---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-032508"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MTCH"
cik: "0000891103"
company_name: "Match Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-04-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T20:33:38.681451+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Match Group appoints Darrell Cavens to Board, seeks declassification, opposes Anson Funds nominees

## Summary
- Darrell Cavens (co-founder/former CEO of Zulily) appointed to Board effective at 2025 Annual Meeting.
- Company will seek stockholder approval to declassify Board; if passed, directors elected annually starting 2026.
- Board recommends voting AGAINST Anson Funds' three nominees (Morrell, Chima, Lee) and FOR company's slate.
- Anson Funds holds less than 0.5% of MTCH common stock and sold ~30% of its reported holdings last month.
- Cavens brings e-commerce expertise; also serves on boards of Tapestry and Brooks Running.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-032508
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MTCH
- cik: 0000891103
- company_name: Match Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-04-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/891103/000110465925032508/0001104659-25-032508-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/891103/000110465925032508/tm2511679d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-032508
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-032508.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-032508.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Darrell Cavens was appointed as Director at Match Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 6, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Match Group, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted a resolution appointing Darrell Cavens to the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/891103/000110465925032508/0001104659-25-032508-index.htm

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