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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-16-115427
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160729
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160801
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160729

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:			0103

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-18655
		FILM NUMBER:		161795466

	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
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of </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>

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reported) July 29, 2016 </B></P>

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of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On July 29, 2016, Exponent&rsquo;s Board of Directors appointed
Dr. Catherine Corrigan as its President. Dr. Paul Johnston will continue to serve as the Company&rsquo;s Chief Executive Officer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dr. Corrigan, age 47, joined Exponent in 1996. Dr. Corrigan
was promoted to Principal in the Biomechanics practice in 2002. Dr. Corrigan was promoted to Corporate Vice President in 2005 and
was appointed Group Vice President in 2012. Dr. Corrigan earned her Ph.D. (1996) in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics and
her M.S. (1992) in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her B.S.E. in Bioengineering from
the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Corrigan was a researcher in the Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory
at Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Upon her appointment as President, Dr. Corrigan&rsquo;s base
salary was set at $550,000 and she received a stock option grant for 24,000 shares. Dr. Corrigan will be relocating from the Company&rsquo;s
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office to its Menlo Park, California office. In connection with the relocation, the Company agreed to
purchase Dr. Corrigan&rsquo;s primary residence in Pennsylvania for an appraised value of $1.25 million, which it intends to resell,
and to reimburse standard relocation expenses as approved by the Company&rsquo;s Chief Executive Officer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Press Release included as Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report
on Form 8-K shall be considered &ldquo;furnished&rdquo; pursuant to this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo;
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference
into any of the Registrant&rsquo;s reports or filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, whether made before or after
the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">&#9;99.1&#9;Press release announcing executive transition dated
July 29, 2016.</P>

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

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<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>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 12.2pt; text-indent: -12.25pt">Date: July 29, 2016</P>




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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exponent Appoints Dr. Catherine
Corrigan to President</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">MENLO PARK, Calif., July 29,
2016 Exponent, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXPO) announced today the appointment of Dr. Catherine Corrigan to the position of President, reporting
to Dr. Paul Johnston, CEO.</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dr. Corrigan joined Exponent&rsquo;s
Philadelphia office in 1996, was promoted to Principal in 2002 and to Corporate Vice President in 2005. She was promoted to Group
Vice President to lead the Transportation Group and joined the Company&rsquo;s Operating Committee in 2012. Dr. Corrigan is relocating
to the Menlo Park office.</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&quot;Catherine has demonstrated
strong leadership as a Group Vice President, and I am confident that she will have a successful transition into managing all of
our operating groups.&nbsp; While Catherine has consulted on issues affecting many industries, her deep experience related to
vehicle safety is a valuable asset as Exponent continues to expand its transportation consulting services. She is highly respected
by clients and employees for her expertise and leadership. I am excited to partner with Catherine in her new role,&rdquo; stated
Dr. Johnston.</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;I am excited to take on
this new role,&rdquo; stated Dr. Catherine Corrigan. &ldquo;Exponent has exceptional employees and I am eager to work with people
across the Company to continue to make this a great place to work. Over the past twenty years, I have seen the Company expand
from primarily offering reactive services in engineering to one that offers both proactive and reactive services in engineering,
science, regulatory and business consulting. I am confident in our ability to continue to evolve our services as technology changes.
Exponent has a bright future,&rdquo; concluded Dr. Corrigan.</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dr.&nbsp;Corrigan addresses issues
involving the biomechanics of human injury, with expertise in the areas of human tolerance, occupant kinematics, and rigid body
dynamics. She obtained her Ph.D. in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics and her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, and her B.S.E. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>About Exponent </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exponent is an engineering and
scientific consulting firm providing solutions to complex problems. Exponent's multidisciplinary organization of scientists, physicians,
engineers, and business consultants brings together more than 90 technical disciplines to address complicated issues facing industry
and government today. The firm has been best known for analyzing accidents and failures to determine their causes, but in recent
years it has become more active in assisting clients with human health, environmental and engineering issues associated with new
products to help prevent problems in the future.</FONT></P>

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656-EXPO, <U>info@exponent.com</U>, or <U>www.exponent.com</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This news release contains, and
incorporates by reference, certain &quot;forward-looking&quot; statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, and the rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) that are based on the beliefs of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made by and information
currently available to the Company's management. When used in this document and in the documents incorporated herein by reference,
the words &ldquo;intend,&rdquo; &quot;anticipate,&quot; &quot;believe,&quot; &quot;estimate,&quot; &quot;expect&quot; and similar
expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect
the current views of the Company or its management with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties
and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect,
the Company's actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any
such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such material differences include the possibility that
the demand for our services may decline as a result of changes in general and industry specific economic conditions, the timing
of engagements for our services, the effects of competitive services and pricing, the absence of backlog related to our business,
our ability to attract and retain key employees, the effect of tort reform and government regulation on our business, and liabilities
resulting from claims made against us. Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10K under
the heading &quot;Risk Factors&quot; and elsewhere in the report. The inclusion of such forward-looking information should not
be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the future events, plans, or expectations contemplated
by the Company will be achieved. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such
forward-looking statements.</FONT></P>

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