secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ZIFF DAVIS, INC. (ZD)
CIK:        0001084048
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2026-06-22T20:50:11+00:00
Accession:  0001084048-26-000041
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ziff Davis completes $1.2B sale of Connectivity division to Accenture; pro forma financials show net losses
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- Sold Connectivity division to Accenture Inc. for $1.2 billion cash, closed June 17, 2026.
- Estimated net cash proceeds of $1.157B after purchase price adjustments, costs, and $37M escrow.
- Pro forma cash and equivalents $1.677B as of March 31, 2026 vs $519.7M historical.
- Pro forma continuing ops net loss: $(0.78)M for Q1 2026; $(9.8)M for FY2025; $(1.8)M for FY2024.
- Connectivity assets/liabilities classified as held for sale; results shown as discontinued operations.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084048/000108404826000041/0001084048-26-000041-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084048/000108404826000041/zd-20260617.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084048-26-000041

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