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): May 5, 2014
VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34480 | 26-2994223 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
545 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ | 07310 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (201) 469-2000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On May 5, 2014, Verisk Analytics, Inc. (the Company), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Insurance Services Office, Inc. (the Buyer), entered into an Amendment (the Amendment) to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 14, 2014 (the Merger Agreement) among the Company, the Buyer, ISO Merger Sub I, Inc., Eagleview Technology Corporation and Fortis Advisors LLC, as the stockholders representative. Pursuant to the Amendment, the date on which either party may terminate the Merger Agreement in the event the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, has not expired or been terminated, has been extended from June 30, 2014 to September 30, 2014.
We refer you to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was annexed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 14, 2014, and the full text of the Amendment, which is annexed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
10.1 | Amendment dated May 5, 2014 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 14, 2014 among Verisk Analytics, Inc., Insurance Services Office, Inc., ISO Merger Sub I, Inc., Eagleview Technology Corporation and Fortis Advisors LLC, as the stockholders representative |
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.
VERISK ANALYTICS, INC. | ||||||
Date: May 5, 2014 | By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Thompson | ||||
Name: Kenneth E. Thompson Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |