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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-105694"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RSSS"
cik: "0001386301"
company_name: "Research Solutions, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-10-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T05:32:37.142204+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Research Solutions acquires FIZ Karlsruhe's AutoDoc customer contracts for up to €550K

## Summary
- Reprints Desk subsidiary buys ~700 AutoDoc customer contracts (400 active on TTM basis) from FIZ Karlsruhe.
- Base consideration €300K; earn-out up to €250K based on revenue of consenting customers; additional revenue-sharing through 2025.
- Contracts assumed effective Dec 31, 2022; revenue recognition begins in fiscal Q3 2023.
- AutoDoc serves 30+ countries (top: Germany, Japan, US); cross-sell opportunity to Research Solutions' Article Galaxy platform.
- FIZ agrees to 2-year non-compete on transferred contracts and document delivery services.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-105694
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RSSS
- cik: 0001386301
- company_name: Research Solutions, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-10-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465922105694/0001104659-22-105694-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465922105694/tm2227389d1_8k.htm

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