SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):

April 2, 2007

TGC INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas		0-14908		74-2095844
(State of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

101 East Park Blvd., Suite 955
Plano, TX 75074
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 881-1099

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 2, 2007, TGC Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a five percent (5%) stock dividend on its outstanding Common Stock. The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed with this Form 8-K:

99.1 Press release of the Company dated April 2, 2007.

SIGNATURES

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.

	TGC INDUSTRIES, INC.


Date: April 5, 2007	By:	/s/ Wayne A. Whitener
	Wayne A. Whitener
	President and CEO

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of the Company dated April 2, 2007.