form8-kw041709.htm
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 14, 2009
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Bristow
Group Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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72-0679819
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
Number)
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2000
W. Sam Houston Pkwy. S.,
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77042
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Suite
1700
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(Zip
Code)
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Houston,
Texas
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (713) 267-7600
Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report:
______________________________
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below):
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240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 14, 2009, Bristow Group Inc.
(the “Company”) announced that Perry L. Elders, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, will be departing the employ of the
Company effective April 30, 2009. He will receive severance payments in
accordance with the termination without cause provisions of his employment
agreement.
Elizabeth D. Brumley has been appointed
to serve as Acting Chief Financial Officer following Mr. Elders’ departure. Ms.
Brumley, age 50, joined the Company as Controller in November
2005. Ms. Brumley was subsequently elected Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer and Controller of the Company in December 2005. In August
2007, Brian J. Allman assumed the role of Controller from Ms. Brumley. Before
joining the Company, Ms. Brumley was the Vice President and Controller of Noble
Drilling Services, Inc., a drilling company, from March 2005 to September 2005.
From 1996 to March 2005, she served with MAXXAM Inc., a forest products, real
estate investment and development, and racing company, where she served as
Controller beginning in January 1999, ultimately becoming Vice President and
Controller in December 2003. She has also worked for GulfMark Offshore, Inc.
(formerly GulfMark International, Inc.), an offshore marine services company,
serving as Controller from 1990 until 1996. A Certified Public Accountant, Ms.
Brumley was a senior auditor with Arthur Andersen LLP prior to joining GulfMark
in 1987.
Brian J. Allman has been appointed to
serve as Chief Accounting Officer. He will also continue to serve as Corporate
Controller. Mr. Allman, age 35, joined the Company in March 2006 and
has served as Corporate Controller since August 2007. From 2002 to March 2006,
Mr. Allman worked as Financial Reporting Manager for Nabors Industries Ltd., a
drilling and well servicing company. A Certified Public Accountant,
Mr. Allman worked as an Audit Manager with KPMG LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP
prior to joining Nabors in 2002.
A copy of the news release relating to
this disclosure is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Number
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Description of Exhibit
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99.1
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Press
Release of Bristow Group Inc. dated April 14,
2009
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SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: April 17, 2009
BRISTOW
GROUP INC.
(Registrant)
By: /S/ Randall A.
Stafford
Randall
A. Stafford
Vice
President and General
Counsel,
Corporate Secretary
Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit Number
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Description of Exhibit
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99.1
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Press
Release of Bristow Group Inc. dated April 14,
2009
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