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): April 22, 2010 Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Louisiana 0-22303 72-1147390 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 567 Thompson Road Houma, Louisiana 70363 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (985) 872-2100 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. held its 2010 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on April 22, 2010 in Houma, Louisiana. At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders (i) elected each of the three persons listed below to serve as a Class I director for a term expiring in 2013, and (ii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2010 fiscal year. Of the 14,314,810 shares of our common stock outstanding as of the record date, 13,846,306 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting. Our independent inspector of elections reported the vote of stockholders as follows: Proposal 1: Election of three Class I directors. Name Votes For Votes Withheld --------------- --------- -------------- Michael A. Flick 11,834,655 1,244,675 Ken C. Tamblyn 11,835,555 1,243,775 John A. Wishart 11,038,927 2,040,403 Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. Votes Broker Votes For Against Abstentions Non-Votes --------- ------- ----------- --------- 13,737,741 78,275 30,290 -- SIGNATURE 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/ Robin A. Seibert --------------------------------- Robin A. Seibert Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Dated: April 27, 2010