Form 8-K

 

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):

April 5, 2002


 
SEITEL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-14488

  

76-0025431

(Commission File Number)

  

(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
     

50 Briar Hollow Lane

    

7th Floor, West Bldg.

    

Houston, Texas

  

77027

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

  

(Zip Code)
     
 

(713) 881-8900

  

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

Item 5.

Other Events.

          A shareholder's derivative action was filed on April 5, 2002 in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware in New Castle County. The pending complaint names as defendants the current directors and a former director of the Company. The complaint, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein.

 

Item 7.

Exhibits.

          The following documents are filed as an Exhibit to this report:

 

99.1

Civil Action Complaint.


SIGNATURES


          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 hereto duly authorized.

Date:

April 24, 2002

  

SEITEL, INC.
 
     
         
         
     

By:

/s/ Paul A. Frame
       

Chairman of the Board of Directors
       

and President
       

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

  

Page

99.1

Civil Action Complaint.

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