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8-K filed December 22, 2022, 6:59 PM ET CIK 0001068875
M&A confidence high sentiment neutral materiality 0.80

AVANTAX, INC.: M&A transaction — Blucora completes $720M sale of TaxAct tax software to Cinven; becomes pure wealth management firm

AVANTAX, INC.

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Departed

Curtis Campbell

President of TaxAct and Blucora Software
AVANTAX, INC.
Effective
2022-12-19
Filed
December 22, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Curtis Campbell, the President of TaxAct and Blucora Software, transferred to an affiliate of Buyer and ceased to be an executive officer of the Company.
Departed

Mary Zappone

Director
AVANTAX, INC.
Filed
December 22, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Steven Aldrich and Mary Zappone notified the Company on December 19, 2022 of their intention not to stand for reelection at the 2023 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders
Departed

Steven Aldrich

Director
AVANTAX, INC.
Filed
December 22, 2022, 6:59 PM ET
Steven Aldrich and Mary Zappone notified the Company on December 19, 2022 of their intention not to stand for reelection at the 2023 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Curtis Campbell departed as President of TaxAct and Blucora Software at AVANTAX, INC..

Action
ceased to be an executive officer
Role
President of TaxAct and Blucora Software
Exact text from the filing
Curtis Campbell, the President of TaxAct and Blucora Software, transferred to an affiliate of Buyer and ceased to be an executive officer of the Company.
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Mary Zappone departed as Director at AVANTAX, INC..

Action
not stand for reelection
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
Steven Aldrich and Mary Zappone notified the Company on December 19, 2022 of their intention not to stand for reelection at the 2023 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Steven Aldrich departed as Director at AVANTAX, INC..

Action
not stand for reelection
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
Steven Aldrich and Mary Zappone notified the Company on December 19, 2022 of their intention not to stand for reelection at the 2023 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders
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M&A Transactions SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9

AVANTAX, INC. completed a disposition involving Franklin Cedar Bidco, LLC, an affiliate of Cinven for $720 million in cash (closed 2022-12-19).

Action
disposition
Counterparty
Franklin Cedar Bidco, LLC, an affiliate of Cinven
Consideration
$720 million in cash
Closing
2022-12-19
Exact text from the filing
On December 19, 2022, Blucora, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), completed the previously announced sale of its tax software business to Franklin Cedar Bidco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability and an affiliate of Cinven (“ Buyer ”), in accordance with that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2022 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), by and among the Company, TaxAct Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Avantax Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation and a direct subsidiary of the Company (“ TaxAct ”), Buyer and DS Admiral Bidco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for an aggregate purchase price of $720 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments (the “ Transaction ”).
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accession 0001387131-22-012659
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