-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TgHunvSwe+AFYlNe9mY0msuHBGtyXvKv3WpMPOJtPMtwtiEq5G7Gv5suIAJuQ9h7 q78D+6RlxbKdpRtsMmbrkA== 0000950123-11-004528.txt : 20110121 0000950123-11-004528.hdr.sgml : 20110121 20110121165800 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-004528 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110118 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20110121 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110121 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000351231 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OIL AND GAS FIELD EXPLORATION SERVICES [1382] IRS NUMBER: 750970548 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34404 FILM NUMBER: 11541912 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 508 WEST WALL STREET 2: SUITE 800 CITY: MIDLAND STATE: TX ZIP: 79701 BUSINESS PHONE: 9156843000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 508 WEST WALL STREET 2: SUITE 800 CITY: MIDLAND STATE: TX ZIP: 79701 8-K 1 d79162e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 
 
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 21, 2011 (January 18, 2011)
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
         
TEXAS   001-34404   75-0970548
(State of incorporation
or organization) 		  (Commission file number)   (I.R.S. employer identification number)
     
508 W. WALL, SUITE 800
MIDLAND, TEXAS 		  79701
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (432) 684-3000
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
     (e) On January 18, 2011, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Dawson Geophysical Company (the “Company”), on the recommendation of the Compenation Committee, approved a salary increase for the following named executive officers, Stephen C. Jumper, C. Ray Tobias, Christina W. Hagan and K. S. Forsdick, as well as certain other officer and employees. The increase for each such named executive officer represents a 10% increase from such officer’s previous salary (as set forth in the Company’s recent proxy statement) and is retroactive to January 1, 2011. Half of the increase in salary will be deferred and payable only in December 2011.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
     The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on January 18, 2011.
The following proposals were adopted by the margins indicated:
1. To elect a Board of Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.
                         
    Number of Shares
                    Broker
Director Name   For   Withheld   Non-Votes
Paul H. Brown
     4,812,700       607,824       1,712,927  
Craig W. Cooper
     5,228,934       191,590       1,712,927  
L. Decker Dawson
     4,887,580       532,944       1,712,927  
Gary M. Hoover
     5,140,968       279,556       1,712,927  
Stephen C. Jumper
     5,098,354       322,170       1,712,927  
Jack D. Ladd
     5,229,057       191,467       1,712,927  
Ted R. North
     5,229,585       190,939       1,712,927  
Tim C. Thompson
     5,000,867       419,657       1,712,927  

 

2. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011.
         
For
     6,224,735  
Against
     234,032  
Abstain
     638,684  
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 18, 2011, the Board approved new assignments to the Company’s Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees which are effective immediately. The newly constituted Committee members are set forth below (the chairman of each Committee is listed first):
         
Audit Committee   Compensation Committee   Nominating Committee
Ted North
  Gary Hoover   Tim Thompson
Gary Hoover   Paul Brown   Paul Brown
Jack Ladd   Craig Cooper   Ted North

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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.
         
  DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY
 		  
Date: January 21, 2011  By:   /s/ Christina W. Hagan    
    Christina W. Hagan   
    Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer   
 

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