THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC. (NYSE:RUBI) Files An 8-K Other Events

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THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC. (NYSE:RUBI) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events

As the final step in a restructuring and focus initiative that has also included a workforce reduction that was effected in November 2016 and the decision to exit its intent marketing business and close its Toronto office in January 2017, The Rubicon Project, Inc. (the “Company”) is undertaking a management restructuring in which seven senior leaders will be leaving the Company following transition of their duties, which is already underway. This management restructuring is intended to focus and streamline operations and enable the Company to reallocate and focus resources to invest in market share growth as well as technology and R&D for growth areas including mobile, video, orders, and the Company’s consumer initiative. The annualized cash compensation expense for the departing executives is approximately $4.1 million.
The Company’s management will discuss these changes, as well as the financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2016, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The Company will issue a separate press release to discuss details of the conference call, which will be held at 1:30 PM (PT) / 4:30 PM (ET) the same day.

About THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC. (NYSE:RUBI)

The Rubicon Project, Inc. offers a technology solution to automate the purchase and sale of advertising for both buyers and sellers. The Company’s solution enables buyers and sellers to purchase and sell a range of advertising units, including display and video, utilizing various inventory types, including direct sale of inventory, real-time bidding (RTB) and static bidding, across digital channels, including mobile Web, mobile application and desktop, as well as across various out of home channels, such as digital billboards. The Company’s platform features applications for digital advertising sellers, including Websites, mobile applications and other digital media properties, to sell their advertising inventory; applications and services for buyers, including advertisers, agencies, agency trading desks (ATDs), demand side platforms (DSPs) and advertisement networks, to buy advertising inventory, and a marketplace over which such transactions are executed.

THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC. (NYSE:RUBI) Recent Trading Information

THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC. (NYSE:RUBI) closed its last trading session up +0.08 at 8.93 with 942,309 shares trading hands.