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Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 54-1955550 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 483-2000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
President and Chief Executive Officer
comScore, Inc.
11950 Democracy Drive, Suite 600
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 483-2000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Christiana L. Lin, Esq. EVP, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer comScore, Inc. 11950 Democracy Drive Suite 600 Reston, VA 20190 Telephone: (703) 483-2000 Facsimile: (703) 438-2051 | Robert G. Day, Esq. Michael A. Occhiolini, Esq. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation 650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Telephone: (650) 493-9300 Facsimile: (650) 493-6811 | Mark R. Fitzgerald, Esq. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation 1700 K Street, NW Fifth Floor Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 973-8800 Facsimile: (202) 973-8899 |
From time to time, after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
Large Accelerated filero | Accelerated filerþ | Non-accelerated filero | Smaller reporting companyo | |||
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Proposed | Proposed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum Offering | Maximum | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amount To Be | Price per Unit or | Aggregate Offering | Amount of | |||||||||||||||||||
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered | Registered(1) | Share(1)(2) | Price(1)(2) | Registration Fee(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Primary Offering: | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Depository Shares | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Warrants | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Debt Securities | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Primary Offering(5) | $ | 100,000,000 | — | $ | 100,000,000 | $ | 7,130.00 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Offering: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Secondary Offering | 4,500,000 | $ | 16.38 | (6) | $ | 73,710,000 | $ | 5,255.52 | ||||||||||||||
Total Registration Fee | $ | 12,385.52 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Pursuant to Rule 457(i) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) with respect to the primary offering, the securities registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of shares of common stock, preferred stock or depository shares, number of warrants and principal amount of debt securities as may be issued upon conversion or exchange of any preferred stock, warrants or debt securities registered hereunder that provide for conversion or exchange, upon exercise of warrants or pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of any such securities. | |
(2) | The proposed maximum per unit and aggregate offering prices per class of securities with respect to the primary offering will be determined from time to time by the registrant in connection with the issuance by the registrant of the securities registered under this registration statement and is not specified as to each class of security pursuant to General Instruction II.D of Form S-3 under the Securities Act. | |
(3) | Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act with respect to the primary offering. | |
(4) | Includes an indeterminate number of shares of common stock as may be sold from time to time, at indeterminate prices. | |
(5) | Any securities registered hereunder with respect to the primary offering may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder. The proposed maximum offering price per unit will be determined by us in connection with the issuance of the securities. In no event will the aggregate offering price of all securities issued by the registrant from time to time pursuant to this Registration Statement exceed $100,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies, foreign currency units or composite currencies. | |
(6) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee required by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act and computed pursuant to 457(c) under the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low prices of the registrant’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on April 22, 2010. | |
(7) | Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the registration fee that would otherwise be payable under Rule 457 with regard to the subject registration statement is hereby offset against a portion of the Registrant’s registration fee of $7,843.67 paid to the SEC in advance of previously filing a Registration Statement on Form S-1 on October 31, 2007, File No. 333-147061, which registration statement the Registrant subsequently withdrew by submission of a Form RW on November 21, 2007. The Registrant subsequently offset aggregate fees of $2,562.19 against such balance for previous Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed on November 13, 2008, File No. 333-155355, May 11, 2009, File No. 333-159126, and April 28, 2010, File No. 333-0000000, leaving an available balance of up to $5,281.48 to offset against the registration fee that would otherwise be payable under Rule 457 with regard to the subject registration statement. |
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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell the securities until the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective.
