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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001157523-09-002853.txt : 20090422
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20090422170252
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-09-002853
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090422
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090422
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090422

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:	001-34279
		FILM NUMBER:		09764366

	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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      <font style="font-size: 12pt">UNITED STATES</font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt">SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt">Washington,
      D.C. 20549</font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>FORM
      8-K</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Date
      of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 22, 2009</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>GULF
      ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font>
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            <b>0-22303</b>
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            <b>72-1147390</b>
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            (Commission
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            File Number)
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            Identification No.)
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      <b>583 Thompson Road</b><br><b>Houma, Louisiana 70363</b><br>&#160;(Address
      of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)<br><br><br><br><b>(985)
      872-2100</b><br>(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)<br><br><br><br><b>Not
      applicable</b><br>(Former name or former address, if changed since last
      report)<br><br>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Check the
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>Item
      2.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-indent: 30.0px; text-align: left">
      On April 22, 2009, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. issued a press release
      announcing first quarter 2009 earnings. A copy of the press release is
      attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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    <p>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><br style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
      </font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>Item
      9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><br style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"></font>
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          Exhibits
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          99.1
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          Press Release dated April 22, 2009
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    </p>
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      <br>
      <br>
      <br>
      <br>

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      <b>SIGNATURES</b><br>
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    </p>
    <p style="text-indent: 30.0px">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">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.</font>
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      <br>

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            <b>GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.</b>
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        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 39%">

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
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            &#160;
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
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          By:
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            /s/ Robin A. Seibert
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        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 39%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 4%">

        </td>
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            Robin A. Seibert
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      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 39%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 4%">

        </td>
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            Vice President &#8211; Finance,
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        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 39%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 4%">

        </td>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Chief Financial Officer
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      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 39%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 4%">

        </td>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            and Treasurer
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      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 39%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 4%">

        </td>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Principal Financial Officer
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 39%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 4%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; width: 51%">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            and Duly Authorized Officer)
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 39%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 4%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 51%">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; width: 6%">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Dated:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; width: 39%">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            April 22, 2009
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 4%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 51%">

        </td>
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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. Reports First Quarter Earnings</b></font>
    </p>
    <p>
      HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2009--Gulf Island Fabrication,
      Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) today reported net income of $6.2 million ($.43
      diluted EPS) on revenue of $85.0 million for its first quarter ended
      March 31, 2009, compared to net income of $13.4 million ($.94 diluted
      EPS) on revenue of $123.7 million for the first quarter ended March 31,
      2008.
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    <p style="text-align: left">
      The company had a revenue backlog of $315.0 million and a labor backlog
      of approximately 3.4 million man-hours remaining to work, which consist
      of work remaining at March 31, 2009 and commitments received through
      April 22, 2009. Included in our backlog are approximately $148.9 million
      and 1.6 million man-hours remaining on the MinDOC II project in which
      the customer has announced will be postponed and will be utilized at
      another one of their locations sometime in the future.
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    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-right: 0; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-left: 0; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (in thousands)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="7">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          March 31,
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          December 31,
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2009
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2008
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          21,689
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          13,839
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          131,530
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          136,380
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Property, plant and equipment, at cost,net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          203,499
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          204,695
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          343,414
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          350,890
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          59,452
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          74,940
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Shareholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          259,107
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          254,207
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          343,414
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          350,890
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p style="text-align: left">
      The management of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. will hold a conference
      call on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m.
      Eastern Time) to discuss the Company&#8217;s financial results for the quarter
      ended March 31, 2009. The call is accessible by webcast (<u>www.gulfisland.com)</u>
      through CCBN and by dialing <b>1.800.753.0420.</b> <b>A digital
      rebroadcast of the call is available two hours after the call and ending
      May 8, 2009 by dialing 1.888.203.1112, replay passcode: 8219349.</b>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: left">
      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 TLPs, 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.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-right: 0; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-left: 0; margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" colspan="9" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" colspan="9" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" colspan="9" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (in thousands, except per share data)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="top" colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Three Months Ended
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="top" colspan="7" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          March 31,
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2009
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2008
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Revenue
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          84,999
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          123,728
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cost of revenue
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          73,240
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          100,534
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          11,759
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          23,194
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          General and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2,224
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          2,718
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          9,535
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          20,476
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other income (expense):
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Interest expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (17
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Interest income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          20
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          109
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          (60
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          43
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          9,538
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          20,519
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          3,338
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          7,079
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          6,200
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          13,440
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Per share data:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Basic earnings per share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0.43
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0.95
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Diluted income per share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0.43
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px">
          0.94
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px">
          Weighted-average shares
        </td>
        <td>

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          51
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          14,301
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          14,270
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          Depreciation and amortization included in expense above
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          $
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          4,517
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          $
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          4,176
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          $
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.<br>Kerry J. Chauvin,
      985-872-2100<br>Chief Executive Officer<br>or<br>Robin A. Seibert,
      985-872-2100<br>Chief Financial Officer
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