UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 3, 2022

Marchex, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (206) 331-3300

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 3, 2022 (the “Grant Date”), the Compensation Committee of Marchex, Inc., pursuant to its review of equity award incentives for executive officers of the Corporation, approved stock option grants and grants of restricted stock under the Corporation’s 2021 Stock Incentive Plan effective on the Grant Date to the executive officers in the below table (subject to continued employment at such time) in the following amounts:

Each such option shall have an exercise price being the closing price of the Corporation’s Class B common stock on the Grant Date, shall be an incentive stock option to the extent permitted by the Code, and otherwise a nonqualified stock option. The restricted stock will be valued based upon the closing price of the Corporation’s Class B common stock on the Grant Date. Such options will vest over four years, with 25% of the total option shares vesting on the first anniversary of the Grant Date and the remainder vesting quarterly thereafter over the next three (3) year period in equal increments of 6.25% of the aggregate amount of such shares, and such restricted stock will vest over four years, with 25% of the total shares vesting on the first, second, third and fourth annual anniversaries of the Grant Date, and with accelerated vesting of such options and restricted stock upon certain events applicable to such executive officers.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements for Certain Officers.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Marchex has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.