-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CEjmAAN4thGuaOoXP3Ldhre+l7TqY5IDyli+wCDOHyxPs+KPUIibF2bAcuebU6Q9 pdC1rCPwfmuUkmXIqxzthw== 0000950134-08-005725.txt : 20080331 0000950134-08-005725.hdr.sgml : 20080331 20080331165344 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-08-005725 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080325 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20080331 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080331 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000351231 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OIL AND GAS FIELD EXPLORATION SERVICES [1382] IRS NUMBER: 750970548 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-10144 FILM NUMBER: 08725605 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 508 WEST WALL STREET 2: SUITE 800 CITY: MIDLAND STATE: TX ZIP: 79701 BUSINESS PHONE: 9156843000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 508 WEST WALL STREET 2: SUITE 800 CITY: MIDLAND STATE: TX ZIP: 79701 8-K 1 d55364e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 

 
 
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): March 25, 2008
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
         
TEXAS   0-10144   75-0970548
(State of incorporation
or organization) 		  (Commission file number)   (I.R.S. employer identification number)
508 West Wall, Suite 800
Midland, Texas 79701
(Address of principal executive offices)
(432) 684-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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.
(d) On March 25, 2008, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Dawson Geophysical Company (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from five to six directors and appointed Jack D. Ladd to fill the newly created directorship. At the time of this filing, Mr. Ladd has not been named to any committee of the Board. Mr. Ladd will be compensated for his service on the Board under the Company’s standard arrangement described in its proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders held on January 22, 2008.
     Mr. Ladd is currently the Dean and a Professor of Management in the School of Business at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. From 2004 until 2007, Mr. Ladd held the positions of Assistant Professor in the School of Business and Director of the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Prior to 2004, Mr. Ladd was a shareholder of Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder, Inc., a law firm in Midland, Texas.
     There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ladd and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. There are no transactions in which Mr. Ladd has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

 

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.
         
  DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY
 		  
Date: March 31, 2008  By:   /s/ Christina W. Hagan   
    Christina W. Hagan   
    Executive Vice President, Secretary and
Chief Financial Officer 		  
 

 

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