rdfn-20220612

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 12, 2022

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-38160

74-3064240

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1099 Stewart Street

Suite 600

Seattle

98101

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


(206)			576-8333
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	RDFN	The Nasdaq Global Select Market


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Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

Due to market conditions, on June 12, 2022, we decided to reduce our number of employees by approximately 470 employees, which represents approximately six percent of our total employees. We expect to complete this workforce reduction by the end of June 2022. As a result of this workforce reduction, we expect to incur a pre-tax cash charge for one-time termination benefits, which consist of severance and related costs, between approximately $9.5 million and $10.5 million in the second quarter of 2022.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, including the estimated range of the charge, and related cash outlay, resulting from our workforce reduction, as well as when such charge and related cash outlay will occur. We believe our expectations related to these forward-looking statements are reasonable, but actual results may turn out to be materially different. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include our inability to successfully implement the workforce reduction and a change in the number of employees being terminated as part of the workforce reduction. For additional factors, please see the risks and uncertainties identified under the heading "Risk Factors" in our annual report for the year ended December 31, 2021, as supplemented by our quarterly report for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, each of which is available on our Investor Relations website at http://investors.redfin.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements reflect our beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this report. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD.

The estimated severance and related costs described in item 2.05 were not included in our second quarter 2022 guidance that we had provided on May 5, 2022.

On June 14, 2022, Glenn Kelman, our chief executive officer, published an article at www.redfin.com/blog discussing the workforce reduction. A copy of the article is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


			Exhibit Number						Description
			99.1						Article published June 14, 2022
			104						Cover page interactive data file, submitted using inline XBRL

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.

Redfin Corporation

(Registrant)

Date: June 14, 2022

/s/ Chris Nielsen

Chris Nielsen
Chief Financial Officer