Company: MTCH
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000891103-25-000067
Chunk: 8

Company: Match Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 8
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 can be voted by your broker, bank or other holder of record in their discretion depends on the type of item being considered for a vote.

Non-Discretionary Items. The election of directors, the say on pay proposal, the 2024 Stock Plan Proposal, and the declassification proposal are non-discretionary items and may not be voted on by your broker, bank or other holder of record absent specific voting instruction from you. “Broker non-votes” refer to shares held by a broker, bank or other holder of record that are present at the Annual Meeting, but the beneficial owner has not instructed such broker, bank or other holder of record how to vote the shares on a particular proposal, and the broker, bank or other holder of record does not have discretionary voting power on the proposal.

Discretionary Items. The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as Match Group's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year is a discretionary item. Generally, brokers, banks and other holders of record that do not receive voting instructions may vote on this proposal in their discretion.

Q: What are my voting choices when voting for director nominees and what votes are required to elect director nominees to Match Group’s Board of Directors?

A: You may vote ”For" or “Withhold” on each of the nominees for election as a director.

The election of directors will be considered a contested election under Article II Section 9 of Match Group's Bylaws because the number of nominees exceeded the number of directors to be elected as of the 10th day preceding the date Match Group first mailed the Notice. As a result, all director nominees will be elected by a plurality of votes cast at the election of directors, assuming a quorum is present. "Withhold" votes, failure to vote and any broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast and will result in the applicable nominee(s) receiving fewer votes cast "FOR" such nominee(s).

The Board recommends that our stockholders vote “FOR” the election of each of the Board’s director nominees (Stephen Bailey, Melissa Brenner and Kelly Campbell).

Q: What are my voting choices when voting on the say on pay proposal and what votes are required to approve this proposal?

A: You may vote “For,” “Against” or “Abstain” on the say on pay proposal.

The approval, on an advisory basis, of the say on pay proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares of Match Group common stock present