SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Thompson Patrick Ryan

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MEDIAALPHA, INC.

700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 640

(Street)

LOS ANGELES

90017

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MediaAlpha, Inc. [ MAX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	See Remarks

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock	05/15/2023⁽¹⁾		F		3,253⁽²⁾	D	$5.61	391,383	D
Class A Common Stock	08/15/2023		F		5,257⁽²⁾	D	$8.77	386,126	D
Class A Common Stock	08/15/2023		M		18,748	A	$0⁽³⁾	404,874	D
Class A Common Stock	08/15/2023		F		6,357⁽⁴⁾	D	$8.77	398,517	D
Class A Common Stock	08/15/2023		M		9,772	A	$0⁽³⁾	408,289	D
Class A Common Stock	08/15/2023		F		3,846⁽⁴⁾	D	$8.77	404,443	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁵⁾	08/15/2023		M			18,748	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Class A Common Stock	18,748	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁵⁾	08/15/2023		M			9,772	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Class A Common Stock	9,772	$0	87,947	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction is being reported late due to an inadvertent administrative error.

2. Represents shares withheld automatically by the Issuer to cover required tax withholding obligations due at settlement of restricted stock units previously reported in Table I as Class A Common Stock.

3. One share of Class A Common Stock was issued upon the vesting of each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU").

4. Represents shares withheld automatically by the Issuer to cover required tax withholding obligations due at settlement of RSUs.

5. Consists of RSUs granted to the Reporting Person on December 6, 2021 pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Incentive Plan, each of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock, or at the option of the Compensation Committee, cash of equivalent value, upon vesting.

6. 18.8% of such RSUs vested quarterly on February 15, 2022, May 15, 2022 and August 15, 2022, and the remainder will vest quarterly through August 15, 2023, in each case subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment with the Issuer through the applicable vesting date.

7. One quarter of such RSUs vested on November 15, 2022, and the remainder will vest quarterly through November 15, 2025, in each case subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment with the Issuer through the applicable vesting date.

Remarks:

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

	/s/ Jeffrey B. Coyne	08/17/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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