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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): May 3, 2024
COMSCORE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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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)
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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).
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. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 3, 2024, comScore, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to its senior secured revolving credit agreement dated May 5, 2021 (the "Credit Agreement") among the Company, as borrower, the Company's subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto.
The Amendment, among other things, (i) extended the maturity date of the Credit Agreement from May 5, 2024 to November 5, 2024; (ii) reduced the aggregate lender commitments under the Credit Agreement from $40.0 million to $25.0 million; (iii) modified the Applicable Rate definition in the Credit Agreement to increase the Applicable Rate payable on SOFR-based loans to 4.50%; (iv) increased the minimum consolidated asset coverage ratio covenant and decreased the minimum liquidity covenant contained in the Credit Agreement; (v) limited certain Restricted Payments (as defined in the Credit Agreement) with respect to the Company's equity interests; (vi) required a repayment of $6.0 million to reduce the principal amount outstanding under the Credit Agreement; (vii) updated certain defined terms in the Credit Agreement to reflect the May 2023 transfer of shares of the Company's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, from an affiliate of Qurate Retail, Inc. to Liberty Broadband Corporation; and (viii) provided for certain amendment fees, including a fee of 2.0% of aggregate commitments due on the maturity date (November 5, 2024) unless all obligations are paid in full prior to such date.
The foregoing summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
As of May 3, 2024, following the $6.0 million repayment described above, the Company had borrowings of $10.0 million and letters of credit totaling $3.2 million outstanding under the Credit Agreement.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 7, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the period ended March 31, 2024. A copy of the press release announcing the foregoing is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02, 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 (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 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Amendment to the Credit Agreement is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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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.
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comScore, Inc. |
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By: | | /s/ Mary Margaret Curry |
| | Mary Margaret Curry |
| | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Date: May 7, 2024