ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

On December 11, 2012, GulfMark Offshore, Inc.(the "Company") issued a press release announcing that on December 11, 2012 the Board of Directors of the Company (i) declared an annual cash dividend of $1.00 per share on the Company's Class A common stock payable on December 31, 2012 to stockholders of record on December 21, 2012, (ii) declared that it plans to pay a recurring quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company's Class A common stock commencing in 2013, and (iii) authorized a stock repurchase program whereby the Company may repurchase up to a total of $100 million of its issued and outstanding Class A common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished with this report.

Exhibit No. Descriptions
99.1 Press Release dated December 11, 2012.

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