Form 8-K - Current report

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): June 12, 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)

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:

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 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

At an annual meeting of stockholders of comScore, Inc. (the "Company") held on June 12, 2024 (the "Annual Meeting"), the Company's stockholders adopted an amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Company's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Series B Preferred Stock"), to clarify that the price thresholds in Sections 4(c)(i)(a), (b) and (c) of the Certificate of Designations shall be adjusted as appropriate to give effect to the reverse stock split effectuated by the Company on December 20, 2023. The disclosure set forth in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

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

As previously disclosed, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to the comScore, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan") to increase the number of shares of Company common stock available for grant under the Plan by 900,000. The Company's stockholders approved the amendment at the Annual Meeting, and the amendment became effective on June 12, 2024. A detailed description of the material terms of the Plan, as amended, appears under the caption "Proposal No. 5– Approval of an Amendment to the comScore, Inc. 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (as Amended and Restated Effective as of July 9, 2020)" in the Company's proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2024, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 17, 2024, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Series B Preferred Stock (the "COD Certificate of Amendment") with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The COD Certificate of Amendment became effective with the Secretary of State upon filing. As previously disclosed, the COD Certificate of Amendment clarifies that the price thresholds in Sections 4(c)(i)(a), (b) and (c) of the Certificate of Designations shall be adjusted as appropriate to give effect to the reverse stock split effectuated by the Company on December 20, 2023.

The foregoing summary of the COD Certificate of Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the COD Certificate of Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting was held on June 12, 2024. The final results of voting on the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. These results include votes cast by holders of the Company's common stock and Series B Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis, as well as votes cast by holders of the Series B Preferred Stock as a separate class on Proposal No. 6.

Proposal No. 1

Four Class II directors were elected to serve for terms expiring at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, to hold office until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The election results were as follows:


Nominee (1)	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Jon Carpenter	6,538,342	115,127	867,648
Leslie Gillin (2)	5,956,572	696,897	867,648
Bill Livek	6,498,030	155,439	867,648
Matt McLaughlin	6,535,725	117,744	867,648

(1) The election results for each nominee reflect neutral voting by holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, as required by the Stockholders Agreement, dated March 10, 2021, by and among the Company and such holders and described in the Company's proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2024. The Company's incumbent directors standing for election received, on average, over 95% support from holders of the Company's common stock voted at the meeting.

(2) Voting results for Ms. Gillin (at 90% support) were impacted by an institutional investor's policies that prescribed voting against all Compensation Committee members based on opposition to the Company's equity plan proposal, as described above.

Proposal No. 2

The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, as follows:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
5,980,447	100,838	572,184	867,648

Proposal No. 3

The recommendation to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, as follows:


1 Year	2 Years	3 Years	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
6,004,082	22,044	57,889	569,454	867,648

In light of the results of the advisory vote on Proposal No. 3, the Board determined that the Company will hold a stockholder vote on executive compensation every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation.

Proposal No. 4

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified as follows:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
6,894,089	51,192	575,836	0

Proposal No. 5

The amendment to the Plan was approved as follows:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
5,544,262	442,620	666,587	867,648

Proposal No. 6

The amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Series B Preferred Stock was adopted by holders of the Company's common stock and Series B Preferred Stock voting on an as-converted basis as follows:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
6,007,041	37,576	608,852	867,648

The amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Series B Preferred Stock was adopted by holders of the Series B Preferred Stock voting as a separate class as follows:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
82,527,609	0	0	0

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 12, 2024, at the initiative of the Chairman of the Board, Nana Banerjee, the Board determined to reduce the annual cash retainer for Dr. Banerjee's service as Chairman by 50% for the upcoming compensation term, which begins on July 1, 2024. The annual retainer will be reduced from $150,000 per year to $75,000 per year. Dr. Banerjee recommended the reduction in furtherance of the Company's previously announced efforts to improve cost efficiency and align resources with strategic priorities.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description

3.1						Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001, of comScore, Inc.

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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: June 18, 2024

Exhibit 3.1

Second Amendment to the

Certificate of Designations of

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock,

Par Value $0.001,

of comScore, Inc.

COMSCORE, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 thereof, hereby certifies that the following resolutions amending the rights of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) (a) were duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”), at a duly held meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 5, 2024, and (b) were consented to by (i) the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation, par value $0.001 per share, and the Series B Preferred Stock (on an as-converted basis and in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations (as defined below)), and (ii) the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, in each case, at a duly held meeting on June 12, 2024.

RESOLVED, that effective upon the filing of this Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (this “Certificate of Amendment”), the Certificate of Designations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock dated and filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 10, 2021, as amended on June 16, 2023 (the “Certificate of Designations”), is hereby amended as follows:

1.The following clause (iv) is hereby added to the end of Section 4(c) in the Certificate of Designations:

(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to the price thresholds provided in Sections 4(c)(i)(a), (b) and (c), such thresholds shall be adjusted as appropriate to give effect to the reverse stock split effectuated by the Company on December 20, 2023.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Certificate of Designations as amended by the Certificate of Amendment shall remain in full force and effect except as expressly amended hereby.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Second Amendment to the Certificate of Designations to be executed this 12th day of June 2024.

COMSCORE, INC.

By: /s/ Ashley Wright

Name: Ashley Wright

Title: Secretary

Cover Page	Dec. 31, 2024	Jun. 12, 2024
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