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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-13-001908
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130418
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130423
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130423

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:		13776039

	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
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      <font style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font><br><br>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt">Pursuant to Section
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      April 18, 2013</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.</b></font><br><i><font style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact
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            001-34279
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            72-1147390
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          &#160;
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            567 Thompson Road, Houma, Louisiana
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            70363
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      (985) 872-2100<br><i>(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</i><br><br>N/A<br><i>(Former
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      <b>Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
      Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
      Certain Officers.</b>
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      On April 18, 2013, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;)
      appointed Jeffrey Favret, age 52, as the Company&#8217;s new Chief Financial
      Officer, effective no later than May 13, 2013.
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      Mr. Favret has over 13 years of public accounting experience and 12
      years of industry experience, primarily in the energy, energy services
      and construction industries.&#160;&#160;He has worked with companies in oil and
      gas exploration and production, vessel construction, offshore drilling
      construction and offshore vessel/marine transportation industries, among
      others.&#160;&#160;Mr. Favret has served as Director of Finance, Energy
      Infrastructure Segment, of FMC Technologies, Inc., a leading global
      provider of technology solutions for the energy industry, since May
      2012.&#160;&#160;Mr. Favret also served as the Chief Accounting Officer for Trico
      Marine Services, Inc., a provider of marine support vessel and subsea
      services to the offshore oil and gas industry, from April 2010 to May
      2012.&#160;&#160;From July 2009 to April 2010, he served as a Director (Partner)
      of the accounting firm Postlethwaite &amp; Netterville, and as an Associate
      Director from August 2007 to June 2009.&#160;&#160;There are no transactions
      reportable pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in connection with
      Mr. Favret&#8217;s appointment as Chief Financial Officer.&#160;&#160;
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      Mr. Favret&#8217;s base salary will be $320,000.&#160;&#160;Mr. Favret will be eligible
      to participate in the Company&#8217;s annual incentive program similar to
      other executive officers of the Company for fiscal year 2013.&#160;&#160;Mr.
      Favret will be eligible to receive future equity awards under the
      Company&#8217;s long-term incentive compensation program, and participate in
      other benefit programs generally available to the Company&#8217;s executive
      officers.
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      <b>SIGNATURE</b>
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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
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            <b>GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.</b>
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          By:
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            /s/ Kirk J. Meche
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            Kirk J. Meche
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            President and Chief Executive Officer
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            Dated:
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            April 23, 2013
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