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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-14-001052
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140312
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140312
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140312

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:		14688636

	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-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Date of
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      <font style="font-size: 16pt">Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.</font><br><i><font style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact
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            72-1147390
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            16225 Park Ten Place, Suite 280, Houston, Texas
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            77084
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      (713) 714-6100<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 &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
      of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
      of Certain Officers.</b>
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      (d) On March 12, 2014, the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of Gulf
      Island Fabrication, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) appointed each of Murray W.
      Burns, William E. Chiles and Michael J. Keeffe to serve as a director of
      the Company, effective March 13, 2014.&#160;&#160;Messrs. Chiles and Burns will
      serve as Class I directors each with a term to expire at the Company&#8217;s
      2016 annual meeting of shareholders.&#160;&#160;Mr. Keeffe will serve as a Class
      III director with a term to expire at the Company&#8217;s 2015 annual meeting
      of shareholders.
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      There is no arrangement or understanding between any of Messrs. Burns,
      Chiles or Keeffe and any other person pursuant to which any were
      selected as a director.&#160;&#160;There are no transactions in which any of
      Messrs. Burns, Chiles or Keeffe has an interest requiring disclosure
      under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.&#160;&#160;The Board now consists of nine
      directors.
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      For serving as non-employee directors, Messrs. Burns, Chiles and Keeffe
      will each receive an annual retainer fee and equity-based compensation
      award consistent with the annual retainer fee and equity-based
      compensation award payable to our current directors for 2014.&#160;&#160;For
      additional information on the experience and background of each of
      Messrs. Burns, Chiles and Keeffe, please see below.
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      <i>Michael J. Keeffe</i>
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      Prior to his retirement in 2011, Mr. Keeffe was a Senior Audit Partner
      with Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP. He has 35 years of public accounting
      experience at Deloitte &amp; Touche directing financial statement audits of
      public companies, principally in the oil field service and engineering
      and construction industries, most with significant international
      operations. He also served as a senior risk management and quality
      assurance partner in the firm&#8217;s consultation network. He is a Certified
      Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Business
      Administration both from Tulane University.
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      <i>Murray W. Burns</i>
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      Project management, engineering, and business development consultant
      through MBurns Consulting since 2013. From 1980 to 2013, employed by
      Technip USA, Inc. and its affiliates in various executive capacities,
      including Vice President &#8211; Offshore Business Unit, Vice President &#8211;
      Topsides and Fixed Platforms, Vice President &#8211; Engineering Operations,
      Vice President &#8211; Engineering, President and COO (Technip Upstream
      Houston, Inc.) and Vice President. From 1976 to 1980, Project Manager,
      Group Manager, Manager of Facilities and Supervising Engineer with
      Petro-Marine Engineering, Inc. Prior to 1976, worked in various
      engineering capacities at Shell Oil Company.
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      <i>William E. Chiles</i>
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      President, CEO and a director of Bristow Group, Inc. since 2004. From
      2003 to 2004, served as Executive Vice President and COO of Grey Wolf
      Inc., a publically traded onshore oil &amp; gas drilling company. In 1977,
      co-founded Chiles Offshore Inc. (formerly, Chiles Drilling Company) and
      served as President and CEO until its merger with ENSCO International
      Incorporated (ENSCO) in 2002. From 2002 to 2003, served as Vice
      President of Business Development of ENSCO. In 1992, founded
      Southwestern Offshore Corporation and served as CEO and President until
      acquired by Cliffs Drilling Company (Cliffs) in 1996. From 1996 to 1997,
      served as Senior Vice President &#8211; Drilling Operations of Cliffs.&#160;&#160;Prior
      to 1977, worked as VP &#8211; Domestic Operations at Western Oceanic, Inc. as
      well as various other capacities. Mr. Chiles serves on the board of
      directors of Basic Energy Services.&#160;&#160;
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      <b>SIGNATURES</b><br><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
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            <b>GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.</b>
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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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            March 12, 2014
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