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):
October 28, 2020
BLACK KNIGHT, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
001-37394
(Commission File Number)
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| Delaware | | 81-5265638 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices)
(904) 854-5100
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | | | | | |
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | BKI | 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 ☐
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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 October 28, 2020, the Board of Directors of Black Knight, Inc. (“Black Knight” or the “Company”) adopted a resolution to set the size of the Company’s Board of Directors at nine and elected Catherine (Katie) L. Burke to serve on our Board of Directors. Ms. Burke will serve in Class III of our Board of Directors, and her term will expire at the annual meeting of our shareholders to be held in 2021. Ms. Burke has not been appointed to any committee of our Board.
Ms. Burke, who is age 45, is Chief Strategy Officer at Daniel J. Edelman Holdings Inc. (Edelman), a global communications firm, a position she has held since January 6, 2019. In addition, she is the head of Practices, Sectors and Intellectual Property at Edelman and is a member of Edelman’s Executive and Operations Committees. Since 2008, Ms. Burke has served in a variety of executive roles at Edelman including Global Chair of Public Affairs and Global Chief of Staff. Previously, Ms. Burke served as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Nielsen Holdings plc. Ms. Burke also serves as a director of NCR Corporation.
Ms. Burke is not a party to any related party transactions with the Company. She will receive customary compensation paid to our non-employee directors.
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.
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| | Black Knight, Inc. | |
| Date: | October 29, 2020 | By: | /s/ Michael L. Gravelle | |
| | | Name: | Michael L. Gravelle | |
| | | Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |
