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): September 21, 2011
Bristow Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-31617 | 72-0679819 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 2000 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. S., Suite 1700 Houston, Texas |
77042 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 267-7600
Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report:
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 21, 2011, John M. May informed the board of directors of Bristow Group Inc. of his resignation from his position as a director, effective immediately. Mr. May was designated for election to the board by Caledonia Investments plc, one of Bristow’s shareholders, pursuant to a Master Agreement (see below) dated December 12, 1996 among Bristow, a predecessor in interest to Caledonia and certain other persons. Mr. May’s resignation did not arise from any disagreement with Bristow on any matter relating to Bristow’s operations, policies or practices.
The Master Agreement provides that so long as Caledonia owns (1) at least 1,000,000 shares of common stock of Bristow or (2) at least 49% of the total outstanding ordinary shares of Bristow Aviation Holdings Limited, Caledonia will have the right to designate two persons for nomination to the Bristow board and to designate a successor for any directors so designated. Bristow expects that its board of directors will consider the election of Mr. May’s replacement at its next meeting.
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: September 26, 2011
| BRISTOW GROUP INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: |
/s/ Randall A. Stafford | |
| Randall A. Stafford | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel | ||
| and Corporate Secretary | ||