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 3, 2013
comScore, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its 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
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On June 3, 2013, comScore, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing its 2013 Investor Day, to be held on June 3, 2013. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference to this Item 7.01. The presentation slides provided by the Company during the 2013 Investor Day presentation are available at the Investor Relations section of the Companys website: www.comscore.com.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, 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, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 8.01. Other Event.
On June 3, 2013, the Company announced that its board of directors had approved the repurchase of up to $50 million of the Companys common stock. Such repurchases may be made from time to time subject to pre-determined price and volume guidelines established by the Companys board of directors.
As part of the share repurchase program, shares may be purchased in open market transactions or pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases will be determined at the Companys discretion, and the share repurchase program may be suspended, terminated or modified at any time for any reason. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares, and all open market repurchases will be made in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 10b-18, which sets certain restrictions on the method, timing, price and volume of open market stock repurchases.
Forward Looking Statements
This Item 8.01 contains forward-looking statements about the Companys common stock repurchase program, including the maximum dollar amount of common stock that may be purchased under the program and how the Company may effect the repurchases. The statements are based on managements current expectations, estimates and projections, are not guarantees of future performance, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the Companys control and are difficult to predict, including, but not limited to, potential changes in the market price of the Companys common stock and changes in the Companys operating results, financial condition and cash requirements.
The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 8-K are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2012, the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and from time to time other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), which are available on the SECs Web site ( http://www.sec.gov ).
Stockholders of the Company are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after the date of this press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated June 3, 2013 |
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/ Kenneth J. Tarpey | |
Kenneth J. Tarpey Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 3, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated June 3, 2013 |