SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Avista Capital Partners, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
65 E. 55TH STREET
18TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GEOKINETICS INC [ GOK ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/11/2007
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
09/05/2007
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 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 09/04/2007 P 2,500 A $21.5 1,235,681(1)(2)(4)(5) D
Common Stock 244,720(1)(3)(4)(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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Balances of shares held adjusted to reflect the issuer's 1 for 10 reverse stock split effected on November 3, 2006.
2. These shares are owned directly by Avista Capital Partners, L.P. ("Avista") and may be deemed to be indirectly owned by Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC., the general partner of Avista.
3. These shares are owned directly by Avista Capital Partners (Offshore), L.P. ("Offshore") and may be deemed to be indirectly owned by Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC., the general partner of Offshore.
4. Balances of shares held reflect transfer by Offshore of 791,333 shares to Avista on June 28, 2007, previously reported on Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D filed by Avista, Offshore and Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC on July 18, 2007.
5. Balances of shares held reflect reduction of 300 shares previously reported (incorrectly) as being purchased on September 4, 2007 on Form 4, filed by Avista, Offshore and Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC on September 5, 2007.
/s/ Ben Silbert 09/11/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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