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): February 24, 2016

BANKRATE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

477 Madison Avenue, Suite 430

New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

(917)  368-8600 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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)

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Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 24,  2016, Bankrate, Inc. (“Bankrate”) issued a press release announcing its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter of 2015 and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. This press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Bankrate is furnishing the information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, pursuant to “Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of Form 8-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibit

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

99.1Press Release dated February 24,  2016

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.