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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">The information set forth in Item&nbsp;5.02 below is incorporated into this Item&nbsp;1.02.


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    <TD><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">In anticipation of the previously announced spin-off (the &#147;Spin-off&#148;) of the risk management
business of Cogint, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) by way of a distribution of all the shares of common stock
of the Company&#146;s wholly-owned subsidiary, Red Violet, Inc. (&#147;Red Violet&#148;), the Company&#146;s Board of
Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) has taken the following actions. On March&nbsp;8, 2018, the Board&#146;s
Compensation Committee approved management accelerating the vesting of 5,222,561 stock options,
restricted stock units (&#147;RSUs&#148;) and shares of restricted stock held by employees who will continue
with Red Violet upon completion of the Spin-off, subject to such employees still being employed or
providing services on the acceleration date, consultants, and directors, including an aggregate of
4,119,984 RSUs and shares of restricted stock held by our executive officers and directors. On
March&nbsp;12, 2018, management approved the acceleration of the stock options, RSUs and shares of
restricted stock held by employees still employed as of March&nbsp;12, 2018, consultants and directors.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">On March&nbsp;9, 2018, the Board accepted the resignations of Dr.&nbsp;Phillip Frost, Michael Brauser,
Derek Dubner, Steven D. Rubin, Robert N. Fried, and Robert Swayman, who resigned from their
positions as directors of the Company. The resignations of Dr.&nbsp;Frost and Mr.&nbsp;Rubin are effective
March&nbsp;12, 2018 while the resignations of Messrs.&nbsp;Brauser, Dubner, Fried, and Swayman will be
effective on the distribution date of the Spin-off, which is set for March&nbsp;26, 2018 (the
&#147;Distribution Date&#148;). In connection with accepting these director resignations, the Company
decreased the size of the Board from nine members to five, effective on the Distribution Date, and
appointed Matthew Conlin and Andrew Frawley to serve on the Board, also effective on the
Distribution Date. Donald Mathis was appointed to the Company&#146;s Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee effective upon Mr.&nbsp;Rubin&#146;s resignation.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">On March&nbsp;9, 2018, in anticipation of the Spin-off and the transition of cogint&#146;s current
management to lead Red Violet, the Board accepted the resignations of Mr.&nbsp;Dubner, the Company&#146;s
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), Dan McLachlan, the Company&#146;s Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer), and Jeff Dell, the Company&#146;s Chief Information Officer, each
such resignation to be effective on the Distribution Date. On March&nbsp;12, 2018, in anticipation of
the Spin-off, the Board accepted the resignations of Mr.&nbsp;Reilly, the Company&#146;s President and Jacky
Wang, the Company&#146;s Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer), both such resignations
to be effective on the Distribution Date. In connection with accepting these resignations, the
Board appointed Ryan Schulke, a current director of the Company, to serve as Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer), Ryan Perfit as Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer), Matt Conlin as President, and Donald Patrick as Chief Operating Officer, each
such appointment to be effective on the Distribution Date. The Company also terminated Aaron
Solomon, the Company&#146;s Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration, on March&nbsp;9, 2018.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>Mr.&nbsp;Ryan Schulke</B>, 34, was appointed as the Company&#146;s Chief Executive Officer to be effective
on the Distribution Date. Mr.&nbsp;Schulke has served as a director of the Company since December&nbsp;2015
and has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company&#146;s wholly-owned subsidiary Fluent, LLC
(&#147;Fluent&#148;) since December&nbsp;2015. Mr.&nbsp;Schulke was a&nbsp;co-founder&nbsp;of Fluent, Inc. in 2010 and has served
as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fluent since its inception. Before merging with the
Company, Fluent was privately held. Fluent is a leader in people-based digital marketing and
