# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001068875
**File Stem:** 0001068875-23-000040
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 8735
**Document Hash:** d95ecfddc0f15ddb1950c31da6840511
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001068875-23-000040.hdr.sgml**: 20230125

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001068875-23-000040

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230125

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230125

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230125

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BLUCORA, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001068875
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 911718107
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-25131
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23549865

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3200 OLYMPUS BLVD.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100
- **CITY:** DALLAS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 75019
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 972-870-6000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3200 OLYMPUS BLVD.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100
- **CITY:** DALLAS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 75019

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** INFOSPACE INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20000428

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** INFOSPACE COM INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980824

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)**

**of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**January 25, 2023** 

**Date of Report**

**(Date of earliest event reported)** 

**BLUCORA, INC.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware** | **000-25131** | **91-1718107** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)** | **(Commission<br>File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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**3200 Olympus Blvd, Suite 100**

**Dallas, Texas 75019**

**(Address of principal executive offices)**

**(972) 870-6400**

**(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)**

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | BCOR | NASDAQ Global Select Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**<u>Item 7.01</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation FD Disclosure.**

On January 25, 2023, Blucora, Inc. (the ***"Company"***) issued a press release announcing the change of its corporate name from Blucora, Inc. to Avantax, Inc., effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on January 26, 2023 (the ***"Effective Date"***). A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

In connection with the name change, the Company launched a new corporate website: www.avantax.com. The Company's investor relations information, including press releases and links to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are on this website. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company's corporate governance documents, including the charters of the committees of the board of directors of the Company, the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Company's Director Nomination Policy and the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, are available on this website. Any amendments to or waivers of the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will be disclosed on this website.

**<u>Item 8.01</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events.**

On the Effective Date, Company common stock will trade under the new ticker symbol "AVTA." The CUSIP number for Company common stock will not change in connection with the name change.

**<u>Item 9.01</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

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| **<u>Exhibit No</u>** | **<u>Description</u>** |
| <u>[99.1](exhibit991newcorporatename.htm)</u> | Press Release issued by Blucora, Inc. on January 25, 2023 |

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**SIGNATURES**

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.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Date: January 25, 2023 | | |
| | **BLUCORA, INC.** | **BLUCORA, INC.** |
| | By | /s/ Marc Mehlman |
| | | Marc Mehlman |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

![blucoralogo.jpg](blucoralogo.jpg)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ![avantaxlogo.jpg](avantaxlogo.jpg)

**Blucora Announces New Corporate Name and Ticker Symbol**

**Blucora to Change Name to Avantax and Ticker Symbol to AVTA**

DALLAS, TX – January 25, 2023 – Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOR), a leading provider of tax-focused wealth management services, today announced a corporate name change to Avantax, Inc. and a change of its NASDAQ ticker symbol from "BCOR" to "AVTA" effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 26, 2023 (the "Effective Date"). Despite this name change, the CUSIP number (095229100) remains unchanged.

On the Effective Date, the Company's common stock will be quoted under the new name "Avantax, Inc.," and the Company's ticker symbol will be updated to "AVTA." No action is required by existing Blucora stockholders with respect to the name or ticker change.

The Company's Chief Executive Officer Chris Walters said, "We have transformed our company. This name and ticker symbol change is an extension of that transformation and aligns with our goal to raise awareness of Avantax as a pure-play, tax-focused wealth management business."

**About Blucora® / Avantax®** 

Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOR), which will become Avantax, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVTA) on January 26, 2023, delivers tax-focused wealth management solutions for Financial Professionals, tax professionals and CPA firms, supporting our goal of minimizing clients' tax burdens through comprehensive tax-focused financial planning. We have two distinct, but related, models within our business: the independent Financial Professional model and the employee-based model. We refer to our independent Financial Professional model as Avantax Wealth Management®. Avantax Wealth Management offers services through its registered broker-dealer, registered investment advisor (RIA), and insurance agency subsidiaries and is a leading U.S. tax-focused independent broker-dealer that works with a nationwide network of Financial Professionals operating as independent contractors. We refer to our employee-based model as Avantax Planning Partners℠. Avantax Planning Partners offers services through its RIA and insurance agency by partnering with CPA firms to provide their consumer and small-business clients with holistic financial planning and advisory services. Collectively, we had $73 billion in total client assets as of September 30, 2022.

For additional information, please visit us at www.avantax.com.

Source: Blucora / Avantax

**Investor Relations:** 

Dee Littrell

(972) 870-6463

IR@Avantax.com

**Media Contacts:** 

Tony Katsulos Avantax

(972) 870-6654

tony.katsulos@avantax.com

Kendra Galante

StreetCred PR for Avantax

(402) 740-2047

kendra@streetcredpr.com

avantax@streetcredpr.com

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