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 17, 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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 17, 2020, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an unsecured loan in the aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million (the “Loan”) with Hancock Whitney Bank (the “Lender”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), which is sponsored by the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). The PPP is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), and it provides for loans to qualifying businesses in a maximum amount equal to the lesser of $10.0 million and 2.5 times the average monthly payroll expenses of the qualifying business. The proceeds of the loan may only be used for payroll costs, rent, utilities, mortgage interests, and interest on other pre-existing indebtedness (the “permissible purposes”).

The Loan, and interest accrued thereon, is forgivable, partially or in full, if certain conditions are met. The most significant of the conditions are:

The Loan is evidenced by a promissory note, dated as of April 17, 2020 (the “Note”), between the Company, as the borrower, and the Lender. The Note matures on April 17, 2022 and bears interest at a fixed rate of 1.0 percent per annum, payable in 17 monthly payments commencing on November 17, 2020.  The Loan may be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. In order to obtain full or partial forgiveness of the Loan, the Company must request forgiveness and must provide satisfactory documentation in accordance with applicable SBA guidelines. The Company will be obligated to repay any portion of the principal amount of the Note that is not forgiven, together with interest accrued and accruing thereon at the rate set forth above, until such unforgiven portion is paid in full. The Company intends to use the Loan proceeds for only permissible purposes; however, the Company can provide no assurances that it will be eligible for forgiveness of the Loan, in whole or in part.       

The foregoing summary is only a summary of certain provisions of the Note and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Note, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.   

Reference is made to the disclosure under Item 1.01 above which is hereby incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference. Upon a default under the Note, including the non-payment of principal or interest, the obligations of the Company under the Note may be accelerated and the Lender may pursue its rights under the Uniform Commercial Code and any other applicable law or in equity.

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.