8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2020

GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Texas	001-13601	76-0447780
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
7007 Pinemont, Houston, Texas		77040
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (713) 986-4444

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	GEOS	The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company   ☐

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.   ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events

On January 24, 2020, Geospace Technologies Corporation issued a press release announcing its first quarter 2020 results and conference call schedule. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The foregoing description is qualified by reference in its entirety to such exhibit.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated January 24, 2020.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Date: January 27, 2020
	By:	/s/ Robert L. Curda
		Robert L. Curda
		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

7007 Pinemont Drive

Houston, TX 77040 USA

Contact: Rick Wheeler

President & CEO

TEL: 713.986.4444

FAX: 713.986.4445

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Geospace Technologies Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

and Conference Call Schedule

Houston, Texas – January 24, 2020 - Geospace Technologies (NASDAQ: GEOS) today announced that it will release first quarter 2020 financial results on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 after the market closes. In conjunction with the release, Geospace has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central).

What:	Geospace Technologies First Quarter 2020 Conference Call
When:	Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central)
How:	Live via phone – U.S. participants can dial toll free (866) 342-8591. International participants can dial (203) 518-9713. Please reference the Geospace Technologies conference ID: GEOSQ120 prior to the start of the conference call.

For those who cannot listen to the live call, a replay will be available for approximately 60 days and may be accessed through the Investor Relations tab of our website: www.geospace.com.

Geospace principally designs and manufactures seismic instruments and equipment. We market our seismic products to the oil and gas industry to locate, characterize and monitor hydrocarbon producing reservoirs. We also market our seismic products to other industries for vibration monitoring, border and perimeter security and various geotechnical applications. We design and manufacture other products of a non-seismic nature, including water meter products, imaging equipment and offshore cables.