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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="ifad606e010b845bfbb22821f1706155c_1"></div><div style="height:43pt;width:100%;"><div style="text-align:right;"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:13pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:13pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:10pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:13pt;font-weight:700;line-height:201%;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:5pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Pursuant to Section&#160;13 OR 15(d)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:5pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">May 27, 2020 (May 20, 2020)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:5pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:201%;">THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:201%;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.902%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:30.991%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:4.451%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:21.900%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.706%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:32.752%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:13pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:13pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:13pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:13pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:13pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;border-right:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Delaware</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">001-36384</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;border-right:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">20-8881738</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-bottom:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="padding-left:4pt;padding-right:4pt;text-align:center;margin-top:2pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%;">(State or other jurisdiction</font></div><div style="padding-left:4pt;padding-right:4pt;text-align:center;margin-bottom:2pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%;">of incorporation)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-bottom:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-bottom:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="padding-left:4pt;padding-right:4pt;text-align:center;margin-top:2pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%;">(Commission</font></div><div style="padding-left:4pt;padding-right:4pt;text-align:center;margin-bottom:2pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%;">File Number)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-bottom:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-bottom:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;border-right:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="padding-left:4pt;padding-right:4pt;text-align:center;margin-top:2pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%;">(IRS Employer</font></div><div style="padding-left:4pt;padding-right:4pt;text-align:center;margin-bottom:2pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%;">Identification No.)</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:21pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">12181 Bluff Creek Drive, 4th Floor</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Los Angeles, CA 90094</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:5pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">(310) 207-0272</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">(Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:5pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Not applicable</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">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&#58; </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.902%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:2.105%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:78.645%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:13.250%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;border-right:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-bottom:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;border-right:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-bottom:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;border-right:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-bottom:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;border-top:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-bottom:1pt solid #cbcbcb;border-left:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-left:1pt;border-right:1pt solid #cbcbcb;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:14pt;"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.902%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td 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#000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">NYSE</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167; 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule&#160;12b-2&#160;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;&#160;240.12b-2&#160;of this chapter).</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:201%;">Emerging growth company&#160;&#160;&#9744;</font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">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&#160;13(a) of the Exchange Act.&#160;&#160;&#9744;</font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:43pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="height:43pt;width:100%;"><div style="text-align:right;"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-72pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Item 5.02.&#160;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers&#59; Election of Directors&#59; Appointment of Certain Officers&#59; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">On May 20, 2020, Blima Tuller tendered her resignation as Chief Accounting Officer of The Rubicon Project, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;). Ms. Tuller&#8217;s resignation will be effective as of June 1, 2020. Ms. Tuller will remain employed by the Company to support the transition of accounting and financial reporting responsibilities though August 15, 2020.</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">On May 20, 2020, the Company appointed Shawna Hughes as interim Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective as of June 1, 2020. </font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Ms. Hughes, age 42, joined the Company in December 2015. From July 2018 through the closing of the Company&#8217;s merger with Telaria, Inc., she served as Head of Global Human Resources and, following the merger, she has served as Integration Lead of the Company. From 2015 to 2018, she served as Vice President of People Operations. Prior to joining the Company, from June 2007 to November 2015, Ms. Hughes served in the roles of Senior Director of International Accounting (International Controller), Senior Director of &#160;Revenue and Financial Systems, and Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Concur Technologies, Inc. Prior to that, Ms. Hughes served as a Support Manager at Microsoft. Ms. Hughes Ms. Hughes holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business from George Fox University and a Master of Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and is a Certified Public Accountant.&#160; Ms. Hughes has no family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company. Ms. Hughes has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:43pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="height:43pt;width:100%;"><div style="text-align:right;"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:350%;">SIGNATURE</font></div><div style="text-indent:24pt;margin-top:12pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;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.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.902%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:4.011%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:38.029%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:3.131%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:46.829%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:18pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:18pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:18pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:18pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Date&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">May 27, 2020</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">By&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#47;s&#47; Aaron Saltz</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Aaron Saltz</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">General Counsel and Corporate Secretary</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:43pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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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
May 27, 2020 (May 20, 2020)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-36384
20-8881738
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
12181 Bluff Creek Drive, 4th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90094
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(310) 207-0272
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(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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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
RUBI
NYSE
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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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.  ☐
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 20, 2020, Blima Tuller tendered her resignation as Chief Accounting Officer of The Rubicon Project, Inc. (the "Company"). Ms. Tuller's resignation will be effective as of June 1, 2020. Ms. Tuller will remain employed by the Company to support the transition of accounting and financial reporting responsibilities though August 15, 2020.
On May 20, 2020, the Company appointed Shawna Hughes as interim Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective as of June 1, 2020.
Ms. Hughes, age 42, joined the Company in December 2015. From July 2018 through the closing of the Company's merger with Telaria, Inc., she served as Head of Global Human Resources and, following the merger, she has served as Integration Lead of the Company. From 2015 to 2018, she served as Vice President of People Operations. Prior to joining the Company, from June 2007 to November 2015, Ms. Hughes served in the roles of Senior Director of International Accounting (International Controller), Senior Director of  Revenue and Financial Systems, and Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Concur Technologies, Inc. Prior to that, Ms. Hughes served as a Support Manager at Microsoft. Ms. Hughes Ms. Hughes holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business from George Fox University and a Master of Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and is a Certified Public Accountant.  Ms. Hughes has no family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company. Ms. Hughes has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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.
THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC.
Date:
May 27, 2020
By:
/s/ Aaron Saltz
Aaron Saltz
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary