UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): June 9, 2015
HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware |
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000-33961 |
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20-0953973 |
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303 Lippincott Centre, Marlton, NJ |
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08053 |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (856) 810-6200
(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)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 9, 2015, Hill International, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing that it had convened and then adjourned, without conducting any business, its annual meeting of stockholders until Friday, August 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time in response to an order of the Delaware Court of Chancery. A copy of the Companys press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits |
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99.1 |
Press Release dated June 9, 2015. |
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.
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/s/ William H. Dengler |
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William H. Dengler |
Dated: June 9, 2015 |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hill International Adjourns Annual Stockholders
Meeting and Rescinds Stockholder Rights Plan
Philadelphia, PA June 9, 2015 Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced that it has adjourned its 2015 Annual Stockholders Meeting. The delay is necessary so that Hill can submit proxy materials and conduct a proxy campaign in response to activist stockholder Bulldog Investors, LLC. Hills Annual Meeting will reconvene on Friday, August 7, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, at Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Hill had earlier determined that Bulldogs notices to the company were untimely and improper and failed to comply with the companys Bylaws related to such matters. Bulldog subsequently filed a complaint against Hill seeking to overturn the companys determination and delay the Annual Meeting so that it could conduct a proxy contest. In a ruling made last week, the Delaware Chancery Court held that one of Bulldogs two notices was timely and has permitted Bulldog to submit two advisory stockholder proposals for consideration and nominate two of its principals for election to Hills board at this years Annual Meeting.
While we will be appealing the Chancery Courts decision, we nevertheless will also be progressing with a proxy campaign over the next two months, said David L. Richter, Hills President and Chief Executive Officer. We are confident that Hills current strategic plan combined with our strong growth outlook and aggressive cost optimization program will deliver both near- and long-term value to our stockholders, and that Bulldogs self-serving proxy fight will not benefit our stockholders in any way, added Richter.
In addition, Hills board of directors today terminated the stockholder rights plan that it had adopted early last month.
We had conversations with numerous stockholders over the past month and their opinions of the rights plan were generally negative, said Richter. We listen closely our stockholders and our board felt that the benefits of the rights plan were outweighed by the concerns of our stockholders, added Richter.
Hill International, with 4,800 professionals in 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, construction claims and other consulting services primarily to the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy and industrial markets. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the ninth largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.
Certain statements contained herein may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and it is our intent that any such statements be protected by the safe harbor created thereby. Except for historical information, the matters set forth herein including, but not limited to, any projections of revenues, earnings or other financial items; any statements concerning our plans, strategies and objectives for future operations; and any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and assumptions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Although we believe that the expectations, estimates and assumptions reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially
from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from estimates or projections contained in our forward-looking statements are set forth in the Risk Factors section and elsewhere in the reports we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement.
Hill International, Inc.
John P. Paolin
Senior Vice President of Marketing and
Corporate Communications
(215) 309-7710
johnpaolin@hillintl.com
The Equity Group Inc.
Devin Sullivan
Senior Vice President
(212) 836-9608
dsullivan@equityny.com
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