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): September 13, 2017

Bankrate, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	1-35206	65-0423422
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1675 Broadway, 22nd Floor

New York, New York 10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (917) 368-8600

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:


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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On September 13, 2017, Bankrate, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to consider certain proposals related to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 2, 2017 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Red Ventures Holdco, LP (“Red Ventures”) and Baton Merger Corp. (“Merger Sub”), which provides, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, that Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Red Ventures.

As of August 14, 2017, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 89,694,479 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), outstanding, each of which was entitled to one vote for each proposal at the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting, a total of 81,107,113 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 90% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, were present in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum to conduct business.

At the Special Meeting, the following proposals were considered:

(1)

the adoption of the Merger Agreement;

(2)

the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the Merger; and

(3)

the approval of the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement or in the absence of a quorum.

Each of the three proposals was approved by the requisite vote of the Company’s stockholders. The final voting results for each proposal are described below. For more information on each of these proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2017.

Proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
80,684,127	17,280	405,706	N/A

Proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the Merger:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
53,512,355	27,004,827	589,931	N/A

Proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement or in the absence of a quorum:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
76,839,625	3,678,557	588,931	N/A

Item 8.01Other Events.

On September 13, 2017, the Company issued a press release regarding stockholder approval of the Merger Agreement and certain related matters. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.Description of Exhibit

99.1Press Release, dated September 13, 2017

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.Description of Exhibit

99.1Press Release, dated September 13, 2017

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, thereunto duly authorized.

BANKRATE, INC.

Date: September 14, 2017

By: /s/ James R. Gilmartin

Name:James R. Gilmartin

Title:SVP, General Counsel

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