customer acquisition. Before founding Fluent, Mr.&nbsp;Schulke served as Media Director of Clash Media,
a global digital advertising network.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Mr.&nbsp;Schulke is employed by Fluent as its Chief Executive Officer pursuant to an Employment
Agreement dated December&nbsp;8, 2015. Mr.&nbsp;Schulke&#146;s initial base salary was $260,000, which was
increased to $300,000 effective January&nbsp;1, 2018. The agreement provides for a bonus of no less
than 25% of annual salary based on achievement of Fluent and personal goals. Mr.&nbsp;Schulke was paid
a bonus of $235,327 for 2017. Mr.&nbsp;Schulke&#146;s agreement provided for an initial grant of 550,000
RSUs, which vest in equal annual installments over three years.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>Mr.&nbsp;Matthew Conlin</B>, 34, was appointed as a Director and the Company&#146;s President to be
effective on the Distribution Date.&nbsp; Mr.&nbsp;Conlin has served as the President of the Company&#146;s
wholly-owned subsidiary Fluent, LLC since the Fluent Acquisition in December&nbsp;2015. Mr.&nbsp;Conlin was
a&nbsp;co-founder&nbsp;of Fluent, Inc. in 2010 with Ryan Schulke and has served as its President since
inception. Before merging with the Company, Fluent was privately held. Fluent is a leader in
people-based digital marketing and customer acquisition. Prior to founding Fluent, Mr.&nbsp;Conlin
served as Director of U.S. Sales for Clash Media, a global digital advertising network.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Mr.&nbsp;Conlin is employed by Fluent as its President pursuant to an Employment Agreement dated
December&nbsp;8, 2015. Mr.&nbsp;Conlin&#146;s initial base salary was $260,000, which was increased to $300,000
effective January&nbsp;1, 2018. The agreement provides for a bonus of no less than 25% of annual salary
based on achievement of Fluent and personal goals. Mr.&nbsp;Conlin was paid a bonus of $235,327 for
2017. Mr.&nbsp;Conlin&#146;s agreement provided for an initial grant of 550,000 RSUs, which vest in equal
annual installments over three years.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>Mr.&nbsp;Ryan Perfit</B>, 39, was appointed as the Company&#146;s Interim Chief Financial Officer to be
effective on the Distribution Date.&nbsp; Mr.&nbsp;Perfit has served as Senior Vice President, Finance, of
Fluent, LLC, a wholly-owned Company subsidiary, since the Fluent Acquisition in December&nbsp;2015.&nbsp; He
joined Fluent, Inc., then privately held, in 2012, as a Director of Finance.&nbsp; Prior to joining
Fluent, Mr.&nbsp;Perfit was CFO of Blue Parallel, LLC, a privately held company engaged in the travel
and leisure industry.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Mr.&nbsp;Perfit is employed as Fluent&#146;s Senior Vice President &#150; Finance pursuant to a letter
agreement dated January&nbsp;16, 2012, which was amended on October&nbsp;2, 2014. Mr.&nbsp;Perfit&#146;s annual salary
is $250,000 plus a bonus based on individual and Fluent performance. Mr.&nbsp;Perfit was paid a bonus
for 2017 of $172,017.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>Mr.&nbsp;Don Patrick</B>, 57, was appointed as the Company&#146;s Interim Chief Operating Officer to be
effective on the Distribution Date.&nbsp; Mr.&nbsp;Patrick joined Fluent, LLC as its Chief Operating Officer
in January&nbsp;2018.&nbsp; Mr.&nbsp;Patrick had served as Chief Executive Officer of Seneca One Finance, Inc., a
specialty consumer finance company, from 2014 to 2017.&nbsp; From 2011 to 2013 he served as President of
Infogroup Marketing Services, a business unit of &nbsp;InfoGROUP, Inc.&nbsp; Prior to that he served as Chief
Operating Officer of Merkle from 1997 to 2010. He graduated with a MBA from the University of
Chicago and a BA from St Lawrence University.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Don Patrick is employed as Fluent&#146;s Chief Operating Officer pursuant to an Employment
Agreement dated January&nbsp;8, 2018. Mr.&nbsp;Patrick&#146;s annual base salary is $300,000 with a bonus of no
less than 40% of annual salary based on achievement of Fluent and personal goals.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B>Mr.&nbsp;Andrew Farley</B>, 55, will become a member of the Company&#146;s Board on the Distribution Date.&nbsp;
Mr.&nbsp;Farley has served as a Director of Curo Group Holdings Corp (NYSE: CURO) since its initial
public offering in December&nbsp;2017. Mr.&nbsp;Frawley currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of AJ
