CHARLES H. STILL - Corporate Board Profile

GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2002-01-22	Charles H. Still became a director in connection with our initial public offering in November 1997. (a) Member of the Audit Committee. (b) Member of the Compensation Committee. Non-employee directors are compensated for their services at a rate of $25,000 per year, of which one-half is payable in shares of common stock based on the fair market value thereof at the date of issuance pursuant to the company's 1997 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan.
2003-01-21	Charles H. Still became a director in connection with our initial public offering in November 1997. He has been Secretary, serving in a non-executive capacity, since the company's formation in September 1994 and Secretary of various affiliates and predecessors of the company since 1980. He has been a partner in the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. since 1975. (a) Member of the Audit Committee. (b) Member of the Compensation Committee. Non-employee directors are compensated for their services at a rate of $25,000 per year, of which one-half is payable in shares of common stock based on the fair market value thereof at the date of issuance pursuant to the company's 1997 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan.
2003-12-03	Charles H. Still (a)(b) 61 Director 1997; (a) Member of the Audit Committee. (b) Member of the Compensation Committee. Non-employee directors are compensated for their services at a rate of $25,000 per year.
2004-12-15	Charles H. Still (b) 62 Director 1997; (b) Member of the Compensation Committee. Up until December 3, 2004, non-employee directors were compensated at $25,000 per year, increased to $27,500 per year.
2005-12-29	Charles H. Still (b)(c) 63 Director 1997 (b) Member of the compensation committee. (c) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee Mr. Still is the Secretary of the Company and OYO U.S.A. and also serves in that position with respect to other subsidiaries of OYO U.S.A. Until December 3, 2004, non-employee directors were compensated for their services at a rate of $25,000 per year, of which one-half was payable in shares of common stock. On December 3, 2004, the board of directors approved an increase in the compensation to be paid to directors to $27,500 per year, of which $12,500 is payable in cash and the remaining portion is payable in shares of common stock.
2007-01-05	Charles H. Still (b)(c) 64 Director 1997; (b) Member of the compensation committee. (c) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Until December 3, 2004, non-employee directors were compensated for their services at a rate of $25,000 per year, increased to $27,500 per year, of which $12,500 is payable in cash and the remaining portion is payable in shares of common stock.
2008-01-04	Charles H. Still (b)(c) 65 Director 1997 (b) Member of the compensation committee. (c) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee Charles H. Still total compensation $393,669.
2009-01-05	Charles H. Still (b)(c) 66 Director 1997 (b) Member of the compensation committee. (c) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. The following table summarizes compensation paid to each non-employee director during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008: Charles H. Still $75,000 cash total.
2010-01-05	Charles H. Still (b)(c) 67 Director 1997 (b) Member of the compensation committee. (c) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. The following table summarizes compensation paid to each non-employee director during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009: Charles H. Still $75,000.
2011-01-04	Charles H. Still (b)(c) 68 Director 1997; (b) Member of the compensation committee. (c) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Each non-employee director receives $75,000 per year in cash.
2012-02-23	Charles H. Still became a director in connection with the Companys initial public offering in November 1997... (b)(c) Member of the compensation committee, nominating and corporate governance committee. Director compensation total $75,000.
2013-01-04	Charles H. Still (a)(b)(c) 70 Director 1997 (a) Member of the audit committee. (b) Member of the compensation committee. (c) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. The following table summarizes compensation paid to each non-employee director during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012: Charles H. Still Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 77,500
2013-12-11	Charles H. Still (a)(b)(c) 71 Director 1997 (a) Member of the audit committee. (b) Member of the compensation committee. (c) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, each non-employee director received $85,000 per year in cash.
2014-12-30	Charles H. Still (a)(b)(c) Member of the audit committee. Member of the compensation committee. Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Director Compensation: Charles H. Still $120,980.
2015-12-23	Charles H. Still (a)(b)(c) 73 Director 1997; (a) Member of the audit committee. (b) Member of the compensation committee. (c) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Director Compensation: Charles H. Still Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $90,000, Stock Awards $5,565, Total $95,565.
2016-12-28	Charles H. Still (a)(b)(c) 74 Director 1997 (a) Member of the audit committee. (b) Member of the compensation committee. (c) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. As lead independent director, Mr. Still receives an additional $10,000 in cash. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, each non-employee director received $85,000 per year in cash.
2018-01-03	The directors whose terms expire at the 2018 Annual Meeting are Ms. Tina M. Langtry, Mr. Michael J. Sheen, and Mr. Charles H. Still. The nominating and corporate governance committee of the Company has nominated Ms. Langtry, Mr. Sheen and Mr. Still to serve as Class II directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. ... Mr. Still was appointed lead director in February 2015. ... Mr. Still retired as a partner of that firm on December 31, 2010 and returned to Fulbright & Jaworski LLP as Of Counsel. Mr. Still retired from his position as Of Counsel in January 2014. ... Mr. Still also served on the Board of Directors of Martin Midstream GP LLC, the general partner of Martin Midstream Partners L.P., from August 2010 until October 2014. ... The Board believes that Mr. Still's extensive legal and financial background and board and corporate governance experience enable him to effectively serve as a director. ... The compensation committee was composed of Dr. Thomas L. Davis, Mr. Edgar R. Giesinger, Jr., Mr. Charles H. Still and Ms. Tina M. Langtry. ... The compensation committee met six times during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017. ... For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, each non-employee director received $85,000 per year in cash, paid in four equal quarterly installments. ... The Chairman of the Board receives an additional $15,000 per year and the Chairman of the audit committee and the Lead Independent Director receive an additional $10,000, in cash, paid in four equal quarterly installments. ... Each non-employee director was also granted 1,000 shares of restricted stock during fiscal year 2017. ... The shares vest in four equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant. ... The following table summarizes compensation paid to each non-employee director during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017: ... Charles H. Still 95,000 19,530 0 115,530 ... The compensation committee was composed of Dr. Thomas L. Davis, Mr. Edgar R. Giesinger, Jr., Mr. Charles H. Still and Ms. Tina M. Langtry.
2020-01-06	Charles H. Still 77 Director 1997 ... (a) Member of the audit committee. (b) Member of the compensation committee. (c) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. ... For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, each non-employee director received $72,250 per year in cash, paid in four equal quarterly installments. ... Charles H. Still Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 81,250 Stock Awards ($) 28,900 Total ($) 110,150