Frank Porter Stansberry - Aug 31, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for MARKETWISE, INC. (MKTW)

Role: Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: Frank Porter Stansberry
Stock symbol: MKTW
Transactions as of: Aug 31, 2023
Transactions value $: -$25,244,104
Form type: 4
Date filed: 9/11/2023, 07:50 PM
Previous filing: Aug 31, 2023
Next filing: Oct 19, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	MKTW	Class B Common Stock	Sale	-$12.6M	-6.31M	-10.26%	$2.00	55.2M	Aug 31, 2023	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	MKTW	Common Units	Sale	-$12.6M	-6.31M	-10.26%	$2.00	55.2M	Aug 31, 2023	Class A Common Stock	6.31M		Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The Reporting Person originally received Common Units and Class B Common Stock as consideration for LLC units of MarketWise, LLC in connection with the Business Combination Agreement, as defined and described in the Issuer's prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2021. The Common Units are redeemable for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis at the option of the holder. Upon the redemption of any Common Units, a number of Class B Common Stock equal to the number of Common Units that are redeemed are cancelled by the Issuer for no consideration. The Reporting Person completed a private sale of 6,311,026 Common Units and Class B Common Stock on August 31, 2023, but did not receive confirmation of the sale until September 8, 2023.

Content

The Reporting Person originally received Common Units and Class B Common Stock as consideration for LLC units of MarketWise, LLC in connection with the Business Combination Agreement, as defined and described in the Issuer's prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2021. The Common Units are redeemable for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis at the option of the holder. Upon the redemption of any Common Units, a number of Class B Common Stock equal to the number of Common Units that are redeemed are cancelled by the Issuer for no consideration. The Reporting Person completed a private sale of 6,311,026 Common Units and Class B Common Stock on August 31, 2023, but did not receive confirmation of the sale until September 8, 2023.