UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934Date of Report (date of earliest event report): June 24, 2008
GEOKINETICS INC.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) 001-33460(Commission File Number) 94-1690082(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification Number)1500 CityWest Blvd., Suite 800Houston, Texas 77042(Address of principal executive offices)(713) 850-7600(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)N/A(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Form 8-K June 24, 2008ITEM 8.01Other EventsOn June 24, 2008, Geokinetics Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Geokinetics” or the “Company”) held its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The total outstanding voting securities eligible to vote were 12,850,628 shares, which consisted of 10,325,848 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, and 2,524,780 shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of 252,478 shares of Series B Senior Convertible Preferred Shares, $10.00 par value, voting together as a single class. The stockholders were asked to take the following actions:
1. Elect seven directors to Geokinetics’ seven-member Board of Directors, each to hold office for a term of one year; and
2. Approve the appointment of UHY LLP as Geokinetics’ independent public accountants. PROPOSAL 1 – ELECTION OF DIRECTORSThe following incumbent directors stood for re-election:
Name Position Director Since William R. Ziegler Chairman (non-executive) (since February 2, 1999 and Director) 1997 Richard F. Miles President, Chief Executive Officer and Director 2007 Christopher M. Harte Director 1997 Steven A. Webster Director 1997 Gary M. Pittman Director 2006 Robert L. Cabes, Jr. Director 2006 Christopher D. Strong Director 2007 The results of the vote were as follows:
Name For Against Abstain William R. Ziegler 8,283,855 1,310,479 2,090 Richard F. Miles 9,478,951 113,919 3,554 Christopher M. Harte 8,410,857 1,182,012 3,555 Steven A. Webster 9,329,127 263,743 3,554 Gary M. Pittman 9,338,419 254,451 3,554 Robert L. Cabes, Jr. 9,380,941 211,929 3,554 Christopher D. Strong 9,479,811 113,059 3,554 PROPOSAL 2 – APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF GEOKINETICS’ INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSSubject to stockholder approval, the Board appointed the firm of UHY LLP, independent certified public accountants, to examine Geokinetics’ consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.The results of the vote were as follows:
For Against Abstain 9,592,870 0 3,554 ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.(d) Exhibits
99.1 Management Presentation given at Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 24, 2008.
Form 8-K June 24, 2008SIGNATURESPursuant 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 thereunto duly authorized.GEOK INETICS INC.
Date: June 24, 2008 By: /s/ Scott A. McCurdy Scott A. McCurdy, Vice Presidentand Chief Financial Officer
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