form8k-080409.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): July 30, 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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001-31617
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72-0679819
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File Number)
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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:
______________________________
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
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.
Effective July 30, 2009, Major General
Charles F. Bolden, Jr. (“Gen. Bolden”) resigned as a director of Bristow Group
Inc. (the “Company”). Gen. Bolden had previously notified the Company
that he intended to resign his directorship with the Company upon confirmation
by the United States Senate of his nomination to serve as National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Administrator. Gen. Bolden’s resignation did
not arise from any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the
Company's operations, policies or practices. The Company has elected
not to fill the vacancy created by Gen. Bolden’s resignation at this time but
has instead elected to reduced the size of its Board of Directors from nine
directors to eight directors.
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: August 4, 2009
BRISTOW
GROUP INC.
(Registrant)
By: /S/ Randall A.
Stafford
Randall
A. Stafford
Vice
President, General
Counsel
and Corporate Secretary