<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-19-011149.txt : 20190823
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-19-011149
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190821
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190823
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190823

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MITCHAM INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000926423
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC [7359]
		IRS NUMBER:				760210849
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13490
		FILM NUMBER:		191049324

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8141 SH 75 SOUTH
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1175
		CITY:			HUNTSVILLE
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77342
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9362912277

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 1175
		CITY:			HUNTSVILLE
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77342
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i_0_1"></div><div style="height:45pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:3pt;-sec-extract:summary;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:8pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i_0_1"></div><div style="height:36pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.990000%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:26.086420%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:2.938272%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:70.222222%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Contacts&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">Rob Capps, Co-CEO</font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">Mitcham Industries, Inc.</font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">936-291-2277</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">Jack Lascar &#47; Mark Roberson</font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">Dennard Lascar Associates Investor Relations</font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">713-529-6600</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:13pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">MITCHAM INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:174%;">THE WOODLANDS, TX &#8211; August 22, 2019 </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%;">&#8211; </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%;">Mitcham Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ&#58; MIND) today announced that R. Dean Lewis has resigned from the Board of Directors and that Vice Admiral (Ret.) William &#8220;Willy&#8221; H. Hilarides has been appointed to fill that vacancy.</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%;">Peter H. Blum, Chairman, of Mitcham commented, &#8220;On behalf of the Board of Directors, shareholders and employees of Mitcham, I would like to thank Dr. Lewis for his 25 years of service to the Company. We will miss Dean&#8217;s counsel but wish him well in his retirement. At  the same time, we are thrilled to have Willy Hilarides join us at this stage of the Company&#8217;s transformation and growth. His long and distinguished career in the United States Navy has provided him with the skills and experience that we believe will be invaluable in helping guide us as we continue to expand our marine technology offerings for hydrographic, seismic, defense and security applications.&#8221;</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%;">A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Admiral Hilarides was commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (&#8220;NAVSEA&#8221;) prior to his retirement in 2016. As NAVSEA commander, he oversaw a global workforce of more than 56,000 military and civilian personnel responsible for the development, delivery and maintenance of the Navy&#8217;s ships, submarines and systems. He held a number of other posts during his career, including director, Advanced Submarine Research and Development, program manager of the SSGN Program, program executive officer for submarines and commander of the nuclear submarine USS Key West.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:10pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">About Mitcham Industries</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%;">Mitcham Industries, Inc. provides technology to the oceanographic, hydrographic, defense, seismic and security industries. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, Mitcham has a global presence with operating locations in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Hungary, Colombia and the United Kingdom. Mitcham&#8217;s worldwide Marine Technology Products segment, which includes its Seamap and Klein Marine Systems units, designs, manufactures and sells specialized, high performance, marine sonar and seismic equipment. Through its Equipment Leasing segment, Mitcham believes it is the largest independent provider of exploration equipment to the seismic industry.</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%;">###</font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:54pt;width:100%;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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