On February 13, 2014, j2 Global, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013, and the following financial guidance for fiscal year 2014: revenues between $580 and $600 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share between $3.23 and $3.47.
The Company also announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.2625 per common share. The dividend will be paid on March 10, 2014, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 24, 2014. Future dividends will be subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company also announced that it has extended its one-year five million share repurchase program set to expire February 20, 2014, by an additional year. Approximately 2.9 million shares remain available for purchase under the program. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Also on February 13, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the Company hosted its fourth quarter and year-end 2013 earnings conference call and Webcast. Via the Webcast, the Company presented portions of its February 2014 Investor Presentation, which contains a summary of the Company’s financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, financial estimates for fiscal year 2014 and certain other financial and operating information regarding the Company. A copy of this presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
NOTE: This information is being furnished under both Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition) and Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure) of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
