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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;2, 2007<BR>
Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#091;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#093;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Texas</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction <BR>
of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">7<B>5-0970548</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>508 West Wall, Suite&nbsp;800<BR>
Midland, Texas 79701</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Dawson Geophysical Company<BR>
2006 Stock and Performance Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Stephen C. Jumper<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Dawson Geophysical Company<BR>
508 West Wall, Suite&nbsp;800<BR>
Midland, Texas 79701<BR>
(432)&nbsp;684-3000<BR></B>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Copy to:</I><BR>
<B>Neel Lemon<BR>
Sarah Rechter<BR>
Baker Botts L.L.P.<BR>
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite&nbsp;600<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201-2980<BR>
Telephone: (214)&nbsp;953-6500<BR>
Facsimile: (214)&nbsp;953-6503</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></U>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>of Securities to be</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><B>Common Stock, par
value $0.33 1/3 per
share (3)</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>750,000 shares</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>$</B></TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>76.57</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>$</B></TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>57,427,500</B></TD>
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<TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>1,763.02</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;), this Registration Statement includes any additional shares of the registrant&#146;s Common
Stock that may be issued pursuant to any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction
with respect to these shares.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)
and 457(h) under the Securities Act, the offering price and registration fee are based on a
price of $76.57 per share, which price is an average of the high and low prices of the Common
Stock as reported in the NASDAQ Global Select Market on October&nbsp;1, 2007.</TD>
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    <TD>Each share of common stock includes one right to purchase 1/100th of a share of Series&nbsp;A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock under the Registrant&#146;s Rights Agreement. No separate
consideration is payable for the preferred share purchase rights. The registration fee for
these securities is included in the fee for the common stock.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4 Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d50252exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Note: The document(s) containing the plan information required by Item&nbsp;1 of Form S-8 and the
statement of availability of registrant information and any other information required by Item&nbsp;2 of
Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act.
In accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 and the requirements of Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8, such documents are not
being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the
Securities Act. Dawson Geophysical Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) shall maintain a file of such documents
in accordance with the provisions of Rule&nbsp;428. Upon request, the Company shall furnish to the
Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all of the documents included in such file.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated in this Registration Statement by
reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
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    <TD>Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September&nbsp;30, 2006,
filed on December&nbsp;4, 2006;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
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    <TD>Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2006,
filed on February&nbsp;9, 2007;</TD>
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    <TD>Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2007, filed
on May&nbsp;10, 2007;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
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    <TD>Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2007, filed on
August&nbsp;7, 2007;</TD>
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    <TD>Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on November&nbsp;7, 2006*, November&nbsp;14, 2006*,
November&nbsp;17, 2006*, January&nbsp;29, 2007*, February&nbsp;6, 2007*; February&nbsp;7, 2007*; February
9, 2007*, February&nbsp;14, 2007*, March&nbsp;2, 2007*, April&nbsp;25, 2007*, May&nbsp;2, 2007*, May&nbsp;11,
2007*, July&nbsp;23, 2007*, August&nbsp;1, 2007*, August&nbsp;3, 2007*, August&nbsp;6, 2007, August&nbsp;8,
2007* and September&nbsp;6, 2007*;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">6.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of our Common Stock contained in our Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;8-A filed on February&nbsp;1, 1982, as amended by
Form&nbsp;8-A/A filed on March&nbsp;8, 1982 and as thereafter amended
from time to time for the purpose of updating, changing or modifying
such description, and the description of our rights to purchase
Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating Preferred Stock on Form&nbsp;8-A
filed on July&nbsp;19, 1999 and as thereafter amended from time to
time for the purpose of updating, changing or modifying such
description.</TD>
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    <TD>Excluding any portions thereof that are deemed to be furnished and not filed.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated in this Registration Statement
by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;IX of our bylaws provides that:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&#147;To the extent permitted by Texas Business Corporation Act Article&nbsp;2.02-1, the corporation
shall indemnify any present or former Director, officer, employee, or agent of the
corporation against judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes), fines,
settlements, and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with a
proceeding in which the person was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or
respondent because the person is or was a Director, officer, employee, or agent of the
corporation.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the Texas Business Corporation Act permits corporations to indemnify a
person who was or is a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or who serves at the
corporation&#146;s request as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee,
agent, or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic corporation, employee benefit plan,
other enterprise, or other entity (an &#147;outside enterprise&#148;), who was, is, or is threatened to be
named a defendant in a legal proceeding by virtue of such person&#146;s position in the corporation or
in an outside enterprise, but only if the person acted in good faith and reasonably believed, in
the case of conduct in the person&#146;s official capacity, that the conduct was in or, in the case of
all other conduct, that the conduct was not opposed to the corporation&#146;s best interest, and, in the
case of a criminal proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was
unlawful. A person may be indemnified within the above limitations against judgments, penalties
(including excise and similar taxes), fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses actually
incurred; however, indemnification is limited to reasonable expenses actually incurred in a
proceeding in which the person is found liable to the corporation or is found to have improperly
