0001085869-17-000002.txt : 20170104 0001085869-17-000002.hdr.sgml : 20170104 20170104162514 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001085869-17-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170103 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20170104 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170104 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PERFICIENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001085869 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES [7371] IRS NUMBER: 742853258 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15169 FILM NUMBER: 17505821 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: SAINT LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63141 BUSINESS PHONE: 314-529-3600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 600 CITY: SAINT LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63141 8-K 1 prft8-k_ras.htm PERFICIENT, INC. FORM 8-K  
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): January 3, 2017


PERFICIENT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware
001-15169
74-2853258
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
555 Maryville University Drive, Suite 600, Saint Louis, Missouri
63141
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (314) 529-3600
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:
 
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On January 4, 2017, Perficient, Inc. issued a press release announcing the acquisition on January 3, 2017 of substantially all of the assets of RAS & Associates, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the foregoing information in this Item 7.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit
 
Number
Description                                      
99.1
Perficient, Inc. Press Release, dated January 4, 2017
 
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.

 
PERFICIENT, INC.
 
 
 
Date: January 4, 2017
By:
/s/ Paul E. Martin
 
 
Paul E. Martin
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 

Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit
 
Number
Description                                      
99.1
Perficient, Inc. Press Release, dated January 4, 2017


EX-99.1 2 prft_ras_pressrelease.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED JANUARY 4, 2017  
EXHIBIT 99.1
 
For more information, please contact:
Bill Davis, Perficient, 314-529-3555
 
PERFICIENT ACQUIRES RAS & ASSOCIATES

SAINT LOUIS, MO (January 4, 2017) – Perficient, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRFT) (“Perficient”), the leading digital transformation consulting firm serving Global 2000 and other large enterprise customers throughout North America, today announced it has acquired RAS & Associates, LLC (“RAS”), a Denver-based $9 million annual services revenue management consultancy with deep expertise in strategy, operations and business process optimization consulting.

The acquisition is expected to be accretive to adjusted earnings per share immediately.

“We are excited to continue to strengthen our management consulting expertise with the strategic acquisition of RAS & Associates,” said Jeffrey Davis, Perficient’s chief executive officer and president. “The capabilities RAS & Associates bring to Perficient broaden and deepen our high-impact business consulting offerings, and most importantly, the value we can deliver to our enterprise customers. Furthermore, their engagements and relationships often lead to significant and subsequent technology investment in areas we already excel, including systems integration, data reporting and analytics.”

The acquisition of RAS & Associates:

◾
Enhances and expands Perficient’s management consulting offerings with additional strategy, operations and business process optimization consulting;
 
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Increases Perficient’s presence in the Rocky Mountain region and in the enterprise-rich Denver market;
 
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Adds approximately 40 consulting, technology, sales and G&A professionals; and
 
◾
Brings strategic client relationships with Fortune 500 customers in industries including Oil and Gas, Cable and Telecommunications and High-Tech.
 
RAS & Associates Chief Executive Officer Rob Swanson joins Perficient in a key leadership role.

“For many years, our entrepreneurial and results-driven culture has resonated with C-level executives seeking strategic guidance on enterprise transformation,” said Swanson. “We’re thrilled to now join Perficient, a firm widely-regarded for its technical and creative expertise and experience - and we anticipate this coupling will accelerate opportunities to more broadly serve our combined client base.”

About Perficient
Perficient is the leading digital transformation consulting firm serving Global 2000® and enterprise customers throughout North America. With unparalleled information technology, management consulting, and creative capabilities, Perficient and its Perficient Digital agency deliver vision, execution, and value with outstanding digital experience, business optimization, and industry solutions. Our work enables clients to improve productivity and competitiveness; grow and strengthen relationships with customers, suppliers, and partners; and reduce costs. Perficient’s professionals serve clients from a network of offices across North America and offshore locations in India and China. Traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, Perficient is a member of the Russell 2000 index and the S&P SmallCap 600 index. Perficient is an award-winning Premier Level IBM business partner, a Microsoft National Service Provider and Gold Certified Partner, an Oracle Platinum Partner, an Adobe Business Solution Partner, and a Platinum Salesforce Consulting Partner. For more information, visit www.perficient.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
Some of the statements contained in this news release that are not purely historical statements discuss future expectations or state other forward-looking information related to financial results and business outlook for 2017. Those statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements. The forward-looking information is based on management’s current intent, belief, expectations, estimates, and projections regarding our company and our industry. You should be aware that those statements only reflect our predictions. Actual events or results may differ substantially. Important factors that could cause our actual results to be materially different from the forward-looking statements include (but are not limited to) those disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.