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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY
(Name of Issuer)
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COMMON STOCK, $.331/3 PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
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239359 10 2
(CUSIP Number)
MR. RICHARD E. BLOHM, JR.
1415 LOUISIANA STREET
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
(713) 739-6500
(Name, Address and Telephone Number
of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
with a copy to:
MR. JOHN R. BRANTLEY
BRACEWELL & PATTERSON, L.L.P.
711 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2900
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
713-223-2900
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APRIL 23, 1999
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on
Schedule 13G to report this acquisition that is the subject
of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),
Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box: [ ]
The information required on the remainder of this cover
page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.
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CUSIP NO.: 239359 10 2
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13D
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON; S.S. OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Pebbleton Corporation N.V.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
[ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Netherlands Antilles
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7 Sole Voting Power
0
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8 SHARED VOTING POWER
644,900
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
644,900
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
644,900
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
11.93%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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CUSIP NO.:239359 10 2
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13D
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON; S.S. OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Issam M. Fares
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
[ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Lebanese
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7 Sole Voting Power
0
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8 SHARED VOTING POWER
644,900
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
644,900
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
644,900
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
11.93%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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SCHEDULE 13D
AMENDMENT NO. 3
Unless otherwise defined or indicated in this Amendment No. 3,
capitalized terms which are used herein and are defined in the Schedule 13D
filed October 16, 1998, as heretofore amended ("Original 13D"), shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Original 13D. All information herein with
respect to Dawson Geophysical Company, a Texas corporation, is to the best
knowledge and belief of the Reporting Persons, as defined herein.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
(a) As set forth herein, Pebbleton owns 644,900 shares of Common
Stock of the Issuer, which represents approximately 11.93% of the outstanding
Common Stock (based on the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of
December 31, 1998, as represented by the Issuer in its Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended December 31, 1998, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 8, 1999). See Item 4.
(b) Mr. Fares may be deemed to beneficially own and thereby share
voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock described herein
which are held by Pebbleton. See Item 2.
(c) Set forth in Exhibit A to this Amendment No. 2 is a list of all
transactions effected in the Issuer's Common Stock within the past sixty (60)
days, including (i) the identity of the person effecting transactions in the
Issuer's Common Stock; (ii) the date of the transaction; (iii) the amount of
securities involved; (iv) the price per share of Common Stock; and (v) where
and how the transaction was effected. Other than the transactions described
herein, none of the Reporting Persons nor to the knowledge of the Reporting
Persons, any of their officers or directors, has effected any transactions in
the Common Stock during the preceding sixty days.
ITEM 7 MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Exhibit A Transactions in the Common Stock
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's
knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned hereby certifies that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: April 26, 1999. PEBBLETON CORPORATION N.V.
By: Issam M. Fares, Managing Director
By: /s/ Richard E. Blohm, Jr.
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Richard E. Blohm, Jr.
Attorney in Fact
Dated: April 26, 1999. Issam M. Fares
By: /s/ Richard E. Blohm, Jr.
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Richard E. Blohm, Jr.
Attorney in Fact
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Transactions in the Common Stock
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EXHIBIT A
TRANSACTIONS IN THE COMMON STOCK
With respect to the transactions set forth below, all purchases were
made by Pebbleton Corporation N.V. and were effected on The Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc., the exchange on which the shares of Common Stock of Dawson
Geophysical Company are traded during the 60 days prior to the filing of this
Amendment No. 3.
DATE OF PURCHASE NUMBER OF SHARES PRICE PER SHARE
PURCHASED ($)
03/12/99 1,000 7.5000
03/15/99 200 7.8750
14,800 8.0000
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15,000
03/16/99 3,700 8.0625
2,000 8.1875
6,400 8.1250
12,000 8.2500
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24,100
03/17/99 19,900 8.4375
5,200 8.5000
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25,100
03/23/99 1,000 8.5000
03/24/99 1,300 8.5000
03/25/99 2,800 8.5000
03/26/99 700 8.5000
04/01/99 10,000 8.0625
10,000 8.2500
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20,000
04/20/99 10,000 9.0000
04/22/99 15,000 9.5700
500 9.6250
2,500 9.7500
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18,000
04/23/99 1,000 9.4375
8,000 9.7500
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9,000
