UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): May 5, 2020
MATCH GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-37636 | 26-4278917 | ||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
8750 North Central Expressway, Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75231
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 576-9352
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock, par value $0.001 | MTCH | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Nasdaq Global Select Market) |
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 5, 2020, Match Group, Inc. (“Match Group”) announced that it had released its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The full text of the related press release, which is posted on the “Investor Relations” section of Match Group’s website at https://ir.mtch.com and appears in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished under both Item 2.02 “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and Item 7.01 “Regulation FD Disclosure.”
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 5, 2020, Match Group posted a Letter to Shareholders on the Investors Relations section of its website. The following is an excerpt from that letter.
IAC Separation
We have filed the proxy statement for the separation from IAC and expect to hold a virtual shareholder meeting on June 25th and close the transaction after satisfying the applicable closing conditions, including obtaining required shareholder approvals at both Match Group and IAC. As of April 30th we had cash on hand of nearly $900 million. We will use our cash on hand to pay the $3 per share consideration, or approximately $850 million in aggregate, to Match Group shareholders and IAC under the terms of the separation. We can access our $750 million undrawn credit facility should we need to.
We currently expect to have net leverage slightly below 5x when the separation closes, including assumption of the IAC Exchangeables. That is a little higher than we were initially expecting, in part because we now expect our adjusted EBITDA for the first half of the year to be a little lower. Given we expect to convert more than 70% of our adjusted EBITDA to free cash flow, we believe this leverage level remains very manageable for us. We also expect that we’ll de-lever a little more slowly, as our adjusted EBITDA going forward likely will be lower than we had originally anticipated as the effects of the virus linger. That said, based on our current financial outlook, we remain confident that we will de-lever to under 3x net leverage within 18 months following the separation, absent any non-operating uses of cash such as M&A.
We also believe we have a balanced debt maturity schedule. As you can see from the chart below, the only debt maturities we will have prior to 2026 are one $400
million senior notes maturity in 2024, and the IAC Exchangeables due in 2022 that will transfer in the separation. The IAC Exchangeables are currently in-the-money, meaning that at current share prices we retain the flexibility to settle them in cash or stock.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | ||||
104 | Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K |
SIGNATURE
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.
MATCH GROUP, INC. | |||||||||||
By: | /s/ Gary Swidler | ||||||||||
Gary Swidler | |||||||||||
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 5, 2020