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) October 12, 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

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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).

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

On October 7, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of J2 Global, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Pamela Sutton-Wallace as a director of the Company.

Ms. Sutton-Wallace 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 Ms. Sutton-Wallace and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Sutton-Wallace was named a director of the Company.

Ms. Sutton-Wallace was appointed to the Company’s Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

In addition, Mr. Scott C. Taylor was appointed to the Company’s Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

Moreover, Ms. Sarah Fay was appointed to the Company’s Executive Committee.

There are no transactions or relationships between the Company and Ms. Sutton-Wallace 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:	October 12, 2020	By:	/s/ Jeremy Rossen
			Jeremy Rossen Executive Vice President, General Counsel