization will provide sufficient liquidity to meet our requirements for at least the next twelve months. The Company’s decisions about the amount of cash to be used for investing and financing activities are influenced by our capital position, and the expected amount of cash to be provided by operations. RPC does not expect to utilize our revolving credit facility to meet these liquidity requirements in the near term.

The Company currently has a $100.0 million revolving credit facility that matures in June 2027. The facility contains customary terms and conditions, including restrictions on indebtedness, dividend payments, business combinations and other related items. The revolving credit facility includes a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company's 100% owned domestic subsidiaries whose assets equal substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. Certain of the Company’s minor subsidiaries are not guarantors. The Credit Agreement’s maturity date is June 22, 2027, and the interest rate is based on Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (Term SOFR). In addition, the terms of the agreement have a 1.00% per annum floor for Base Rate borrowings and permits the issuance of letters of credit in currencies other than U.S. dollars. As of December 31, 2024, RPC had no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility, and letters of credit outstanding relating to self-insurance programs and contract bids totaled $16.3 million; therefore, a total of $83.7 million of the facility was available. The Company is currently in compliance with the credit facility financial covenants. For additional information with respect to RPC’s facility, see note to the consolidated financial statements titled Long-Term Debt.

Cash Requirements

The Company currently expects capital expenditures to be between $150 million and $200 million in 2025 and to be directed towards both capitalized maintenance of our existing equipment and selected growth opportunities. The Company is allocating capital to maintain the capacity of our pressure pumping fleet to offset anticipated future fleet retirements and is evaluating future investments and options to further upgrade our equipment across the business.

The Company has ongoing sales and use tax audits in various jurisdictions subject to varying interpretations of statutes. The Company has recorded the exposure from these audits to the extent issues are resolved or are probable and can be reasonably estimated. There are issues that could result in unfavorable outcomes that cannot be currently estimated.

The Company has a stock buyback program to repurchase up to 49,578,125 shares in the open market, including an additional 8,000,000 shares authorized for repurchase by the Board of Directors in 2023. There were 1,010,258 shares repurchased on the open market during 2024, and 12,768,870 shares remained available to be repurchased under the current authorization as of December 31, 2024. The Company may repurchase outstanding common shares periodically based on market conditions and our capital allocation strategies. The stock buyback program does not have a predetermined expiration date. For additional information with respect to RPC’s stock buyback program, see note to the consolidated financial statements titled Cash Paid for Common Stock Purchased and Retired.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Board of Directors approved the termination of the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP). Pursuant to the Internal Revenue Service rules, participant balances will be distributed between 12 and 24 months after termination. The Company is currently evaluating its funding options and timing to distribute participant balances.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company entered into a multi-year systems transformation program to upgrade our ERP and supply chain systems. We are currently in the early phases and expensed the majority of non-recurring costs incurred in 2024. We plan to continue the ERP implementation through a phased approach with costs being incurred over the next few years.

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On January 28, 2025, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share payable March 10, 2025, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on February 10, 2025. The Company expects to continue to pay cash dividends to common stockholders, subject to industry conditions and RPC’s earnings, financial condition, and other relevant factors.

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Inflation

The Company purchases its equipment and materials from suppliers who provide competitive prices and employ skilled workers from competitive labor markets. If inflation in the general economy increases, the Company’s costs for equipment, materials and labor could increase as well. In addition, increases in activity in the domestic oilfield can cause upward wage pressure in the labor markets from which it hires employees, especially if employment in the general economy increases. Also, activity increases can cause supply disruptions and higher costs of certain materials and key equipment components used to provide services to the Company’s customers. In recent years, the price of labor and raw materials have increased. These cost increases have moderated but remain high by historical standards.

Outlook

The current and projected prices of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids are important catalysts for U.S. domestic drilling activity and can be impacted by economic and policy developments as well as geopolitical disruptions, such as the continuing conflicts in the Middle East as well as Russia and Ukraine. RPC believes that oil prices currently remain above levels sufficient to motivate our customers to maintain drilling and completion activities. Long-term, projected steady higher demand for oil and natural gas should drive increased activity in most of the basins in which RPC operates.

We continue to monitor the supply and demand for our services and the competitive environment, including trends such as increasing customer preferences for lower emission and more efficient equipment. Increased asset efficiency in recent years of oilfield completion fleets, particularly in pressure pumping, has inherently contributed to oversupply in the OFS market. We believe that most of the feasible operating efficiency gains have been realized, but competition is expected to remain at a high level.

Contractual Obligations

The Company’s obligations and commitments that require future payments include certain non-cancelable leases, purchase obligations, amounts related to the usage of corporate aircraft, distribution related to SERP terminations, ongoing ERP implementation and other long-term liabilities. We expect to fund these obligations primarily through cash generated from our operations. See note titled Leases and note titled Employee Benefit Plans in the Notes to consolidated financial statements for additional details.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company does not have any material off balance sheet arrangements.

Related Party Transactions

See note titled Related Party Transactions in the Notes to consolidated financial statements for a description of related party transactions.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require significant judgment by management in selecting the appropriate assumptions for calculating accounting estimates. These judgments are based on our historical experience, terms of existing contracts, trends in the industry, and information available from other outside sources, as appropriate. Senior management has discussed the development, selection and disclosure of its critical accounting estimates requiring significant judgments and estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. The Company believes the following critical accounting estimates involve estimates that require a higher degree of judgment and complexity:

Credit loss allowance for accounts receivable — Substantially all of the Company’s receivables are due from oil and gas E&Ps in the United States, selected international locations and foreign, nationally owned oil companies. Our credit loss allowance is determined using a combination of factors to estimate the risk of uncollectibility so that our receivables are appropriately stated. Our established credit evaluation procedures seek to minimize the amount of business we conduct with higher risk customers. Our customers’ ability to pay is directly related to their ability to generate cash flow on their projects and is significantly affected by the volatility in the price of oil and natural gas. Credit loss allowance for accounts receivable is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. Accounts are written off against the allowance when the Company determines that amounts are uncollectible, and recoveries of amounts previously written off are recorded when collected. Significant recoveries will generally reduce the required provision in the period of recovery, thereby causing credit loss allowance to fluctuate significantly from period to period. Recoveries were insignificant in 2024, 2023 and 2022. We record specific provisions when we become aware of a customer's inability to meet its

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financial obligations, such as in the case of bankruptcy filings or deterioration in the customer's operating results or financial position. If circumstances related to a customer change, our estimate of the realizability of the receivable would be further adjusted, either upward or downward.

The estimated credit loss allowance is based on our evaluation of the overall trends in the oil and gas industry, financial condition of our customers, our historical write-off experience, current economic conditions, and in the case of international customers, our judgments about the economic and political environment of the related country and region. In addition to reserves established for specific customers, we establish general reserves by using different percentages depending on the age of the receivables which we adjust periodically based on management judgment and the economic strength of our customers. The net credit loss allowance as a percentage of revenues ranged from 0.4% to 0.8% over the last three years. Increasing or decreasing the estimated general reserve percentage by 0.50 percentage points as of December 31, 2024, would have resulted in a change of approximately $1.1 million in the recorded provision for current expected credit losses.

Insurance expenses — RPC self-insures certain risks related to general liability, workers’ compensation, vehicle, property, and employee health insurance costs, up to policy-specified deductible limits. For employee health insurance, RPC maintains stop-loss coverage to limit its financial exposure on high-cost claims. The estimated cost of claims under these self-insurance programs is accrued as incurred, though actual settlement may occur in future periods. These estimates may be adjusted over time based on claim developments. Any portion of outstanding claims expected to be paid beyond one year is classified as long-term accrued insurance expenses. These claims are monitored, and the cost estimates are revised as developments occur relating to such claims. The Company has retained an independent third-party actuary to assist in the calculation of a range of exposure for these claims. As of December 31, 2024, the Company estimates the range of exposure to be from $17.8 million to $22.3 million. The Company has recorded liabilities as of December 31, 2024, of $20.1 million, which represents management’s best estimate of probable loss.

