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): July 22, 2014
Exponent, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-18655 (Commission File Number) | 770218904 (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
149 Commonwealth Drive
Menlo Park, CA, 94025
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(650) 326-9400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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On July 22, 2014, Exponent, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended July 4, 2014. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 22, 2014, Exponent, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per share of the Company’s common stock, payable September 26, 2014, to shareholders of record as of September 5, 2014.
A copy of the press release announcing the dividend is attached hereto as exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto, is being furnished under Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated July 22, 2014
Exhibit 99.2. Press release dated July 22, 2014
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: July 22, 2014
EXPONENT, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Richard L. Schlenker | |||
| Richard L. Schlenker | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||