DWSN Dawson Geophysical Company

MIDLAND, Texas, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dawson Geophysical Company (NASDAQ:DWSN) announced today that it has filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the offer and sale from time to time of up to $100 million in debt securities, preferred and common stock, and warrants. The registration statement will replace the Company's previous registration statement, which expired on November 30, 2008. The features of the registration statement allow the Company to sell securities, after the registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC, in one or more separate offerings with the size, price and terms to be determined at the time of sale. The terms of any securities offered would be described in a related prospectus to be filed separately with the SEC at the time of the offering. The Company said that it does not expect to make an offering at this time and has made the filing to enable the Company to act quickly as opportunities arise. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such State. Dawson Geophysical Company is the leading provider of U.S. onshore seismic data acquisition services as measured by the number of active data acquisition crews. Founded in 1952, Dawson acquires and processes 2-D, 3-D, and multi-component seismic data solely for its clients, ranging from major oil and gas companies to independent oil and gas operators as well as providers of multi-client data libraries. In accordance with the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Dawson Geophysical Company cautions that statements in this press release which are forward-looking and which provide other than historical information involve risks and uncertainties that may materially affect the Company's actual results of operations. These risks include, but are not limited to, the volatility of oil and natural gas prices, disruptions in the global economy, dependence upon energy industry spending, limited number of customers, credit risk related to our customers, cancellations of service contracts, high fixed costs of operations, weather interruptions, inability to obtain land access rights of way, industry competition, managing growth, the availability of capital resources and operational disruptions. A discussion of these and other factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. Dawson Geophysical Company disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. http://www.dawson3d.com/ DATASOURCE: Dawson Geophysical Company CONTACT: L. Decker Dawson, Chairman, or Stephen C. Jumper, CEO and President, or Christina W. Hagan, Chief Financial Officer, all of Dawson Geophysical Company, 1-800-332-9766 Web Site: http://www.dawson3d.com/

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