Recent Current Events and Press Releases

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March 20, 2008

TGC Industries Declares Five Percent Stock Dividend

PLANO, Texas, March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TGC Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: TGE) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a five percent (5%) stock dividend on its outstanding Common Stock. More...

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January 30, 2008

TGC industries acquires ‘EnviroVibe’

Tidelands Geophysical has recently added to our fleet of vibroseis vehicles. The Envirovibe ‘minibuggy’, manufactured by Industrial Vehicles International (IVI), is a system that is specifically designed to work in areas that limited access for other equipment. More...

October 26, 2007

TGC Industries Moves to the NASDAQ Global Select Market

PLANO, TEXAS – OCTOBER 26, 2007 – TGC Industries, Inc. (AMEX: TGE) announced today that its board of directors has approved the decision to switch the listing of its common stock from the American Stock Exchange to The NASDAQ Global Select Market. More...

October 22, 2007

TGC Industries Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TGC Industries, Inc. (Amex: TGE - News) today announced third quarter 2007 net income of $1.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, on revenues of $24.2 million compared to net income of $1.3 million,... More...

October 3, 2007

TGC Industries Announces Purchase of a New ARAM ARIES Recording System

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TGC Industries, Inc. (Amex: TGE - News) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase its seventh ARAM ARIES seismic recording system. More...

September 25, 2007

TGC Industries Agrees to Purchase Seven New Vibrator Vehicles

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TGC Industries, Inc. (Amex: TGE - News) today announced that it has entered into purchase agreements to acquire seven new vibrator vehicles for delivery in the first quarter of 2008.... More...

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August 21, 2007

TGC Industries Opens New Office in Denver

PLANO, Texas, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TGC Industries, Inc. (Amex: TGE - News) today announced the opening of a new office in Denver, Colorado ... More...

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