UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 22, 2010
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Louisiana 0-22303 72-1147390
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
567 Thompson Road
Houma, Louisiana 70363
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(985) 872-2100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. held its 2010 annual meeting of stockholders (the
"Annual Meeting") on April 22, 2010 in Houma, Louisiana. At the Annual Meeting,
our stockholders (i) elected each of the three persons listed below to serve as
a Class I director for a term expiring in 2013, and (ii) ratified the
appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting
firm for the 2010 fiscal year.
Of the 14,314,810 shares of our common stock outstanding as of the record date,
13,846,306 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting. Our independent
inspector of elections reported the vote of stockholders as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of three Class I directors.
Name Votes For Votes Withheld
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Michael A. Flick 11,834,655 1,244,675
Ken C. Tamblyn 11,835,555 1,243,775
John A. Wishart 11,038,927 2,040,403
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm.
Votes Broker
Votes For Against Abstentions Non-Votes
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13,737,741 78,275 30,290 --
SIGNATURE
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.
By: /s/ Robin A. Seibert
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Robin A. Seibert
Vice President - Finance,
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
Dated: April 27, 2010