---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001158172-26-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCOR"
cik: "0001158172"
company_name: "COMSCORE, INC."
filed_at: "2026-06-03T20:33:42+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T21:03:47.217568+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Comscore appoints Matt McLaughlin as CEO; former CEO Jon Carpenter exits Board

## Summary
- Matt McLaughlin appointed CEO effective May 28, 2026; receives $625k base salary, 100% STIP target.
- One-time equity awards: options for 449,727 shares, RSUs for 303,030 shares, PRSUs for 400,000 shares with stock-price hurdles ($14.50-$22.50).
- Former CEO Jon Carpenter steps down from Board, serves as senior advisor through Oct 1, 2026; severance includes 24-month period and prorated STIP at target.
- Stuart Frankel appointed to Board as Class II director and Audit Committee chair, effective immediately.
- Carpenter's separation agreement includes up to $25k legal fee reimbursement and full vesting of prior cash incentive.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001158172-26-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCOR
- cik: 0001158172
- company_name: COMSCORE, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-06-03T20:33:42+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158172/000115817226000046/0001158172-26-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158172/000115817226000046/scor-20260528.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001158172-26-000046
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001158172-26-000046.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001158172-26-000046.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Stuart Frankel was appointed as director at COMSCORE, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  source text: Stuart Frankel was appointed to the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158172/000115817226000046/0001158172-26-000046-index.htm
- Executive change
  Matt McLaughlin was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at COMSCORE, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board of Directors (the "Board") of comScore, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Matt McLaughlin as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158172/000115817226000046/0001158172-26-000046-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jon Carpenter changed role as other_named_officer at COMSCORE, INC..
  - Action: transitioned to a senior advisor position and stepped down from the Board
  source text: the Company's former CEO, Jon Carpenter, transitioned to a senior advisor position and stepped down from the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158172/000115817226000046/0001158172-26-000046-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.