8-K

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) August 10, 2020

J2 Global, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-25965	47-1053457
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

700 S. Flower Street, 15th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90017

(Address of principal executive offices)

(323) 860-9200

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	JCOM	Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 6, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of J2 Global, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Scott C. Taylor as a director of the Company. Mr. Taylor is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Piper Sandler Companies.

Mr. Taylor will be compensated in accordance with the Company’s compensation policies for Board members as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2020, under the section titled “Director Compensation,” which is incorporated herein by reference.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Taylor and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Taylor was named a director of the Company. As of the date of this report, Mr. Taylor has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board.

There are no transactions or relationships between the Company and Mr. Taylor that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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.

		J2 Global, Inc. (Registrant)
Date:	August 10, 2020	By:	/s/ Jeremy Rossen
			Jeremy Rossen Executive Vice President, General Counsel

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Document Period End Date	Aug. 10, 2020
Entity Registrant Name	J2 Global, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	0-25965
Entity Tax Identification Number	47-1053457
Entity Address, Address Line One	700 S. Flower Street,
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