Item 8.01 Other Items

On November 13, 2008, Perini Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing

that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program, authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $100 million of the Company's common stock over the next 12 months. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.