0001209191-17-066469.txt : 20171219 0001209191-17-066469.hdr.sgml : 20171219 20171219181521 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-17-066469 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20171215 FILED AS OF DATE: 20171219 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20171219 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Usher Christopher Theron CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001481492 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12691 FILM NUMBER: 171265193 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2105 CITYWEST BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77042-2855 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ION GEOPHYSICAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000866609 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OIL AND GAS FIELD EXPLORATION SERVICES [1382] IRS NUMBER: 222286646 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2105 CITYWEST BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 770422855 BUSINESS PHONE: 281.933.3339 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2105 CITYWEST BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 770422855 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INPUT OUTPUT INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2017-12-15 0 0000866609 ION GEOPHYSICAL CORP IO 0001481492 Usher Christopher Theron 2105 CITYWEST BOULEVARD SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77042-2855 0 1 0 0 EVP & COO, E&P OPER OPTIMIZAT Common Stock 2017-12-15 4 M 0 100000 3.10 A 137367 D Common Stock 2017-12-15 4 D 0 100000 13.05 D 37367 D Common Stock 2017-12-15 4 P 0 14850 13.50 A 52217 D Stock Appreciation Right 3.10 2017-12-15 4 M 0 100000 0.00 D 2017-03-01 2026-03-01 Common Stock 100000 50000 D Exercise of cash-settled SARs. In accordance with the rules for filing Form 4, the exercise of cash-settled SARs is treated as the simultaneous purchase of the number of shares for which SARs are exercised and the sale of the same number of shares. No shares actually changed hands. Compensation Committee approved acceleration of the vesting of the second tranche on 12/13/2017. Final tranche to vest as scheduled on 03/01/2019. Rebecca F. Sacco, attorney-in-fact 2017-12-19