Match Group Annual Report 2020
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Match Group Annual Report 2020 Form 10-K (NASDAQ:MTCH) Published: April 29th, 2020 PDF generated by stocklight.com As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2020 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K/A Amendment No. 1 ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019 Or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from__________to__________ Commission File No. 001-37636 Match Group, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 26-4278917 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 8750 North Central Expressway, Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas 75231 (Address of Registrant’s principal executive offices and zip code) (214) 576-9352 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.001 MTCH The Nasdaq Global Market LLC (Nasdaq Global Select Market) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐ Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth ☐ company If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒ As of April 15, 2020, the following shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock were outstanding: Common Stock 74,169,098 Class B Common Stock 209,919,402 Class C Common Stock — Total 284,088,500 The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 28, 2019 was $3,657,298,765. For the purpose of the foregoing calculation only, shares held by IAC/InterActiveCorp and all directors and executive officers of the registrant are assumed to be affiliates of the registrant. Documents Incorporated By Reference: None. EXPLANATORY NOTE Match Group, Inc., or the Company, is filing this Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K on Form 10-K/A (this “Form 10-K/A”) to amend our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (the “Form 10-K”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 27, 2020. The purpose of this Form 10-K/A is solely to disclose the information required in Part III (Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) of the Form 10- K, which information was previously omitted from the Form 10-K in reliance on General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K. Accordingly, we hereby amend and replace in its entirety Part III of the Form 10-K. In addition, pursuant to the rules of the SEC, Item 15 of Part IV has been amended and replaced in its entirety to include currently dated certifications of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The certifications of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed with this Form 10-K/A as Exhibits 31.3 and 31.4 hereto. Because no financial statements or other financial information has been included in this Form 10-K/A and this Form 10-K/A does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. We are not including the certifications under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as no financial statements are being filed with this Form 10-K/A. Except as described above, this Form 10-K/A does not amend any other information set forth in the Form 10-K, and we have not updated disclosures included therein to reflect any subsequent events. This Form 10-K/A should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-K and with our filings with the SEC subsequent to the Form 10-K. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Number PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 4 Item 11. Executive Compensation 7 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 20 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 23 Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 27 PART IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 29 PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance The Board of Directors Background information about each director is set forth below, including information regarding the specific experiences, characteristics, attributes and skills that the Board of Directors considered in determining that each director should serve on the Board, and which the Board believes provide the Company with the perspective and judgment needed to guide, monitor and execute its strategies. Sharmistha Dubey, age 49, has served as Chief Executive Officer of Match Group since March 2020 and as a director of Match Group since September 2019. Ms. Dubey served as President of Match Group from January 2018 to March 2020. Prior to that time, she served as Chief Operating Officer of Tinder from February 2017 to January 2018 and as President of Match Group Americas, where she oversaw the product and business operations for North American dating properties, including the Match U.S. brand, Plenty of Fish, OkCupid and Match Affinity Brands, from December 2015 to January 2018. Prior to that, she served in multiple roles within the Company: Chief Product Officer of The Princeton Review and Tutor.com from July 2014 to December 2015; Executive Vice President of Tutor.com from April 2013 to July 2014; Chief Product Officer of Match.com from January 2013 through April 2013 and Senior Vice President, Match.com and Chemistry.com from September 2008 through December 2012. She holds an undergraduate degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and a master’s in engineering from Ohio State University. In determining that Ms. Dubey should serve as a director, the Board considered her position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company as well as her considerable experience managing operations and strategic planning, including in her prior roles within the Company. Joseph Levin, age 40, has been Chairman of the Board (in a non-executive capacity) of Match Group since December 2017 and a director of Match Group since October 2015. Mr. Levin has served as Chief Executive Officer of IAC since June 2015 and prior to that time, served as Chief Executive Officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp (“IAC”) Search & Applications, overseeing the desktop software, mobile applications and media properties that comprised IAC’s former Search & Applications segment, from January 2012. From November 2009 to January 2012, Mr. Levin served as Chief Executive Officer of Mindspark Interactive Network, an IAC subsidiary, and previously served in various capacities at IAC in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions and finance since joining IAC in 2003. Mr. Levin has served on the boards of directors of IAC and ANGI Homeservices Inc. since June 2015 and September 2017, respectively, and currently serves as Chairman of the board of ANGI Homeservices Inc. Mr. Levin previously served on the boards of directors of LendingTree, Inc. (from August 2008 through November 2014), The Active Network (beginning prior to its 2011 initial public offering through its sale in December 2013) and Groupon, Inc. (from March 2017 to July 2019). In addition to his for-profit affiliations, Mr. Levin serves on the Undergraduate Executive Board of Wharton School. In determining that Mr. Levin should serve as a director, the Board considered the unique knowledge and experience regarding Match Group and its businesses that he has gained through his various roles with IAC since 2003, most recently his role as Chief Executive Officer of IAC, as well as his high level of financial literacy and expertise regarding mergers, acquisitions, investments and other strategic transactions. Ann L. McDaniel, age 64, has been a director of Match Group since December 2015.