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): February 11, 2008

PAREXEL International Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Massachusetts	000-21244	04-2776269
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 West Street, Waltham, Massachusetts	02451
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 487-9900

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 obligations for the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

     On February 11, 2008, PAREXEL International Corporation announced that its Board of Directors had approved a two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend to be paid to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 22, 2008. Stockholders of record will be issued one additional share of common stock for every share of common stock held. It is expected that the new shares will be distributed in book form to stockholders on March 3, 2008 through the Direct Registration System, and that the share price will be adjusted accordingly on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for trading beginning March 4, 2008. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1	Press release dated February 11, 2008.

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.

Date: February 11, 2008	PAREXEL International Corporation
	By:	/s/ James F. Winschel, Jr.
		James F. Winschel, Jr.
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer