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 10, 2013
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Louisiana |
0-22303 |
72-1147390 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
567 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)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 10, 2013, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. issued a press release announcing that through its subsidiary, Gulf Island, L.L.C., it has received a Letter of Intent from Walter Oil & Gas Corporation in anticipation of a contract for the fabrication of a Jacket/Piles and Topsides for Walter’s Megalodon project at South Timbalier Block 311 in the Gulf of Mexico. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed herewith: | ||
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated October 10, 2013 |
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. |
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By: |
/s/ Jeffrey M. Favret |
Jeffrey M. Favret |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: |
October 10, 2013 |
Exhibit 99.1
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Announces Project Letter of Intent
HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 10, 2013--Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI), announced today that, through its subsidiary Gulf Island L.L.C., it has received a Letter of Intent from Walter Oil & Gas Corporation in anticipation of a contract for the fabrication of a Jacket/Piles and Topsides for Walter’s Megalodon project at South Timbalier Block 311 in the Gulf of Mexico. Revenue backlog and man-hours associated with this project will be reported in connection with the Company’s announcement of financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., based in Houma, Louisiana, is a leading fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, hull and/or deck sections of floating production platforms and other specialized structures used in the development and production of offshore oil and gas reserves. These structures include jackets and deck sections of fixed production platforms; hull and/or deck sections of floating production platforms (such as tension leg platforms (“TLPs”), “SPARs”, “FPSOs” and “MinDOCs”), piles, wellhead protectors, subsea templates and various production, compressor and utility modules, offshore living quarters, towboats, liftboats, offshore supply vessels, dry docks, tanks and barges. The Company also provides offshore interconnect pipe hook-up, inshore marine construction, manufacture and repair of pressure vessels, heavy lifts such as ship integration and TLP module integration, loading and offloading of jack-up drilling rigs, semi-submersible drilling rigs, TLPs, SPARs, or other similar cargo, onshore and offshore scaffolding, piping insulation services, and steel warehousing and sales.
CONTACT:
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
Kirk J. Meche, 985-872-2100
Chief
Executive Officer
or
Jeffrey M. Favret, 985-872-2100
Chief
Financial Officer