Jones Laura Rachel 4
4 · Match Group, Inc. · Filed Apr 23, 2026
Research Summary
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Match Group (MTCH) Director Laura Jones Receives Stock Award
What Happened
- Laura Rachel Jones, a non-employee director of Match Group, received awards on April 21, 2026: 18 shares of common stock at $35.93 each (total value ≈ $647) and 46 share units recorded as derivative awards at $0.00 (dividend-equivalent share units).
- These acquisitions are awards/credits under Match Group’s deferred compensation arrangement for non-employee directors (not open-market purchases or sales).
Key Details
- Transaction date: April 21, 2026; Form 4 filed April 23, 2026 (timely).
- Items reported:
- 18 shares acquired @ $35.93 (total ≈ $647).
- 46 derivative share units acquired @ $0.00 (dividend equivalents).
- Shares owned after the transaction (per filing): includes 7,033 shares of common stock and 3,338 share units accrued under the 2020 Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (F2).
- Footnotes of note:
- F1: The share units were credited under the 2020 Deferred Compensation Plan in connection with a cash dividend paid April 21, 2026.
- F3: Dividend equivalents convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
- F4: Dividend equivalents accrued on certain restricted stock units that vest the earlier of June 18, 2026 or the next Annual Meeting, subject to continued service.
- No indication of late filing; this is a routine director award/dividend credit, not a sale or exercise.
Context
- These entries are award/dividend credits (transaction code A) under a director deferred-compensation plan — common, administrative transactions that reflect dividend accrual and conversion mechanics rather than a market bet.
- The 46 derivative units are not a cash purchase; they represent dividend equivalents that can convert into common shares on a one-for-one basis per the filing.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Jones Laura Rachel
Director
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock, par value $0.001
[F1][F2]2026-04-21$35.93/sh+18$647→ 10,371 total - Award
Dividend Equivalents
[F3][F4]2026-04-21+46→ 194 total→ Common Stock, par value $0.001 (46 underlying)
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]Represents share units (rounded to the nearest whole number) credited to the reporting person pursuant to the 2020 Match Group, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors in connection with the cash dividend that was paid by Match Group, Inc. on shares of Match Group, Inc. common stock on April 21, 2026.
- [F2]Includes (i) 7,033 shares of common stock and (ii) 3,338 share units (rounded to the nearest whole number) accrued under the 2020 Match Group, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors as of the date of this report.
- [F3]Dividend equivalents convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
- [F4]The dividend equivalents accrued on restricted stock units that vest on the earlier of (i) June 18, 2026 and (ii) the date of the next Annual Stockholder Meeting of Match Group, Inc. following the grant date, subject to continued service.
Signature
David Shipley as Attorney-in-Fact for Laura Rachel Jones|2026-04-23