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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PILENKO THIERRY   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VERITAS DGC INC [VTS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 10300 TOWN PARK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/12/2007 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77072 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/12/2007   D(1)   18,846 D $ 0 (1) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 15.88

01/12/2007

D(2)

120,000

(3)

03/01/2009

Common Stock

120,000

$ 0 (2)

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 31.94

01/12/2007

D(2)

37,500

(4)

10/17/2010

Common Stock

37,500

$ 0 (2)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PILENKO THIERRY 10300 TOWN PARK DRIVE HOUSTON, TX 77072	X		Chairman and CEO

Signatures

Larry L. Worden, by power of attorney		01/16/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 4, 2006 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among Compagnie Generale de Geophysique ("CGG"), Volnay Acquisition Co. I, Volnay Acquisition Co. II and Veritas DGC Inc. ("Veritas"), at the effective time of the merger contemplated therein, each outstanding share of Veritas common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Veritas Common Stock"), was converted into the right to receive either a number of CGG ADSs or an amount of cash, subject to possible allocation. The value of the merger consideration to be received with respect to each share of Veritas common stock will be approximately $85.50 per share for any shares of Veritas common stock exchanged for cash and 2.0097 CGG ADSs for each share of Veritas common stock exchanged for CGG ADSs.
(2)	Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the effective time of merger, each stock option granted by Veritas to purchase shares of Veritas Common Stock pursuant to the stock option plan that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, whether or not vested, will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive, for each share of Veritas Common Stock subject to such stock option immediately prior to such cancellation and conversion, an amount in cash equal to the excess, if any, of $85.50 over the exercise price per share under such stock option immediately prior to such cancellation and conversion (less any applicable withholding taxes).
(3)	This Option provided for vesting in three equal annual installments beginning 3/1/2005.
(4)	This Option provided for vesting in three equal annual installments beginning 10/17/2006.

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