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): August 11, 2014
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.) |
16225 Park Ten Place, Suite 280
Houston, Texas 77084
(Address
of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(713) 714-6100
(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 August 11, 2014, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. issued a press release announcing that through its subsidiary Gulf Island L.L.C., it has received an award letter from Arena Offshore, LP for the fabrication of two (2) Jacket/Piles and Topsides for Arena’s projects located in the Gulf of Mexico. Delivery for these units is set for late second quarter 2015. 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 ending September 30, 2014.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed herewith: | ||
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated August 11, 2014 |
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/ Kirk J. Meche |
Kirk J. Meche |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Dated: |
August 11, 2014 |
Exhibit 99.1
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Announces Project Award
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 11, 2014--Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI), announced today that, through its subsidiary Gulf Island L.L.C., it has received an award letter from Arena Offshore, LP for the fabrication of two (2) Jacket/Piles and Topsides for Arena’s projects located in the Gulf of Mexico. Delivery for these units is set for late second quarter 2015. 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 ending September 30, 2014.
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, 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, 713-714-6100
Chief
Executive Officer
or
Jeffrey M. Favret, 713-714-6100
Chief
Financial Officer