UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 13, 2018

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SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-35471

(Commission file number)

27-4867100

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1160 Dairy Ashford Rd., Suite 160, Houston, Texas 77079

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(281) 258-4400

(Company's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 13, 2018, SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  Of the 14,922,117 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, 11,728,519 shares were present either in person or by proxy.

The following describes the matter considered by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the results of the votes cast thereupon:

Proposal 1. To elect seven directors to the Company’s Board of Directors serving until the next Annual Meeting to be held in 2019.

Proposal 2. To vote on a proposal to ratify the selection of Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.

As a result, the stockholders of the Company elected the seven nominees as directors of the Company and ratified the selection of Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.

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SIGNATURE

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.

Date: June 13, 2018 SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

By: /s/ Brent Whiteley

Name: Brent Whiteley

Title: Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

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