<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001443646-22-000116.txt : 20220711
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001443646-22-000116
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220711
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220711

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001443646
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES [8742]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34972
		FILM NUMBER:		221075908

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE
		CITY:			MCLEAN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22102
		BUSINESS PHONE:		703-902-5000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE
		CITY:			MCLEAN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22102

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EXPLORER HOLDING CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20080821
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i1bd9da5915814981a017ac44132e4572_1"></div><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SCHEDULE 14-A</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(RULE 14a-101)</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&#160;14(a) of</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;)</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Filed by the Registrant </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#254;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#168;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Check the appropriate box&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#168;  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#168;  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&#160;14a-6(e)(2))</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#168;  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#254;  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Definitive Additional Materials</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#168;  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Soliciting Materials Pursuant to </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#167;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">240.14a-12</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORPORATION</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box)&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#254;  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">No fee required.</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#168;  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#168;  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i1bd9da5915814981a017ac44132e4572_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Commencing on July 11, 2022, the Company sent the following to the employees of the Company that participate in the Company&#8217;s Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Principals and Senior Associates of the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Colleagues,</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will have its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Wednesday, July 27, at 8&#58;00 am ET. This will be a virtual meeting only.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As Booz Allen employee stockholders, you should have received information via mail or email about voting on the six items noted in our proxy statement this year. If you held Booz Allen stock as of the record date of June 6, 2022 and have not received this information, contact </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Susanna Patton</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> in the Legal Department.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The six items are&#58; </font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Election of seven directors&#59;</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Ratification of the appointment of Ernst &#38; Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023&#59;</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">A non-binding advisory vote on the compensation program for the Company&#8217;s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the proxy statement&#59;</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Approval of the adoption of the Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit stockholders who hold not less than 25% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company to call special meetings&#59;</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">If properly presented at the Annual Meeting, a non-binding advisory vote on a stockholder proposal&#59; and</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Consideration of any other business that may properly be brought before the Annual Meeting.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">These items will be briefly addressed at the Annual Meeting. To participate, visit </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">virtualshareholdermeeting.com&#47;BAH2022</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. You will need the control number located on your proxy card or within the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. Online check-in will begin at 7&#58;45 am ET.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other options for voting, including by mail, telephone, or electronically at </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">proxyvote.com</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, are described in the proxy materials. I encourage you to vote any time between now and the Annual Meeting.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Horacio</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Commencing on July 11, 2022, the Company sent the following to the Partners, Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Colleagues,</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will have its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Wednesday, July 27, at 8&#58;00 am ET. This will be a virtual meeting only.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If you held Booz Allen stock as of the record date of June 6, 2022, you should have received information via mail or email about how to vote on the six items noted in our proxy statement this year. If you have not received this information, contact </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Susanna Patton</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> in the Legal Department.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The six items are&#58; </font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Election of seven directors&#59;</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Ratification of the appointment of Ernst &#38; Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023&#59;</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">A non-binding advisory vote on the compensation program for the Company&#8217;s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the proxy statement&#59;</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Approval of the adoption of the Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit stockholders who hold not less than 25% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company to call special meetings&#59; </font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">If properly presented at the Annual Meeting, a non-binding advisory vote on a stockholder proposal&#59; and</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Consideration of any other business that may properly be brought before the Annual Meeting.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">These items will be briefly addressed at the Annual Meeting. To participate, visit </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">virtualshareholdermeeting.com&#47;BAH2022</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. You will need the control number located on your proxy card or within the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. Online check-in will begin at 7&#58;45 am ET.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Other options for voting, including by mail, telephone, or electronically at </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">www.proxyvote.com</font><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, are described in the proxy materials. If you hold only options, you would not have received information via mail or email. Unexercised options (whether vested or not) do not carry any voting rights. Only shares of Class A common stock owned as of the record date have the right to vote. I encourage you to vote any time between now and the Annual Meeting.</font></div><div><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:161%">Horacio</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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