secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (GTM)
CIK:        0001794515
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-19T20:05:05+00:00
Accession:  0001794515-26-000062
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 1.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

ZoomInfo to pay $44M to settle 2020-2024 securities class action; other suits remain
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1794515/000179451526000062/0001794515-26-000062-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1794515/000179451526000062/zi-20261016.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001794515-26-000062

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