Match Group (MTCH) Director Darrell Cavens Receives Award

What Happened

• Darrell Cavens, a director of Match Group (MTCH), received equity awards on July 21, 2026. He was credited 13 shares at $38.75 each (total value ~$504) and 35 dividend-equivalent share units (recorded at $0 as derivative units).
• These were not open-market purchases or sales but awards/dividend-related credits under the company’s non-employee director deferred compensation and dividend-equivalent arrangements.

Key Details

• Transaction date: July 21, 2026. Prices: 13 shares @ $38.75 (total ~$504); 35 share units @ $0 (derivative).
• Holdings after transaction (per filing): 8,444 shares of common stock and 2,447 share units accrued under the 2020 Deferred Compensation Plan (combined ~10,891 common-equivalent units).
• Footnotes of note:
  • F1: 35 share units represent units credited under the 2020 Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors related to the July 21 dividend.
  • F3: Dividend equivalents convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
  • F4: Dividend equivalents on certain restricted stock units will vest on the earlier of June 16, 2027 or the next Annual Meeting, subject to continued service.
  • F2: The holdings summary includes 8,444 common shares and 2,447 deferred-compensation share units as of the report date.
• Filing timeliness: Report filed July 23, 2026 for a July 21 transaction (within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 reporting window).

Context

• These entries reflect dividend-equivalent credits and director compensation accruals rather than a buy or sell decision by the director; such awards are routine and part of compensation and dividend reinvestment arrangements.