Edgar Filing: ION GEOPHYSICAL CORP

Date: January 3, 2012

ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION

/s/ DAVID L. ROLAND

David L. Roland

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Form 8-K

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 1, 2012

ION Geophysical Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-12691

22-2286646

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

file number)

(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:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

As previously disclosed by ION Geophysical Corporation (the “Company”), on January 1, 2012, R. Brian Hanson became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Hanson succeeded Robert P. Peebler, who on January 1, 2012 became Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. On January 1, 2012, Mr. Hanson was also appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Also on January 1, 2012, James L. Lapeyre, Jr., the Company’s former Chairman of the Board, was appointed the Company’s Lead Independent Director.

For additional information, please see the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2011.

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.