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): June 26, 2008
HEWITT ASSOCIATES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-31351 | 47-0851756 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
100 Half Day Road, Lincolnshire, Illinois | 60069 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: (847) 295-5000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
(d) On June 26, 2008, Hewitt Associates, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that William J. Conaty had been appointed to its Board, effective June 26, as a Class I Director for a term expiring at the Company’s 2009 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Conaty will serve as a member of the Compensation and Leadership Committee.
In fiscal 2008, for his services as a director, Mr. Conaty will receive (i) an annual retainer of $43,750 paid in cash or stock, and (ii) an annual equity grant of $46,667 paid in stock units or deferred stock units with a one year vesting restriction. All annual equity grants must be retained while an active Board member and cannot be sold or traded until six months after leaving the Board.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Conaty is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(c) | Exhibits. |
99.1 | Press Release announcing the appointment of William J. Conaty to Hewitt’s Board of Directors. |
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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.
HEWITT ASSOCIATES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Steven J. Kyono | |
Name: | Steven J. Kyono | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel |
Date: June 26, 2008
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Exhibit Index
Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release announcing the appointment of William J. Conaty to Hewitt’s Board of Directors. |
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