Long-lived assets including goodwill —RPC carries a variety of long-lived assets on its balance sheet including property, plant and equipment and goodwill. Impairment is the condition that exists when the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value. Goodwill is the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the net of the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company conducts impairment tests on goodwill annually during the fourth quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate an impairment may exist. The Company completes a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. Assessment of goodwill impairment is conducted at the level of each reporting unit. Technical Services and Support Services, comparing the estimated fair value of each reporting unit to the reporting unit’s carrying value, including goodwill. The fair value of each reporting unit is estimated using an income approach and a market approach. The income approach uses discounted cash flow analysis based on management’s short-term and long-term forecast of operating performance. This analysis includes significant assumptions regarding discount rates, revenue growth rates, expected profitability margins, forecasted capital expenditures and the timing of expected future cash flows based on market conditions. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, the goodwill of the reporting unit is not considered impaired. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, an impairment loss is measured and recorded.

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In addition, the Company conducts impairment tests on long-lived assets, other than goodwill, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. For the impairment testing on long-lived assets, other than goodwill, a long-lived asset is grouped at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. Estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset group are compared to its carrying amount. If the undiscounted cash flows are less than the asset group’s carrying amount, then the Company is required to determine the asset group's fair value by using a discounted cash flow analysis. This analysis is based on estimates such as management’s short-term and long-term forecast of operating performance, including revenue growth rates and expected profitability margins, estimates of the remaining useful life and service potential of the assets within the asset group, and a discount rate based on weighted average cost of capital. An impairment loss is measured and recorded as the amount by which the asset group's carrying amount exceeds its fair value.

Acquisition of business — In accounting for our acquisitions, we evaluate whether a transaction pertains to an acquisition of assets, or to an acquisition of a business. A business is defined as an integrated set of assets and activities that is capable of being conducted and managed for the purpose of providing a return. Asset acquisitions are accounted for by allocating the cost of the acquisition to the individual assets and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis; whereas the acquisition of a business requires assets acquired and the liabilities assumed to be recognized at the acquisition date fair values, separately from goodwill. The excess of consideration transferred over the net of the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, is recorded as goodwill. The Company uses its best estimates and assumptions to accurately value assets acquired, and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date as well as any contingent consideration, where applicable. However, these estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the business acquisition date, the Company may have to record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill.

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Upon the conclusion of a business acquisition’s measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Accounting for business combinations requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially at the acquisition date, including estimates for intangible assets, pre-acquisition contingencies and any contingent consideration, where applicable. Although management believes that the assumptions and estimates the Company has made in the past have been reasonable and appropriate, they are based in part on historical experience and information obtained from the management of the acquired companies. Unanticipated events and circumstances may occur that may affect the accuracy or validity of such assumptions, estimates or actual results.

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Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See note titled Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements, which is incorporated herein by reference for a description of recent accounting standards, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on results of operations and financial condition.

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company is subject to interest rate risk exposure through borrowings on its revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2024, there were no outstanding interest-bearing advances on our credit facility which bore interest at a floating rate.

Additionally, the Company is exposed to market risk resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates. However, since the majority of the Company’s transactions occur in U.S. currency, this risk is not expected to have a material effect on its consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

To the Stockholders of RPC, Inc.:

The management of RPC, Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. RPC, Inc. maintains a system of internal accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurance, at a reasonable cost, that assets are safeguarded against loss or unauthorized use and that the financial records are adequate and can be relied upon to produce financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The internal control system is augmented by written policies and procedures, an internal audit program and the selection and training of qualified personnel. This system includes policies that require adherence to ethical business standards and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any controls system. A controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met. Also, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and any instances of fraud, if any, within the Company will be detected. Further, the design of a controls system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in the 2013Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this evaluation, management’s assessment is that RPC, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024.

The independent registered public accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP, has audited the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, and has also issued their report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, included in this report on page 33.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders

RPC, Inc.

Opinion on internal control over financial reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of RPC, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, and our report dated February 28, 2025 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

Basis for opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and limitations of internal control over financial reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders

RPC, Inc.

Opinion on the financial statements

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We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of RPC, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes and financial statement schedule included under Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Companyas of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of itsoperations and itscash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), and our report dated February 28, 2025 expressed an unqualified opinion.

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Basis for opinion

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These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

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We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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Critical audit matters

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Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.

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/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP ​

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We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2004. ​

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Atlanta, Georgia ​