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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) July 2, 2020
J2 Global, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 0-25965 |  |  | 47-1053457
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (Commission File Number) |  |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

700 S. Flower Street, 15th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
(Address of principal executive offices)
(323) 860-9200
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | JCOM | Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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).
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On June 30, 2020, J2 Global, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (“Press Release”) responding to false claims and distortions in short-seller Hindenburg Research’s “research report.”
A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press Release dated June 30, 2020
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Note: The information in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations or beliefs as of July 2, 2020. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, a variety of economic, competitive, and regulatory factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control and are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company on March 2, 2020 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the other reports the Company files from time to time with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release any updates to such statements based on future information or actual results.

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.

|  | J2 Global, Inc. (Registrant) |
Date: | July 2, 2020 | By: | /s/ Jeremy Rossen
|  |  | Jeremy Rossen Executive Vice President, General Counsel