GulfMark Offshore, Inc. 8-K dated 12/11/2006
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
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): December
11, 2006
GULFMARK
OFFSHORE, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-22853
(Commission
file number)
76-0526032
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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10111
Richmond Avenue, Suite 340,
Houston,
Texas
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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77042
(Zip
Code)
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(713)
963-9522
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item
5.02 - Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
On
December 7, 2006, GulfMark Offshore, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or the
Company, elected Bruce A. Streeter as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Mr. Streeter continues to serve as President, a position he has held since
1990,
and as a Director of the Company, having first been elected in 1997. In
connection with his election as Chief Executive Officer, no material plan,
contract or arrangement to which Mr. Streeter is a party was entered into or
modified, and no grant or award or modification to a grant or award under any
such material plan, contract or arrangement was made. Mr. Streeter continues
to
be compensated by the Company in accordance with his existing employment
agreement and the terms of the Company’s employee benefit and share incentive
plans.
A
copy of
the press release relating to Mr. Streeter’s election as Chief Executive Officer
is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
d) Exhibits
The
following exhibits are filed with this report.
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Exhibit
No.
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Descriptions
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99.1
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Press
Release of GulfMark Offshore, Inc., dated December 11,
2006
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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.
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GulfMark
Offshore, Inc.
(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/
Edward A. Guthrie
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Executive
Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
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Date:
December 11, 2006