8-K


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): May 2, 2016

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INC RESEARCH HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-36730
27-3403111
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
3201 Beechleaf Court, Suite 600
Raleigh, North Carolina
27604-1547
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 876-9300
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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 2, 2016, INC Research Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2016.  The full text of the press release was posted on the Company’s internet website and is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K, the information contained in, or incorporated into, Item 2.02, including the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release dated May 2, 2016







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.

 
 
 
INC RESEARCH HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
May 2, 2016
By:
/s/ Gregory S. Rush
 
 
 
Name:
Gregory S. Rush
 
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer