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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): | October 1, 2020

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Cimpress plc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Ireland |  | 000-51539 |  | 98-0417483
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

Building D, | Xerox Technology Park
A91 H9N9
Dundalk, Co. Louth
Ireland
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +353 42 938 8500
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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).

Emerging growth company | ☐

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Ordinary Shares, nominal value per share of €0.01 |  | CMPR |  | NASDAQ | Global Select Market

Item 8.01. Other Events
On October 1, 2020, under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 28, 2020 among Cimpress USA Incorporated, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), Cactus Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, 99designs, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("99designs"), and Shareholders Representative Services, as the securityholders' representative, Cimpress acquired 99designs for an undisclosed cash consideration, a portion of which was paid at closing and the remainder of which will be paid on February 15, 2022. Cimpress used its existing credit facility to fund the transaction.
Cimpress’ estimated pro forma liquidity (unrestricted cash plus available revolver) was approximately $500 million as of September 30, 2020 adjusted for the first acquisition payment made on October 1, 2020. This compares to liquidity as of June 30, 2020 of $467 million.
For additional information on this transaction, see Vistaprint’s press release dated October 5, 2020, attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit |  |
No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press release dated October 5, 2020 entitled "Vistaprint Dives into Design"
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in iXBRL

SIGNATURE
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.

October 5, 2020 | Cimpress plc

| By: | /s/ Sean E. Quinn
|  | Sean E. Quinn
|  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer