{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001794515-26-000062","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"GTM","cik":"0001794515","company_name":"ZoomInfo Technologies Inc.","filed_at":"2026-10-19T20:05:05+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-10-19T20:06:00.256796+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-19T20:06:31.257205+00:00","sec_items":["1.01"],"event_type":"litigation","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.45,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.45,"confidence":"high","headline":"ZoomInfo to pay $44M to settle 2020-2024 securities class action; other suits remain","bullets":["Memo of understanding executed Oct 16, 2026 requires ZoomInfo to pay $44M to the putative class; a portion is expected to be covered by remaining insurance funds.","Settlement covers purchasers of GTM common stock from Nov 10, 2020 through Aug 5, 2024; subject to preliminary and final approval by the W.D. Washington court.","The deal does not resolve derivative suits in Washington and Delaware, a direct opt-out action by certain investors, or a separate class action filed June 25, 2026.","Underlying suit, filed Sept 4, 2024, alleged false or misleading statements about the business, operations and COVID-19 effects on performance.","Company cites costs, uncertainty and distraction of continued litigation as rationale; settlement is not an admission of fault or wrongdoing."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001794515-26-000062","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001794515-26-000062.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001794515-26-000062.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001794515-26-000062.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1794515/000179451526000062/0001794515-26-000062-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1794515/000179451526000062/zi-20261016.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-19T20:06:31.257205+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}