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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001157523-05-009247.txt : 20051027
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20051026182006
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-05-009247
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051026
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051027
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20051026

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001031623
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL PRODUCTS [3440]
		IRS NUMBER:				721147390
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			LA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22303
		FILM NUMBER:		051158038

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC
		STREET 2:		583 THOMPSON RD
		CITY:			HOUMA
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70361
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5048722100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 310
		CITY:			HOUMA
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70361
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<DESCRIPTION>GULF ISLAND FABRICATION
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                                  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): October 26, 2005


                          GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Louisiana                      0-22303                 72-1147390
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission              (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)               File Number)           Identification No.)


                                583 Thompson Road
                             Houma, Louisiana 70363
               (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)


                                 (985) 872-2100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 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 Instruction A.2. below):


[_]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
     CFR 230.425)

[_]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
     240.14a-12)

[_]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[_]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17CFR 240.13e-4(c))


<PAGE>


Item 8.01    Other Events.

     On October 26, 2005, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. issued a press release
announcing the declaration of a common stock dividend. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.2.


Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c) Exhibits

                  The following exhibit is filed herewith:

                  Exhibit No.    Description
                  99.2           Press Release dated October 26, 2005


                                   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.


                                     GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.

                                     By:  /s/ Joseph P. Gallagher, III
                                     ----------------------------------
                                     Joseph P. Gallagher, III
                                     Vice President - Finance,
Dated:  October 26, 2005             Chief Financial Officer
                                     and Treasurer
                                     (Principal Financial Officer
                                     and Duly Authorized Officer)

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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.2
<TEXT>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.2

        Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Declares Dividend on Common Stock


    HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2005--Gulf Island
Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI), announced today that its board of
directors declared a dividend of $0.075 per share on Gulf Island
Fabrication, Inc.'s approximately 12.3 million shares of common stock
outstanding.
    The dividend was declared during a regular meeting of the board
and is payable November 18, 2005, to shareholders of record on
November 8, 2005.
    Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., based in Houma, Louisiana, is a
leading fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms,
offshore living quarters and other specialized structures used in the
development and production of offshore oil and gas reserves. The
company also offers offshore interconnect pipe hook-up, inshore marine
construction, manufacture and repair of pressure vessels, and steel
warehousing and sales.

    CONTACT: Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
             Kerry J. Chauvin, 985-872-2100
             or
             Joseph "Duke" Gallagher, 985-872-2100

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