2024

Notice of Annual Meeting & Proxy Statement

Letter from Barry Diller

Chairman and Senior Executive

May 1, 2024

Dear Stockholder:

You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of stockholders of IAC Inc., which will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time. This year's Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting, conducted solely online. Stockholders will be able to attend the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IAC2024. We believe hosting a virtual meeting will allow for greater stockholder attendance at the Annual Meeting by enabling stockholders who might not otherwise be able to travel to a physical meeting to attend online and participate from any location around the world.

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to: (i) elect twelve directors, (ii) approve an amendment to IAC's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation,

  1. approve a non-binding advisory vote on 2023 executive compensation and (iv) ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year. IAC's board of directors believes that the proposals being submitted for stockholder approval are in the best interests of IAC and its stockholders and recommends a vote consistent with the Board's recommendation for each proposal.

It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting regardless of the size of your holdings. Whether or not you plan to participate in the Annual Meeting, please take the time to vote online, by telephone or, if you received a printed proxy card, by returning a marked, signed and dated proxy card. If you participate in the Annual Meeting, you may also vote your shares online at that time if you wish, even if you have previously submitted your vote.

Sincerely,

Barry Diller

Chairman and Senior Executive

Notice of 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

May 1, 2024

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on:

Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time

This year's Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting, conducted solely online. Stockholders will be able to attend the Annual Meeting by visiting: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ IAC2024.

Proposals

1.

elect twelve members of IAC's board of directors, each to hold

FOR EACH

office until the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders

or until such director's successor shall have been duly elected

and qualified (or, if earlier, such director's removal or resignation

2.

from IAC's board of directors);

FOR

approve an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of

Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding

3.

officer exculpation;

FOR

approve a non-binding advisory vote on 2023 executive

4.

compensation;

FOR

ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent

registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year; and

5. transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any related adjournments or postponements.

Board Nominees

Chelsea Clinton

Barry Diller

Michael D. Eisner

Bonnie S. Hammer

Victor A. Kaufman

Joseph Levin

Bryan Lourd

David Rosenblatt

Maria Seferian

Alan G. Spoon

Alexander von Furstenberg

Richard F. Zannino

IAC's board of directors has set April 22, 2024 as the record date for the Annual Meeting. This means that holders of record of IAC common stock and Class B common stock at the close of business on that date are entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting and vote their shares at the Annual Meeting and any related adjournments or postponements.

Your Vote is Important

Only stockholders and persons holding proxies from stockholders may participate in the Annual Meeting. To participate in the Annual Meeting online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IAC2024, you will need the details included (and to follow the instructions set forth) on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, your proxy card or the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials.

Mail

Internet

Phone

Mark, sign and date your proxy card

Before the Meeting: Go to www.proxyvote.com.

Vote by Phone: 1-800-690-6903

and return it in the postage-paid

During the Meeting: Go to

envelope provided.

www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IAC2024.

By order of the Board,

Kendall Handler

Executive Vice President,

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Table of Contents

Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting and Voting

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

Proposal and Required Vote

Information Concerning Director Nominees

Corporate Governance

The Board and Board Committees

Proposal 2 - Charter Amendment Proposal

Proposal 3 - Advisory Say on Pay Proposal

Proposal 4 - Ratification of Appointment of

Independent Registered Public Accounting

Firm

Audit Committee Matters

Audit Committee Report

Fees Paid to IAC's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy

Information Concerning IAC Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Philosophy and Objectives