received a personal benefit and shall not be made in respect of any proceeding in which the person
shall have been found liable for willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of his duty
to the corporation. A corporation must indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent against
reasonable expenses incurred in connection with a proceeding in which the person is a party because
of the person&#146;s corporate position, if the person was successful, on the merits or otherwise, in
the defense of the proceeding. Under certain circumstances, a corporation may also advance expenses
to such person.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification can be made by the corporation only upon a determination made in the manner
prescribed by the statute that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the party
seeking indemnification has met the applicable standard of conduct as set forth in Article&nbsp;2.02-1
of the Texas Business Corporation Act.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;2.02-1 of the Texas Business Corporation Act also permits a corporation to purchase
and maintain insurance or to make other arrangements on behalf of any of the above persons against
any liability asserted against and incurred by the person in such capacity, or arising out of the
person&#146;s status as such a person, whether or not the corporation would have the powers to indemnify
the person against the liability under applicable law.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents are filed as a part of this registration statement or incorporated by
reference herein:
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="93%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">No.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (filed on February&nbsp;9, 2007 as
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended December&nbsp;31,
2006 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (filed on August&nbsp;7, 2007 as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the
Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2007 and incorporated
herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (f/k/a
Chasemellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), as Rights Agent, dated July&nbsp;13, 1999 (filed on
December&nbsp;11, 2003 as Exhibit&nbsp;4 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended September&nbsp;30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P., regarding the legality of securities to be issued by the Company.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Dawson Geophysical Company 2006 Stock and Performance Incentive Plan (the &#147;2006 Plan&#148;)
(filed on January&nbsp;29, 2007 as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K and
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for the 2006 Plan (filed on August&nbsp;6, 2007 as Exhibit
10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K and
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.3*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Stock Option Agreement for the 2006 Plan (filed on August&nbsp;6, 2007 as Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to
the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K and
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm KPMG LLP.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (included in signature page hereto).</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would
not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change
in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>provided, however</I>, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs
is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
the registration statement.
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    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.</TD>
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    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant
to the provisions described under Item&nbsp;6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Midland, State of Texas, on October&nbsp;2, 2007.
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Stephen C. Jumper
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Stephen C. Jumper&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below appoints Stephen C. Jumper and Christina W. Hagan,
and each of them, each of whom may act without the joinder of the others, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any registration statement for the
same offering filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462 under the U.S. Securities Act, and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
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    <TD width="41%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ L. Decker Dawson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
L. Decker Dawson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board of Directors&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;2, 2007</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Stephen C. Jumper
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Stephen C. Jumper
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;2, 2007</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Paul H. Brown
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Paul H. Brown
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;2, 2007</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gary M. Hoover
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gary M. Hoover
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;2, 2007</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Tim C. Thompson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Tim C. Thompson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;2, 2007</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Christina W. Hagan
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Executive Vice President,
Secretary and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)&nbsp;
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (filed on February&nbsp;9, 2007 as
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended December&nbsp;31,
2006 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (filed on August&nbsp;7, 2007 as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the
Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2007 and incorporated
herein by reference).</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (f/k/a
Chasemellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), as Rights Agent, dated July&nbsp;13, 1999 (filed on
December&nbsp;11, 2003 as Exhibit&nbsp;4 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended September&nbsp;30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P., regarding the legality of securities to be issued by the Company.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Dawson Geophysical Company 2006 Stock and Performance Incentive Plan (the &#147;2006 Plan&#148;)
(filed on January&nbsp;29, 2007 as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K and
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for the 2006 Plan (filed on August&nbsp;6, 2007 as Exhibit
10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K and
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Stock Option Agreement for the 2006 Plan (filed on August&nbsp;6, 2007 as Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to
the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K and
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2007
Registration No. 333-[          ]
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
7
5-0970548
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
508 West Wall, Suite 800
Midland, Texas 79701
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Dawson Geophysical Company
2006 Stock and Performance Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Stephen C. Jumper
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dawson Geophysical Company
508 West Wall, Suite 800
Midland, Texas 79701
(432) 684-3000
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Neel Lemon
Sarah Rechter
Baker Botts L.L.P.
