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): October 11, 2013
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| TEXAS | 001-34404 | 75-0970548 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 508 WEST 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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 11, 2013, Dawson Geophysical Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had placed an order with Geospace Technologies for 9,000 stations of its three-channel GSX wireless recording system. Delivery of the order is expected to occur in the Company’s first fiscal quarter of 2014 ending December 31, 2013.
The press release announcing the purchase is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit and the information set forth therein and herein are deemed to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
| EXHIBIT |
DESCRIPTION | |||
| 99.1 | — | Press Release dated October 11, 2013. | ||
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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: October 11, 2013 | By: | /s/ Christina W. Hagan | ||||
| Christina W. Hagan | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Secretary and | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| EXHIBIT |
DESCRIPTION | |||
| 99.1 | — | Press Release dated October 11, 2013. | ||
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