---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-061088"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001031623"
company_name: "GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T18:32:04.353313+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gulf Island Fabrication shareholders elect all six director nominees, approve say-on-pay, ratify EY

## Summary
- Elected directors: Averick, Chiles, Heo, Keeffe, Richard, Troger; each received >10.5M votes for, 2.37M broker non-votes.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 10,682,566 for, 199,999 against, 20,134 abstain.
- Ratified Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY2024: 13,221,548 for, 49,437 against, 6,213 abstain.
- Turnout: 13,277,198 shares represented (81.9% of 16,197,031 outstanding).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-061088
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001031623
- company_name: GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031623/000095017024061088/0000950170-24-061088-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031623/000095017024061088/gifi-20240516.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 19a2f310dec070636293de4911d6adecef7d5434
  claim: GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC shareholders approved Election of six director nominees at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal No. 1 : Election of each of the six director nominees. Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Robert M Averick 10,574,695 233,859 94,145 2,374,499 William E. Chiles 10,745,506 87,753 69,440 2,374,499 Richard W. Heo 10,741,269 86,253 75,177 2,374,499 Michael J. Keeffe 10,745,119 88,753 68,827 2,374,499 Cheryl D. Richard 10,676,417 156,842 69,440 2,374,499 Jay R. Troger 10,646,032 187,840 68,827 2,374,499
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031623/000095017024061088/0000950170-24-061088-index.htm
- claim_id: 4603a3f4d21a888361772de74fe950e176437585
  claim: GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal No. 3 : Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024. For Against Abstain 13,221,548 49,437 6,213
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031623/000095017024061088/0000950170-24-061088-index.htm
- claim_id: e4eb6a4d599123a0037eb0bee50c35a6ca296670
  claim: GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal No. 2 : Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 10,682,566 199,999 20,134 2,374,499
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031623/000095017024061088/0000950170-24-061088-index.htm

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