This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED APRIL 28, 2010
• Preferred stock
• Depository Shares
• Warrants
• Debt securities
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2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | (10.5)x | 20.1x | 38.2x | 83.7x | 147.9x |
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• | the maximum number of shares; | ||
• | the designation of the shares; | ||
• | the annual dividend rate, if any, whether the dividend rate is fixed or variable, the date or dates on which dividends will accrue, the dividend payment dates, and whether dividends will be cumulative; | ||
• | the price and the terms and conditions for redemption, if any, including redemption at our option or at the option of the holders, including the time period for redemption, and any accumulated dividends or premiums; | ||
• | the liquidation preference, if any, and any accumulated dividends upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; | ||
• | any sinking fund or similar provision, and, if so, the terms and provisions relating to the purpose and operation of the fund; | ||
• | the terms and conditions, if any, for conversion or exchange of shares of any other class or classes of our capital stock or any series of any other class or classes, or of any other series of the same class, or any other securities or assets, including the price or the rate of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of adjustment; | ||
• | the voting rights; and | ||
• | any or all other preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, privileges or qualifications, limitations or restrictions. |
• | restricting dividends on the common stock; | ||
• | diluting the voting power of the common stock; | ||
• | impairing the liquidation rights of the common stock; or | ||
• | delaying or preventing changes in control or management of our company. |
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• | acquisition of us by means of a tender offer; | ||
• | acquisition of us by means of a proxy contest or otherwise; or | ||
• | removal of our incumbent officers and directors. |
• | Undesignated Preferred Stock.The ability to authorize undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board of directors to issue one or more series of preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change control of comScore. These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management of our company. | ||
• | Stockholder Meetings.Our charter documents provide that a special meeting of stockholders may be called only by resolution adopted by the board of directors. | ||
• | Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals. Our bylaws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of the board of directors or a committee of the board of directors. | ||
• | Board Classification.Our board of directors is divided into three classes. The directors in each class will serve for a three-year term, one class being elected each year by our stockholders. This system of electing and removing directors may tend to discourage a third party from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us, because it generally makes it more difficult for stockholders to replace a majority of the directors. | ||
• | Limits on Ability of Stockholders to Act by Written Consent. We have provided in our certificate of incorporation that our stockholders may not act by written consent. This limit on the ability of our stockholders to act by written consent may lengthen the amount of time required to take stockholder actions. As a result, a holder controlling a majority of our capital stock would not be able to amend our bylaws or remove directors without holding a meeting of our stockholders called in accordance with our bylaws. | ||
• | Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.The amendment of the above provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws requires approval by holders of at least two-thirds of our outstanding capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. |
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• | before such date, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; |
• | upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction began, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned (i) by persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or |
• | on or after such date, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 662/3% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
• | any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder; |
• | any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of either the assets or outstanding stock of the corporation involving the interested stockholder; |
• | subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; |
• | any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or |
• | the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits by or through the corporation. |
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• | all outstanding depositary shares have been redeemed; or |
• | there has been a final distribution of the preferred stock in connection with our dissolution and such distribution has been made to all the holders of depositary shares. |
• | the initial deposit of the preferred stock; |
• | the initial issuance of the depositary shares; |
• | any redemption of the preferred stock; and |
• | all withdrawals of preferred stock by owners of depositary shares. |
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• | refuse to transfer depositary shares; |
• | withhold dividends and distributions; and |
• | sell the depositary shares evidenced by the depositary receipt. |
• | written advice of counsel or accountants; |
• | information provided by holders of depositary receipts or other persons believed in good faith to be competent to give such information; and |
• | documents believed to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. |
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• | the title of the debt warrants; |
• | the offering price for the debt warrants, if any; |
• | the aggregate number of the debt warrants; |
• | the designation and terms of the debt securities, including any conversion rights, purchasable upon exercise of the debt warrants; |
• | if applicable, the date from and after which the debt warrants and any debt securities issued with them will be separately transferable; |
• | the principal amount of debt securities that may be purchased upon exercise of a debt warrant and the exercise price for the warrants, which may be payable in cash, securities or other property; |
• | the dates on which the right to exercise the debt warrants will commence and expire; |
• | if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the debt warrants that may be exercised at any one time; |
• | whether the debt warrants represented by the debt warrant certificates or debt securities that may be issued upon exercise of the debt warrants will be issued in registered or bearer form; |
• | information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable; |
• | if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations; |
• | the antidilution provisions of the debt warrants, if any; |
• | the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the debt warrants; |
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• | any provisions with respect to the holder’s right to require us to repurchase the warrants upon a change in control or similar event; and |
• | any additional terms of the debt warrants, including procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange, exercise and settlement of the debt warrants. |
• | the title of the warrants; |
• | the offering price for the warrants, if any; |
• | the aggregate number of warrants; |
• | the designation and terms of the common stock or preferred stock that may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants; |
• | if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each security; |
• | if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and any securities issued with the warrants will be separately transferable; |
• | the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock that may be purchased upon exercise of a warrant and the exercise price for the warrants; |
• | the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants shall commence and expire; |
• | if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time; |
• | the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable; |
• | if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations; |
• | the antidilution provisions of the warrants, if any; |
• | the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the warrants; |
• | any provisions with respect to the holder’s right to require us to repurchase the warrants upon a change in control or similar event; and |
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• | any additional terms of the warrants, including procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange, exercise and settlement of the warrants. |
• | to vote, consent or receive dividends; |
• | receive notice as stockholders with respect to any meeting of stockholders for the election of our directors or any other matter; or |
• | exercise any rights as stockholders of us. |
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• | whether the debt securities are senior or subordinated; |
• | the offering price; |
• | the title; |
• | any limit on the aggregate principal amount; |
• | the person who shall be entitled to receive interest, if other than the record holder on the record date; |
• | the date or dates the principal will be payable; |
• | the interest rate or rates, which may be fixed or variable, if any, the date from which interest will accrue, the interest payment dates and the regular record dates, or the method for calculating the dates and rates; |
• | the place where payments may be made; |
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• | any mandatory or optional redemption provisions or sinking fund provisions and any applicable redemption or purchase prices associated with these provisions; |
• | if issued other than in denominations of U.S. $1,000 or any multiple of U.S. $1,000, the denominations in which the debt securities shall be issuable; |
• | if applicable, the method for determining how the principal, premium, if any, or interest will be calculated by reference to an index or formula; |
• | if other than U.S. currency, the currency or currency units in which principal, premium, if any, or interest will be payable and whether we or a holder may elect payment to be made in a different currency; |
• | the portion of the principal amount that will be payable upon acceleration of maturity, if other than the entire principal amount; |
• | if the principal amount payable at stated maturity will not be determinable as of any date prior to stated maturity, the amount or method for determining the amount which will be deemed to be the principal amount; |
• | if applicable, whether the debt securities shall be subject to the defeasance provisions described below under “Satisfaction and discharge; defeasance” or such other defeasance provisions specified in the applicable prospectus supplement for the debt securities; |
• | any conversion or exchange provisions; |
• | whether the debt securities will be issuable in the form of a global security; |
• | any subordination provisions applicable to the subordinated debt securities if different from those described below under “Subordinated debt securities;” |
• | any paying agents, authenticating agents, security registrars or other agents for the debt securities, if other than the trustee; |
• | any provisions relating to any security provided for the debt securities, including any provisions regarding the circumstances under which collateral may be released or substituted; |
• | any deletions of, or changes or additions to, the events of default, acceleration provisions or covenants; |
• | any provisions relating to guaranties for the securities and any circumstances under which there may be additional obligors; and |
• | any other specific terms of such debt securities. |
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• | issue, register the transfer of, or exchange, any debt security of that series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing; or |
• | register the transfer of or exchange any debt security of that series selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion being redeemed in part. |
• | be registered in the name of a depositary, or its nominee, that we will identify in a prospectus supplement; |
• | be deposited with the depositary or nominee or custodian; and |
• | bear any required legends. |
• | the depositary has notified us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or has ceased to be qualified to act as depositary; |
• | an event of default is continuing with respect to the debt securities of the applicable series; or |
• | any other circumstance described in a prospectus supplement has occurred permitting or requiring the issuance of any such security. |
• | entitled to have the debt securities registered in their names; |
• | entitled to physical delivery of certificated debt securities; or |
• | considered to be holders of those debt securities under the indenture. |
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• | 10 business days prior to the date the money would be turned over to the applicable state; or |
• | at the end of two years after such payment was due, |
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• | the successor entity, if any, is a U.S. corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other business entity; |
• | the successor entity assumes our obligations on the debt securities and under the indentures; |
• | immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing; and |
• | certain other conditions specified in the indenture are met. |
(1) | we fail to pay principal of or any premium on any debt security of that series when due; |