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 600
Dallas, Texas 75201-2980
Telephone: (214) 953-6500
Facsimile: (214) 953-6503
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
of Securities to be
Amount to be
Offering Price per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Registered
Registered (1)
Share (2)
Price (2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par
value $0.33 1/3 per
share (3)
750,000 shares
$
76.57
$
57,427,500
$
1,763.02
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), this Registration Statement includes any additional shares of the registrant's Common
Stock that may be issued pursuant to any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction
with respect to these shares.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)
and 457(h) under the Securities Act, the offering price and registration fee are based on a
price of $76.57 per share, which price is an average of the high and low prices of the Common
Stock as reported in the NASDAQ Global Select Market on October 1, 2007.
(3)
Each share of common stock includes one right to purchase 1/100th of a share of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock under the Registrant's Rights Agreement. No separate
consideration is payable for the preferred share purchase rights. The registration fee for
these securities is included in the fee for the common stock.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4 Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.
Consent of KPMG LLP
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Note: The document(s) containing the plan information required by Item 1 of Form S-8 and the
statement of availability of registrant information and any other information required by Item 2 of
Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428 under the Securities Act.
In accordance with Rule 428 and the requirements of Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not
being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the
Securities Act. Dawson Geophysical Company (the "Company") shall maintain a file of such documents
in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428. Upon request, the Company shall furnish to the
Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all of the documents included in such file.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated in this Registration Statement by
reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
1.
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006,
filed on December 4, 2006;
2.
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006,
filed on February 9, 2007;
3.
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, filed
on May 10, 2007;
4.
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, filed on
August 7, 2007;
5.
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2006*, November 14, 2006*,
November 17, 2006*, January 29, 2007*, February 6, 2007*; February 7, 2007*; February
9, 2007*, February 14, 2007*, March 2, 2007*, April 25, 2007*, May 2, 2007*, May 11,
2007*, July 23, 2007*, August 1, 2007*, August 3, 2007*, August 6, 2007, August 8,
2007* and September 6, 2007*;
6.
The description of our Common Stock contained in our Registration Statement on
Form 8-A filed on February 1, 1982, as amended by
Form 8-A/A filed on March 8, 1982 and as thereafter amended
from time to time for the purpose of updating, changing or modifying
such description, and the description of our rights to purchase
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock on Form 8-A
filed on July 19, 1999 and as thereafter amended from time to
time for the purpose of updating, changing or modifying such
description.
*
Excluding any portions thereof that are deemed to be furnished and not filed.
In addition, all documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated in this Registration Statement
by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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Item 4 Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article IX of our bylaws provides that:
"To the extent permitted by Texas Business Corporation Act Article 2.02-1, the corporation
shall indemnify any present or former Director, officer, employee, or agent of the
corporation against judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes), fines,
settlements, and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with a
proceeding in which the person was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or
respondent because the person is or was a Director, officer, employee, or agent of the
corporation."
