Bylaw Amendment

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): January 16, 2023       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.)   5875 Trinity Parkway , #300 , Centreville , VA     20120 (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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):   ☐ 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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. On January 16, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Parsons Corporation (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s bylaws, effective as of January 16, 2023 (as so amended and restated, the “Second Amended and Restated Bylaws”), to, among other things:     •   address the universal proxy rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, by clarifying that no person may solicit proxies in support of a director nominee other than the Board’s nominees unless such person has complied with Rule 14a-19 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including applicable notice and solicitation requirements; and     •   enhance procedural mechanics and disclosure requirements in connection with stockholder nominations of directors and submissions of proposals regarding other business at stockholder meetings, including requiring additional background information and disclosures regarding proposing stockholders, proposed nominees and business, and other persons related to a stockholder’s solicitation of proxies. The Second Amended and Restated Bylaws also include certain technical, modernizing and clarifying changes. The foregoing description of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.   Exhibit No.    Description  3.1    Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Parsons Corporation. 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, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.   Date: January 20, 2023     Parsons Corporation     /s/ Michael R. Kolloway     Name:   Michael R. Kolloway     Title:   Chief Legal Officer