UNITED STATES
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): January 29, 2008 (January 23, 2008)
OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| LOUISIANA | 0-23383 | 72-1395273 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4500 N.E. Evangeline Thruway
Carencro, Louisiana 70520
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(337) 896-6664
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On January 23, 2008, OMNI Energy Services Corp. (“OMNI”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ronald E. Gerevas to its Board of Directors. Mr. Gerevas will serve as a director until the 2008 annual meeting of shareholders, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Mr. Gerevas will serve on the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Gerevas and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a Board member. There is not currently, nor has there been in the past, any transactions to which the Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and Mr. Gerevas has or had a direct or indirect material interest.
A copy of the press release announcing the acquisition is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The press release should be read in conjunction with the note regarding forward-looking statements, which is included in the text of the press release.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 23, 2008 entitled “OMNI Energy Announces the Appointment of a New Director” |
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.
| OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP. | ||||||||
| Dated: January 29, 2008 | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ James C. Eckert | |||||||
| James C. Eckert | ||||||||
| President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ||||||||