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PSN · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed December 3, 2025

Parsons Corp — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
December 3, 2025
Period
Dec 1, 2025
Ticker
PSN
Accession
0001193125-25-306981
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Parsons expands its Board to 12 and appoints Robert H. Smith as Class I director effective Dec 1, 2025.

About Parsons Corp
Market cap
$6.5B
1Y TSR
−22.4%
3Y TSR
+4.1%
Board grade
B-
Sector
Technology
CEO
Carey A Smith
Last annual meeting: Apr 14, 2026 · View full Parsons Corp profile →
8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 01, 2025

 

 

 

Parsons Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-07782

95-3232481

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

14291 Park Meadow Drive, Suite 100

 

Chantilly, Virginia

 

20151

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (703) 988-8500

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $1 par value

 

PSN

 

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 


Item 5.02 Election of Directors.

On December 1, 2025, the Parsons Corporation Board of Directors unanimously elected to appoint Robert H. Smith to serve on the Board effective December 1, 2025. The Board also unanimously approved increasing the size of the Board to 12 members. Mr. Smith was appointed as a Class I director, with an initial term expiring at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation.

The election of Mr. Smith continues Parsons’ commitment to a strong Board of Directors with diverse and valuable backgrounds that align with the Corporation’s strategic priorities.

Mr. Smith serves as a senior advisor to the Department of War’s Office of Secretary of War as an inaugural member of Business Operators for National Defense programs. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer for Blue Origin from 2017 through January 2024 where he was responsible for business strategy, sales, operations and development of the New Shepard suborbital human-rated launch vehicle, all Blue Origin engine product lines, the New Glenn orbital launch vehicle and its infrastructure, as well as all Blue Origin U.S. Government space programs. Prior to Mr. Smith’s role at Blue Origin, he served as President of the Mechanical Systems and Components business unit for Honeywell Aerospace and was Chairman of the National Technology and Engineering Solutions for Sandia LLC, the operating company for the largest U.S. national laboratory (Sandia National Laboratory). Mr. Smith has served on the Parsons Corporation Strategic Advisory Board since April 2024.

Pursuant to the Corporation’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, Mr. Smith will be entitled to receive cash and equity compensation.


SIGNATURES

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.

 

 

 

Parsons Corporation

 

 

 

 

Date:

December 3, 2025

By:

/s/ Michael R. Kolloway

 

 

 

Michael R. Kolloway
Chief Legal Officer

 


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When did Parsons Corp file this 8-K?
Parsons Corp (PSN) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on December 3, 2025. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-25-306981.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Parsons expands its Board to 12 and appoints Robert H. Smith as Class I director effective Dec 1, 2025. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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