Compensation Decisions - Roles and Responsibilities

Compensation Elements Base Salary

Annual Bonuses Long-Term Incentives

Stock Ownership Policy Change of Control Severance

Other Compensation Tax Deductibility

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

Compensation and Human Capital Committee Report

1

Compensation Committee Interlocks and

Insider Participation

38

6

Executive Compensation

39

Overview

39

6

Summary Compensation Table

39

7

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2023

41

17

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2023 Fiscal

20

Year-End

42

23

2023 Option Exercises and Stock Vested

45

24

Estimated Potential Payments Upon Termination

or Change in Control

46

Pay Versus Performance Disclosure

49

25

Pay Ratio Disclosure

53

26

Director Compensation

54

26

Non-Employee Director Compensation

Arrangements

54

27

Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee

27

Directors

54

2023 Non-Employee Director Compensation

55

28

2023 Employee Director Compensation

55

29

Equity Compensation Plan Information

56

29 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial

Owners and Management

57

30

Certain Relationships and Related Person

31

Transactions

60

31

Annual Reports

62

31

  1. Stockholder Proposals and Director
  2. Nominees for Presentation at the 2025

35

Annual Meeting

63

35

Householding

64

35

Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy

36

Materials

65

36

Appendix A - Proposed Charter Amendment A-1

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Questions and Answers

About the Annual Meeting and Voting

  1. Why did I receive a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials?
  1. In accordance with rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), we have elected to deliver this proxy statement and our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K to the majority of our stockholders online in lieu of mailing printed copies of these materials to each of our stockholders (the "Notice Process"). If you received a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the "Notice") by mail, you will not receive printed copies of our proxy materials unless you request them. Instead, the Notice provides instructions on how to access this proxy statement and our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K online, as well as how to obtain printed copies of these materials by mail. We believe that the Notice Process allows us to provide our stockholders with the information they need in a more timely manner than if we had elected to mail printed materials, while reducing the environmental impact of (and lowering the costs associated with) the printing and distribution of our proxy materials.
    The Notice, and for stockholders who previously elected to receive printed copies of our proxy materials, this proxy statement and our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K, are being mailed on or about May 1, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 22, 2024 and this proxy statement and our 2023 Annual Report on Form
    10-K will be available at www.proxyvote.com beginning on May 1, 2024. If you received a Notice by mail but would rather receive printed copies of our proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Notice. You will not receive a Notice if you have previously elected to receive printed copies of our proxy materials.
  1. Can I vote my shares by filling out and returning the Notice?
  1. No. However, the Notice provides instructions on how to vote your shares: (i) before the date of the Annual Meeting by way of completing and submitting your proxy online, by phone or by requesting and returning a written proxy card by mail or (ii) by voting at the Annual Meeting online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IAC2024.
  1. How do I participate in the Annual Meeting?
  1. You may attend the annual meeting as a guest or as a stockholder. To vote or ask questions at the Annual Meeting online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IAC2024, you will need the details included (and to follow the instructions set forth) in your Notice, your proxy card or the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials.
  1. Who is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting?
  1. Holders of IAC common stock and Class B common stock at the close of business on April 22, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting established by the Board, are entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting and to vote their shares at the Annual Meeting and any related adjournments or postponements.
    At the close of business on April 22, 2024, there were 80,300,229 shares of IAC common stock and 5,789,499 shares of Class B common stock outstanding. Holders of IAC common stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of Class B common stock are entitled to ten votes per share.
  1. What is the difference between a stockholder of record and a stockholder who holds IAC shares in street name?
  1. If your IAC shares are registered in your name, you are a stockholder of record. If your IAC shares are held in the name of your broker, bank or other holder of record, your shares are held in street name.
    You may examine a list of stockholders of record at the close of business on April 22, 2024 for any purpose germane to the Annual Meeting during normal business hours during the 10-day period preceding the date of the meeting at IAC's corporate headquarters, located at 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, as well as during the Annual Meeting online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IAC2024.

