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Cardlytics, Inc.

For the period ended Apr 3, 2025. Filed Apr 3, 2025.

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Apr 3, 2025 · Filed Apr 3, 2025

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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

(Amendment No. )

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Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend this year's Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Cardlytics on May 20, 2025, 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 3, 2025, 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, 2024 (the "2024 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, 2024 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,

Amit Gupta

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 20, 2025

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 Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time for the following purposes:

  1. To elect the Board of Directors' three nominees for Class I director, Jon Francis, Scott Hill and Alex Mishurov, each to hold office until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

  2. 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, 2025.

  3. To approve the Company's 2025 Equity Incentive Plan in the form attached as Appendix B to the Proxy Statement.

  4. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

  5. 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, 2025. 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 3, 2025, we expect to mail to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials that will indicate how to access our 2025 Proxy Statement and 2024 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

Page
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING5
PROPOSAL NO. 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS9
INFORMATION REGARDING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE12
PROPOSAL NO. 2 - RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS19
PROPOSAL NO. 3 - APPROVAL OF THE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN PROPOSAL20
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS27
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY27
STOCKHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND FEEDBACK30
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS31
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION47
PAY VS. PERFORMANCE51
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION60
SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS61
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT62
DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A) REPORTS63
PROPOSAL NO. 4 - ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS63
TRANSACTION OF OTHER BUSINESS64
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS64
HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS66
OTHER MATTERS66
APPENDIX A - NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS TO GAAP MEASURES67
APPENDIX B - 2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN68
PROXY CARD84
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