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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): February 28, 2007

HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
  
000-50781
  
20-0953973
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  
(Commission
File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


303 Lippincott Centre, Marlton, NJ
  
08053
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (856) 810-6200
 
Arpeggio Acquisition Corporation
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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 February 28, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Hill International, Inc. (the “Registrant”) approved certain grants of options and shares of common stock to its officers and employees. In particular, the following named executive officers received the following grants:
 

Executive Officer
Title
Shares of Common Stock
Options to Purchase Common Stock
David L. Richter
President and Chief Operating Officer
50,000
50,000
Frederic Z. Samelian
President, Construction Claims Group
25,000
25,000
Raouf S. Ghali
President, Project Management Group (International)
25,000
25,000
John Fanelli, III
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
0
50,000

Options were granted with an exercise price equal to the closing price on February 28, 2007, the date of the grant. The options were issued pursuant to our 2006 Employee Stock Option Plan.

On February 28, 2007, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors approved changes to the annual base salaries for our executive officers. The following table shows the revised base annual salaries for our named executive officers. The Compensation Committee did not recommend any 2006 year-end bonus awards for any of these named executive officers.

Executive Officer
Title
Amount
Irvin E. Richter
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
$900,000
David L. Richter
President and Chief Operating Officer
500,000
Frederic Z. Samelian
President, Construction Claims Group
400,000
Raouf S. Ghali
President, Project Management Group (International)
400,000
John Fanelli, III
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
260,000

On February 28, 2007, the Compensation Committee approved Mr. David Richter’s eligibility for a 2007 year-end bonus award of up to $400,000, which award shall be made if the Registrant achieves certain performance targets in the 2007 fiscal year.

 
 
 

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.
 
 

 
 
HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
     
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Irvin E. Richter
 
Name:
Irvin E. Richter
Dated: March 6, 2007
 Title:
Chairman and Chief Executive Office