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): March 13, 2007
Perini Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Massachusetts | 1-6314 | 04-1717070 |
73 Mt. Wayte Avenue, Framingham, MA 01701
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 628-2000
None
(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.
On March 13, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of Perini Corporation (the “Company”) approved annual salary increases for certain executive officers of the Company. These increases were effective as of March 14, 2007. The Committee also approved the 2006 bonuses for the named executive officers (as defined under Regulation S-K 402(a)(3)).
The amounts of the base salary increases and the resulting annual base salaries of these executive officers are as follows:
Name |
| Title |
| Increase in Base Salary Amount |
| 2007 Salary |
Ronald N. Tutor |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| $100,000 |
| $1,000,000(1) |
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Robert Band |
| President and Chief Operating Officer |
| $50,000 |
| $550,000 |
(1) Mr. Tutor is generally compensated for his services under a management services contract between the Company and Tutor-Saliba Corporation, a company of which Mr. Tutor is the Chief Executive Officer and sole stockholder.
The amounts of the 2006 bonuses are as follows:
Name |
| Title |
| 2006 Bonus |
Ronald N. Tutor |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| $1,679,000 |
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Robert Band |
| President and Chief Operating Officer |
| $734,135 |
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Craig W. Shaw |
| President, Perini Building Company, Inc. |
| $484,135 |
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Zohrab B. Marashlian |
| President, Perini Civil Construction |
| $425,000 |
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Michael E. Ciskey |
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
| $235,817 |
Additional information regarding the compensation of the Company's executive officers will be provided in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be filed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PERINI CORPORATION |
Dated: March 27, 2007 | By: /s/Michael E. Ciskey |
| Michael E. Ciskey |
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |