UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 16, 2024, Clarivate Plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $500 million of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares through open-market purchases for a period of two years, from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026. The new share repurchase program replaces the current share repurchase program which terminates December 31, 2024.
The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 16, 2024 |
| 104 | Cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| CLARIVATE PLC | ||
| Date: December 16, 2024 | By: | /s/ Jonathan Collins |
| Name: | Jonathan Collins | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |