COMSCORE, INC. — Board/Management Information 2016

Jul 25, 2016

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): July 21, 2016

comScore, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its 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)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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.

(b) Departure of Certain Officers

On July 21, 2016, Dr. Magid Abraham, co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of comScore, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company that he was resigning from his named executive officer role as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Dr. Abraham is not resigning as a member of the Board, and remains a Class I director with term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2018. The Company thanks Dr. Abraham for his many years of service as an executive officer of the Company.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is a press release regarding the event described in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K as issued by the Company on July 22, 2016.

Disclaimer of Filing

Except as otherwise indicated in this Current Report on Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in the Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press release dated July 22, 2016

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, comScore’s expectations as to Dr. Abraham’s continued role on the Board and otherwise with the Company.

The statements are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections, are not guarantees of future outcomes or performance, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control and are difficult to predict, including, but not limited to, future strategic decisions as to management that may involve Dr. Abraham and Dr. Abraham’s future participation on the Board.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 8-K are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and from time to time other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available on the SEC’s Web site ( http://www.sec.gov ).

Stockholders of the Company are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after the date of this disclosure, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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/ Christiana L. Lin
	Christiana L. Lin EVP, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer

Date: July 25, 2016

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No . Description

99.1 Press release dated July 22, 2016