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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001157523-07-009655.txt : 20071005
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-07-009655
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20071002
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20071005
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20071005

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001031623
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL PRODUCTS [3440]
		IRS NUMBER:				721147390
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			LA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22303
		FILM NUMBER:		071160195

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC
		STREET 2:		583 THOMPSON RD
		CITY:			HOUMA
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70361
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5048722100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 310
		CITY:			HOUMA
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70361
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<DESCRIPTION>GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC. 8-K
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       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): October 2, 2007

                          Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Louisiana                  0-22303                   72-1147390
  (State of incorporation)  (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
                                                           Identification No.)

          583 Thompson Road, Houma, Louisiana                 70363
        (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


                                 (985) 872-2100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
    230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
    240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



<PAGE>


Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors:
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b, c and e) On October 2, 2007, Joseph P. "Duke" Gallagher stepped down as the
Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Gulf Island
Fabrication, Inc. (the "Company"). Mr. Gallagher will remain employed by the
Company until November 15, 2007 (the "Termination Date"). On the Termination
Date, the Company has agreed to pay Mr. Gallagher a severance payment of
$31,668.68, and he will also remain eligible to receive a performance bonus for
fiscal year 2007, at such time as bonus awards are made to other officers of the
Company. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release issued by the
Company.

       Effective October 2, 2007, the Company appointed Robin A. Seibert, age
50, as its new Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
Mr. Seibert previously served as the Company's Controller from December 1997
until October 2, 2007 and its Secretary from August 2002 until October 2, 2007.
He has also been the Company's Chief Accounting Officer since December 2000. In
connection with Mr. Seibert's appointment, his base salary was increased to
$190,000 and he is now eligible to participate in the Company's executive bonus
program.


Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d)      Exhibits

     99.1     Press Release dated October 2, 2007



                                    SIGNATURE

       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.



                                     GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.


                                     By:        /s/ Robin A. Seibert
                                          --------------------------------------
                                                    Robin A. Seibert
                                               Vice President - Finance,
                                                Chief Financial Officer
                                                     and Treasurer


Dated: October 5, 2007
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.1
<TEXT>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

 Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Announces New Chief Financial Officer


    HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2007--Gulf Island
Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) announced today that Joseph "Duke"
Gallagher is stepping down as the Company's Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer effective today, and that Robin A. Seibert, who has been
the Company's Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, will become its
new Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective immediately.

    Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., based in Houma, Louisiana, is a
leading fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, hull
and/or deck sections of floating production platforms and other
specialized structures used in the development and production of
offshore oil and gas reserves. The Company fabricates various
structures, including jackets and deck sections of fixed production
platforms, hull and deck sections of floating production platforms,
piles, wellhead protectors, subsea templates and various production,
compressor and utility modules, offshore living quarters, tanks and
barges. The Company also provides certain services including offshore
interconnect pipe hook-up, inshore marine construction, manufacture
and repair of pressure vessels, heavy lifts such as ship integration
and tension leg platform module integration, and loading and
offloading drilling rigs, and steel warehousing and sales.

    CONTACT: Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., Houma
             Kerry J. Chauvin, Chief Executive Officer, 985-872-2100
             or
             Robin A. Seibert, Chief Financial Officer, 985-872-2100
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