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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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22303
		FILM NUMBER:		09660103

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

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		STREET 1:		P O BOX 310
		CITY:			HOUMA
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70361
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">UNITED STATES</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">SECURITIES
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">On March 5,
      2009 Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. issued a press release announcing the
      declaration of a common stock dividend. A copy of the press release is
      attached as Exhibit 99.1.</font>
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          Description
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          99.1
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          Press Release dated March 5, 2009
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      <b>SIGNATURES</b>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to
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            <b>GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.</b>
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            Robin A. Seibert
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            Vice President &#8211; Finance,
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            Chief Financial Officer
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            and Treasurer
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            (Principal Financial Officer
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            Dated:
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            March 5, 2009
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Gulf
      Island Fabrication, Inc. Declares Dividend on Common Stock</b></font>
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      HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2009--Gulf Island Fabrication,
      Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI), announced today that its board of directors
      declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on Gulf Island Fabrication,
      Inc.&#8217;s approximately 14.3 million shares of common stock outstanding.
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      The dividend was declared during a regular meeting of the board held on
      February 27, 2009 and is payable March 30, 2009, to shareholders of
      record on March 17, 2009.
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      Gulf Island said it expects to suspend its quarterly dividend for the
      remainder of 2009 in order to preserve cash, further strengthen its
      balance sheet and enhance its financial flexibility.
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      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. These structures include jackets and deck sections of
      fixed production platforms; hull and/or deck sections of floating
      production platforms (such as tension leg platforms ((&#8220;TLPs&#8221;)), SPARs,
      FPSOs, MinDOCs); piles; wellhead protectors; subsea templates; various
      production, compressor and utility modules; offshore living quarters;
      brown water tow boats; tanks<b> </b>and barges.<b> </b>The Company also
      provides offshore interconnect pipe hook-up; inshore marine
      construction; manufacture and repair of pressure vessels; heavy lifts
      such as ship integration and TLP module integration; loading and
      offloading of jack-up drilling rigs, semi-submersible drilling rigs,
      TLPs, SPARs, or other similar cargo; onshore and offshore scaffolding;
      piping insulation services and steel warehousing and sales.
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      CONTACT:<br>Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.<br>Kerry J. Chauvin, Chief
      Executive Officer, 985-872-2100<br>or<br>Robin A. Seibert, Chief
      Financial Officer, 985-872-2100
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