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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 6, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Match Group, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted a resolution appointing Darrell Cavens to the Board, in connection with the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”).
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Cavens and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Cavens was selected as a director. There are no related party transactions involving Mr. Cavens that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Cavens will participate in the Company’s non-employee director compensation program as described in Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2025, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The Company’s press release dated April 7, 2025, announcing the expected appointment of Mr. Cavens to the Board, as well as the Company’s intent to seek stockholder approval for a proposal to declassify the Board at the 2025 Annual Meeting, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Match Group, Inc. Press Release dated April 7, 2025 | |
| 104 | Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| MATCH GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Sean Edgett | |
| Sean Edgett | ||
| Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||
Date: April 7, 2025
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