8-K 9 14 15

 

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): September 11, 2015

 

BANKRATE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

1-35206

 

65-0423422

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

477 Madison Avenue, Suite 430

New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(917) 368-8600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 11, 2015, Bankrate, Inc. (the “Company”) announced internally and on September 14, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing that Don Ross is leaving the Company and that Scott Kim has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s Bankrate.com division.  Mr. Ross’s final day of employment with the Company will be October 14, 2015.  The press release attached as exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

99.1Press Release dated September 14, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  September 14,  2015

BANKRATE, INC.
 

 

 

By:  

/s/ James R. Gilmartin

 

 

 

James R. Gilmartin

SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary