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): March 13, 2020

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

16225 Park Ten Place, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77084

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(713) 714-6100

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

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

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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)  On March 13, 2020, John “Jack” P. Laborde informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will retire as a director effective upon the expiration of his current director term in connection with the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2020 annual meeting”). The Company had previously reported that Mr. Laborde intended to step down as Chairman following the 2020 annual meeting.  The Board unanimously elected Michael A. Flick as Chairman of the Board to succeed Mr. Laborde upon the conclusion of the 2020 annual meeting.  With Mr. Laborde’s retirement and the anticipated expiration of the terms of two additional directors in connection with the 2020 annual meeting, the Board will be reduced to seven members upon conclusion of the 2020 annual meeting.

Item 8.01Other Events

On March 16, 2020, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing planned retirement of Chairman, further reduction in Board size and proposal to declassify Board. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

In addition, on March 16, 2020, Piton Capital Partners, LLC and Kokino LLC (together, “Piton”) agreed in writing, subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders of a proposal to declassify the Board at the 2020 annual meeting, to waive the requirement that Robert Averick be nominated for a three-year term, as provided for in the Amendment, dated February 25, 2020, to the Cooperation Agreement, dated November 2, 2018, by and among the Company and Piton.  

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

*Filed with this Current Report.

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.