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) August 10, 2020
J2 Global, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-25965 | 47-1053457 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||||||||
700 S. Flower Street, 15th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
(Address of principal executive offices)
(323) 860-9200
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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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, $0.01 par value | JCOM | Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||
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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.
On August 6, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of J2 Global, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Scott C. Taylor as a director of the Company. Mr. Taylor is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Piper Sandler Companies.
Mr. Taylor will be compensated in accordance with the Company’s compensation policies for Board members as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2020, under the section titled “Director Compensation,” which is incorporated herein by reference.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Taylor and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Taylor was named a director of the Company. As of the date of this report, Mr. Taylor has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board.
There are no transactions or relationships between the Company and Mr. Taylor that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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.
J2 Global, Inc. (Registrant) | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | August 10, 2020 | By: | /s/ Jeremy Rossen | |||||||||||
| Jeremy Rossen Executive Vice President, General Counsel | ||||||||||||||