Bumble (BMBL) Proxy Filing summary

Executive summary

• The 2025 annual meeting will be held virtually on June 5, 2025, with voting on director elections, auditor ratification, and executive compensation approval.

• 2024 was a year of strategic transformation, product innovation, and renewed focus on member safety and experience.

• The company is redesigning its apps and enhancing safety features, aiming for long-term growth and trust.

Voting matters and shareholder proposals

• Shareholders will vote on electing four Class I directors, ratifying Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, and approving executive compensation on an advisory basis.

• Principal stockholders, including the founder and Blackstone, have sufficient voting power to assure passage of all proposals.

• Shareholder proposals for the 2026 meeting must be submitted by December 18, 2025, for proxy inclusion.

Board of directors and corporate governance

• The board consists of 10 directors, 9 of whom are independent; all committees are fully independent.

• The board is classified, with staggered three-year terms for directors.

• Annual board and committee self-evaluations are conducted, and directors are limited to five public company boards.

• The board has Audit and Risk, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, each with defined charters and responsibilities.

• The company is a controlled company under Nasdaq rules but does not currently rely on governance exemptions.