Palmer Ben M 4

What Happened Ben M. Palmer, President, CEO and a director of RPC Inc (RES), was granted 192,500 restricted shares on January 27, 2026 (transaction code A — award/grant). No purchase price or market-sale price is reported (price = N/A), so a dollar value is not provided in the filing. This is an equity compensation grant rather than a market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-27 (Form 4 filed 2026-01-29)
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A); price: N/A
• Shares granted: 192,500 restricted stock units/shares
• Vesting: Footnote F1 — vests annually in 33 1/3% increments beginning in 2027 (approximately three equal annual installments)
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided data
• Filing timeliness: Filed Jan 29, 2026; appears to be within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 filing window

Context Restricted stock awards are compensation and typically intended for retention; they are not an immediate buy or sell signal. Because the shares vest over time, the grantee does not have full ownership or immediate marketable shares until vesting occurs. No dollar value or sale proceeded from this transaction, so there’s no immediate impact on market holdings or insider cash flow from this filing.