Stagwell Inc

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

In the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company issued 122,484 restricted stock units underlying shares of Class A Common Stock as inducement for employment and issued 863,624 shares of Class A Common Stock as purchase consideration valued at $5.6 million, in connection with an acquisition exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Company received no cash proceeds and no commissions were paid to any person in connection with the issuance of these shares.

Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

On March 4, 2026, the Board authorized an extension and a $350.0 million increase in the size of our previously approved stock repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). Under the Repurchase Program, as amended, we may repurchase up to an aggregate of $725.0 million of shares of our outstanding Class A Common Stock, with any previous purchases under the Repurchase Program continuing to count against that limit. The Repurchase Program will expire on March 4, 2029.

Under the Repurchase Program, share repurchases may be made at our discretion from time to time in open market transactions at prevailing market prices (including through trading plans that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act), in privately negotiated transactions, or through other means. The timing and number of shares repurchased under the Repurchase Program will depend on a variety of factors, including the performance of our stock price, general market and economic conditions, regulatory requirements, the availability of funds, and other considerations we deem relevant. The Repurchase Program may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice. The Board will review the Repurchase Program periodically and may authorize adjustments of its terms. Pursuant to its Credit Agreement (as defined and discussed in Note 7 of the Notes included herein) and the indenture governing the 5.625% Notes, the Company is currently limited as to the dollar value of shares it may repurchase in the open market.

The following table details our monthly shares repurchased during the first quarter of 2026 and the approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased pursuant to the Repurchase Program:

(1) Includes information for all shares repurchased by the Company, including shares repurchased as part of the Company’s publicly announced Repurchase Program, and 1,217,045 shares to settle employee tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance stock awards and stock settled stock appreciation rights. Under the Repurchase Program, which was announced in March 2022, was extended and increased in March 2026 and will expire on March 4, 2029, the Company may repurchase up to an aggregate of $725.0 million of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock.

(2) Only includes information for shares repurchased as part of the Company’s publicly announced Repurchase Program.