Cardlytics, Inc.
For the period ended Apr 12, 2024. Filed Apr 12, 2024.
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Apr 12, 2024 · Filed Apr 12, 2024
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Dear Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend this year's Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Cardlytics on May 23, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
We are pleased to take advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission rule that allows companies to furnish proxy materials primarily over the Internet. On or about April 12, 2024, we will mail to our stockholders a Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials (the "Notice") containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials, including our Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the "2023 Annual Report"), over the Internet. The Notice also provides instructions on how to vote online or by telephone and includes instructions on how you can receive a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail. If you elect to receive your Annual Meeting materials by mail, the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement, 2023 Annual Report and proxy card will be enclosed. If you receive your proxy materials via email, the email will contain voting instructions and links to the Annual Report and Proxy Statement on the Internet, both of which are available at www.proxyvote.com.
Details regarding admission to the Annual Meeting and the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting are described in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, your vote is very important, and we encourage you to vote promptly. You may vote by either marking, signing and returning a proxy card or using telephone or Internet voting. For specific instructions on voting, please refer to the instructions on your proxy card.
We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting.
Sincerely,
Karim Temsamani
Chief Executive Officer
675 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Suite 4100
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held On May 23, 2024
Dear Stockholder:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Cardlytics, Inc. (the "Company") will be held at the offices of the Company at 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Suite 4100, Atlanta, GA 30308, on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time for the following purposes:
To elect the Board of Directors' two nominees for Class III director, Andre Fernandez and Liane Hornsey, to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting.
To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm, or auditors, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
To conduct any other business properly brought before the meeting.
These items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice. All stockholders are invited to attend the meeting in person. The record date for the Annual Meeting is March 26, 2024. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on that date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Nick Lynton
Secretary
Atlanta, Georgia
We are primarily providing access to our proxy materials over the Internet pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's notice and access rules. On or about April 12, 2024, we expect to mail to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials that will indicate how to access our 2024 Proxy Statement and 2023 Annual Report on the Internet and will include instructions on how you can receive a paper copy of the annual meeting materials, including the notice of annual meeting, proxy statement and proxy card.
Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting in person, please submit voting instructions for your shares promptly using the directions on your Notice or, if you elected to receive printed proxy materials by mail, your proxy card to vote by one of the following methods: 1) over the Internet at www.proxyvote.com, 2) by telephone by calling the toll-free number 1-800-690-6903, or 3) if you elected to receive printed proxy materials by mail, by marking, dating and signing your proxy card and returning it in the accompanying postage-paid envelope. Even if you have voted by proxy, you may still vote in person if you attend the meeting. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the meeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from that record holder.
PROXY STATEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING | 5 |
| PROPOSAL NO. 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | 9 |
| INFORMATION REGARDING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 13 |
| PROPOSAL NO. 2 - RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | 20 |
| EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 22 |
| CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY | 23 |
| COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS | 27 |
| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 43 |
| PAY VS. PERFORMANCE | 48 |
| DIRECTOR COMPENSATION | 55 |
| SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS | 57 |
| SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 58 |
| DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A) REPORTS | 59 |
| PROPOSAL NO. 3 - ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 59 |
| TRANSACTION OF OTHER BUSINESS | 60 |
| TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS | 60 |
| HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS | 62 |
| OTHER MATTERS | 63 |
| PROXY CARD | 64 |
| APPENDIX - A | 66 |
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