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): August 5, 2009
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
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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Identification
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2000
W. Sam Houston
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Pkwy.
S., Suite 1700
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Houston,
Texas
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77042
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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:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
On August
5, 2009, Elizabeth D. Brumley was promoted to the position of Chief Financial
Officer of Bristow Group Inc. (the “Company”). Ms. Brumley had been
appointed Acting Chief Financial Officer in April 2009.
Ms.
Brumley, age 50, joined the Company and was elected Controller in November
2005. She was subsequently elected Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer and Controller of the Company in December 2005. Ms. Brumley
was promoted to Vice President, Finance in August 2008.
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 and 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.
Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On August
5, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the grant of 2,000
restricted stock units as annual equity compensation for non-employee directors,
beginning with the Company's 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. These
restricted stock units will be issued under the Company’s 2007 Long Term
Incentive Plan and will vest six months after the date of grant.
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 10, 2009
BRISTOW
GROUP INC.
(Registrant)
By: /S/ Randall A.
Stafford
Randall
A. Stafford
Vice
President, General
Counsel
and Corporate Secretary