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  1. What shares are included on the enclosed proxy card?
  1. If you are a stockholder of record only, you will receive one proxy card from Broadridge for all IAC shares that you hold. If you hold IAC shares in street name through one or more banks, brokers and/or other holders of record, you will receive proxy materials, together with voting instructions and information regarding the consolidation of your votes, from the third party or parties through which your IAC shares are held. If you are a stockholder of record and hold additional IAC shares in street name, you will receive proxy materials from Broadridge and the third party or parties through which your IAC shares are held.
  1. What are the quorum requirements for the Annual Meeting?
  1. The presence at the Annual Meeting (in person or by proxy) of holders having a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast by holders of IAC common stock and Class B common stock at the Annual Meeting constitutes a quorum. Stockholders who participate in the Annual Meeting online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IAC2024 will be deemed to be in person attendees for purposes of determining whether a quorum has been met. When holders of IAC common stock vote as a separate class, the presence at the Annual Meeting of holders of a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast by holders of IAC common stock is required for a quorum to be met. Shares of IAC common stock and Class B common stock represented by proxy will be treated as present at the Annual Meeting for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum, without regard to whether the proxy is marked as casting a vote or abstaining. In the absence of a quorum, the chairperson of the Annual Meeting or holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of IAC common stock and Class B common stock represented at the Annual Meeting will have the power to adjourn the Annual Meeting until a quorum is present.
  1. What matters will IAC stockholders vote on at the Annual Meeting?
  1. IAC stockholders will vote on the following proposals:
    • Proposal 1 - to elect twelve members of IAC's Board, each to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders or until such director's successor shall have been duly elected and qualified (or, if earlier, such director's removal or resignation from the Board);
    • Proposal 2 - to approve an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation (the "Charter Amendment Proposal");
    • Proposal 3 - to approve a non-binding advisory vote on 2023 executive compensation (the "Advisory Say on Pay Proposal");
    • Proposal 4 - to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year; and
    • to transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any related adjournments or postponements.
  1. What are my voting choices when voting for director nominees and what votes are required to elect director nominees to IAC's Board?
  1. You may vote in favor of all director nominees, withhold votes as to all director nominees or vote in favor of and withhold votes as to specific director nominees.
    The election of each of Chelsea Clinton, Barry Diller, Michael D. Eisner, Bonnie S. Hammer, Victor A. Kaufman, Joseph Levin, David Rosenblatt, Maria Seferian and Alexander von Furstenberg as directors requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the total number of votes cast by the holders of shares of IAC common stock and Class B common stock voting together as a single class (hereinafter collectively referred to as "IAC capital stock"), with each share of IAC common stock and Class B common stock representing the right to one and ten vote(s), respectively.
    The election of each of Bryan Lourd, Alan G. Spoon and Richard F. Zannino as directors requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the total number of votes cast by the holders of shares of IAC common stock, voting as a separate class.
    IAC's Board recommends a vote FOR the election of each of the director nominees.
  1. What are my voting choices when voting on the Charter Amendment Proposal and what votes are required to approve such proposal?
  1. You may vote in favor of the Charter Amendment Proposal, vote against such proposal or abstain from voting on such proposal.

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The approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of IAC capital stock, voting together as a single class.

IAC's Board recommends a vote FOR the Charter Amendment Proposal.

  1. What are my voting choices when voting on the Advisory Say on Pay Proposal and what votes are required to approve such proposal?
  1. You may vote in favor of the Advisory Say on Pay Proposal, vote against such proposal or abstain from voting on such proposal.

The approval of the Advisory Say on Pay Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of IAC capital stock present at the Annual Meeting in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter, voting together as a single class. As an advisory vote, the Advisory Say on Pay Proposal is not binding upon IAC or the Board.

IAC's Board recommends a vote FOR the Advisory Say on Pay Proposal.

  1. What are my voting choices when voting on the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year and what votes are required to ratify such appointment?
  1. You may vote in favor of the ratification, vote against the ratification or abstain from voting on the ratification.
    The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of shares of IAC capital stock present at the Annual Meeting in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter, voting together as a single class.
    IAC's Board recommends a vote FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year.
  1. Could other matters be decided at the Annual Meeting?
  1. As of the date of this proxy statement, IAC did not know of any matters to be raised at the Annual Meeting, other than those referred to in this proxy statement.

If any other matters are properly presented at the Annual Meeting for consideration, the three IAC officers who have been designated as proxies for the Annual Meeting (Christopher Halpin, Kendall Handler and Tanya M. Stanich) will have the discretion to vote on any such matters for stockholders who have submitted their proxy.

