secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX)
CIK:        0001818383
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-03T13:03:02+00:00
Accession:  0001818383-26-000229
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MediaAlpha names Tigran Sinanyan CFO; raises Q3 2026 guidance
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- Pat Thompson steps down as CFO effective Oct 1, 2026; last day Oct 30, then consultant through Feb 2027.
- Tigran Sinanyan, SVP Finance, appointed CFO/Treasurer effective Oct 1, 2026; previously CFO 2015-2021.
- Sinanyan receives $475k base salary, $293,200 2026 target bonus, and $252,100 RSU grant; 2027 target 70% of base.
- Q3 2026 revenue, contribution, and Adjusted EBITDA expected at or above top end of prior guidance (from July 29, 2026 release).
- Transition unrelated to disagreements; Thompson confirmed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818383/000181838326000229/0001818383-26-000229-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818383/000181838326000229/max-20260902.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001818383-26-000229

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