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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

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We are, and from time to time may become, involved in various legal proceedings arising in the normal course of our business activities, such as trademark and patent infringement claims, trademark oppositions, and consumer or advertising complaints, as well as stockholder derivative actions, class action lawsuits, mass arbitrations, and other matters.

The amounts that may be recovered in such matters may be subject to insurance coverage.

The litigation matters described below involve issues or claims that may be of particular interest to our stockholders, regardless of whether any of these matters may be material to our financial position or operations based upon the standard set forth in the SEC’s rules.

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BC583162 (Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles).

The complaint principally alleges that Tinder violated California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act by offering and charging users age 30 and over a higher price than younger users for subscriptions to its premium Tinder Plus service.

The complaint seeks certification of a class of California Tinder Plus subscribers age 30 and over and damages in an unspecified amount.

In a related development, on June 21, 2019, in a substantially similar putative class action asserting the same substantive claims and pending in federal district court in California, the court entered judgment granting final approval of a class-wide settlement, the terms of which were not material to the Company.

See Lisa Kim v.

18-cv-3093 (Central District of California).

Because the approved settlement class in Kim subsumed the proposed settlement class in Candelore , the judgment in Kim effectively rendered Candelore a single-plaintiff lawsuit.

On March 4, 2022, the trial court granted final approval of the settlement agreement, the terms of which were not material to the Company.

On March 31, 2022, two objectors to the Kim settlement, represented by the plaintiff’s counsel in Candelore , filed a notice of appeal from the Kim judgment with the U.S.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

On June 27, 2022, the trial court issued an order staying the class claims in Candelore pending the Ninth Circuit’s decision on the Kim appeal.

On December 5, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion reversing the Kim settlement.

On January 2, 2024, the mandate of the decision was issued.

The only remaining claim in the Kim case is Kim’s individual claim.

In Candelore , the stay was lifted.

The complaint principally alleges that Tinder violated California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act by offering and charging users over a certain age a higher price than younger users for subscriptions to its premium Tinder Plus service.

Plaintiff seeks damages in an unspecified amount.

On July 15, 2024, the court granted Plaintiff’s motion to certify a class based upon California Tinder Plus and Tinder Gold subscribers age 29 and over.

On January 17, 2025, the court denied our motion to compel the class and the plaintiff to arbitration.

We filed a Notice of Appeal on January 24, 2025.

We believe that we have strong defenses to the allegations in the Candelore lawsuit and will continue to defend vigorously against it.

FTC Lawsuit Against Former Match Group

On September 25, 2019, the United States Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Texas against Former Match Group.

On September 25, 2019, the United States Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Texas against the company formerly known as Match Group (“Former Match Group”).

Match Group, Inc.

3:19:cv-02281-K (Northern District of Texas).

The complaint alleges that, prior to mid-2018, for marketing purposes Match.com notified non-paying users that other users were attempting to communicate with them, even though Match.com had

identified those subscriber accounts as potentially fraudulent, thereby inducing non-paying users to subscribe and exposing them to the risk of fraud should they subscribe.

The complaint alleges that, prior to mid-2018, for marketing purposes Match.com notified non-paying users that other users were attempting to communicate with them, even though Match.com had identified those subscriber accounts as potentially fraudulent, thereby inducing non-paying users to subscribe and exposing them to the risk of fraud should they subscribe.

The complaint also challenges the adequacy of Match.com’s disclosure of the terms of its six-month guarantee, the efficacy of its cancellation process, and its handling of chargeback disputes.

The complaint seeks among other things permanent injunctive relief, civil penalties, restitution, disgorgement, and costs of suit.

The complaint seeks,

among other things, permanent injunctive relief, civil penalties, restitution, disgorgement, and costs of suit.

On March 24, 2022, the court granted our motion to dismiss with prejudice on Claims I and II of the complaint relating to communication notifications and granted our motion to dismiss with respect to all requests for monetary damages on Claims III and IV relating to the guarantee offer and chargeback policy.

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On September 11, 2023, both parties filed motions for summary judgment.

The case is set for trial in June 2025.

We believe we have strong defenses to the FTC’s claims regarding Match.com’s practices, policies, and procedures and will continue to defend vigorously against them.

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On January 8, 2024, the DPC provided us with a preliminary draft decision alleging that certain of Tinder’s access and retention policies, largely relating to protecting the safety and privacy of Tinder’s users, violate GDPR requirements.

Our response to the preliminary draft decision is due by March 15, 2024.

