UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
May
8, 2007
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Huron
Consulting Group Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
000-50976 |
01-0666114 |
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(State
or other jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(IRS
Employer |
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of
incorporation or organization) |
File
Number) |
Identification
Number) |
550
West Van Buren Street
Chicago,
Illinois
60607
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
(312)
583-8700
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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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.
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On
May 8, 2007, the Board of Directors of Huron Consulting Group Inc.
appointed Daniel P. Broadhurst, age 48, as Chief Operating Officer and
Assistant Secretary. |
Prior to
his appointment as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Broadhurst served as the Vice
President, Operations and Business Strategy of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (the
“Company”). He served as the Company’s Vice President of Operations from March
2005 through December 2006. He has served as Vice President and Assistant
Secretary of Huron Consulting Services LLC since January 2004 and as a Managing
Director of Huron Consulting Services LLC since May 2002. Mr. Broadhurst
served as our Vice President, Quality and Corporate Development from May 2004 to
March 2005 and as Assistant Secretary since May 2004.
Mr. Broadhurst assists with the day-to-day operations and works
closely with the Vice Presidents of Legal Operational Consulting, Legal
Financial Consulting, Corporate Consulting and Health and Education Consulting
regarding practice performance, resource planning and all other aspects of
business planning.
Mr.
Broadhurst also continues to serve selected clients and oversees our
quality assurance and risk management group. His expertise covers large and
complex accounting and litigation matters related to international and domestic
tax law, regulatory issues, breach of contract, purchase price disputes,
intellectual property, fraud, tort, environmental, and other claims against
government agencies. Previously, Mr. Broadhurst served as managing partner
of Arthur Andersen LLP’s 450-person central region economic and financial
consulting group from 1998 through 2002 and managing partner for the central
region litigation consulting group from 1996 through 1997. Mr. Broadhurst
serves as treasurer and is a board member of the Illinois CPA Society. He is a
certified public accountant.
Item
5.03. Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
year.
| (a) |
On
May 8, 2007, the Board of Directors of Huron Consulting Group Inc.
adopted an amendment to the Company’s bylaws. The Company’s bylaws were
amended to permit the issuance, recordation, and transfer of its shares by
electronic or other means not involving the issuance of physical stock
certificates. This amendment was adopted to comply with Rule 4350(l) of
The NASDAQ Stock Market. |
A copy of
the amended bylaws of Huron Consulting Group Inc. is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this report as if fully
set forth herein.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
3.2 |
Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Huron Consulting Group Inc. |
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Exhibit
99.1 |
Press
Release Dated May 14, 2007. |
SIGNATURE
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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Huron
Consulting Group Inc. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: |
May 14,
2007 |
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/s/
Gary L. Burge |
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Gary
L. Burge |
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Vice
President, |
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Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer |