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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 2, 2018

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana 001-34279 72-1147390

(State of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

16225 Park Ten Place, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77084

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

With regard to the dispute between Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC (the “Company”), a subsidiary of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., and Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC (“Hornbeck”) concerning the construction of two multipurpose supply vessels, the Company has filed a lawsuit against Hornbeck to enforce its rights and remedies under the applicable construction agreements. In its lawsuit, the Company disputes the propriety of Hornbeck’s alleged termination of those construction agreements and seeks to recover damages associated with Hornbeck’s actions. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, in the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana and is styled Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC v. Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC. The Company is unable to estimate the probability of a favorable or unfavorable outcome of the lawsuit at this time.

Cautionary Statement:

This current report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than statements of historical facts, such as projections or expectations relating to such topics as oil and gas prices, operating cash flows, capital expenditures, liquidity and tax rates. The words “anticipates,” “may,” “can,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “targets,” “intends,” “likely,” “will,” “should,” “to be,” “potential” and any similar expressions are intended to identify those assertions as forward-looking statements.

We caution readers that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated, projected or assumed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that can cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements include the cyclical nature of the oil and gas industry, changes in backlog estimates, suspension or termination of projects, timing and award of new contracts, financial ability and credit worthiness of our customers and consolidation of our customers, competitive pricing and cost overruns, entry into new lines of business, ability to raise additional capital, ability to sell certain assets, advancement on the SeaOne Project, ability to resolve dispute with a customer relating to the alleged termination of contracts to build MPSVs, ability to remain in compliance with our covenants contained in our credit agreement, ability to employ skilled workers, operating dangers and limits on insurance coverage, weather conditions, competition, customer disputes, adjustments to previously reported profits under the percentage-of-completion method, loss of key personnel, compliance with regulatory and environmental laws, ability to utilize navigation canals, performance of subcontractors, systems and information technology interruption or failure and data security breaches and other factors described in more detail in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as updated by our subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Investors are cautioned that many of the assumptions upon which our forward-looking statements are based are likely to change after the forward-looking statements are made, which we cannot control. Further, we may make changes to our business plans that could affect our results. We caution investors that we do not intend to update forward-looking statements more frequently than quarterly notwithstanding any changes in our assumptions, changes in business plans, actual experience or other changes, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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.

GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.



By:	/s/ Kirk J. Meche
	Kirk J. Meche President and Chief Executive Officer and Director

Dated: October 2, 2018