UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 22, 2021
ION Geophysical Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 1-12691 (Commission file number) | 22-2286646 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2105 CityWest Blvd., Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77042-2855
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 933-3339
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | IO | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On February 22, 2021, ION Geophysical Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and BGP Inc., China National Petroleum Corporation ("Investor") entered into the First Amendment (the "Amendment") to the Investor Rights Agreement dated of March 25, 2010, filed on March 31, 2010 as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (the "Investor Rights Agreement"). The Amendment amends the definition of the Investor Rights Termination Event, such that the Investor Percentage Interest that can trigger such event is 5.0%, rather than 10%.
The foregoing description of the Amendment do
es not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| | ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION |
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| Date: February 26, 2021 | By: /s/ MATTHEW POWERS Matthew Powers Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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