UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  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): July 14, 2014


GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (831) 724-1011

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

On July 14, 2014, Granite Construction Incorporated (the “Company”), named Christopher S. Miller as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective August 4, 2014.  Mr. Miller will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Company, reporting directly to James H. Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  Mr. Miller, age 47, served in various executive positions at CH2M HILL over the last 8 years.  The information regarding Mr. Miller contained in the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report is incorporated herein by reference.   

Mr. Miller's base salary will be at the rate of $500,000 per year.  Mr. Miller will participate in the same compensation and benefit arrangements as the Company's other executive officers, including the Company's Annual Incentive Plan and Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") (with any payout to be prorated to reflect his employment for only a portion of 2014), Key Management Deferred Compensation Plan II, Executive Retention and Severance Plan II and a vehicle allowance.  Any awards under the LTIP will be paid in restricted stock units.  Mr. Miller will receive relocation assistance and a $150,000 restricted stock unit award (ratable vesting over 3 years), subject to Compensation Committee approval.

The Company will enter into an Indemnification Agreement (the “Indemnification Agreement”) with Mr. Miller. The Indemnification Agreement is in the same form as the indemnification agreement for executive officers that the Company previously filed with the SEC as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are attached hereto and furnished herewith:

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.