DFAN14A 1 DFAN14A.txt SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Filed by the Registrant [ ] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [x] Bulldog Investors, LLC Attn: Phillip Goldstein 250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 708 Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 Phone: 201 881-7100 Fax: 201 556-0097 Check the appropriate box: Preliminary Proxy Statement Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) Definitive Proxy Statement [ ] Definitive Additional Materials [x] Soliciting Material Pursuant to ss.240.14a-12 Hill International Inc. (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Bulldog Investors, LLC Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): No fee required [x]. Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: (5) Total fee paid: Fee paid previously with preliminary materials []. Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (a) (2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing []. (1) Amount Previously Paid: (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3) Filing Party: (4) Date Filed: Bulldog Investors, LLC, 250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 708, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 (201) 881-7100 // pgoldstein@bulldoginvestors.com July 26, 2016 David L. Richter President and Chief Executive Officer Hill International, Inc. One Commerce Square 2005 Market Street, 17th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 Dear David: Stockholders of Hill tell us that their primary complaint is the gross disconnect between executive pay and performance. In your July 22, 2016 letter to stockholders, you try to deflect attention from that issue with a multitude of distortions, half-truths, and outright lies starting with the allegation that we are attempting to "seize control" of Hill. That is plainly false since we are only seeking to elect three directors out of a total of nine. We could provide a point-by-point refutation of your other misrepresentations but we think that stockholders will see through your "blame the messenger" rhetoric. On the other hand, this is something they do care about. When Irvin Richter, your father, retired as CEO, the board of directors awarded him what appears to be a five-year "no show" contract. That contract does not require your father to perform any specific duties. Yet, he is paid almost $2 million per annum (including perks). Also, it provides that he "shall not be required to devote any specific or minimum hours to the fulfillment of his duties" but it allows him six weeks' vacation each year. The simple truth is that the directors that rubber stamped such an outrageous giveaway should be replaced with truly independent directors. Sincerely yours, /s/ Phillip Goldstein Phillip Goldstein Member Bulldog Investors LLC General Partner