<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001144204-13-050207.txt : 20130911
<SEC-HEADER>0001144204-13-050207.hdr.sgml : 20130911
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20130911160610
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-13-050207
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130911
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130911
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130911

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EXPONENT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000851520
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES [8742]
		IRS NUMBER:				770218904
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0102

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-18655
		FILM NUMBER:		131091172

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EXPONENT INC
		STREET 2:		149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE
		CITY:			MENLO PARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650-326-9400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EXPONENT INC
		STREET 2:		149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE
		CITY:			MENLO PARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94025

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FAILURE GROUP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930831
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>v354799_8k.htm
<DESCRIPTION>8-K CURRENT REPORT
<TEXT>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
     <TITLE></TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">

<P STYLE="margin: 0"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="CENTER" STYLE="width: 17%; color: black">

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="CENTER" STYLE="width: 17%; color: black">

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)
of</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported) September 11, 2013</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="CENTER" STYLE="width: 17%; color: black">

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Exponent, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="CENTER" STYLE="width: 17%; color: black">

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" ALIGN="CENTER" STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 93%">
<tr>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 5%">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 5%">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>Delaware</b></font></td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>0-18655</b></font></td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>77-0218904</b></font></td></tr>
<tr>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>(State or other jurisdiction</b></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>of incorporation)</b></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P></td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"><b>(Commission File Number)</b></font></td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>(IRS Employer</b></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>Identification No.)</b></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P></td></tr>
</table>
<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%">
<tr>
    <td style="width: 51%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="width: 48%">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr>
    <td style="vertical-align: top">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>149 Commonwealth Drive</b></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Menlo Park, CA</B></P></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>94025</b></font></td></tr>
<tr>
    <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"><b>(Address of principal executive offices)</b></font></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 8pt"><b>(Zip Code)</b></font></td></tr>
</table>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number,
including area code (650)&nbsp;326-9400</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report.)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>



<HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="CENTER" STYLE="width: 17%; color: black">

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="width: 4%"><font style="font: 10pt Wingdings; color: black">&uml;</font></td>
    <td><font style="font-size: 10pt">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </font></td></tr>
</table>
<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="width: 4%"><font style="font: 10pt Wingdings; color: black">&uml;</font></td>
    <td><font style="font-size: 10pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </font></td></tr>
</table>
<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="width: 4%"><font style="font: 10pt Wingdings; color: black">&uml;</font></td>
    <td><font style="font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </font></td></tr>
</table>
<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <td style="width: 4%"><font style="font: 10pt Wingdings; color: black">&uml;</font></td>
    <td><font style="font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </font></td></tr>
</table>
<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"></P>

<!-- Field: Page; Sequence: 1 -->
    <DIV STYLE="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt"><TR><TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 100%">&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
    <DIV STYLE="page-break-before: always; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 12pt"><TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%"><TR><TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 100%">&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
    <!-- Field: /Page -->

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>





<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE ALIGN="LEFT" STYLE="width: 100%; color: black">

<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE ALIGN="CENTER" STYLE="width: 100%; color: #999999">

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On September 5, 2013, the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors
(the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) increased its size from six to seven members, effective December 12, 2013, and appointed Karen Richardson,
to the Board, effective December 12, 2013. Ms. Richardson will also be appointed to the corporate governance and nominating and
human resources committees of the Board of Directors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ms. Richardson has over 25 years of experience in the technology
industry.&nbsp; She served as Chief Executive Officer of E.piphany, a customer relationship management software company, from 2003
to 2005. &nbsp;Ms. Richardson held several senior executive positions at E.piphany from 1998 to 2003. &nbsp;Prior to joining E.piphany,
Ms. Richardson served as Vice President of Sales at Netscape Communications Corporation, an internet software company, from 1995
to 1998. &nbsp;Ms. Richardson currently serves on the Board of Directors of BT Group plc., a telecommunications services company
and Convercent, a governance, risk management and compliance software company. &nbsp;The Company believes that Ms. Richardson&rsquo;s
record of success in senior leadership positions at technology companies qualifies her to serve as a director of the Company.<BR>
<BR>
</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Richardson
and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Richardson was named a director of the Company. Ms. Richardson does not have any family
relationship with any of the Company's directors or executive officers or any persons nominated or chosen by the Company to be
a director or executive officer. Ms. Richardson has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction
required to be reported under Section 404(a) of Regulation S-K or Item 5.02(d) of Form 8-K.<BR>
<BR>
Ms. Richardson will receive compensation for her service as a director consistent with the Company's current policies for compensation
of non-employee directors.<BR>
<BR>
In accordance with the Company's customary practice, the Company is entering into its standard form of indemnification agreement
with Ms. Richardson, which will require the Company to indemnify her against certain liabilities that may arise as result of her
status or service as a director. The description of Ms. Richardson&rsquo;s indemnification agreement is qualified in its entirety
by the full text of the form of indemnification agreement, which is attached to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2013 as Exhibit 10.19.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE ALIGN="CENTER" STYLE="width: 100%; color: #999999">

<P STYLE="font: 6pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">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, thereto duly authorized.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%">
<tr>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 55%">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 0%">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 40%">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</td>
    <td colspan="3"><font style="font-size: 10pt">EXPONENT, INC.</font></td></tr>
<tr>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD>&nbsp;</td>
    <td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><font style="font-size: 10pt">By:</font></td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ Richard L. Schlenker</P></td></tr>
<tr>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><font style="font-size: 10pt">Name:</font></td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><font style="font-size: 10pt">Richard L. Schlenker</font></td></tr>
<tr>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><font style="font-size: 10pt">Title:</font></td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><font style="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</font></td></tr>
</table>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 12.2pt; text-indent: -12.25pt">Date: September 11, 2013</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 12.2pt; text-indent: -12.25pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

<!-- Field: Page; Sequence: 2; Options: Last -->
    <DIV STYLE="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt"><TR><TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 100%">&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
    <!-- Field: /Page -->

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

</BODY>
</HTML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
