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): January 23, 2017 (December 16, 2016)
Synacor, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-33843 | 16-1542712 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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40 La Riviere Drive, Suite 300 Buffalo, New York | | 14202 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (716) 853-1362
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Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Under the Google Services Agreement (as amended, the “Agreement”), effective as of March 1, 2011 between Synacor, Inc. (“the Company”) and Google Inc. (“Google”), Google was provided the option to extend the term of the Agreement for an additional twelve month period following the end of the current agreement term. On December 16, 2016 the Company received a letter from Google (the “Letter”) providing notice to the Company that Google has exercised its option and has extended the term of the Agreement through February 28, 2018. This is the second extension of the term of the Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Letter is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Letter, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| | Synacor, Inc. |
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Date: January 23, 2017 | | By: | /s/ William J. Stuart |
| | | William J. Stuart |
| | | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
