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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-044898"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCHX"
cik: "0001224133"
company_name: "MARCHEX INC"
filed_at: "2021-08-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T09:28:21.729046+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Marchex appoints Ryan Polley as Chief Operating Officer

## Summary
- Polley, 49, previously served as Chief Product and Strategy Officer since March 2020.
- Annual base salary set at $350,000 with bonus opportunity up to $200,000 tied to product revenue and tech expense goals.
- Granted 95,000 stock options at $3.00 exercise price, vesting over 4 years with 25% on first anniversary.
- Options fully vest upon a Change in Control under the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-044898
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCHX
- cik: 0001224133
- company_name: MARCHEX INC
- filed_at: 2021-08-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1224133/000156459021044898/0001564590-21-044898-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1224133/000156459021044898/mchx-8k_20210817.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-044898
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-044898.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-044898.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ryan Polley was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at MARCHEX INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On August 13, 2021, the Board of Directors of Marchex, Inc. (“Marchex” or the “Company”) appointed Ryan Polley (“Polley”) to the position of Chief Operating Officer of Marchex.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1224133/000156459021044898/0001564590-21-044898-index.htm

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