  1. What do I need to do now to vote at the Annual Meeting?
  1. The Board is soliciting proxies for use at the Annual Meeting. Stockholders may submit proxies to instruct the designated proxies to vote their shares before the date of the Annual Meeting in any of three ways:
    • Submitting a proxy online: Submit your proxy online at www.proxyvote.com. Online proxy voting is available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on Monday, June 10, 2024;
    • Submitting a proxy by telephone: Submit your proxy by telephone (1.800.690.6903). Telephone proxy voting is available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on Monday, June 10, 2024; or
    • Submitting a proxy by mail: If you choose to submit your proxy by mail, simply mark, date and sign your proxy, and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided or to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717.

You may also participate in the Annual Meeting online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IAC2024 and vote your shares online at that time, even if you have previously submitted your vote. To do so, you will need the details included (and to follow the instructions set forth) in your Notice, your proxy card or the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials.

For IAC shares held in street name, holders may submit a proxy online or by telephone before the date of the Annual Meeting if their broker, bank and/or other holder of record makes these methods available. If you submit a proxy online or by telephone, DO NOT request and return a printed proxy card. If you hold your shares through a broker, bank and/or other holder of record, follow the voting instructions you receive from your broker, bank and/or other holder of record.

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  1. If I hold my IAC shares in street name, will my broker, bank or other holder of record vote these shares for me?
  1. If your IAC shares are held in street name, you must provide your broker, bank and/or other holder of record with instructions in order to vote such shares. If you do not provide voting instructions, whether such shares can be voted by your broker, bank and/or other holder of record depends on the type of item being considered for a vote.
    Non-DiscretionaryItems. The election of directors, the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal and the approval of the Advisory Say on Pay Proposal are non-discretionary items and may NOT be voted on by your broker, bank and/or other holder of record absent specific voting instructions from you. If your bank, broker or other holder of record does not receive specific voting instructions from you, a broker non-vote will occur in the case of your IAC shares for these proposals.

Discretionary Items. The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year is a discretionary item. Generally, brokers, banks and other holders of record that do not receive voting instructions from you may vote on this proposal in their discretion.

  1. What effect do abstentions and broker non-votes have on quorum requirements and the voting results for each proposal to be voted on at the Annual Meeting?
  1. Abstentions and shares represented by broker non-votes are counted as present for purposes of determining a quorum. Abstentions are treated as shares present and entitled to vote and, as a result, have the same effect as a vote against any proposal for which the voting standard is based on the number of shares outstanding (the Charter Amendment Proposal) or the number of shares present and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting (the Advisory Say on Pay Proposal and the Auditor Ratification Proposal) and have no impact on the vote on any proposal for which the vote standard is based on the actual number of votes cast at the meeting (the election of directors). Shares represented by broker non-votes are not treated as shares entitled to vote and, as a result, have no effect on the outcome of any of the proposals to be voted on by stockholders at the Annual Meeting, with the exception of the Charter Amendment Proposal, in which case broker non-votes will have the same effect as a vote against such proposal.
  1. Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?
  1. Yes. If you are a stockholder of record, you may change your vote or revoke your proxy at any time before the polls close at the Annual Meeting by:
    • submitting a later-dated proxy relating to the same IAC shares online, by telephone or by mail before the date of the Annual Meeting;
    • delivering a written notice, bearing a date later than your proxy, stating that you revoke the proxy; or
    • participating in the Annual Meeting and voting online at that time at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IAC2024 (although virtual attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, change your vote or revoke a proxy).

To change your vote or revoke your proxy before the date of the Annual Meeting, follow the instructions provided on your Notice, proxy card or proxy materials to do so online or by telephone, or send a written notice or a new proxy card to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717.

If you hold your IAC shares through a broker, bank and/or other holder of record, follow the instructions that you received from your broker, bank and/or other holder of record if you wish to change your vote or revoke your proxy before the Annual Meeting.

  1. What if I do not specify a choice for a matter when returning a proxy?
  1. If you do not give specific instructions, proxies that are signed and returned will be voted FOR the election of all director nominees, the Charter Amendment Proposal, the Advisory Say on Pay Proposal and the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year.
  1. How are proxies solicited and who bears the related costs?
  1. IAC bears all expenses incurred in connection with the solicitation of proxies. In addition to solicitations by mail, directors, officers and employees of IAC may solicit proxies from stockholders by various means, including by telephone, e-mail, letter or in person.

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