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 20, 2010
TGC INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas | | 0-14908 | | 74-2095844 |
(State of incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
101 East Park Blvd., Suite 955
Plano, TX 75074
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 881-1099
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 20, 2010, TGC Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing a 5% stock dividend on its outstanding Common Stock. Shareholders of record as of April 30, 2010, will receive the stock dividend for each share owned on that date, payable on May 14, 2010. The full text of the Press Release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K:
99.1 Press Release dated April 20, 2010.
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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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Date: April 26, 2010 | | By: | /s/ Wayne A. Whitener |
| | | Wayne A. Whitener |
| | | President and CEO |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press Release dated April 20, 2010. |
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