KEYW The Keyw Holding Corp.

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): June 12, 2019

7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400

Hanover, Maryland 21076

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(443) 733-1600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Introductory Note.

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) on April 22, 2019 by The KeyW Holding Corporation (“ KeyW ” or the “ Company ”), on April 21, 2019, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”) with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Jacobs ”), and Atom Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Maryland corporation and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Jacobs (“ Merger Sub ”). The Merger Agreement provides for the acquisition of the Company by Jacobs in a two-step transaction, consisting of a tender offer followed immediately by a merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”), with the Company surviving the Merger. On May 13, 2019, Merger Sub commenced a tender offer (the “ Offer ”) to purchase all of the shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Shares ”), at a price per share of $11.25, payable net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes (the “ Merger Consideration ”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, the Offer to Purchase, dated May 13, 2019, the related Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.