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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 18, 2018 (December 7, 2018)

SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Delaware	001-32432	30-0041666
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8125 Highwoods Palm Way

Tampa, Florida 33647

Telephone: (813) 637-5000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants’ principal executive offices)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 7, 2018, Kristen Ankerbrandt, formerly a principal in The Carlyle Group, resigned from the Board of Directors of Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (“Syniverse”), including her role on the Audit Committee. She was replaced on the Board and on the Audit Committee by Mr. Michael S. Clifton, a principal in The Carlyle Group. There are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Mr. Clifton was elected as a director, and there are no related party transactions between Syniverse and Mr. Clifton reportable under item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Clifton will not receive any renumeration for his participation on the Syniverse Board of Directors or the Audit Committee.

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.

Dated: December 18, 2018



SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)

By:		/s/ Laura E. Binion
Name:		Laura E. Binion
Title:		Senior Vice President and General Counsel

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