UNIFAB INTERNATIONAL INC
10-K/A, 1999-08-02
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM 10-K/A-1
(Mark One)

[ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1999
[     ]  TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ____ TO____

Commission file number 0-29416

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

           LOUISIANA                                72-1382998
 (State or other jurisdiction                    (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)

        5007 Port Road
        NEW IBERIA, LA                                 70562
(Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

                             (318) 367-8291
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

Securities  registered  pursuant to Section 12(g) of the  Act:
             COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
                        (Title of Class)

Indicate  by check mark whether  the  registrant  (1)  has  filed  all  reports
required to  be  filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding  12  months  (or  for  such  shorter  period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes   X   No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant  to Item 405
of  Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,  to  the
best  of  registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K. ____

The aggregate  market  value  of  the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the
registrant at June 30, 1999 was approximately $16.9 million.

The number of shares of the registrant's common stock, $0.01 par value per
share, outstanding at June 30, 1999 was 6,665,369.

                   DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

None.


<PAGE>
                                   PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

IDENTIFICATION

      The following table sets forth  as  of  July  1,  1999,  for  each of our
directors and each of our executive officers, the age, position, and  principal
occupation  and employment during the past five years of each such person,  any
family relationships  among  such  persons,  and,  if a director, each person's
directorships  in  other public corporations and the year  that  he  was  first
elected a director of  our  company  or its predecessor. All executive officers
serve at the pleasure of our board of directors.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Principal Occupation, Directorships in              Director
Name and Age                              Other Public Corporations, and Family Relationships         Since
- ------------                              ---------------------------------------------------         -----
<S>                                     <C>                                                          <C>
Dailey  J.  Berard,  69............     Mr.  Berard  is  the founder of our company.  Mr. Berard      1980
                                        serves as the Chairman  of  our Board, our President and
                                        Chief Executive Officer.  Mr.  Berard  is  a  brother of
                                        David J. Berard.
David J. Berard, 53................     Mr.  Berard serves as our Vice-President-Domestic Sales.       N/A
                                        Mr. Berard  served  as  our  Secretary  until 1995.  Mr.
                                        Berard is a brother of Dailey J. Berard.
Charles E. Broussard, 74...........     Mr.  Broussard  is  a  director  of  our  company.   Mr.      1980
                                        Broussard  is  also  Chairman  of  the  Board  and Chief
                                        Executive  Officer of Flying J. Ranch, Inc., a Louisiana
                                        cattle and rice farm.
William  A.  Hines, 62............      Mr.  Hines  is  a director of our company.  Mr. Hines is      1998
                                        also Chairman of  the  Board  and  President  of  Nassau
                                        Holding  Corporation,  a  manufacturer  of couplings for
                                        oilfield  tubular  goods  and  distributor  of  oilfield
                                        tubular   goods,  and  a  director  of  Whitney  Holding
                                        Corporation, a regional bank holding company.
Peter J. Roman, 48................      Mr.  Roman serves as our Vice President, Chief Financial       N/A
                                        Officer,  and Secretary.  Mr. Roman was a senior manager
                                        of Ernst &  Young  LLP,  independent public accountants,
                                        until 1997.
Perry     Segura, 69..............      Mr.  Segura is a director of our company.  Mr. Segura is      1980
                                        an architect  and real estate developer.  Mr. Segura has
                                        served  as Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Supervisors  of
                                        Louisiana  State  University  since  1997,  and was Vice
                                        Chairman of that board from 1996 to 1997.
George   C.   Yax,58..............      Mr. Yax is a director of our company.  Mr. Yax was also       1997
                                        a co-founder of Ceanic Corporation (previously, American
                                        Oilfield Divers, Inc.), a provider of subsea products
                                        and services to the offshore oil and gas industry, and
                                        served as its Chairman of the Board until its sale in
                                        August, 1998.
</TABLE>

SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our directors and
executive officers, controller  and  the  beneficial owners of more than 10% of
our  common  stock  to  file  certain beneficial  ownership  reports  with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission.   Mr. Broussard, a director of our company,
failed to report timely six transactions  on two statements on Form 4 in fiscal
1999; all transactions were reported late on  a  statement  on  Form 4 filed in
fiscal  1999.   In  1998,  Mr. Hines, a director of our company, filed  a  late
statement on Form 3 reporting  one  holding.   Mr.  Segura,  a  director of the
Company,  failed to report six transactions on three statements on  Form  4  in
fiscal 1998,  a  statement  on Form 5 for fiscal 1998, or a statement on Form 5
for fiscal 1999.  Mr. Segura  also failed to report timely four transactions on
four  statements on Form 4 in fiscal  1999  or a statement on Form 5 for fiscal
1999.



ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

The following table provides you with information  about  the  compensation  we
paid in fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997 to our Chief Executive Officer and our other
executive officers.

                          SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Annual Compensation        Securities
                                                      Fiscal             -------------------        Underlying        All Other
Name and Principal Position                            Year              Salary        Bonus        Options(#)     Compensation(1)
- ---------------------------                            ----              ------        -----        ----------     ---------------
<S>                                                    <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>

Dailey J. Berard                                       1999           $ 180,000       $ 75,600        30,000          $  3,600
    President and Chief Executive Officer              1998             206,681        429,120        65,000             8,276
                                                       1997             125,449         50,015             0             9,530
David J. Berard                                        1999              83,006         35,700        15,000             2,490
    Vice President-Domestic Sales                      1998              66,588         48,339         8,000             1,746
                                                       1997              63,416              0             0             1,746
Peter J. Roman(2)                                      1999              90,000         37,800        20,000             1,350
     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer        1998              61,038         37,375         4,000                 0
</TABLE>
__________
(1)Comprised of our contributions to our 401(k) Plan and interest, at the prime
   rate  as  quoted  by  the  Chase Manhattan Bank from time to time, earned on
   deferred bonus compensation:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 Interest on Deferred
Name                      Fiscal Year             Plan Contributions                Compensation
- ----                      -----------             ------------------             --------------------
<S>                          <C>                    <C>                            <C>
Dailey J. Berard             1999                   $   3,600                       $      0
                             1998                       3,219                          5,057
                             1997                       3,453                          6,077

David J. Berard              1999                       2,490                              0
                             1998                       1,746                              0
                             1997                       1,746                              0

Peter J. Roman               1999                       1,350                              0
                             1998                           0                              0
</TABLE>

(2)Mr. Roman began employment with us in July 1997.

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION GRANTS

   The following table sets forth information with respect to all stock options
that we granted in fiscal 1999  to  each of our executive officers named in the
Summary Compensation Table.



<PAGE>
                                             OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL 1999

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                             Grant
                                      Individual Grants                                                    Date Value
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Number of
                            Securities            % of Total
                            Underlying           Options Granted        Exercise or                         Grant Date
                              Options           to Employees in         Base Price        Expiration         Present
Name                      Granted (#)(1)          Fiscal 1999             ($/SH)             Date           Value$(2)
- ----                      ----------------      ----------------        -----------       ----------        -----------
<S>                           <C>                     <C>                    <C>            <C>             <C>
Dailey J. Berard..........    30,000                  10%                    $7.50          12/03/08        $102,000
David J. Berard...........    15,000                   5%                     7.50          12/03/08          57,000
Peter J. Roman............    20,000                   7%                     7.50          12/03/08          68,000
</TABLE>


(1)Each of  the  stock  options that we granted in fiscal 1999 to our executive
   officers will become exercisable  over  a three-year period beginning on the
   grant date. The stock options will become  immediately  exercisable in their
   entirety if (a) under certain circumstances, any individual, entity or group
   acquires beneficial ownership of more than 30% of our outstanding  shares of
   common stock; (b) under certain circumstances, the composition of our  board
   of  directors  is changed; (c) under certain circumstances, our shareholders
   approve of a reorganization,  merger  or  consolidation,  or  sale  or other
   disposition  of  all  or  substantially  all  of  our  assets;  or  (d)  our
   shareholders  approve  of  a  complete  liquidation  or  dissolution  of our
   company.   Our compensation committee also has the authority to take several
   actions  regarding  outstanding stock options upon the occurrence of any  of
   the events described  above,  including  requiring  that  outstanding  stock
   options  remain exercisable only for a limited time, providing for mandatory
   conversion  of  outstanding  stock  options  in  exchange  for either a cash
   payment or certain securities, making equitable adjustments to stock options
   or providing that outstanding stock options will become options  relating to
   securities  to  which  a  participant would have been entitled in connection
   with  any of the events described  above  if  the  stock  options  had  been
   exercised.

(2)We used  the  Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the grant date
   present value of the stock options that  we  granted  in  fiscal 1999 to our
   executive officers.  Under the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the grant
   date  present  value  of  each  stock  option  referred  to in the table was
   calculated to be $3.40.  We  used  the  following  facts  and assumptions in
   making such calculation: (a) an exercise price of $7.50 for each such  stock
   option; (b) a fair market  value  of $7.50 for  one share of common stock on
   the date of grant; (c) no dividend payments on our common stock; (d) a stock
   option term of 10  years; (e) a  stock  volatility  of  79.7%,  based  on an
   analysis  of  monthly  closing  stock  prices  of shares of our common stock
   during a 2 1/2 -month period; and (f) an assumed risk-free interest  rate of
   4.69%, which is equivalent to the yield  on  a two-year treasury note on the
   grant date.  We  applied  no  other  discounts  or  restrictions  related to
   vesting or  the  likelihood  of  vesting of stock options. We multiplied the
   resulting grant  date  present  value of  $3.40 for each stock option by the
   total number of stock options  granted  to each of our executive officers to
   determine the total grant date  present  value of such stock options granted
   to each of our executive officers.

OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS

   The  following  table  provides  you  with information about all outstanding
stock  options  held  by  each  of our executive officers as of March 31, 1999.
None of our executive officers exercised stock options in fiscal 1999.


<PAGE>
                    AGGREGATED OPTIONS AS OF MARCH 31, 1999

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           Number of Securities               Value of Unexercised
                                                          Underlying Unexercised              In-The-Money Options
                                                          Options AT 3/31/99 (#)                 at 3/31/99(1)
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Exercisable/Unexercisable        Exercisable/Unexercisable
                                                         -------------------------        -------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>                               <C>
Dailey J. Berard.....................................          53,333/41,667                     6,250/12,500
David J. Berard......................................          10,333/12,667                     3,125/ 6,250
Peter J. Roman.......................................           9,333/14,666                     4,167/ 8,333
</TABLE>

(1)Based  on the difference between the closing sales price of our common stock
   of $8.125  on  March 31, 1999, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market and
   the exercise price of such options.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

   During the last  fiscal  year,  Messrs.  Broussard  and  Yax  served  on our
compensation committee.  No member has ever served as an officer or employee of
our  company or any of our subsidiaries.  In fiscal 1999, none of our executive
officers  served  as  a  director  or  member  of the compensation committee of
another  entity,  any  of  whose executive officers  served  on  our  board  of
directors or on our compensation committee.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

   Each director who is not  also an employee of the company receives an annual
fee of $12,000 for his services  as a director.  We reimburse all directors for
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses  incurred  in  attending  board and committee
meetings.

   In addition, in each year during which our long-term incentive  plan  is  in
effect  and  a sufficient number of shares are available under the plan, on the
day of each annual  meeting  of  shareholders,  each non-employee director will
receive an option to purchase no more than 2,500  shares  of common stock at an
exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on such date.
The compensation committee determines the exact number of shares subject to the
option.  Each stock option will become fully exercisable on  the  date  of  its
grant and will expire ten years from the date of grant, unless the non-employee
director  ceases  to  be a director.  In that case, the exercise period will be
shortened.  In accordance with this arrangement, on August 28, 1998, we granted
each non-employee director an option to buy 2,500 shares of our common stock at
an exercise price of $8.75,  the  fair market value of our common stock on that
date.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

   The following table sets forth,  as  of  July  1,  1999, certain information
regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock by (1) each of our directors
as of that date, (2) each of our executive officers as of that date, (3) all of
our directors and executive officers as a group, and (4)  the other shareholder
known  by  us  to  be  the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our  outstanding
common stock, determined  in accordance with Rule 13(d)(3) under the Securities
Exchange  Act  of  1934.  Unless  otherwise  indicated,  we  believe  that  the
shareholders listed below have sole investment and voting power with respect to
their shares based on information furnished to us by such shareholders.


<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Number of Shares                Percent of
Name of Beneficial Owner                                Beneficially Owned(1)      Outstanding Common Stock
- ------------------------                                ---------------------      ------------------------
<S>                                                         <C>                            <C>
Dailey J. Berard......................................      495,374(2)                     7.2%
David J. Berard.......................................       42,383(3)                      *
Charles E. Broussard..................................      416,934(4)                     6.1%
William A. Hines......................................      702,500                       10.3%
Peter J. Roman........................................       12,195                         *
Perry Segura..........................................      449,035(5)                     6.7%
George C. Yax.........................................       15,000                         *
All  directors and executive officers as a group
(9 persons)...........................................    2,138,863                       30.9%
Kalmar Investments Inc................................      299,700(6)                     4.4%
</TABLE>

* Less than one percent.

(1)  Includes shares that could be  acquired  within  sixty  days after  July 1,
     1999, upon the exercise of  options  granted  pursuant  to our stock option
     plan, as follows: Dailey J. Berard, 75,000 shares; David J.  Berard, 13,000
     shares; Mr. Broussard, 5,000  shares;  Mr. Hines,  2,500 shares; Mr. Roman,
     10,666  shares;  Mr. Segura,  5,000  shares;  Mr. Yax,  5,000  shares;  all
     directors and executive officers as a group, 116,166 shares.

