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): April 28, 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 April 28, 2008, Mr. James C. Eckert informed OMNI Energy Services Corp.’s (the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”) of his decision to retire from the Board at the end of his current term and his request that he not be nominated to stand for reelection at the Company’s June 4, 2008 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Effective immediately following the Annual Meeting, the Board intends to appoint Mr. Eckert to serve on the Company’s Advisory Board of Directors. In such capacity, Mr. Eckert will be invited to attend meetings of the Board and will advise the Board on matters brought before them.
Mr. Eckert’s wish not to stand for reelection to the Board was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or its other executive management related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
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: May 1, 2008 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Ronald D. Mogel | |||
| Ronald D. Mogel | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||