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):  July 10, 2019

 

CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

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))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, no par value		CRAI		Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

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).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 

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

 

On July 10, 2019, we held an annual meeting of our shareholders. A total of 8,040,916 shares of our common stock were outstanding as of May 16, 2019, the record date for the annual meeting. Set forth below are the matters acted upon at the annual meeting and the final voting results on each matter as reported by our inspector of elections.

 

Proposal One: Election of Directors

 

Our shareholders elected Paul Maleh and Thomas Avery as our Class III directors for a three-year term. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

Nominee		For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Paul Maleh		4,061,114		2,636,510		430,084
Thomas Avery		3,744,980		2,952,644		430,084

 

Proposal Two: Approval of Executive Compensation

 

Our shareholders voted to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement filed in connection with the annual meeting pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
6,422,055		211,750		63,819		430,084

 

Proposal Three: Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accountants for Fiscal 2019

 

Our shareholders ratified the appointment by our audit committee of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accountants for our fiscal year ending December 28, 2019. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
7,112,745		1,830		13,133		0

 

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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: July 16, 2019	By:	/s/ Chad M. Holmes
		Chad M. Holmes
		Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer

 

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