Item 8.01 Other Items

On February 20, 2009, Perini Corporation (the "Company") announced that its 2009 annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 10:00 a.m., local time, on May 28, 2009 at the offices of its subsidiary, Tutor-Saliba Corporation, 15901 Olden Avenue, Sylmar, California. The board of directors of the Company has established March 14, 2009 as the deadline for submission of shareholder proposals for the Company's 2009 annual meeting of shareholders.

On February 20, 2009 the Company issued a press release relating to the date of its 2009 annual meeting of shareholders and the deadline for submission of shareholder proposals for the meeting. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.