(2) | we fail to pay any interest on any debt security of that series for 30 days after it becomes due; |
(3) | we fail to deposit any sinking fund payment when due; |
(4) | we fail to perform any other covenant in the indenture and such failure continues for 90 days after we are given the notice required in the indentures; and |
(5) | certain events involving our bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization. |
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(1) | the holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to the debt securities of that series; |
(2) | the holders of at least 25 percent in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made a written request and have offered reasonable indemnity to the trustee to institute the proceeding; and |
(3) | the trustee has failed to institute the proceeding and has not received direction inconsistent with the original request from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series within 60 days after the original request. |
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• | providing for our successor to assume the covenants under the indenture; |
• | adding covenants or events of default; |
• | making certain changes to facilitate the issuance of the securities; |
• | securing the securities; |
• | providing for a successor trustee or additional trustees; |
• | conforming the indenture to the description of the debt securities set forth in this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus; |
• | curing any ambiguities or inconsistencies; |
• | providing for guaranties of, or additional obligors on, the securities; |
• | permitting or facilitating the defeasance and discharge of the securities; and |
• | other changes specified in the indenture. |
• | change the stated maturity of any debt security; |
• | reduce the principal, premium, if any, or interest on any debt security or any amount payable upon redemption or repurchase, whether at our option or the option of any holder, or reduce the amount of any sinking fund payments; |
• | reduce the principal of an original issue discount security or any other debt security payable on acceleration of maturity; |
• | change the place of payment or the currency in which any debt security is payable; |
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• | impair the right to enforce any payment after the stated maturity or redemption date; |
• | if subordinated debt securities, modify the subordination provisions in a materially adverse manner to the holders; |
• | adversely affect the right to convert any debt security if the debt security is a convertible debt security; or |
• | change the provisions in the indenture that relate to modifying or amending the indenture. |
• | we may elect to be discharged from all of our obligations, subject to limited exceptions, with respect to any series of debt securities then outstanding. If we make this election, the holders of the debt securities of the series will not be entitled to the benefits of the indenture, except for the rights of holders to receive payments on debt securities or the registration of transfer and exchange of debt securities and replacement of lost, stolen or mutilated debt securities. |
• | we may elect to be released from our obligations under some or all of any financial or restrictive covenants applicable to the series of debt securities to which the election relates and from the consequences of an event of default resulting from a breach of those covenants. |
• | direct obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued the currency in which such securities are denominated and for the payment of which obligations its full faith and credit is pledged, or, with respect to debt securities of any series which are denominated in Euros, direct obligations of certain members of the European Union for the payment of which obligations the full faith and credit of such members is pledged, which in each case are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof; or |
• | obligations of a person controlled or supervised by or acting as an agency or instrumentality of a government described in the bullet above the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by such government, which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof. |
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• | a default in our obligations to pay principal, premium, if any, interest or other amounts on our senior debt occurs and the default continues beyond any applicable grace period, which we refer to as a payment default; or |
• | any other default occurs and is continuing with respect to designated senior debt that permits holders of designated senior debt to accelerate its maturity, which we refer to as a non-payment default, and the trustee receives a payment blockage notice from us or some other person permitted to give the notice under the subordinated indenture. |
• | in case of a payment default, when the default is cured or waived or ceases to exist, and |
• | in case of a nonpayment default, the earlier of when the default is cured or waived or ceases to exist or 179 days after the receipt of the payment blockage notice. |
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• | our indebtedness evidenced by a credit or loan agreement, note, bond, debenture or other written obligation; |
• | all of our obligations for money borrowed; |
• | all of our obligations evidenced by a note or similar instrument given in connection with the acquisition of any businesses, properties or assets of any kind, |
• | our obligations: |
• | as lessee under leases required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee under generally accepted accounting principles, or |
• | as lessee under leases for facilities, capital equipment or related assets, whether or not capitalized, entered into or leased for financing purposes; |
• | all of our obligations under interest rate and currency swaps, caps, floors, collars, hedge agreements, forward contracts or similar agreements or arrangements; |
• | all of our obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and similar facilities, including reimbursement obligations with respect to the foregoing; |
• | all of our obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, but excluding trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business; |
• | all obligations of the type referred to in the above clauses of another person, the payment of which, in either case, we have assumed or guaranteed, for which we are responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, jointly or severally, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, or which are secured by a lien on our property; and |
• | renewals, extensions, modifications, replacements, restatements and refundings of, or any indebtedness or obligation issued in exchange for, any such indebtedness or obligation described in the above clauses of this definition. |
