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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-24-008334
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240516
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240515

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000799165
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL AND GAS FIELD EXPLORATION SERVICES [1382]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				742095844
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32472
		FILM NUMBER:		24953176

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		508 WEST WALL
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			MIDLAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			79701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4326843000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		508 WEST WALL
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			MIDLAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			79701

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TGC INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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Accordingly, the Proxy Statement is supplemented with the following disclosure:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Delinquent Section&#160;16(a)&#160;Reports</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Section&#160;16(a)&#160;of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers, and the holders of more than 10% of our common stock to file with the SEC initial reports of beneficial ownership of our common stock and other equity securities on a Form&#160;3 and reports of changes in such ownership on a Form&#160;4 or Form&#160;5.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Based solely on our review of these forms and related written representations, we believe that all Section&#160;16(a)&#160;reports were filed on a timely basis in fiscal&#160;year 2023, except that, due to administrative error, a Form&#160;3 for each of Messrs.&#160;Shaw and Mays was filed late on April&#160;19, 2024 to report each&#8217;s appointment as an executive officer of the Company on November&#160;20, 2023.&#8221;</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Except as specifically supplemented by the information contained herein, this Supplement does not modify, amend or otherwise affect any of the information set forth in the Proxy Statement. This Supplement does not provide all of the information that is important to your decisions in voting at the Annual Meeting. This Supplement should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement and, from and after the date of this Supplement, any references to the Proxy Statement will be deemed to include the Proxy Statement as supplemented hereby. The Proxy Statement, this Supplement, and our 2023 Annual Report on Form&#160;10-K are available on our website at www.dawson3d.com in the &#8220;SEC Filings&#8221; area of the &#8220;Investor Relations&#8221; section.</p></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-left:10.35%;margin-right:10.35%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:avoid;width:79.3%;border-width:0;"></body></html>
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