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):  February 15, 2018

 

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:

 

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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).

 

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 2.02                                           Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On February 15, 2018, we issued a press release reporting our financial results for our fiscal quarter ended December 30, 2017. A copy of the press release is set forth as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. On February 15, 2018, we also posted on our website supplemental financial information, including prepared CFO remarks. A copy of the supplemental financial information is set forth as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information contained in Item 2.02 of this report and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 7.01                                           Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On February 15, 2018, we announced that our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on our common stock of $0.17 per share to be paid on March 16, 2018 to all shareholders of record as of February 27, 2018. A copy of the press release is set forth as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this report and Exhibit 99.3 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 8.01                                           Other Events.

 

On February 15, 2018, we announced that our board of directors authorized an expansion to our existing share repurchase program of an additional $20.0 million of outstanding shares of our common stock.

 

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

Number		Title
99.1		February 15, 2018 earnings press release
99.2		Supplemental financial information (prepared CFO remarks)
99.3		February 15, 2018 dividend press release

 

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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: February 15, 2018	By:		/s/ Chad M. Holmes
		Chad M. Holmes
		Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
		and Treasurer

 

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