FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Perfit Ryan MacNab 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/26/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Cogint, Inc. [COGT] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COGINT, INC., 33 WHITEHALL STREET, 15TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Interim CFO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10004 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 38,883 D   Common Stock (1) 36,000 (1) D   Common Stock (2) 21,333 (2) D   Common Stock (3) 50,000 (3) D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Perfit Ryan MacNab C/O COGINT, INC. 33 WHITEHALL STREET, 15TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10004	Â	Â	  Interim CFO	Â

Signatures

/s/ Ryan Perfit		04/05/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 December 8, 2015, the Reporting Person received a grant of 36,000 restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the Issuer's 2015 Stock Incentive Plan. The RSUs will vest on January 1, 2019.
(2)	On April 13, 2017, the Reporting Person received a grant of 21,333 RSUs under the Issuer's 2015 Stock Incentive Plan. The RSUs will vest in two equal installments, beginning on February 1, 2019.
(3)	On March 20, 2018, the Reporting Person received a grant of 50,000 RSUs under the Issuer's 2015 Stock Incentive Plan. The RSUs will vest in three equal annual installments, beginning on March 1, 2019.

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