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): May 20, 2021

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR § 240.12b-2).

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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 virtual annual meeting of shareholders on May 20, 2021. At the annual meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) elected Robert M. Averick, Richard W. Heo, Michael J. Keeffe and Cheryl D. Richard to serve as directors of the Company for terms expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders in 2022 and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified; (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (3) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year.

Of the 15,516,969 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the record date, 10,805,957 shares were represented in person, including being deemed present by means of remote communication (i.e., virtually), or by proxy at the annual meeting. The inspector of election reported the final vote of shareholders as follows:

Proposal No. 1:  Election of each of the four director nominees.

Proposal No. 2:  Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

Proposal No. 3:  Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.

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.