Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WELLS TIMOTHY L
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VERITAS DGC INC [VTS] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
10300 TOWN PARK DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/12/2007
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77072		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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 01/12/2007   F   529 D $ 83.33 15,255 D  
Common Stock 01/12/2007   D(1)(2)   15,255 D $ 0 (1) (2) 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 7.95 01/12/2007   D(3)     6,175   (4) 03/03/2008 Common Stock 6,175 $ 0 (3) 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11.19 01/12/2007   D(3)     12,350   (5) 01/06/2009 Common Stock 12,350 $ 0 (3) 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 31.94 01/12/2007   D(3)     20,000   (6) 10/17/2010 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 (3) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WELLS TIMOTHY L
10300 TOWN PARK DRIVE
HOUSTON, TX 77072		       President and COO  

Signatures

 Larry L. Worden, by power of attorney   01/16/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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).
(1) Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 4, 2006 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among Compagnie Generale de Geophysique ("CGG"), Volnay Acquisition Co. I, Volnay Acquisition Co. II and Veritas DGC Inc. ("Veritas"), at the effective time of the merger contemplated therein, each outstanding share of Veritas common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Veritas Common Stock"), was converted into the right to receive either a number of CGG ADSs or an amount of cash, subject to possible allocation. The value of the merger consideration to be received with respect to each share of Veritas common stock will be approximately $85.50 per share for any shares of Veritas common stock exchanged for cash and 2.0097 CGG ADSs for each share of Veritas common stock exchanged for CGG ADSs.
(2) The merger consideration that the reporting person will receive with respect to 9,041 of the shares shown above will remain subject to further restrictions following the closing of the merger and will vest on July 31, 2008.
(3) Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the effective time of merger, each stock option granted by Veritas to purchase shares of Veritas Common Stock pursuant to the stock option plan that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, whether or not vested, will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive, for each share of Veritas Common Stock subject to such stock option immediately prior to such cancellation and conversion, an amount in cash equal to the excess, if any, of $85.50 over the exercise price per share under such stock option immediately prior to such cancellation and conversion (less any applicable withholding taxes).
(4) This Option provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning 3/3/2003.
(5) This Option provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning 1/6/2004.
(6) This Option provided for vesting in three annual installments: 6,666 on 10/17/2006, 6,667 on 10/17/2007 and 6,667 on 10/17/2008.

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