UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 10, 2014

 

CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Massachusetts

 

000-24049

 

04-2372210

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS employer

of incorporation)

 

file number)

 

identification no.)

 

200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02116

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 425-3000

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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:

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On December 10, 2014, our board of directors appointed Nancy Hawthorne as a Class II director and as a member of the audit committee of our board of directors. Under the terms of our 2006 equity incentive plan, upon her appointment, Ms. Hawthorne was granted 2,507 shares of restricted stock, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on December 10, 2015.

 

Item 8.01.                                        Other Events.

 

On December 11, 2014, we issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Hawthorne as a director. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.                                        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

Number

 

Title

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated December 11, 2014.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

 

CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

Dated: December 11, 2014

By:

/s/ Chad M. Holmes

 

 

Chad M. Holmes

 

 

Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number

 

Title

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated December 11, 2014.

 

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