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): March 17, 2016

PRA Health Sciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

4130 ParkLake Avenue

Suite 400

Raleigh, NC 27612

(919) 786-8200

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

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:

o               Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o               Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o               Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o               Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01.                                        Other Events.

On March 17, 2016, PRA Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of PRA Health Sciences, Inc., issued a press release to announce its previously announced tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase for cash up to $133,559,000 aggregate principal amount of its 9.500% Senior Notes due October 1, 2023 expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on March 16, 2016. A copy of the press release related to the Tender Offer is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                                 Exhibits.

See the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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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.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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