CRA INTERNATIONAL,INC. (NASDAQ:CRAI) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

In connection with the need for additional office space as a result of recent recruitment efforts, on November21, 2017, we, as guarantor, and our wholly owned UK subsidiary CRA International (UK) Limited (together with CRA International,Inc., “CRA”), as tenant, entered into an Agreement for Lease for new office space in London, UK with Mitsubishi Estate London Limited, as landlord (the “Agreement for Lease”). Under the Agreement for Lease, our UK subsidiary will lease (the “Lease”) part of the third floor of the office building located at 8 Finsbury Circus in London, subject to certain works being completed by the landlord and the entry into additional related documentation. Following an initial rent-free period, annual fixed rent for the office space will be determined based on an official measurement of the space, but not to exceed £497,128.05, which our UK subsidiary will begin paying 20 months following entry into the Lease (excluding insurance costs, VAT and other customary operating costs and expenses for which our UK subsidiary will be responsible). The rent under the Lease is subject to increase every five years, based on rental market conditions at that time. The landlord has agreed to pay to our UK subsidiary an aggregate amount to be determined based on an official measurement of the space, plus VAT, to cover costs incurred by our UK subsidiary in connection with the installation of carpets in the leased property. The Lease expires on May19, 2031.

Also in connection with our recruitment activities, we and our UK subsidiary entered into a Transaction Agreement on November20, 2017 with IMSWorld Publications Ltd.,IMS Health Technology Solutions Norway AS,IMS Health GmbH& Co. OHG and IQVIA Inc. (collectively, “QuintilesIMS”), and five former QuintilesIMS employees now employed by CRA: Joanne Clark, Walter Colasante, Eva Marchese, Carla Niven and Andras Ruppert (the “Former Employees,” and such agreement, the “Transaction Agreement”). to the Transaction Agreement, the parties agreed to certain terms and conditions relating to the Former Employees’ employment agreements with QuintilesIMS, including, among other things, the modification of certain employment restrictions and the treatment of ongoing confidentiality obligations relating to the Former Employees, and to settle certain claims among the parties to the agreement. CRA has paid QuintilesIMS under the Transaction Agreement consideration in the aggregate amount of $5,840,000.

Copies of the Agreement for Lease and the Transaction Agreement are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this current report on Form8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits