GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 14, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: OYO GEOSPACE CORP (OYOG)
CIK: 0001001115
Period of Report: 2012-09-12

Reporting Person: OWENS GARY D (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-12	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	M	3000	$17.56	Acquired	223642	Direct
2012-09-12	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	S	3000	$115	Disposed	220642	Direct
2012-09-13	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	M	3000	$17.56	Acquired	223642	Direct
2012-09-13	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	S	3000	$115.0238	Disposed	220642	Direct
2012-09-14	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	M	2750	$17.56	Acquired	223392	Direct
2012-09-14	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	S	2750	$115	Disposed	220642	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-12	Options (right to buy)	$17.56	M	3000	Disposed	2018-12-05	Common Stock (3000)	Direct
2012-09-13	Options (right to buy)	$17.56	M	3000	Disposed	2018-12-05	Common Stock (3000)	Direct
2012-09-14	Options (right to buy)	$17.56	M	2750	Disposed	2018-12-05	Common Stock (2750)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The shares were issued upon the exercise of options (described in Table II) and then immediately sold. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.

F2: The shares that were issued upon the exercise of options were immediately sold, as is presented in Table I.

F3: These options vest in four equal annual installments beginning December 5, 2009 and will be fully vested on December 5, 2012.

F4: Pursuant to General Instruction 4(c)(iii) of Form 4, the exercise price is reported in Column 2 of this Table II.

F5: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $115.00 to $115.25, 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.