| FORM 5 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
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Form 3 Holdings Reported. | ||||||||||||||||
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Form 4 Transactions Reported. | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MARKETWISE, INC. [ MKTW ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended
(Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||||||
| Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | |||||||||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 07/21/2021 | M(1) | 10,170,000 | A | (1) | 10,170,000 | D(2) | ||||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | |||||||||
| Class B Ordinary Shares | (1) | 07/21/2021 | M(1) | 10,170,000 | (1) | (1) | Class A Ordinary Shares | 10,170,000 | $0.00 | 0 | D(2) | |||
| Private Placement Warrants | $11.5 | 07/21/2021 | A(3) | 10,280,000 | 08/20/2021 | 07/21/2026 | Class A Common Stock | 10,280,000 | $1 | 10,280,000 | D(2) | |||
| Private Placement Warrants | $11.5 | 11/19/2021 | J(4) | 10,280,000 | 08/20/2021 | 07/21/2026 | Class A Common Stock | 10,280,000 | $1 | 0 | D(2) | |||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. In connection with and immediately prior to the closing (the "Closing") of the business combination (the "Business Combination") between the Issuer (which was formerly known as Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. or "ADAC") and MarketWise, LLC, among other things, (i) each of the then issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares of ADAC converted into Class A ordinary shares of ADAC on a one-for-one basis as described under the heading "Description of Securities" in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239623), (ii) ADAC migrated to and domesticated as a Delaware corporation in accordance with Section 388 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended, and the Cayman Islands Companies Act (As Revised) (the "Domestication") and (iii) each of the issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares of ADAC converted into shares of the Issuer's (after the Domestication) Class A common stock. |
| 2. Ascendant Sponsor LP is the record holder of the securities reported herein. Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC is the sole general partner of Ascendant Sponsor LP and David Gomberg is the manager of Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC. Mr. Gomberg has voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held of record by Ascendant Sponsor LP. |
| 3. The Private Placement Warrants are reported as acquired for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), concurrent with the Closing, because, pursuant to their terms, their exercise was not within the control of the Reporting Persons until the Closing. The Private Placement Warrants were initially acquired in a private placement from ADAC concurrent with ADAC's initial public offering. |
| 4. On November 19, 2021, Ascendant Sponsor LP distributed the Private Placement Warrants to its limited partners pro-rata in an in-kind distribution. |
| Remarks: |
| Prior to the Closing, each of Ascendant Sponsor LP and Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC was a director by deputization solely due to the circumstances of Mr. Gomberg's service on the board of directors of ADAC prior to the Closing. Mr. Gomberg resigned from the board of directors at Closing. As a result of and immediately following the Closing, neither Ascendant Sponsor LP nor Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC is a director by deputization. |
| /s/ Jordan Leon, as Attorney-in-Fact for Ascendant Sponsor LP | 02/14/2022 | |
| /s/ Jordan Leon, as Attorney-in-Fact for Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC | 02/14/2022 | |
| /s/ Jordan Leon, as Attorney-in-Fact for David Gomberg | 02/14/2022 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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