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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BENZ PETER   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Cogint, Inc. [COGT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COGINT, INC., 2650 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/08/2018 (Street) BOCA RATON, FL 33431 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/08/2018   A(1)   30,000 (1) A $ 0 (1) 75,001 D   Common Stock (2)               10,000 (2) D   Common Stock (3)               1,666 (3) D   Common Stock (4)               8,333 (4) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BENZ PETER C/O COGINT, INC. 2650 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, SUITE 300 BOCA RATON, FL 33431	X

Signatures

/s/ Peter Benz		03/12/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On March 8, 2018, the reporting person received a grant of 30,000 shares, under the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. The shares are fully-vested.
(2)	On April 13, 2017, the reporting person received a grant of RSUs, convertible into common stock of the issuer on a one-for-one basis. The remaining 10,000 RSUs vest on June 1, 2018 and 2019, subject to accelerated vesting under certain conditions.
(3)	On November 16, 2015, the reporting person received a grant, subject to stockholder approval which was obtained June 1, 2016, of 5,000 RSUs, convertible into common stock of the issuer on a one-for-one basis. The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning November 16, 2016 (the "Time Conditions") provided, however, that no tranche of RSUs will vest until it is determined that Cogint, Inc. has exceeded certain revenue targets and achieved positive EBITDA in any one fiscal year during the vesting period (the "Performance Conditions"). Cogint, Inc. determined the Performance Conditions were met effective March 14, 2017. As such, the remaining tranche vests on November 16, 2018.
(4)	Represents RSUs convertible into common stock of the issuer on a one-for-one basis. The RSUs vest on June 16, 2018, subject to accelerated vesting under certain conditions.

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