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): September 11, 2023

MeridianLink, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-40680	82-4844620
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3560 Hyland Avenue, Suite 200

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

(714) 708-6950

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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:

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

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, par value $0.001 per share	MLNK	The New York Stock Exchange

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 8, 2023, MeridianLink, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a privately negotiated transaction to repurchase 1,525,027 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $16.43, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $25 million. This represents a 5% discount on the Company’s 7-day moving average price on September 7, 2023. The repurchase is expected to settle on September 11, 2023, and was completed pursuant to the Company’s previously announced stock repurchase program authorized in May 2022.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K 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, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.			Exhibit Description

104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.


	MERIDIANLINK, INC.
Date: September 11, 2023
	By:	/s/ Sean Blitchok
		Sean Blitchok
		Chief Financial Officer

Cover	Sep. 11, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Sep. 11, 2023
Entity Registrant Name	MeridianLink, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-40680
Entity Tax Identification Number	82-4844620
Entity Address, Address Line One	3560 Hyland Avenue, Suite 200
Entity Address, City or Town	Costa Mesa
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	92626
City Area Code	714
Local Phone Number	708-6950
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Trading Symbol	MLNK
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001834494
Amendment Flag	false