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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-14-001697
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140424
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140430
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140429

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:		14795466

	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
      13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font>
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      April 24, 2014</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
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></i><br><br>
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            <b>001-34279</b>
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            <b>72-1147390</b>
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          &#160;
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            <b>16225 Park Ten Place, Suite 280, Houston, Texas</b>
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          &#160;
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            <b>77084</b>
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            <i>(Address of principal executive offices)</i>
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            <i>(Zip Code)</i>
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      <b>(713) 714-6100</b><br><i>(Registrant's telephone number, including
      area code)</i><br><br><b>N/A</b><br><i>(Former name or former address,
      if changed since last report)</i>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Check the
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      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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      <b>Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</b>
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    <p style="text-indent: 30.0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
      The Company held its 2014 annual meeting of shareholders (the Annual
      Meeting) on April 24, 2014 in Houston, Texas. At the Annual Meeting, the
      Company&#8217;s shareholders (i)&#160;elected each of the three persons listed
      below to serve as a Class II director for a term expiring in 2017, (ii)
      approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named
      executive officers and (iii) ratified the appointment of the Company&#8217;s
      independent registered public accounting firm for the 2014 fiscal year.
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      Of the 14,497,908 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock outstanding as of
      the record date, 14,463,253 shares were represented at the Annual
      Meeting. The Company&#8217;s independent inspector of elections reported the
      vote of shareholders as follows:
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      <i><b>Proposal 1:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Election of three Class II directors.</b></i>
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          Name
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          Votes For
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          Votes Withheld
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          Broker

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            Non-Votes
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          Gregory J. Cotter
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            13,055,606
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            104,781
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        <td style="width: 1%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            1,302,866
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          Christopher M. Harding
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        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            12,907,551
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        </td>
        <td style="width: 1%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            252,836
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        </td>
        <td style="width: 1%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          1,302,866
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        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px; width: 31%" valign="top">
          John P. &#8220;Jack&#8221; Laborde
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        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          12,537,444
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        <td style="width: 1%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            622,943
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        </td>
        <td style="width: 1%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          1,302,866
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      <i><b>Proposal 2:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation
      of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers.</b></i>
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          Votes For
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          &#160;
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Votes<br>Against
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        <td style="width: 4%">
          &#160;
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          Abstentions
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        <td style="width: 4%">
          &#160;
        </td>
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            Broker<br>Non-Votes
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        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          12,863,941
        </td>
        <td style="width: 4%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          240,426
        </td>
        <td style="width: 4%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          56,020
        </td>
        <td style="width: 4%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          1,302,866
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    <p style="text-align: justify">

    </p>
    <p>
      <i><b>Proposal 3:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Ratification of the appointment of Ernst &amp; Young
      LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm.</b></i>
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          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 22%" valign="bottom">
          Votes For
        </td>
        <td style="width: 9%">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 22%" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Votes<br>Against
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        <td style="width: 9%">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 22%" valign="bottom">
          Abstentions
        </td>
        <td style="width: 8%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 8%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          14,413,040
        </td>
        <td style="width: 9%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          35,279
        </td>
        <td style="width: 9%">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; width: 22%" valign="top">
          14,934
        </td>
        <td style="width: 8%">

        </td>
      </tr>
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    </div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%">
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    <p>
      <br>

    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <b>SIGNATURES</b><br><br>
    </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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        <td style="width: 39%">

        </td>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.</b>
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        <td style="width: 39%">

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        <td style="width: 4%">

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          &#160;
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        <td style="width: 39%">

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        <td style="width: 4%">

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        <td style="width: 42%">

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        <td style="width: 9%">
          &#160;
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        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; width: 6%" valign="top">
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            &#160;
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            &#160;
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          By:
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            /s/ Kirk J. Meche
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        <td style="width: 9%">

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        <td style="width: 39%">

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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Kirk J. Meche
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        <td style="width: 9%">

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        <td style="width: 39%">

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            President and Chief Executive Officer
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        <td style="width: 9%">

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          &#160;
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