scor-20260527
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): May 27, 2026
COMSCORE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in 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)
N/A
(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, par value $0.001 per share | SCOR | NASDAQ Global Select Market | ||||||||||||
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 27, 2026, comScore, Inc. (the "Company"), entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with an affiliate of Advaya Capital, Flix Buyer Inc. (the "Purchaser"), pursuant to which the Company sold its box office measurement, reporting and analytics business and its Hollywood Software business (collectively, the "Movies Business"), including 100% of the interests of Rentrak, LLC ("Rentrak"), an Oregon limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, to the Purchaser for an aggregate base purchase price of $70.0 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments and other terms as more fully set forth in the Purchase Agreement (the "Transaction"). The Transaction was completed simultaneously with the signing of the Purchase Agreement on May 27, 2026 (the "Closing Date").
The Purchase Agreement includes various representations, warranties and covenants of the parties customary for transactions of this type. Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed that for a period of five years following the Closing Date, and subject to certain exceptions, the Company and its subsidiaries will not engage in certain activities competitive with the Movies Business and will be subject to certain non-solicitation covenants with respect to the Movies Business.
In connection with the Transaction, the Company and Rentrak, or their respective affiliates, entered into various ancillary agreements, including transition service agreements pursuant to which the Company or its affiliate will provide Rentrak or its affiliate with certain transition services for a limited period following the Closing Date.
The foregoing summary of the Purchase Agreement and the Transaction does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On the Closing Date, in connection with the Transaction and pursuant to a payoff letter agreement between the Company and Blue Torch Finance LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the Company used a portion of proceeds from the Transaction to repay in full all of its obligations under the Financing Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2024, by and among the Company, as administrative borrower; each subsidiary of the Company party thereto as a guarantor; Blue Torch Finance LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent; and the lenders from time to time party thereto (as amended, the "Credit Agreement"). Upon receipt of such repayment, which totaled approximately $40.1 million, the Credit Agreement and related documents and obligations, including all obligations of the lenders under the Credit Agreement to extend credit to the Company and all guarantees, liens and security interests provided thereunder, were terminated.
The material terms of the Credit Agreement are more fully described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 26, 2026, which description is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Credit Agreement incorporated by reference is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Credit Agreement.
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The information set forth above under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(b) Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements
Pro forma financial statements and related notes thereto are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
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*Portions of the Equity Purchase Agreement, as well as schedules and exhibits to the Equity Purchase Agreement, have been omitted pursuant to Items 601(b)(2)(ii) and 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish copies of any omitted terms, schedules or exhibits to the SEC or its staff upon request.
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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/ Mary Margaret Curry | |||||||
Mary Margaret Curry | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
Date: June 2, 2026
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