MarketWise, Inc. Files 8-K with Financials

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MarketWise filed an 8-K on Nov 20, 2025, with financial docs. Check it out.

AI Summary

MarketWise, Inc. filed an 8-K on November 20, 2025, reporting under Regulation FD and including financial statements and exhibits. The company, formerly known as Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp., is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Why It Matters

This filing provides updated information and financial disclosures for MarketWise, Inc., which is important for investors and stakeholders to assess the company's current status.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This is a routine filing of an 8-K for financial statements and exhibits, not indicating any specific negative events.

Key Players & Entities

• MarketWise, Inc. (company) — Registrant
• Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. (company) — Former company name
• November 20, 2025 (date) — Date of report
• Delaware (jurisdiction) — State of incorporation
• Baltimore, Maryland (location) — Principal executive offices

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Key Financial Figures

• $0.0001 — which registered Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share MKTW The Nasdaq Sto
• $17.25 — owned by M&C, for cash consideration of $17.25 per share (the "Proposal") in consultat

Filing Documents

• mktw-20251120.htm (8-K) — 28KB
• exhibit991-specialcommitte.htm (EX-99.1) — 11KB
• 0001628280-25-053331.txt ( ) — 192KB
• mktw-20251120.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 2KB
• mktw-20251120_def.xml (EX-101.DEF) — 15KB
• mktw-20251120_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 26KB
• mktw-20251120_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 16KB
• mktw-20251120_htm.xml (XML) — 3KB

01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On November 20, 2025, MarketWise, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Special Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has retained Centerview Partners LLC as its financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP as its legal advisor. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The Company previously disclosed in its Q3'25 earnings report released on November 6, 2025 that a Special Committee of the Board was reviewing the unsolicited non-binding proposal from Monument & Cathedral Holdings, LLC (collectively with its affiliates, "M&C"), to acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of the Company and Marketwise, LLC that are not owned by M&C, for cash consideration of $17.25 per share (the "Proposal") in consultation with its advisors. The mandate of the Special Committee is to evaluate the Proposal and any alternatives thereto that may be available to the Company. There can be no assurance that any transaction will result from the Special Committee's evaluation, or, if so, the timing, terms and conditions of any such transaction. MarketWise does not intend to comment on or disclose further developments with respect to this matter unless and until further disclosure is appropriate or required. The information in Item 7.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 99.1 MarketWise, Inc. press release, dated November 20, 2025 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) SIGNATURE 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. MarketWise, Inc. Date: November 20, 2025 By: /s/ Scott Forney Name: Scott Forney Title: General Counsel

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