Company: MTCH
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: PREC14A
Source: 0000891103-25-000047
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Company: Match Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: PREC14A
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 Shelburne that he had engaged a search firm to identify candidates to nominate to the Board, and that the search firm had identified three candidates to serve as proposed directors. Mr. Gupta requested that the Board consider nominating himself to the Board, as well as the three candidates identified—only two of which were subsequently formally nominated by Anson and only one of which Anson is currently proposing for election to the Board. Mr. McInerney explained to Mr. Gupta that the Board was in the midst of an ongoing search process aimed at generating high-quality candidates with the right mix of skills and experiences for the Board. Mr. McInerney stated that, taking into account the skills currently represented on the Board and the strategic direction of the Company, the Board was focused on identifying candidates with experience as a chief executive officer and/or consumer technology experience in functional areas directly relevant to the Company’s operations. Mr. McInerney indicated that the Company was always open to suggestions of potential director candidates as good candidates could come from any source, and that any names brought forth by Anson would be considered in the context of the ongoing search. Mr. Gupta stated that Anson was prepared to “pursue alternative paths, if necessary” to secure seats for his proposed directors on the Board and requested that the Company share its director questionnaire.

The same day, Mr. Gupta sent Mr. McInerney, Ms. Shelburne, and the Company’s Chief Legal Officer a follow-up email providing additional information on the proposed directors and stating that further information about his own qualifications was available on his LinkedIn profile (which Mr. Gupta acknowledged had not changed significantly since he last nominated himself to the Board). Mr. Gupta also notified the Company’s Chief Legal Officer that representatives from Schulte were available to discuss the Company’s director questionnaire. Over the next several weeks, representatives of the Company and representatives from Anson coordinated the logistics and timing of further discussion on, and meetings with, Anson’s proposed candidates.

On February 17, 2025, representatives from Schulte emailed representatives from Wachtell Lipton to request the Company’s director questionnaire, which representatives from Wachtell Lipton shared with the representatives from Schulte on February 21, 2025.

Also on February 21, 2025, Mr. Gupta sent an email to Mr. McInerney to request a meeting to discuss the Board’s feedback on the candidates recommended by Anson. On February 25, 2025,