8-K
filed June 8, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
ticker MKTW
CIK 0001805651
other material
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.15
MarketWise say-on-pay fails; shareholders vote against executive compensation
MARKETWISE, INC.
- Say-on-pay proposal failed: 7,476,751 votes against vs. 6,117,351 for (55% against).
- Matthew Turner elected Class II director with 13,366,939 votes for, 256,789 withheld.
- Shareholders approved one-year interval for future say-on-pay votes (7,615,818 for one year).
- Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as auditor passed with 14,415,900 votes for, 2,416 against.
- Broker non-votes of 1,040,623 on proposals 1-3.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
MARKETWISE, INC. shareholders approved Say-on-Frequency Proposal at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-04
Exact text from the filing
The stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, one year as the interval for future Say-on-Pay votes , by the following votes: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 7,615,818 99,163 5,879,057 29,690 1,040,623
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
MARKETWISE, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-04
Exact text from the filing
The stockholders elected Matthew Turner to serve as a Class II director until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, by the following votes: Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Matthew Turner 13,366,939 256,789 1,040,623
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
MARKETWISE, INC. shareholders rejected Say-on-Pay Proposal at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-04
Exact text from the filing
The stockholders did not approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers , by the following votes: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 6,117,351 7,476,751 29,626 1,040,623
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.95
MARKETWISE, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-04
Exact text from the filing
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, by the following votes: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained 14,415,900 2,416 246,035
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