-----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, KMaCu5IzWuw7wjcjof9ENtR2pwRUMQbHJAokHNhtwXFXrMSVu1/KtDF3CJP+cvsi GATOL03RnOulov6r9gwk5A== 0000950129-08-000224.txt : 20080117 0000950129-08-000224.hdr.sgml : 20080117 20080117140359 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950129-08-000224 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080117 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20080117 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080117 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ION GEOPHYSICAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000866609 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEASURING & CONTROLLING DEVICES, NEC [3829] IRS NUMBER: 222286646 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12691 FILM NUMBER: 08535607 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2101 CITYWEST BLVD STREET 2: BUILDING III, SUITE 400 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77042 BUSINESS PHONE: 281.933.3339 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2101 CITYWEST BLVD STREET 2: BUILDING III, SUITE 400 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77042 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INPUT OUTPUT INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 8-K 1 h53173e8vk.htm FORM 8-K - CURRENT REPORT 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): January 17, 2008
ION Geophysical Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 		  1-12691
(Commission file number) 		  22-2286646
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2105 CityWest Blvd, Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77042-2839
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(281) 933-3339
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure
     Robert P. Peebler, President and Chief Executive Officer of ION Geophysical Corporation (the “Company”), and R. Brian Hanson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Johnson Rice Third Annual Emerging Growth Conference to be held at the St. Regis Hotel in Houston, Texas, on January 23, 2008, commencing at approximately 8:00 a.m. Central Time.
     A live broadcast of the Johnson Rice presentation and the accompanying slides will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.iongeo.com and will be archived there for approximately 90 days. Listeners should access the site at least 15 minutes prior to the presentation start time to register and, if necessary, download and install the required software.
     Mr. Hanson will also be presenting at the Sidoti Fifth Annual Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum to be held in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 22, 2008, commencing at approximately 11:35 a.m. Eastern Time. The Sidoti presentation is not being webcast, but the presentation slides will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.iongeo.com and will be archived there for approximately 90 days.
     The information contained in Item 7.01 of this report (i) is not to be considered “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and (ii) shall not be incorporated by reference into any previous or future filings made by or to be made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
     The presentations referenced in this report and any oral or written statements made in connection with the presentations may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements may include statements concerning estimated revenues, expected timing of future revenues and growth rates, estimated gross margins and operating expenses for fiscal 2007 and 2008, future sales and market growth, timing of product introduction and commercialization, and other statements that are not statements of historical fact. Actual results may vary materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements will reflect numerous assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties may include: unanticipated delays in the timing and development of the Company’s products and services and market acceptance of the Company’s new and revised product offerings; risks associated with competitors’ product offerings and pricing pressures resulting therefrom; the relatively small number of customers that the Company currently relies upon; the fact that a significant portion of the Company’s revenues is derived from foreign sales; the risks that sources of capital may not prove adequate; the Company’s inability to produce products to preserve and increase market share; and technological and marketplace changes affecting the Company’s product line. Additional risk factors, which could affect actual results, are disclosed by the Company from time to time in its filings with the SEC, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007, and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

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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.
         
Date: January 17, 2008   ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION
 		  
  By:   /s/ DAVID L. ROLAND    
    David L. Roland   
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary 		  
 

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