• | any debt or obligation if its terms or the terms of the instrument under which or pursuant to which it is issued expressly provide that it shall not be senior in right of payment to the subordinated debt securities or expressly provide that such indebtedness is on the same basis or “junior” to the subordinated debt securities; or |
• | debt to any of our subsidiaries, a majority of the voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by us. |
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• | the terms of the offering; |
• | the names of any underwriters or agents; |
• | the name or names of any managing underwriter or underwriters; |
• | the purchase price of the securities; |
• | the net proceeds from the sale of the securities; |
• | any delayed delivery arrangements; |
• | any underwriting discounts, commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation; |
• | any initial public offering price; |
• | any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and |
• | any commissions paid to agents. |
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• | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, filed on March 12, 2010; |
• | our Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, filed on April 28, 2010; |
• | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2010 and April 28, 2010 (excluding any information furnished in such reports under Item 2.02, Item 7.01 or Item 9.01); and |
• | the description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the SEC on June 6, 2007 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. |
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Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee | $ | 12,385.52 | ||
Accounting fees and expenses | 200,000 | |||
Legal fees and expenses | 250,000 | |||
Printing and engraving | 50,000 | |||
Transfer agent fees and expenses | 15,000 | |||
Miscellaneous | 35,000 | |||
Total | $ | 562,385.52 | ||
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(a) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: |
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; | ||
(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and | ||
(iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; |
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that |
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are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement. |
(2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initialbona fideoffering thereof. | ||
(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. | ||
(4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: |
(i) | If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B, |
(A) | Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and | ||
(B) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initialbona fideoffering thereof.Provided,however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to the effective date; or |
(ii) | If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness.Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use. |
(5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer and sell such securities to such purchaser: |
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(i) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; | ||
(ii) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; | ||
(iii) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and | ||
(iv) | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
(b) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initialbona fideoffering thereof. | |
(c) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding), is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. | |
(d) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that: |
(1) | For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. | ||
(2) | For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(e) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act. |
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comScore, Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/Magid M. Abraham | |||
Magid M. Abraham, Ph.D. | ||||
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||||
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/Magid M. Abraham, Ph.D. | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | April 28, 2010 | ||
/s/Kenneth J. tarpey | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | April 28, 2010 | ||
/s/Gian M. Fulgoni | Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors | April 28, 2010 | ||
/s/Jeffrey Ganek | Director | April 28, 2010 | ||
/s/Bruce Golden | Director | April 28, 2010 | ||
/s/William J. Henderson | Director | April 28, 2010 |
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Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/William Katz | Director | April 28, 2010 | ||
/s/Ronald J. Korn | Director | April 28, 2010 | ||
/s/Jarl Mohn | Director | April 28, 2010 |
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Exhibit | ||||
Number | Exhibit Title | |||
1.1 | Form of Underwriting Agreement* | |||
4.1 | (1) | Specimen Common Stock Certificate (Exhibit 4.1) | ||
4.2 | (1) | Fourth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement by and among comScore Networks, Inc. and certain holders of preferred stock, dated August 1, 2003 (Exhibit 4.2) | ||
4.3 | (1) | Amendment, Waiver and Termination Agreement by and among comScore, Inc. and certain holders of preferred stock, dated June 8, 2007 (Exhibit 10.20) | ||
4.4 | (1) | Warrant to purchase 108,382 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, dated July 31, 2002 (Exhibit 4.10) | ||
4.5 | Form of senior indenture, to be entered into between the Registrant and the trustee designated therein | |||
4.6 | Form of senior note with respect to each particular series of senior notes issued hereunder (included in the indenture set forth in Exhibit 4.5) | |||
4.7 | Form of subordinated indenture to be entered into between the Registrant and the trustee designated therein | |||
4.8 | Form of subordinated note with respect to each particular series of subordinated notes issued hereunder (included in the indenture set forth in Exhibit 4.7) | |||
4.9 | Form of Warrant with respect to each warrant issued hereunder* | |||
4.10 | Certificate of designation, preferences and rights with respect to any preferred stock issued hereunder* | |||
4.11 | Form of Depositary Agreement with respect to the depositary shares* | |||
5.1 | Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation | |||
12.1 | Statement re Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |||
23.1 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |||
23.2 | Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |||
24.1 | Power of Attorney (see page II-5) | |||
25.1 | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of designated trustee under the Indenture* |
* | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(1) | Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, dated June 26, 2007 (No. 333-141740). The number given in parentheses indicates the corresponding exhibit number in such Form S-1. |