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): March 25, 2024
COMSCORE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 001-33520 | 54-1955550 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
11950 Democracy Drive
Suite 600
Reston, Virginia 20190
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(703) 438–2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | SCOR | NASDAQ Global Select Market | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 25, 2024, comScore, Inc. (the "Company") announced that its Board of Directors intends to support the addition of Matthew F. McLaughlin to the Board at the Company's 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. McLaughlin was recommended to the Company by 180 Degree Capital Corp., a holder of the Company's common stock, and was supported by other stockholders in communications with the Board. The Board welcomes constructive feedback from all stockholders and looks forward to Mr. McLaughlin's contributions.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless expressly incorporated by reference in such filing.
Important Additional Information
The Company intends to file a proxy statement and BLUE proxy card with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in connection with the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and, in connection therewith, the Company, its directors and certain of its executive officers will be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company's stockholders in connection with such meeting. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ SUCH PROXY STATEMENT, ACCOMPANYING BLUE PROXY CARD AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The Company's definitive proxy statement for the special meeting of stockholders held on December 12, 2023, filed with the SEC on October 31, 2023, contains information regarding the direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, of the Company's directors and executive officers in the Company's securities. Information regarding subsequent changes to their holdings of the Company's securities can be found in SEC filings on Forms 3, 4, and 5, which are available on the Company's website at https://ir.comscore.com/financial-information/sec-filings or on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Information can also be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 12, 2024. Updated information regarding the identity of potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement and other materials to be filed with the SEC in connection with the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. Stockholders will be able to obtain the definitive proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC at no charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be available at no charge on the Company's website at https://ir.comscore.com/financial-information/sec-filings.
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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.
| comScore, Inc. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Mary Margaret Curry | |||||||
| Mary Margaret Curry | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
Date: March 25, 2024
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