UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): MAY 18, 2004 (MAY 17, 2004) OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) LOUISIANA 0-23383 72-1395273 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 4500 NE INTERSTATE 49 CARENCRO, LOUISIANA 70520 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (337) 896-6664 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) NOT APPLICABLE (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 17, 2004, OMNI Energy Services Corp. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the earnings release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing." SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP. Dated: May 18, 2004 By: /s/ G. Darcy Klug ------------------------------ G. Darcy Klug Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated May 17, 2004