Shearman & Sterling represented RBC Capital Markets and Raymond James as representatives of the several underwriters in connection with Geokinetics Inc.’s registered public offering of 4,000,000 shares of Geokinetics Inc.’s common stock at a price to the public of $9.25 per share.

Shearman & Sterling also represented RBC Capital Markets and BofA Merrill Lynch, as representatives of the several initial purchasers, in connection with the offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 by Geokinetics Holdings USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Geokinetics Inc.

Geokinetics Inc. is a full-service, global provider of seismic data acquisition and seismic data processing and interpretation services. The company intends to use the net proceeds from the concurrent offerings, together with the proceeds from the issuance of shares of its common stock to Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, in part to finance its acquisition of the on-shore seismic and multi-client seismic library business of Petroleum Geo-Services ASA.

The Shearman & Sterling team advising the underwriters and the initial purchasers in the transactions included: partners David J. Beveridge (New York-Capital Markets), Bernie J. Pistillo (New York-Tax) and Russell D. Sacks (New York-Capital Markets); counsel Jeffrey L. Salinger (New York–Environmental/Property) and Jason Pratt (New York–Environmental/Property); associates Damien A. Grierson (New York-Capital Markets), Seth Kerschner (New York–Environmental/Property), Jennifer Morton (New York-Capital Markets), Bradley Wallace (New York-Capital Markets), Oliver Loxley (New York-Capital Markets), Michael J. Blankenship (New York-Asset Management) and Derek Kershaw (New York-Tax); and legal assistant Robert J. Villa (New York-Capital Markets).