(2)  Includes 5,700 shares  owned  by  Dailey J. Berard's spouse.   His  address
     is c/o UNIFAB International, Inc., 5007 Port  Road,  New  Iberia, Louisiana
     70562.

(3)  Includes 300 shares owned by David J. Berard's children.

(4)  Includes 151,900  shares  owned  by a company controlled by  Mr. Broussard,
     254,534 shares  owned  by  a  limited  liability  company controlled by Mr.
     Broussard and 500 shares owned by his spouse.  His address is 23604   South
     Louisiana Highway 82, Kaplan, Louisiana 70548.

(5)  Includes 373,591 shares  owned by a  company controlled by Mr. Segura.  His
     address is Post Office Box 13410, New Iberia, Louisiana 70562.

(6)  Kalmar Investments Inc. has sole investment power but no  voting power over
     all 299,700 shares.  Its address  is  Barley Mill House, 3701 Kennett Pike,
     Greenville, Delaware 19807.


ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

   In  July  1998,  we  acquired  all the capital stock of Allen Tank, Inc. and
LATOKA  USA  Inc.  by  means  of  mergers   of   those  corporations  with  our
subsidiaries.   William  A.  Hines, who became a director  of  our  company  in
satisfaction of a condition to  the  completion  of  the  acquisitions,  was  a
director  and  executive  officer of Allen Tank and LATOKA and owned 70% of the
capital stock of Allen Tank  and  approximately  89%  of  the  capital stock of
LATOKA.

   Each  shareholder  of  Allen Tank and LATOKA received shares of  our  common
stock, or the equivalent fair  market  value  in  cash, for his shares of Allen
Tank stock and LATOKA stock.  In exchange for his Allen  Tank shares, Mr. Hines
obtained a total of 630,000 shares of our common stock, and in exchange for his
LATOKA  shares,  Mr.  Hines  received  70,000 shares of our common  stock.   We
determined the consideration we paid for  the  outstanding shares of Allen Tank
and LATOKA together with the shareholders of Allen  Tank  and  LATOKA  in arm's
length negotiations.

   In  connection with the acquisitions of all the capital stock of Allen  Tank
and LATOKA,  we  granted  to  each  of  the Allen Tank and LATOKA shareholders,
including Mr. Hines, a one-time limited right  to  include  all or a portion of
his  shares  of  our  common stock in a registration statement otherwise  being
filed by us to register  the  sale of our common stock under the Securities Act
of 1933.  We have agreed to pay  all  the  expenses  of  any such registration,
other  than  underwriting  fees, discounts and commissions.   In  addition,  we
granted Mr. Hines a one-time  limited  right to require us to register all or a
portion of his shares of common stock under  the Securities Act.  Mr. Hines has
agreed to pay all the expenses of such demand  registration up to $200,000, and
we have agreed to pay all the expenses, other than underwriting fees, discounts
and commissions, in excess of $200,000.  In consideration  of  the  Allen  Tank
acquisition,  Mr. Hines agreed that, during his initial term as a member of our
board of directors  (which  will  expire  in  2000),  he  will not, without our
consent, sell or dispose of any of his shares of our common  stock  except in a
registered offering in accordance with his registration rights or by  gift to a
donee who agrees to be bound by the same restrictions.




<PAGE>



                                  SIGNATURES

      Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has  duly  caused  this Amendment No. 1 to
Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K to be signed on its behalf by  the  undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, on July 29, 1999.


                                       UNIFAB International, Inc.
                                       (Registrant)

                                 By:   /S/ DAILEY J. BERARD
                                       -------------------------------------
                                             Dailey J. Berard
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report  has been signed below  by  the  following  persons  on  behalf  of  the
registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

SIGNATURE                                           TITLE                                    DATE
- ---------                                           -----                                    ----
<S>                                <C>                                                  <C>
/S/ DAILEY  J.  BERARD              Chairman of the Board, President and                July 29, 1999
- ----------------------------
   Dailey J. Berard                  Chief Executive Officer (Principal
                                             Executive Officer)

/S/ PETER J. ROMAN                    Vice President and Chief Financial                July 29, 1999
- ----------------------------                       Officer
   Peter J. Roman                   (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                                   Officer)

/S/ CHARLES E. BROUSSARD                           Director                             July 29, 1999
- ----------------------------
    Charles E. Broussard

/S/ WILLIAM HINES                                  Director                             July 29, 1999
- ----------------------------
    William Hines

/S/ PERRY SEGURA                                   Director                             July 29, 1999
- ----------------------------
    Perry Segura

/S/GEORGE C. YAX                                   Director                             July 29, 1999
- ----------------------------
   George C. Yax

</TABLE>



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