Frawley & Associates LLC. &nbsp;From December&nbsp;2014 to September&nbsp;2016 Mr.&nbsp;Frawley served as Chief
Executive Officer of Epsilon, a segment of Alliance Data Systems Corporation. Prior to that, he
served as Epsilon&#146;s President from January&nbsp;2012 to December&nbsp;2014 and as its President of Marketing
Technology from January&nbsp;2009 to December&nbsp;2011. &nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Frawley also currently serves on the Board of
Directors of the Data & Marketing Association, and has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors
of Cybba Inc., a privately held company, since September&nbsp;2017. Mr.&nbsp;Frawley earned a Master of
Business Administration from Babson College and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from The
University of Maine.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">On March&nbsp;12, 2018, the Company terminated the Business Consulting Services Agreement dated
October&nbsp;13, 2014, between the Company&#146;s wholly-owned subsidiary, IDI Holdings, LLC and Marlin
Capital Investments, LLC, of which Mr.&nbsp;Brauser is a member (&#147;Marlin Capital&#148;), pursuant to which
Marlin Capital served as a strategic advisor to the Company and provided services such as
recommendations on organizational structure, capital structure, future financing needs, and
business strategy. The consulting agreement provided for equity compensation issued to Marlin
Capital in the amount of 2,000,000 RSUs, of which 1,500,000 shares had previously vested, but which
delivery had been deferred and 500,000 which vested upon termination of the consulting agreement.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">On March&nbsp;9, 2018, in order to meet the Nasdaq Stock Market initial listing requirement of a
minimum $4.00 bid price, the Company adjusted the Spin-off ratio so that on the Distribution Date,
stockholders of the Company will receive one share of Red Violet common stock for each 7.5 shares
of Company common stock held as of the record date, which is March&nbsp;19, 2018 (the &#147;Record Date&#148;).
The adjustment will result in fewer shares of Red Violet common stock outstanding after the
Spin-off. For additional information, please review Red Violet&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Registration
Statement, on Form&nbsp;10, which Red Violet filed this afternoon, including the information statement
included as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to the Form&nbsp;10. A definitive information statement will be mailed to
Company stockholders as of the record date.



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Cogint, Inc. (Form: 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):
March 8, 2018
Cogint, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-37893
77-0688094
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
2650 North Military Trail, Suite 300, Boca Raton, Florida
33431
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
561-757-4000
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
of the following provisions:
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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 [  ]
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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]
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Item 1.02.
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information set forth in Item 5.02 below is incorporated into this Item 1.02.
Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
In anticipation of the previously announced spin-off (the "Spin-off") of the risk management
business of Cogint, Inc. (the "Company") by way of a distribution of all the shares of common stock
of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Red Violet, Inc. ("Red Violet"), the Company's Board of
Directors (the "Board") has taken the following actions. On March 8, 2018, the Board's
Compensation Committee approved management accelerating the vesting of 5,222,561 stock options,
restricted stock units ("RSUs") and shares of restricted stock held by employees who will continue
with Red Violet upon completion of the Spin-off, subject to such employees still being employed or
providing services on the acceleration date, consultants, and directors, including an aggregate of
4,119,984 RSUs and shares of restricted stock held by our executive officers and directors. On
March 12, 2018, management approved the acceleration of the stock options, RSUs and shares of
restricted stock held by employees still employed as of March 12, 2018, consultants and directors.
