form8-k.htm

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 17, 2009

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State of jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-7567 (Commission File No.)	94-1381538 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

600 Montgomery Street, 26th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-2728

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 774-2700

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02.

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

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

(d) Appointment of Director

On November 17, 2009, the Board of Directors of URS Corporation (“URS”) increased the authorized number of directors from ten to eleven and appointed William Harrison Frist, Sr. to fill the vacancy. The Board determined that Senator Frist is independent within the meaning of the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and URS’ Corporate Governance Guidelines. No determinations have yet been made regarding any Board committees on which Senator Frist will be asked to serve. A copy of the press release announcing Senator Frist’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. In addition, Senator Frist is entitled to receive the standard compensation and indemnification arrangements given to other URS non-management directors disclosed in URS’ Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 3, 2009 and in URS’ Definitive Proxy filed on April 22, 2009.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1	Press Release, dated November 18, 2009, entitled “William H. Frist Joins URS Board.” FILED HEREWITH.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, URS Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	URS CORPORATION

Dated: November 18, 2009	By:	/s/ Reed N. Brimhall
		Reed N. Brimhall
		Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

Exhibit Number

Description

99.1	Press Release, dated November 18, 2009, entitled “William H. Frist Joins URS Board.” FILED HEREWITH.

Vice President, Investor Relations

Sard Verbinnen & Co
Hugh Burns/Jamie Tully/Jane Simmons

WILLIAM H. FRIST JOINS URS BOARD

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – November 18, 2009 – URS Corporation (NYSE:URS) today announced that former United States Senator William H. Frist, M.D. has joined its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Martin M. Koffel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of URS, stated: “We are pleased to welcome Senator Frist to our Board of Directors. As former Senate Majority Leader and member of the Senate Finance and Foreign Relations committees, Senator Frist brings a wealth of expertise and a unique perspective on a wide range of national and international economic issues. We believe Senator Frist will be a valuable addition to our Board as we seek to build on our proven track record of steady growth.”

Senator Frist said: “I am very pleased to be joining the URS Board of Directors. URS has a well-earned reputation for operational excellence and strong financial performance. I am looking forward to working with the other Board members and the Company’s management team as we seek to deliver value to stockholders.”

Senator Frist currently is a partner at Cressey & Company LP, a private investment firm, and serves as a Professor of Business and Medicine at Vanderbilt University. He served as U.S. Senator for Tennessee from 1995 until 2007, and was Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate from 2002 until 2007. Senator Frist held numerous committee assignments during his tenure, including seats on the Finance and Foreign Relations Committees.

Previously, Senator Frist was the Director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s heart and lung transplant program and later founded and became Director of the Vanderbilt Multi-Organ Transplant Center. Senator Frist earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a medical degree with honors from Harvard Medical School. Senator Frist currently serves on the board of Aegis Sciences Corporation and the boards of several other organizations, including the Center for Strategic and International Studies, The Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Kaiser Family Foundation, the U.S. Holocaust Museum’s Committee on Conscience, Africare, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, the Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows and the Clinton Global Initiative’s Global Health Working Group.

URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) is a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world. The Company offers a full range of program management; planning, design and engineering; systems engineering and technical assistance; construction and construction management; operations and maintenance; and decommissioning and closure services. URS provides services for power, infrastructure, industrial and commercial, and federal projects and programs. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Company operates through three divisions: the URS Division, the EG&G Division and the Washington Division. URS Corporation has more than 45,000 employees in a network of offices in more than 30 countries (www.urscorp.com).