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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 12, 2019, Paul Reilly, then a Class I member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of comScore, Inc. (the “Company”), the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board and a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board, notified the Company of his resignation as director, effective immediately. Mr. Reilly sent an email to the Chairman of the Board regarding his resignation, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 17.1, and indicating that he does not believe the Company’s operating strategy is progressing fast enough, specifically in innovation and product development.
The Company has provided Mr. Reilly with a copy of the foregoing disclosure and provided him the opportunity to furnish the Company as promptly as possible with a letter stating whether he agrees with the statements made by the Company in response to this Item and, if not, stating the respects in which he does not agree.
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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. | ||
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/s/ Carol A. DiBattiste | |
| Carol A. DiBattiste | ||
| General Counsel & Chief Compliance, Privacy and People Officer | ||
Dated: August 14, 2019
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