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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January&nbsp;7, 2019 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>j2 Global, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0-25965</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">47-1053457</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6922 Hollywood Blvd. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 500 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Los Angeles,
California 90028 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P>
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the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405
of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging
growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;7, 2019, j2 Cloud Services, LLC (&#147;j2 Cloud&#148;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of j2 Global, Inc. (&#147;j2&#148;), entered
into a Credit Agreement (the &#147;Credit Agreement&#148;) with certain lenders from time to time party thereto (collectively, the &#147;Lenders&#148;) and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as sole lead arranger and as administrative agent for the Lenders (the
&#147;Agent&#148;). Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have provided j2 with a credit facility of $100&nbsp;million (the &#147;Credit Facility&#148;). The proceeds of the Credit Facility are intended to be used for working capital and
general corporate purposes of j2 Cloud and its subsidiaries, including to finance certain permitted acquisitions and capital expenditures in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At j2 Cloud&#146;s option, amounts borrowed under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at either (i)&nbsp;a base rate equal to the greatest
of (x)&nbsp;the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in effect on such day plus <SUP STYLE="vertical-align:top">1</SUP>&#8260;<SUB STYLE="vertical-align:bottom">2</SUB> of 1% per annum, (y)&nbsp;the rate of interest per
annum most recently announced by the Agent as its U.S.&nbsp;Dollar &#147;Reference Rate&#148; and (z)&nbsp;one month LIBOR plus 1.00% or (ii)&nbsp;a rate per annum equal to LIBOR divided by 1.00 minus the LIBOR Reserve Requirements (as defined in
the Credit Agreement), in each case, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin relating to any base rate loan will range from 0.50% to 1.50% and the applicable margin relating to any LIBOR loan will range from 1.50% to 2.50%, in each case,
depending on the total leverage ratio of j2 Cloud. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The final maturity of the Credit Facility will occur on January&nbsp;7, 2024. j2 Cloud
is permitted to make voluntary prepayments of the Credit Facility at any time without payment of a premium or penalty. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The obligations
under the Credit Facility and certain cash management and hedging obligations are and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of j2 Cloud&#146;s existing and subsequently acquired or organized direct and indirect domestic
subsidiaries pursuant to a guarantee agreement and secured by a lien on the equity interests of certain of j2 Cloud&#146;s foreign subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Credit Agreement contains financial maintenance covenants, including (i)&nbsp;a maximum total leverage ratio as of the last date of any
fiscal quarter not to exceed 3.00:1.00 for j2 Cloud and its restricted subsidiaries; (ii)&nbsp;a maximum total leverage ratio as of the last date of any fiscal quarter not to exceed 3.25:1.00 for j2 and its restricted subsidiaries; and (iii)&nbsp;a
minimum EBITDA of not less than $50,000,000 for any fiscal quarter for j2 Cloud and its restricted subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement also contains restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, j2 Cloud&#146;s and its restricted
subsidiaries&#146; ability to incur additional indebtedness, create, incur or assume liens, consolidate, merge, liquidate or dissolve, pay dividends or make other distributions or other restricted payments, make or hold any investments, enter into
certain transactions with affiliates, sell assets other than on terms specified by the Credit Agreement, amend the terms of certain other indebtedness and organizational documents and change their lines of business and fiscal years, in each case,
subject to customary exceptions. The Credit Agreement also sets forth customary events of default, including, among other things, the failure to make timely payments under the Credit Facility, the failure to satisfy certain covenants, cross-default
and cross-acceleration to other material debt for borrowed money, the occurrence of a change of control and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing descriptions of the Credit Agreement are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement
attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> which is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">OFF-BALANCE</FONT> SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information set forth in Item 1.01 above
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d682456dex101.htm">Credit Agreement, dated as of January&nbsp;7, 2019, among j2 Cloud Services, LLC, the lenders from time to time party thereto and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as sole lead arranger and as Agent </A></TD></TR>
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8-K
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): January 7, 2019
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)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
6922 Hollywood Blvd.
Suite 500
Los Angeles,
California 90028
(Address of principal executive offices)
(323)
860-9200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8-K
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ITEM 1.01
ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On January 7, 2019, j2 Cloud Services, LLC ("j2 Cloud"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of j2 Global, Inc. ("j2"), entered
into a Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with certain lenders from time to time party thereto (collectively, the "Lenders") and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as sole lead arranger and as administrative agent for the Lenders (the
"Agent"). Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have provided j2 with a credit facility of $100 million (the "Credit Facility"). The proceeds of the Credit Facility are intended to be used for working capital and
general corporate purposes of j2 Cloud and its subsidiaries, including to finance certain permitted acquisitions and capital expenditures in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.
At j2 Cloud's option, amounts borrowed under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at either (i) a base rate equal to the greatest
of (x) the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in effect on such day plus
1
⁄
2
of 1% per annum, (y) the rate of interest per
annum most recently announced by the Agent as its U.S. Dollar "Reference Rate" and (z) one month LIBOR plus 1.00% or (ii) a rate per annum equal to LIBOR divided by 1.00 minus the LIBOR Reserve Requirements (as defined in
the Credit Agreement), in each case, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin relating to any base rate loan will range from 0.50% to 1.50% and the applicable margin relating to any LIBOR loan will range from 1.50% to 2.50%, in each case,
depending on the total leverage ratio of j2 Cloud.
The final maturity of the Credit Facility will occur on January 7, 2024. j2 Cloud
is permitted to make voluntary prepayments of the Credit Facility at any time without payment of a premium or penalty.
The obligations
under the Credit Facility and certain cash management and hedging obligations are and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of j2 Cloud's existing and subsequently acquired or organized direct and indirect domestic
subsidiaries pursuant to a guarantee agreement and secured by a lien on the equity interests of certain of j2 Cloud's foreign subsidiaries.
The Credit Agreement contains financial maintenance covenants, including (i) a maximum total leverage ratio as of the last date of any
fiscal quarter not to exceed 3.00:1.00 for j2 Cloud and its restricted subsidiaries; (ii) a maximum total leverage ratio as of the last date of any fiscal quarter not to exceed 3.25:1.00 for j2 and its restricted subsidiaries; and (iii) a
minimum EBITDA of not less than $50,000,000 for any fiscal quarter for j2 Cloud and its restricted subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement also contains restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, j2 Cloud's and its restricted
subsidiaries' ability to incur additional indebtedness, create, incur or assume liens, consolidate, merge, liquidate or dissolve, pay dividends or make other distributions or other restricted payments, make or hold any investments, enter into
certain transactions with affiliates, sell assets other than on terms specified by the Credit Agreement, amend the terms of certain other indebtedness and organizational documents and change their lines of business and fiscal years, in each case,
subject to customary exceptions. The Credit Agreement also sets forth customary events of default, including, among other things, the failure to make timely payments under the Credit Facility, the failure to satisfy certain covenants, cross-default
and cross-acceleration to other material debt for borrowed money, the occurrence of a change of control and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency.
The foregoing descriptions of the Credit Agreement are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement
attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K,
which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2.03
CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT
The information set forth in Item 1.01 above
is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1
Credit Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2019, among j2 Cloud Services, LLC, the lenders from time to time party thereto and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as sole lead arranger and as Agent
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
j2 Global, Inc.
Date: January 9, 2019
By:
/s/ Jeremy Rossen
Name: Jeremy Rossen
Title:   Vice President and General Counsel