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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On August 6, 2020, Mr. Michael J. Sheen, a Director on the Board of Directors of Geospace Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) notified the Company that he will not stand for reelection at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and will be retiring from the Board of Directors of the Company effective on such Annual Meeting. Mr. Sheen’s retirement was not due to a disagreement with the Company. Mr. Sheen will continue as the Senior Vice-President and Chief Technical Officer of the Company.
On August 6, 2020, Mr. William H. Moody informed the Company of his decision to retire from the Board of Directors of the Company effective September 30, 2020. Mr. Moody’s retirement was not due to a disagreement with the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company thanks Mr. Sheen and Mr. Moody for their many years of distinguished service and significant contributions to the Company.
Item 8.01 | Other Events |
The Board of Directors, based on recommendations from the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, approved the implementation of two governance measures. The Board has instituted a tenure limit of 15 years for all new non-employee directors to hold a seat on the Board of Directors. In addition, the Board will adopt equity ownership guidelines that will require each of the Company’s directors to maintain a specified minimum equity investment in the Company. The details and level of the ownership requirements will be approved by the Board before fiscal year end 2020.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release dated August 11, 2020. | |
Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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: August 11, 2020 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Robert L. Curda | |||||
Robert L. Curda | ||||||
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary |
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 ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Houston, Texas August 11, 2020 - GEOSPACE Technologies (NASDAQ: GEOS) (Geospace or the Company) today announced several immediate and upcoming changes to its Board of Directors and the implementation of certain governance measures.
Mr. Michael J. Sheen, Senior Vice-President and Chief Technical Officer and executive director will retire from the Board of Directors of the Company effective at the upcoming annual meeting to be held in February 2021. Mr. Sheen informed the Board that he was electing to not stand for re-election at the upcoming Annual Meeting. Mr. Sheen sighted his desire to dedicate more time to the development and application of the Companys existing and new technologies being utilized in oil and gas exploration and development, and the border security sector. The Board extends its gratitude to Mr. Sheen for his board work and the achievements the Board has overseen during his tenure as a director. We look forward to his continued success with the Company.
Mr. William H. Moody (Hank) has elected to retire from the board of directors effective at the end of the Companys current fiscal year, September 30, 2020. Mr. Moody joined the board in July 2004. He was head of the Audit Committee up until May 2020. During his tenure, Geospace has grown its operations and now provides services globally. These changes required significant oversight by Hank and the Audit Committee as new accounting rules and standards had to be adopted and properly applied. Prior to joining the Geospace Board, Hank was with KPMG and served in several notable capacities including managing partner, audit partner-in-charge, and Securities and Exchange Commission reviewing partner. Geospace has been very fortunate to have Hank serve on our board for the last 16 years, stated Gary Owens, Geospaces Chairman. He has been a highly effective director, and we will miss his strong leadership and wise counsel. We extend our gratitude and best wishes to Hank and his wife, Jane, in his retirement.
As previously announced, Mr. Charles H. Still (Hank) elected to retire from the board of directors on June 30, 2020. Mr. Still joined the Board in November 1997 with the Companys initial public offering. Hanks service to the Company began in 1980 as the Secretary of various affiliates and predecessors of the Company, and from September 1994 to February 2009 he served as the Secretary of the Company serving in a non-executive capacity. In February 2015 he was appointed Lead Independent Director on the Geospace board. Mr. Still was a partner in Fulbright & Jaworski LLP from 1975 until his retirement in January 2008, at which time he became a partner in Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP until he retired in December 2010. He returned to Fulbright & Jaworski LLP as Of Counsel until his retirement in January 2014. Hank also served on the board of Martin Midstream GP LLC from August 2010 to October 2014. Gary Owens commented, Hank served Geospace and its predecessors for 40 years. He was a key player in the development and success of Geospace. His extensive legal and financial expertise combined with his in-depth knowledge of the SEC, our business and corporate governance made him a significant resource as a director on the Board. All of us will miss Hanks counsel and insight. We wish him all the best in his retirement.
With these changes, the Board will be downsizing and will eliminate the director seats held by Mr. Still and Mr. Moody. Mr. Thomas L. Davis, Ph.D., will replace Mr. Still as the Lead Independent Director.
As a result of the Boards annual governance review, and based on recommendations from the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board has approved two additional governance measures at this time. The Board has instituted a tenure limit of 15 years for all new non-employee directors to hold a seat on the board. In addition, the Board will adopt equity ownership guidelines that will require each of the Companys directors to maintain a specified minimum equity investment in the Company. The details and level of the ownership requirements will be approved by the Board before fiscal year end 2020.
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Document Period End Date | Aug. 06, 2020 |
Entity Incorporation State Country Code | TX |
Entity File Number | 001-13601 |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 76-0447780 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 7007 Pinemont |
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