Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 8-KCompletion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

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 11, 2022

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 469-3000

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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On March 11, 2022, Verisk Analytics, Inc. (“Verisk”) and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries completed the disposition of Verisk’s 3E business (“3E”) pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and among Verisk, Tamarack Buyer, L.L.C. (“Buyer”) and, solely for the limited purpose set forth therein, 3E Company Environmental, Ecological and Engineering, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Verisk, for potential aggregate cash consideration of up to $950 million (the “Transaction”). Buyer is an entity that was formed on behalf of, and is controlled by, certain investment funds affiliated with New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. (“New Mountain”). The purchase price consists of $630 million of cash consideration paid to Verisk at the closing of the Transaction (subject to customary purchase price adjustments for, among other things, the cash, working capital and indebtedness of 3E as of the closing), up to $50 million of earnout payments that may be paid to Verisk based on 3E’s financial performance in 2023 and 2024, and up to $270 million of additional deferred payments that may be paid to Verisk based on New Mountain’s future return on its investment in 3E.

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Verisk dated January 24, 2022 and is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

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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.