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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 6, 2025
Ziff Davis, 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.)

360 Park Ave S., 17th Floor
New York, New York 10010
(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 503-3500
(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 | ZD | 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 6, 2025, Ziff Davis, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its preliminary unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 and reaffirming its financial guidance for fiscal year 2025.
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 7, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, the Company will host its second quarter 2025 earnings conference call and webcast. Via the webcast, the Company will present portions of its August 2025 Investor Presentation, which contains a summary of the Company’s preliminary unaudited financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025, financial estimates for fiscal year 2025, 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.
NOTE: The information in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 and the accompanying exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press Release dated August 6, 2025
99.2 |  | August 2025 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 6, 2025. 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 our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the other reports we file from time to time with the SEC. We undertake 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.

|  | Ziff Davis, Inc. (Registrant)
Date: | August 6, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jeremy Rossen
|  |  | Jeremy Rossen Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary