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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001181431-12-055458
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2012-10-24 20:59:56
Reporting Period:: 2012-10-22

Filing Date:: 2012-10-24
Accepted Time:: 2012-10-24 20:59:56
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
1001115	Geospace Technologies Corp	GEOS	Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)	760447780

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1049654	J Michael Sheen	7007 Pinemont Drive Houston TX 77040	Svp & Chief Technical Officer	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share	Acquisiton	2012-10-22	23,156	$8.78	64,632	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share	Disposition	2012-10-22	3,018	$68.57	61,614	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share	Disposition	2012-10-22	10,517	$67.17	51,097	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share	Disposition	2012-10-22	9,621	$66.06	41,476	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share	Disposition	2012-10-22	16,000	$67.53	25,476	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share	Disposition	2012-10-23	7,760	$64.54	17,716	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share	Disposition	2012-10-23	4,240	$65.38	13,476	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share	Disposition	2012-10-24	2,154	$63.58	11,322	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share	Disposition	2012-10-24	2,600	$64.71	8,722	No	4	X	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share	Disposition	2012-10-24	400	$65.63	8,322	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share	Disposition	2012-10-24	1,025	$66.50	7,297	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	X	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Options (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-10-22	23,156	$8.78	23,156	$8.78

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
15,000	2012-12-05	2018-12-05	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

These shares were issued upon the exercise of options (described in Table II) and then immediately sold pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans adopted by the reporting person.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $68.57 to $68.63, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to OYO Geospace Corporation, any security holder of OYO Geospace Corporation, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
The shares that were issued upon the exercise of options were immediately sold, as is presented in Table I.
This option will become exercisable in four equal annual installments, and will be fully exercisable on December 5, 2012.
Pursuant to General Instruction C(iii) of Form 4, the exercise price is reported in column 2 of this Table II
On October 18, 2012, the common stock of Geospace Corporation split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 20,738 additional shares of common stock and 19,078 additional options whose strike price was reduced to $8.78.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $66.60 to $67.57, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to OYO Geospace Corporation, any security holder of OYO Geospace Corporation, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $65.54 to $66.51, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to OYO Geospace Corporation, any security holder of OYO Geospace Corporation, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans adopted by the reporting person.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $64.07 to $65.05, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to OYO Geospace Corporation, any security holder of OYO Geospace Corporation, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $65.08 to $65.65, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to OYO Geospace Corporation, any security holder of OYO Geospace Corporation, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $63.60 to $64.09, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to OYO Geospace Corporation, any security holder of OYO Geospace Corporation, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $64.34 to $65.33, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to OYO Geospace Corporation, any security holder of OYO Geospace Corporation, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $65.49 to $66.00, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to OYO Geospace Corporation, any security holder of OYO Geospace Corporation, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.