Company: MTCH
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: PREC14A
Source: 0000891103-25-000047
Chunk: 13

Company: Match Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: PREC14A
Chunk 13
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 a portfolio manager at Anson, emailed the Company’s Investor Relations account, identifying himself as a stockholder of the Company and requesting a meeting the following week with Bernard Kim, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer at the time, Gary Swidler, the Company’s President & Chief Financial Officer at the time, and Tanny Shelburne, the Company’s Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. This communication marked Anson’s first outreach to the Company.

On February 5, 2024, after Mr. Gupta sent another email regarding his request, the Company replied to Mr. Gupta, confirming receipt of his outreach, and indicated that the Company was coordinating schedules for a mutually convenient meeting time. Over the next several days, Ms. Shelburne coordinated with Mr. Gupta regarding the logistics and proposed agenda for the meeting.

On the morning of February 8, 2024, Ms. Shelburne and a member of her Investor Relations team, Alexandra Swierczewski, held a video conference with Mr. Gupta. During the discussion, Mr. Gupta provided background on Anson and his role and shared his perspective on the Company’s operations and strategy. Mr. Gupta requested a meeting with Mr. Kim. Later that day, the Company sent an email to Mr. Gupta, offering to arrange a meeting with Mr. Swidler. Mr. Gupta replied that his priority was a meeting with Mr. Kim.

On February 9, 2024, Mr. Gupta accepted a meeting with Mr. Swidler to be scheduled for the following week and the Company indicated it was working on finding a mutually convenient time for Mr. Kim to meet with Mr. Gupta.

On February 13, 2024, Ms. Shelburne, Mr. Swidler and Ms. Swierczewski held a video conference with Mr. Gupta. Mr. Gupta expressed his belief that he could be helpful to the Company because he was an investor in the Company at a prior firm and had been a user of some of the Company’s platforms. Mr. Gupta also emphasized his belief that the Company should hold an investor day. Further, Mr. Gupta requested to discuss unspecified governance matters with the Company’s Board. After the call, Mr. Gupta emailed Ms. Shelburne to reiterate his request to meet with members of the Company’s Board, suggesting he meet with either Thomas McInerney, the Chairman of the Board, or Ann McDaniel, Chair of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee and a member of the N