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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) August 10, 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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On August 10, 2020, J2 Global, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and financial guidance for the remainder of fiscal year 2020.
A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 11, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, the Company will host its second quarter 2020 earnings conference call and Webcast. Via the Webcast, the Company will present portions of its August 2020 Investor Presentation, which contains a summary of the Company’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020, financial estimates, and certain other financial and operating information regarding the Company. A copy of this presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
On August 12, 2020, the Company will participate in the Oppenheimer 23rd Annual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference. No Webcast is available.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On August 6, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company authorized and approved a share repurchase program for up to 10 million shares of the Company’s common stock over a period of five years. Under the stock repurchase program, the Company intends to repurchase shares through open market purchases, privately-negotiated transactions, block purchases or otherwise in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
The Board also authorized the Company to enter into written trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. Adopting a trading plan that satisfies the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 allows a company to repurchase its shares at times when it might otherwise be prevented from doing so due to self-imposed trading blackout periods or pursuant to insider trading laws. Under any Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, the Company’s third-party broker, subject to Securities and Exchange Commission regulations regarding certain price, market, volume and timing constraints, would have authority to purchase the Company’s common stock in accordance with the terms of the plan. The Company may from time to time enter into Rule 10b5-1 trading plans to facilitate the repurchase of its common stock pursuant to its share repurchase program.
The Company cannot predict when or if it will repurchase any shares of common stock as such stock repurchase program will depend on a number of factors, including constraints specified in any Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, price, general business and market conditions, and alternative investment opportunities. Information regarding share repurchases will be available in the Company’s periodic reports on Form 10-Q and 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by the applicable rules of the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press Release dated August 10, 2020
99.2 |  | August 2020 Investor Presentation
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 August 10, 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: | August 10, 2020 | By: | /s/ Jeremy Rossen
|  |  | Jeremy Rossen Executive Vice President, General Counsel