Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 6, 2009, ION Geophysical Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release containing information regarding the Company's results of operations for
the quarter ended March 31, 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The information contained in Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 of this report (i) is
not to be considered "filed" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act") and (ii) shall not be incorporated by reference
into any previous or future filings made by or to be made by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Exchange Act.
The information contained in this report and the attached exhibit contains
certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
These forward-looking statements include statements concerning estimated
revenues, earnings and earnings per share for fiscal 2009, expected timing of
revenues and growth rates in fiscal 2009, estimated gross margins, Adjusted
EBITDA and operating expenses for fiscal 2009, future sales and market growth,
future liquidity, cash needs and future sources of cash, including availability
under our revolving line of credit facility, future compliance with debt
covenants, timing of future economic and market recoveries, product introduction
and commercialization, and other statements that are not statements of
historical fact. Actual results may vary materially from those described in
these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements reflect
numerous assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These
risks and uncertainties include audit adjustments and other modifications to the
Company's financial statements not currently foreseen, unanticipated delays in
the timing and development of the Company's products and services and market
acceptance of the Company's new and revised product offerings; risks associated
with the economic downturn and the volatile credit environment; risks associated
with the integration of ARAM's business; risks associated with the Company's
level and terms of indebtedness, including compliance with debt covenants; risks
associated with competitors' product offerings and pricing pressures resulting
therefrom; the relatively small number of customers that the Company currently
relies upon; the fact that a significant portion of the Company's revenues is
derived from foreign sales; risks that sources of capital may not prove
adequate; risks regarding the Company's inability to produce products to
preserve and increase market share; risks related to collection of receivables;
and risks related to technological and marketplace changes affecting the
Company's product lines. Additional risk factors, which could affect actual
results, are disclosed by the Company from time to time in its filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2008 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed
during 2009.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
Not applicable.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
Not applicable.
(c) Shell company transactions.
Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release of ION Geophysical Corporation dated May 6, 2009.