On March 9, 2018, the Board accepted the resignations of Dr. Phillip Frost, Michael Brauser,
Derek Dubner, Steven D. Rubin, Robert N. Fried, and Robert Swayman, who resigned from their
positions as directors of the Company. The resignations of Dr. Frost and Mr. Rubin are effective
March 12, 2018 while the resignations of Messrs. Brauser, Dubner, Fried, and Swayman will be
effective on the distribution date of the Spin-off, which is set for March 26, 2018 (the
"Distribution Date"). In connection with accepting these director resignations, the Company
decreased the size of the Board from nine members to five, effective on the Distribution Date, and
appointed Matthew Conlin and Andrew Frawley to serve on the Board, also effective on the
Distribution Date. Donald Mathis was appointed to the Company's Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee effective upon Mr. Rubin's resignation.
On March 9, 2018, in anticipation of the Spin-off and the transition of cogint's current
management to lead Red Violet, the Board accepted the resignations of Mr. Dubner, the Company's
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), Dan McLachlan, the Company's Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer), and Jeff Dell, the Company's Chief Information Officer, each
such resignation to be effective on the Distribution Date. On March 12, 2018, in anticipation of
the Spin-off, the Board accepted the resignations of Mr. Reilly, the Company's President and Jacky
Wang, the Company's Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer), both such resignations
to be effective on the Distribution Date. In connection with accepting these resignations, the
Board appointed Ryan Schulke, a current director of the Company, to serve as Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer), Ryan Perfit as Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer), Matt Conlin as President, and Donald Patrick as Chief Operating Officer, each
such appointment to be effective on the Distribution Date. The Company also terminated Aaron
Solomon, the Company's Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration, on March 9, 2018.
Mr. Ryan Schulke
, 34, was appointed as the Company's Chief Executive Officer to be effective
on the Distribution Date. Mr. Schulke has served as a director of the Company since December 2015
and has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary Fluent, LLC
("Fluent") since December 2015. Mr. Schulke was a co-founder of Fluent, Inc. in 2010 and has served
as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fluent since its inception. Before merging with the
Company, Fluent was privately held. Fluent is a leader in people-based digital marketing and
customer acquisition. Before founding Fluent, Mr. Schulke served as Media Director of Clash Media,
a global digital advertising network.
Mr. Schulke is employed by Fluent as its Chief Executive Officer pursuant to an Employment
Agreement dated December 8, 2015. Mr. Schulke's initial base salary was $260,000, which was
increased to $300,000 effective January 1, 2018. The agreement provides for a bonus of no less
than 25% of annual salary based on achievement of Fluent and personal goals. Mr. Schulke was paid
a bonus of $235,327 for 2017. Mr. Schulke's agreement provided for an initial grant of 550,000
RSUs, which vest in equal annual installments over three years.
Mr. Matthew Conlin
, 34, was appointed as a Director and the Company's President to be
effective on the Distribution Date.  Mr. Conlin has served as the President of the Company's
wholly-owned subsidiary Fluent, LLC since the Fluent Acquisition in December 2015. Mr. Conlin was
a co-founder of Fluent, Inc. in 2010 with Ryan Schulke and has served as its President since
inception. Before merging with the Company, Fluent was privately held. Fluent is a leader in
people-based digital marketing and customer acquisition. Prior to founding Fluent, Mr. Conlin
served as Director of U.S. Sales for Clash Media, a global digital advertising network.
Mr. Conlin is employed by Fluent as its President pursuant to an Employment Agreement dated
December 8, 2015. Mr. Conlin's initial base salary was $260,000, which was increased to $300,000
effective January 1, 2018. The agreement provides for a bonus of no less than 25% of annual salary
based on achievement of Fluent and personal goals. Mr. Conlin was paid a bonus of $235,327 for
2017. Mr. Conlin's agreement provided for an initial grant of 550,000 RSUs, which vest in equal
annual installments over three years.
