{"url_path":"/sec/max/8-k/2026-05-18/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818383/0001818383-26-000144-index.html","accession_number":"0001818383-26-000144","cik":"0001818383","ticker":"MAX","issuer_name":"MediaAlpha, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818383/0001818383-26-000144-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001818383","primary_entity_name":"MediaAlpha, Inc."},"word_count":341,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers\n\n(d) On May 15, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MediaAlpha, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Lauren StClair as a member of the Board, filling the existing vacancy in Class I of the Board. Ms. StClair was also appointed as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee.\n\nSince March 2025, Ms. StClair has served as Chief Financial Officer of Slice Technologies, Inc., a technology platform that empowers over 15,000 independent pizzerias with the technology, marketing, buying power, and shared services of a big chain without compromising their independence. Prior to this role, from December 2020 to March 2025, Ms. StClair was Chief Financial Officer of NerdWallet, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed personal finance website and app providing financial guidance to consumers and small businesses. Previously, from September 2007 to December 2020, Ms. StClair served in several senior finance positions with eBay, Inc., including Chief Financial Officer of eBay North America, Chief Financial Officer and Interim General Manager of StubHub International, and Director of Finance and Investor Relations. Ms. StClair holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Science, Technology and Society from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.\n\nMs. StClair’s compensation will be consistent with that provided to the Company’s non-employee directors pursuant to the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy. In addition, the Company will enter into an indemnification agreement with Ms. StClair in connection with her appointment to the Board, which is in substantially the same form as that entered into with the other directors of the Company.\n\nThere is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. StClair and any other person pursuant to which Ms. StClair was appointed to the Board. There are no family relationships between Ms. StClair and any director or executive officer of the Company, and Ms. StClair has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K."}