Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
CompensatoryArrangements of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Effective as ofJune 9, 2022 , theCompensation and Human Resources Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") ofMatch Group, Inc. ("Match Group " or the "Company") approved, and the Company entered into, an amended and restated employment agreement (the "Employment Agreement") withGary Swidler , the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. The Employment Agreement amends and restates the prior employment agreement between the Company andMr. Swidler , dated as ofAugust 8, 2018 (and amended onMarch 1, 2020 ) in its entirety, the material revisions of which are described below. Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms used but not defined below shall have the meanings set forth in the Employment Agreement. The Employment Agreement, as amended and restated, memorializesMr. Swidler's current annual base salary of$675,000 and provides that, following the effective date,Mr. Swidler will receive (i) Company restricted stock units with a value at grant of approximately$3,000,000 , vesting in full on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject toMr. Swidler's continued employment; and (ii) Company performance stock units with a target value at grant of approximately$4,000,000 , vesting in full after three years based onMr. Swidler's continued employment and the attainment of performance goals set forth in the applicable award agreement (such awards, together, the "Special Awards"). Under the Employment Agreement, as amended and restated, all outstanding Company equity or equity-based awards held byMr. Swidler that vest solely based on the passage of time, excluding the restricted stock units portion of the Special Awards (the "Time Vesting Awards"), as well asMr. Swidler's 2022 annual bonus opportunity, are eligible to vest as follows:
(a) Subject to
(x) all Time Vesting Awards that are eligible to vest during 2023 will fully
vest on an accelerated basis on
Mr. Swidler a 2022 annual bonus (the "2022 Bonus") in the amount of$1,000,000 in a lump-sum payment on or prior toJanuary 31, 2023 ; and
(b) Subject to
(x) all then-unvested Time Vesting Awards will fully vest on an accelerated
basis on
Bonus as provided above in an amount equal to$2,000,000 (rather than$1,000,000 ).
This description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
1. Election of Directors - Stockholders elected the following three directors ofMatch Group , each to hold office for a three-year term ending on the date of the annual meeting ofMatch Group's stockholders in 2025 or until such director's successor shall have been duly elected and qualified (or, if earlier, such director's removal or resignation from the Board). Stockholders eligible to vote voted as follows: Number of Votes Cast in Favor Number of Votes Cast Against Number of Votes Abstaining Stephen Bailey 232,090,060 9,665,949 105,827 Melissa Brenner 230,867,000 10,896,413 98,423 Alan G. Spoon 212,966,203 28,781,122 114,511
In addition to the votes cast and abstentions for each director nominee described above, there were 12,737,936 broker non-votes with respect to each director nominee.
2. The Say on Pay Proposal - Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid toMatch Group's named executive officers for the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2021 . Stockholders eligible to vote voted as follows: Number of Votes Cast in Favor Number of Votes Cast Against Number of Votes Abstaining 235,100,226 6,603,055 158,555
In addition to the votes cast and abstentions described above, there were 12,737,936 broker non-votes with respect to the Say on Pay Proposal.
3. The Frequency of Say on Pay Proposal - Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, to hold future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation every year. Stockholders eligible to vote voted as follows:
One Year Two Years Three Years Number of Votes Abstaining 239,859,313 43,726 1,846,681
112,116 In addition to the votes cast and abstentions described above, there were 12,737,936 broker non-votes with respect to the Frequency of Say on Pay Proposal. Based on these results, and consistent with the Board's recommendation, future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation will occur every year. Accordingly, the next stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation is scheduled to be held at the annual meeting ofMatch Group's stockholders in 2023. The next required stockholder advisory vote regarding the frequency interval is scheduled to be held in six years at the annual meeting ofMatch Group's stockholders in 2028. 4. The Auditor Ratification Proposal - Stockholders ratified the appointment ofErnst & Young LLP asMatch Group's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year. Stockholders eligible to vote voted as follows: Number of Votes Cast in Favor Number of Votes Cast Against Number of Votes Abstaining 246,108,219 8,408,461 83,092
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description 10.1 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as ofJune 9, 2022 , betweenMatch Group, Inc. andGary Swidler 104 Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K
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