UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): April 3, 2025

THE TRADE DESK, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	001-37879	27-1887399
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

42 N. Chestnut Street

Ventura, California 93001

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(805) 585-3434

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share	TTD	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. 

On April 3, 2025, David Wells informed The Trade Desk, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intent to not stand for re-election to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Wells has served as a member of the Board since December 2015. The Board thanks Mr. Wells for his years of service to the Company as a director and a member of the audit committee and the compensation committee of the Board.

The Board intends to appoint Kathryn E. Falberg to the audit committee of the Board to serve as its chairperson. Effective immediately upon the cessation of Mr. Wells's term as a director, the authorized number of directors will be reduced from eight to seven directors and the size of Class III of the Board will be reduced from three to two directors.

SIGNATURES

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.

	THE TRADE DESK, INC.
Date: April 9, 2025	By:	/s/ Laura Schenkein
		Laura Schenkein
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)