Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 14, 2020, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (the "Company") determined to increase the size of the Board to seven members and elected Glen Stettin, M.D. as an independent Class I director of the Company, effective September 14, 2020, to fill a vacancy. The Company expects Dr. Stettin to stand for election at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2021.

Dr. Stettin has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Express Scripts & Cigna Services, a division of Cigna Corporation, since April 2020, where he heads up research and development, patient and physician experience, product development and management focused on new clinical solutions and data, analysis and platforms as services. From April 2012 to April 2020, Dr. Stettin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer of Express Scripts, which was acquired by Cigna Corporation in 2018. Dr. Stettin joined Express Scripts when the company merged with Medco Health Solutions, Inc. in April 2012. During his 17 years at Medco, he served in leadership roles in the clinical, operations, technology and product organizations.

Dr. Stettin earned his bachelor and medical degrees through Lehigh University and the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, where he also served as Medical Chief Resident at Moffitt-Long Hospital, Fellow in cardiology and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at UCSF and Stanford University.

Dr. Stettin's compensation for his services as a director will be consistent with that of the Company's other non-employee directors, except that his compensation will be prorated to reflect the portion of the year remaining. Accordingly, he will receive the pro rata portion of the annual board member retainer for service on the Board (currently $60,000 per year). Dr. Stettin will also receive the pro rata portion of the Company's annual board member equity award of restricted stock (currently based on a grant date fair value of $125,000 per year).

Other than the standard compensation arrangements described above, there are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Stettin and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as a director. Dr. Stettin is not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

The Company's new Form of Restricted Stock Grant Notice and Agreement for awards of restricted stock to directors is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release issued by the Company to announce the election of Dr. Stettin as a director is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



Exhibit                                               Description
                       Form of Restricted Stock Grant Notice and Agreement under the PRA Health
10.1                 Sciences, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan
99.1                   Press Release dated September 15, 2020
104                  Cover Page formatted in Inline XBRL

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