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): October 3, 2023

SYNEOS HEALTH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36730

27-3403111

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


1030 Sync Street
Morrisville, North Carolina		27560-5468
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 876-9300

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:

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	SYNH	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC⁽¹⁾

(1) A Form 25 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2023 to delist and deregister the Class A Common Stock. The deregistration of the Class A Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 will be effective 90 days, or such shorter period as the Securities and Exchange Commission may determine, after the filing of the Form 25. Pending such effectiveness of the Form 25, the Class A Common Stock is no longer trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

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.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

On October 3, 2023, Syneos Health, Inc. (the “Company”) publicly announced that Colin Shannon has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Shannon succeeds Michelle Keefe, who will continue her tenure with the Company as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team. Mr. Shannon and Ms. Keefe will remain on the Board of Directors of the Company.

Mr. Shannon does not have any family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company. In addition, there have been no transactions directly or indirectly involving Mr. Shannon that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A copy of the press release announcing the leadership change is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated as of October 3, 2023.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

SIGNATURE

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.

SYNEOS HEALTH, INC.

Date: October 3, 2023

/s/ Jonathan Olefson

Name: Jonathan Olefson

Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Syneos Health, Inc. 8-K