1 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): February 5, 2002 GulfMark Offshore, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------ (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 000-22853 76-0526032 ------------------------- ---------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 1170, Houston, Texas 77027 ------------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (713)963-9522 ------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) N/A -------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) (Exhibit Index Located on Page 3) 1 2 ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE ------- ------------------------ On February 5, 2002, GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMRK) announced that Thales GeoSolutions Group, Ltd. agreed to a three-year charter, plus options, for one of the Company's new construction platform supply vessels. The Highland Navigator, a UT-745 design with DP-II, is slated for delivery early in March, 2002 and will commence the charter immediately thereafter. Additional information is included in the Company's press release dated February 5, 2002, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 (b) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description ----------- ---------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated February 5, 2002 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. GulfMark Offshore, Inc. Date: February 5, 2002 By: /s/ Edward A. Guthrie ------------------------- Edward A. Guthrie Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ---------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated February 5, 2002 3