Patrick Ryan Thompson - 15 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX)

Reporting relationship: Officer
Issuer ticker: MAX
Reported as of: 15 Mar 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 17 Mar 2026, 21:15:32 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 17 Feb 2026
Next SEC filing: 19 May 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Jeffrey B. Coyne

Key filing fact

Patrick Ryan Thompson filed Form 4 for MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) on 17 Mar 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Patrick Ryan Thompson's Form 4 filing for MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX).
2 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 17 Mar 2026, 21:15.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 17 Feb 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001897386 Primary reporting owner

Thompson Patrick Ryan

Relationship: Officer
Address: C/O MEDIAALPHA, INC., 700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 640, LOS ANGELES
Signature: /s/ Jeffrey B. Coyne
Signature date: 17 Mar 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

MAX transaction

Class A Common Stock

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +254,200
Change %: +29%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 1,124,630
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

MAX transaction Derivative

Performance Restricted Stock Units (2026 PRSUs)

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +84,750
Change %
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 84,750
Date: 15 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 84,750
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F3, F4

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 4 footnotes

Footnote F1

Consists of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting. One sixteenth of the RSUs will vest on May 15, 2026 and the remainder will vest quarterly over the following four years, in each case subject to continued employment. with the Issuer through each vesting date.

Footnote F2

Represents Performance Based Restricted Stock Units (PRSUs) granted to the Reporting Person on March 15, 2026, pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Each PRSU represents a contingent right to receive shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock.

Footnote F3

The PRSUs will be earned subject to achievement of Adjusted EBITDA goals for fiscal 2026, fiscal 2027, and fiscal 2028, with each fiscal year measured separately for purposes of determining PRSU vesting. One-third of the PRSU grants are tied to Adjusted EBITDA performance against pre-established threshold, target, and maximum Adjusted EBITDA goals for each fiscal year, corresponding to vesting of 50%, 100% and 200% of the target shares, respectively. Following the completion of each performance period, any earned PRSUs for that performance period will remain subject to continued service-based vesting through the end of the three-year period."

Footnote F4

If PRSUs become eligible to vest after approval from the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer on the achievement of the performance measures, the eligible units will settle on March 15, 2029.