Article 2.02-1 of the Texas Business Corporation Act permits corporations to indemnify a
person who was or is a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or who serves at the
corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee,
agent, or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic corporation, employee benefit plan,
other enterprise, or other entity (an "outside enterprise"), who was, is, or is threatened to be
named a defendant in a legal proceeding by virtue of such person's position in the corporation or
in an outside enterprise, but only if the person acted in good faith and reasonably believed, in
the case of conduct in the person's official capacity, that the conduct was in or, in the case of
all other conduct, that the conduct was not opposed to the corporation's best interest, and, in the
case of a criminal proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was
unlawful. A person may be indemnified within the above limitations against judgments, penalties
(including excise and similar taxes), fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses actually
incurred; however, indemnification is limited to reasonable expenses actually incurred in a
proceeding in which the person is found liable to the corporation or is found to have improperly
received a personal benefit and shall not be made in respect of any proceeding in which the person
shall have been found liable for willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of his duty
to the corporation. A corporation must indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent against
reasonable expenses incurred in connection with a proceeding in which the person is a party because
of the person's corporate position, if the person was successful, on the merits or otherwise, in
the defense of the proceeding. Under certain circumstances, a corporation may also advance expenses
to such person.
Indemnification can be made by the corporation only upon a determination made in the manner
prescribed by the statute that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the party
seeking indemnification has met the applicable standard of conduct as set forth in Article 2.02-1
of the Texas Business Corporation Act.
Article 2.02-1 of the Texas Business Corporation Act also permits a corporation to purchase
and maintain insurance or to make other arrangements on behalf of any of the above persons against
any liability asserted against and incurred by the person in such capacity, or arising out of the
person's status as such a person, whether or not the corporation would have the powers to indemnify
the person against the liability under applicable law.
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Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following documents are filed as a part of this registration statement or incorporated by
reference herein:
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1*
Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (filed on February 9, 2007 as
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31,
2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2*
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (filed on August 7, 2007 as Exhibit 3.2 to the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and incorporated
herein by reference).
4.3*
Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (f/k/a
Chasemellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), as Rights Agent, dated July 13, 1999 (filed on
December 11, 2003 as Exhibit 4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
5.1
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P., regarding the legality of securities to be issued by the Company.
10.1*
Dawson Geophysical Company 2006 Stock and Performance Incentive Plan (the "2006 Plan")
(filed on January 29, 2007 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated herein by reference).
10.2*
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for the 2006 Plan (filed on August 6, 2007 as Exhibit
10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated herein by reference).
10.3*
Form of Stock Option Agreement for the 2006 Plan (filed on August 6, 2007 as Exhibit 10.2 to
the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated herein by reference).
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included in signature page hereto).
*
Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.
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Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would
not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change
in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however
, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs
is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in
the registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant
to the provisions described under Item 6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Midland, State of Texas, on October 2, 2007.
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY
By:
/s/ Stephen C. Jumper
Stephen C. Jumper
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Stephen C. Jumper and Christina W. Hagan,
and each of them, each of whom may act without the joinder of the others, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any registration statement for the
same offering filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the U.S. Securities Act, and to file the same with
all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ L. Decker Dawson
L. Decker Dawson
Chairman of the Board of Directors
October 2, 2007
/s/ Stephen C. Jumper
Stephen C. Jumper
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
October 2, 2007
/s/ Paul H. Brown
Paul H. Brown
Director
October 2, 2007
/s/ Gary M. Hoover
Gary M. Hoover
Director
October 2, 2007
/s/ Tim C. Thompson
Tim C. Thompson
Director
October 2, 2007
/s/ Christina W. Hagan
Christina W. Hagan
Executive Vice President,
Secretary and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
October 2, 2007
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1*
Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (filed on February 9, 2007 as
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31,
2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2*
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (filed on August 7, 2007 as Exhibit 3.2 to the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and incorporated
herein by reference).
4.3*
Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (f/k/a
Chasemellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), as Rights Agent, dated July 13, 1999 (filed on
December 11, 2003 as Exhibit 4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
5.1
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P., regarding the legality of securities to be issued by the Company.
10.1*
Dawson Geophysical Company 2006 Stock and Performance Incentive Plan (the "2006 Plan")
(filed on January 29, 2007 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated herein by reference).
10.2*
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for the 2006 Plan (filed on August 6, 2007 as Exhibit
10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated herein by reference).
10.3*
Form of Stock Option Agreement for the 2006 Plan (filed on August 6, 2007 as Exhibit 10.2 to
the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated herein by reference).
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included in signature page hereto).
*
Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.