Mr. Ryan Perfit
, 39, was appointed as the Company's Interim Chief Financial Officer to be
effective on the Distribution Date.  Mr. Perfit has served as Senior Vice President, Finance, of
Fluent, LLC, a wholly-owned Company subsidiary, since the Fluent Acquisition in December 2015.  He
joined Fluent, Inc., then privately held, in 2012, as a Director of Finance.  Prior to joining
Fluent, Mr. Perfit was CFO of Blue Parallel, LLC, a privately held company engaged in the travel
and leisure industry.
Mr. Perfit is employed as Fluent's Senior Vice President – Finance pursuant to a letter
agreement dated January 16, 2012, which was amended on October 2, 2014. Mr. Perfit's annual salary
is $250,000 plus a bonus based on individual and Fluent performance. Mr. Perfit was paid a bonus
for 2017 of $172,017.
Mr. Don Patrick
, 57, was appointed as the Company's Interim Chief Operating Officer to be
effective on the Distribution Date.  Mr. Patrick joined Fluent, LLC as its Chief Operating Officer
in January 2018.  Mr. Patrick had served as Chief Executive Officer of Seneca One Finance, Inc., a
specialty consumer finance company, from 2014 to 2017.  From 2011 to 2013 he served as President of
Infogroup Marketing Services, a business unit of  InfoGROUP, Inc.  Prior to that he served as Chief
Operating Officer of Merkle from 1997 to 2010. He graduated with a MBA from the University of
Chicago and a BA from St Lawrence University.
Don Patrick is employed as Fluent's Chief Operating Officer pursuant to an Employment
Agreement dated January 8, 2018. Mr. Patrick's annual base salary is $300,000 with a bonus of no
less than 40% of annual salary based on achievement of Fluent and personal goals.
Mr. Andrew Farley
, 55, will become a member of the Company's Board on the Distribution Date. 
Mr. Farley has served as a Director of Curo Group Holdings Corp (NYSE: CURO) since its initial
public offering in December 2017. Mr. Frawley currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of AJ
Frawley & Associates LLC.  From December 2014 to September 2016 Mr. Frawley served as Chief
Executive Officer of Epsilon, a segment of Alliance Data Systems Corporation. Prior to that, he
served as Epsilon's President from January 2012 to December 2014 and as its President of Marketing
Technology from January 2009 to December 2011.  Mr. Frawley also currently serves on the Board of
Directors of the Data & Marketing Association, and has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors
of Cybba Inc., a privately held company, since September 2017. Mr. Frawley earned a Master of
Business Administration from Babson College and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from The
University of Maine.
On March 12, 2018, the Company terminated the Business Consulting Services Agreement dated
October 13, 2014, between the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, IDI Holdings, LLC and Marlin
Capital Investments, LLC, of which Mr. Brauser is a member ("Marlin Capital"), pursuant to which
Marlin Capital served as a strategic advisor to the Company and provided services such as
recommendations on organizational structure, capital structure, future financing needs, and
business strategy. The consulting agreement provided for equity compensation issued to Marlin
Capital in the amount of 2,000,000 RSUs, of which 1,500,000 shares had previously vested, but which
delivery had been deferred and 500,000 which vested upon termination of the consulting agreement.
Item 8.01.
Other Information.
On March 9, 2018, in order to meet the Nasdaq Stock Market initial listing requirement of a
minimum $4.00 bid price, the Company adjusted the Spin-off ratio so that on the Distribution Date,
stockholders of the Company will receive one share of Red Violet common stock for each 7.5 shares
of Company common stock held as of the record date, which is March 19, 2018 (the "Record Date").
The adjustment will result in fewer shares of Red Violet common stock outstanding after the
Spin-off. For additional information, please review Red Violet's Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement, on Form 10, which Red Violet filed this afternoon, including the information statement
included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 10. A definitive information statement will be mailed to
Company stockholders as of the record date.
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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.
Cogint, Inc.
March 12, 2018
By:
/s/ Derek Dubner
Name: Derek Dubner
Title: CEO