SEC Form 5
FORM 5 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Form 3 Holdings Reported.
X
Form 4 Transactions Reported.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SEELY JAMEY S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
2105 CITYWEST BLVD.
SUITE 400

(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77042

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ION GEOPHYSICAL CORP [ IO ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
EVP-Gen Counsel & Corp Sec'y
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2015
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/17/2015 P4 811(1) A $4.8907(2) 11,074 D
Common Stock 11/19/2015 P4 1,020(3) A $6.81(4) 12,094(5) D
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. To report shares omitted from original Form 4 filed on 11/19/2015; as adjusted for the one-for-fifteen reverse stock split effective on 02/05/2016.
2. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $4.884 to $4.8945, inclusive; as adjusted for the one-for-fifteen reverse split effective on 02/05/2016. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected.
3. To report shares omitted from original Form 4 filed on 11/20/2015, as adjusted for the one-for-fifteen reverse stock split effective on 02/05/2016.
4. As adjusted for the one-for-fifteen reverse stock split effective on 02/05/2016.
5. Effective as of February 5, 2016, ION's common stock was reduced on a one-for-fifteen basis pursuant to the issuer's reverse stock split. Accordingly, all shares reported in this report reflect the effect of the one-for-fifteen reverse stock split.
Remarks:
Rebecca F. Sacco, attorney-in-fact 02/12/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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