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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-09-007181
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ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20091026
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091026

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:		091136156

	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,
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      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): &#160;October 26, 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
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            (Commission
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            (IRS Employer
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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-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Check the
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      <b>Item 8.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other Events.</b>
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      On October 26, 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.
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      <b>Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b>
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          Press Release dated October 26, 2009
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      <b>SIGNATURES</b><br>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">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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            <b>GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.</b>
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          By:
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            /s/ Robin A. Seibert
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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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            October 26, 2009
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Gulf
      Island Fabrication, Inc. Declares Dividend on Common Stock</b></font>
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      HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 26, 2009--Gulf Island Fabrication,
      Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) announced today that its board of directors declared
      a dividend of $0.01 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
      October 23, 2009 and is payable November 23, 2009, to shareholders of
      record on November 9, 2009.
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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;)), &#8220;SPARs
      and FPSOs,&#8221; piles, wellhead protectors, subsea templates and various
      production, compressor and utility modules, offshore living quarters,
      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 jack-up drilling rigs,
      semi-submersible drilling rigs, TLPs, SPARs or other similar cargo
      onshore and offshore scaffolding and piping insulation services and
      steel warehousing and sales.
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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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