FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GEOKINETICS INC [ GOKN ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 05/11/2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock, par value, $.01 per share | 10/03/2006 | P | 274,688 | A | $1.7 | 2,923,444 | D | |||
Common Stock, par value, $.01 per share | 05/11/2006 | J(1) | 119,025(1) | A | (1) | 458,399(2) | I | By partnership(1)(2) | ||
Common Stock, par value, $.01 per share | 5,317,804(3)(4) | I | By limited liability company(3) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Pro rata distribution by GeoLease Partners, L.P. ("GeoLease") to Somerset Capital Partners ("SCP"), a general partnership that is a limited partner of GeoLease. The Reporting Person is a general partner and owner of one-third of the partnership interests in SCP. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock acquired by SCP from GeoLease that are in excess of his pecuniary interest therein. |
2. Refers to shares of Common Stock owned by SCP, a general partnership in which the Reporting Person is a general partner and owner of one-third of the partnership interests. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by SCP that are in excess of his pecuniary interest therein. |
3. Refers to shares of Common Stock owned by Blackhawk Investors II, L.L.C. ("Blackhawk II"), of which Blackhawk Capital Partners ("BCP") is the sole managing member. The Reporting Person is (i) one of two partners of BPC, the sole managing member of Blackhawk II, and (ii) an investor member of Blackhawk II (with direct ownership of approximately 13.48% of the total membership interests). In addition, SCP is an investor member of Blackhawk II (with ownership of 5.593% of the total membership interests). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Blackhawk II that are in excess of his pecuniary interest therein. |
4. The Reporting Person had been a party to a certain Shareholders Agreement dated as of May 2, 2003 (the "Shareholders Agreement") by and among the Reporting Person, BPC, Blackhawk II, SCP and Steven A. Webster on the one hand, Valentis SB, L.P., a non-affiliated entity on the other hand, and the issuer. The Shareholders' Agreement was terminated by mutual consent of the parties on October 2, 2006. |
/s/ WILLIAM R. ZIEGLER | 10/04/2006 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |