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): June 11, 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
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of shareholders of TGC Industries, Inc. (“TGC” or the “Company”) was held on June 11, 2010, in New York, New York, at which the following matters were submitted for a vote to TGC’s shareholders:
(1) To elect six director nominees to serve for the term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and have qualified. All nominees were elected as directors with the following vote:
Nominee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes | |
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Wayne A. Whitener | | 10,061,438 | | 1,847,981 | | 2,669,250 | |
William J. Ba rrett | | 9,839,892 | | 2,069,527 | | 2,669,250 | |
Herbert M. Gardner | | 8,580,064 | | 3,329,355 | | 2,669,250 | |
Allen T. McInnes | | 10,135,477 | | 1,773,942 | | 2,669,250 | |
Edward L. Flynn | | 11,582,658 | | 326,761 | | 2,669,250 | |
Stephanie P. Hurtt | | 11,567,016 | | 342,403 | | 2,669,250 | |
(2) To approve an amendment to the Company’s 2006 Stock Awards Plan. This proposal was approved with the following vote:
| | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | 10,552,450 | | 1,340,153 | | 16,816 | | 2,669,250 | |
A copy of the amendment to the Company’s 2006 Stock Awards Plan is included as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(3) To ratify the selection of Lane Gorman Trubitt, L.L.P. as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. This proposal was approved with the following vote:
| | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | |
| | | | | | | |
| | 14,534,256 | | 32,509 | | 11,904 | |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 Amendment No. 1 to the 2006 Stock Awards Plan.
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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.
| TGC INDUSTRIES, INC. |
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Date: June 17, 2010 | By: | Wayne A. Whitener |
| | Wayne A. Whitener |
| | President and CEO |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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10.1 | | Amendment No. 1 to the 2006 Stock Awards Plan. |
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