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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001157523-07-010550.txt : 20071101
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-07-010550
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20071026
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20071101
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20071101

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:		071205194

	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, INC. 8-K
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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, 2007

                          Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Louisiana                       0-22303                 72-1147390
(State of incorporation)      (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
                                                             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)


                                       N/A
          (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 obligations of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[  ]  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 (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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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.

(e)     On October 26, 2007, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (the "Company") and
Joseph P. "Duke" Gallagher, the Company's former CFO, agreed to modify the terms
of Mr. Gallagher's termination agreement to extend the term of his employment
with the Company through December 15, 2007 (the "Termination Date") and reduce
the severance payment he will receive on the Termination Date to $15,833.34.


                                    SIGNATURE

        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/ Robin A. Seibert
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Robin A. Seibert
                                            Vice President - Finance, Chief
                                            Financial Officer and Treasurer

Dated: November 1, 2007


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