UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March ~~February 9~~2, 2026

LendingTree, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware

001-34063

26-2414818

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

1415 Vantage Park Dr., Suite 700, Charlotte, NC

28203

1415 Vantage Park Dr., Suite 700,

Charlotte

28203

(Address of principal executive offices)

~~(Zip Code)~~

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 541-5351

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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~~Securities~~☐ Soliciting ~~registered~~material pursuant to ~~Section~~ Rule 14a-12~~(b)~~ ofunder the Exchange Act: (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

TREE

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

~~Emerging~~If an emerging growth company, ☐indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

IfItem 2.02. Results an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of ~~the~~Operations ~~Exchange~~and ~~Act.~~Financial ☐Condition.

~~Item~~On 5March 2, 2026, LendingTree, Inc.~~02.~~ ~~Departure~~(the of“Registrant”) ~~Directors~~announced orfinancial ~~Certain~~results ~~Officers;~~for ~~Election~~the ofquarter ~~Directors;~~and ~~Appointment~~year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of ~~Certain~~the ~~Officers;~~related ~~Compensatory~~press ~~Arrangements~~release ofis ~~Certain~~furnished ~~Officers~~as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The ~~Compensation~~information ~~Committee~~contained ofin ~~LendingTree,~~this ~~Inc. (the~~Current ~~“Company”)~~Report ~~approved~~shall anot ~~bonus~~be ~~payment~~deemed ~~in the amount of $932,301~~ to be ~~paid~~“filed” tofor ~~the~~purposes ~~estate~~ of ~~Doug~~Section ~~Lebda,~~18 of the ~~Founder~~Securities ~~and former~~Exchange ~~Chairman~~Act ~~and Chief Executive Officer~~ of 1934 (the ~~Company.~~“Exchange InAct”) ~~light~~or ofotherwise ~~Mr.~~subject ~~Lebda’s~~to ~~years~~the liabilities of ~~devoted~~that ~~service~~section, tonor ~~the~~shall ~~Company,~~it ~~the Compensation~~be ~~Committee~~incorporated ~~determined~~by toreference ~~pay~~into ~~Mr.~~a ~~Lebda’s~~filing ~~estate~~under the ~~pro-rata~~Securities ~~portion~~Act of 1933, or the ~~bonus~~Exchange ~~amount~~Act, ~~earned~~except ~~prior~~as toshall ~~Mr.~~be ~~Lebda’s untimely~~expressly ~~passing~~set ~~for~~forth ~~the~~by ~~year~~specific ~~ending~~reference ~~December~~in ~~31,~~such ~~2025~~a filing.

2Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURE


Exhibit No.						Exhibit Description
99.1						Press Release, dated March 2 , 202 6 , with respect to the Registrant’s financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 202 5 .
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~SIGNATURE

~~Date:~~Pursuant ~~February~~to 13the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~2026~~the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

LENDINGTREE, INC. By: /s/ Heather Enlow-Novitsky Heather Enlow-Novitsky General Counsel & Corporate Secretary


Date: March 2, 2026

	LENDINGTREE, INC.


	By:	/s/ Jason Bengel
		Jason Bengel
		Chief Financial Officer

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