RAMP: LiveRamp deregisters all unsold S-8 shares after Publicis merger
LiveRamp deregisters remaining unsold shares under 20 legacy S-8 registration statements covering old equity and savings plans.
What this filing says
LiveRamp filed post-effective amendments to withdraw and deregister all unsold shares of common stock under its employee equity plans. The filing follows its merger into a Publicis-linked subsidiary, which became effective on November 2, 2026, leaving LiveRamp as a wholly owned subsidiary of MMS USA Holdings, Inc. For a shareholder, this is an administrative step that ends the company's ability to issue new shares under those plans.
Key figures
- Shares in one registration
- 51,375,000 shares
- Shares in another registration
- 10,147,136 shares
- Merger effective date
- November 2, 2026
Negative for shareholders
- The company is no longer publicly traded as a standalone entity after the merger becomes effective.
- Unsold shares under the equity plans are deregistered and can no longer be issued under these registrations.
Written by Quantisnow AI from this filing. Not financial advice.
Key terms
- Form S-8:
- A registration statement a company files with the SEC to register shares issued under employee stock and compensation plans.
- Post-effective amendment:
- A filing that updates or removes an earlier registration statement after it has taken effect.
- Deregister:
- To formally remove securities from an SEC registration so they can no longer be offered under it.
- Wholly owned subsidiary:
- A company whose entire share capital is owned by another company, here LiveRamp under MMS USA Holdings, Inc.
FAQ
Why did LiveRamp file these S-8 POS amendments?
The filing says LiveRamp is withdrawing and deregistering all unsold shares under its equity plans because the Merger became effective on November 2, 2026, and all offerings have been terminated.
What is the merger LiveRamp completed?
Under the Merger Agreement dated May 16, 2026, Covey Merger Sub merged into LiveRamp, which survives as a wholly owned direct subsidiary of MMS USA Holdings, Inc.
Historical context for RAMP
Across the 27 sessions after earlier RAMP headlines, the stock closed higher 17 times and lower 8 times, with a median move of 0.8% in either direction. This shows timing only: many things move a stock in a session, and these figures do not show that any headline caused a move.
| Session | Earlier headline | RAMP | SPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | LiveRamp Announces Results For First Quarter Fiscal 2027 | +0.1% | -0.2% |
| Aug 4, 2026 | LiveRamp Adds Meta to Cross-Media Intelligence | -0.1% | +1.8% |
| Jul 23, 2026 | LiveRamp to Report Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal 2027 | +0.1% | -1.2% |
| Jul 20, 2026 | New MMA and LiveRamp Report Finds Even Small Data Gaps and Identity Errors Can Distort Marketing Measurement | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| Jun 23, 2026 | LiveRamp Partners with Adobe to Bring Commerce Purchase Data into GenStudio for Commerce Media Networks | -0.0% | -1.5% |
| Jun 17, 2026 | LiveRamp Launches Agentic Partner Program to Fast-Track Agentic Deployments for Customers | +0.0% | -1.2% |
- Market cap
- 30-day
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- EDP Services
- Listed since
- 2018
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