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Anson Funds Nominates Slate of Highly Qualified Directors for Election at Match Group's 2025 Annual Meeting

1. Anson Funds has nominated three directors for MTCH's board election. 2. The letter addresses long-term underperformance due to governance issues. 3. Past CEO changes failed to improve MTCH's market performance. 4. Current board lacks modern oversight capabilities for a tech company. 5. Anson Funds emphasizes the need for better stockholder engagement.

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The proposed changes may lead to improved governance and performance. Historical examples, like Yahoo's board restructuring, show positive market responses to governance improvements.

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The article focuses on governance changes that directly influence MTCH's future performance.

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Long-term benefits from enhanced governance practices could take time to materialize.

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Issues Letter to Match Stockholders Outlining Urgent Need for Change to Address Long-Term Underperformance Driven by Poor Oversight, Subpar Corporate Governance, and Misaligned Board Culture , /PRNewswire/ -- Anson Funds Management LP and Anson Advisors Inc., the co-investment advisers of certain investment funds (collectively, "Anson Funds"), and stockholders of Match Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MTCH) ("Match" or the "Company"), today announced that it has nominated a slate of highly qualified directors - Fumbi Chima, Laura Lee, and Kelley Morrell - for election at the Match 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Anson Funds also published a letter to Match stockholders outlining the urgent need for change at the Company to address long-term underperformance driven by a history of poor oversight, subpar corporate governance practices, and misaligned board culture. Letter to MTCH Stockholders Specifically, the letter outlines: Match's outdated, insular Board has deep interlocking relationships and is inadequately qualified to oversee a modern technology company primarily serving young adults; Match's continued significant underperformance relative to broader market indices despite four CEO changes in the past five years; The Board's refusal to seriously engage with Company stockholders to introduce fresh perspective and relevant expertise. The full contents of the letter can be viewed here.About Anson FundsAnson Funds is a privately held alternative asset manager with US$2.0 billion in assets. Led by Chief Investment Officer Moez Kassam, the firm was founded in 2007 with offices in Toronto and Dallas.Important InformationAnson Funds Management LP, Anson Advisors Inc., Anson Investments Master Fund LP, AIMF GP LLC, Anson East Master Fund LP, AEMF GP LLC, Anson North Star Tactical Equity Fund LP, ANSF GP LLC, Anson Management GP LLC, Moez Kassam, Tony Moore, Amin Nathoo, Sagar Gupta,  Funmibi (Fumbi) Chima, Laura Lee and Kelley Morrell (collectively, the "Participants") intend to file a definitive proxy statement and accompanying form of proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to be used in connection with the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company. Stockholders of the Company are advised to read the definitive proxy statement and other documents related to the solicitation of proxies with respect to the Company by the Participants as they become available because they will contain important information. They will be made available at no charge on the SEC's website, https://www.sec.gov/. Information about the Participants and a description of their direct or indirect interests by security holdings or otherwise can be found in Exhibit 1 of the Schedule 14A filed by Anson Funds Management LP with the SEC on April 4, 2025.Media ContactASC AdvisorsTaylor Ingraham[email protected] 203-992-1230SOURCE Anson Funds WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM? 440k+ Newsrooms & Influencers 9k+ Digital Media Outlets 270k+ Journalists Opted In

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