We filed our response to the preliminary draft decision on March 15, 2024.

We believe we have strong defenses to these claims and will defend vigorously against them.

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On September 1, 2022, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss with prejudice.

On October 3, 2022, plaintiffs filed an amended notice of appeal with the Delaware Supreme Court.

On October 3, 2022, plaintiffs filed an amended notice of appeal with the Delaware Supreme Court, and on April 4, 2024, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed and remanded the Chancery Court’s dismissal, except for the Chancery Court’s dismissal of derivative claims, which the Supreme Court affirmed.

We believe we have strong defenses to the allegations in this lawsuit and the appeal and will defend vigorously against them.

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1:23-cv-00245-UNA (District of Delaware).

The complaint alleges that Match Group, Inc.

The complaint alleged that Match Group, Inc.

misrepresented and/or failed to disclose that its Tinder business was not effectively executing on its new product initiatives;

as a result, Tinder was not on track to deliver its planned product initiatives in 2022;

and therefore, Match Group, Inc.’s statements about its Tinder’s business, product initiatives, operations, and

prospects lacked a reasonable basis.

On July 24, 2023, lead plaintiff Northern California Pipe Trades Trust Funds filed an amended complaint.

and therefore, Match Group, Inc.’s statements about its Tinder’s business, product initiatives, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis.

On July 24, 2023, lead plaintiff Northern California Pipe Trades Trust Funds

filed an amended complaint.

The amended complaint added allegations regarding misrepresentations relating to Match Group's acquisition of Hyperconnect and the business' subsequent integration and performance.

On September 20, 2023, defendants filed a motion to dismiss.

On September 20, 2023, defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which the court granted without prejudice on July 12, 2024.

On August 12, 2024, plaintiff filed another amended complaint, and defendants filed a motion to dismiss on September 18, 2024.

On January 30, 2025, Plaintiff agreed to dismiss the complaint with prejudice, without receiving any compensation.

Oksayan Class Action

On February 14, 2024, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against Match Group, Inc.

in the Northern District of California by six plaintiffs from California, New York, Georgia, and Florida.

Among other things, Plaintiffs allege that the Tinder, Hinge, and The League apps are designed to be "addictive" in violation of various consumer protection, product liability, negligence, and other laws.

Plaintiffs claim that these services’ business models and features addict unsuspecting users, leading to increased depression, loneliness, among other things.

Plaintiffs further allege that Tinder, Hinge, and The League failed to warn them of the risks of addiction and that the apps are engaging in fraudulent business practices by marketing their apps in a misleading way.

Plaintiffs seek monetary damages, as well as injunctive relief (implementing warnings, discontinuing certain marketing campaigns, providing resources).

On June 10, 2024, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, and on July 22, 2024, we filed a motion to compel plaintiffs’ claims to arbitration.

Plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint on August 12, 2024, and we filed a motion to compel arbitration on September 18, 2024.

On December 10, 2024, the court granted our motion to compel arbitration and stayed the case pending arbitration.

We believe that we have strong defenses to the allegations in this lawsuit and will defend vigorously against them.

Meslage Securities Class Action

On November 25, 2024, a Match Group shareholder filed a complaint in federal district court in California against Match Group, Inc., its Chief Executive Officer, and its President and Chief Financial Officer seeking to recover unspecified monetary damages on behalf of a class of acquirers of Match Group securities between May 2, 2023 and November 6, 2024.

See Sébastian Meslage v.

Match Group, Inc.

2:24-cv-10153-MEMF-PVC (Central District of California).

The complaint alleges that Match Group materially understated the challenges affecting its Tinder business and, as a result, understated the risk that Tinder's monthly active user count would not recover by the time the Company reported its financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2024.

We believe that we have strong defenses to the allegations in this lawsuit and will defend vigorously against them.

Netherlands Privacy Class Action

On December 17, 2024, a writ of summons was filed against MTCH Technologies Services Limited, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, and Match Group, Inc.

in the District Court of Amsterdam.

Among other things, the lawsuit alleges that defendants unlawfully collected, processed, and shared Dutch Tinder users’ personal data without proper consent in violation of GDPR and Dutch consumer protection laws.

See Stichting Take Back Your Privacy v.

MTCH Technologies Services Limited et al.

The lawsuit purports to represent a class of Dutch Tinder users from May 25, 2018 until the court’s final judgment and seeks monetary damages and injunctive relief.

We believe that we have strong defenses to the allegations and will defend vigorously against them.

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