Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC

SEC source: 0000899243-22-027632 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

Ascendant Sponsor LP · CIK 0001805676 · 10% owner

Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC · CIK 0001805643 · 10% owner

Gomberg David · CIK 0001805731 · 10% owner

Joint disclosure: these amounts are not allocated separately to each reporting owner.

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Direct

Disclosed balance after: 3,051,000

F1 · kind: Ascendant Sponsor LP (the "Sponsor") made a pro-rata, in-kind distribution (the "Share Distribution") of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A Common Stock") of MarketWise, Inc. (the "Issuer") to its limited partners.

F1 · price: Ascendant Sponsor LP (the "Sponsor") made a pro-rata, in-kind distribution (the "Share Distribution") of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A Common Stock") of MarketWise, Inc. (the "Issuer") to its limited partners.

F2 · ownership.direct: The Sponsor 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 general partner of Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC. Mr. Gomberg has voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held of record by the Sponsor. Mr. Gomberg disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Sponsor except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

F3 · ownership.direct: As a result of the Share Distribution, Mr. Gomberg directly holds 729,282 shares of Class A Common Stock. The acquisition of such securities is not reportable by Mr. Gomberg, as it is a mere change in the form of beneficial ownership under Rule 16a-13 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (representing his pecuniary interest in the securities originally held by the Sponsor and subsequently distributed pro rata to its limited partners).

SEC source: 0000899243-22-006185 · doc5.xml · derivative · entry 4

Ascendant Sponsor LP · CIK 0001805676 · 10% owner

Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC · CIK 0001805643 · 10% owner

Gomberg David · CIK 0001805731 · 10% owner

Joint disclosure: these amounts are not allocated separately to each reporting owner.

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Direct

Disclosed balance after: 0

Underlying: Class A Common Stock · 10,280,000 shares

Expires 2026-07-21

F4 · kind: On November 19, 2021, Ascendant Sponsor LP distributed the Private Placement Warrants to its limited partners pro-rata in an in-kind distribution.

F2 · ownership.direct: 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-22-027632 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 2

Ascendant Sponsor LP · CIK 0001805676 · 10% owner

Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC · CIK 0001805643 · 10% owner

Gomberg David · CIK 0001805731 · 10% owner

Joint disclosure: these amounts are not allocated separately to each reporting owner.

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Direct

Disclosed balance after: 0

Underlying: Class A Common Stock · 10,280,000 shares

Expires 2026-07-21

F4 · kind: The Sponsor made a pro-rata, in-kind distribution (the "PPW Distribution") of private placement warrants of the Issuer to its limited partners. Each private placement warrant is exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments. The private placement warrants became exercisable on August 21, 2021 and expire on July 21, 2026, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

F4 · price: The Sponsor made a pro-rata, in-kind distribution (the "PPW Distribution") of private placement warrants of the Issuer to its limited partners. Each private placement warrant is exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments. The private placement warrants became exercisable on August 21, 2021 and expire on July 21, 2026, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

F2 · ownership.direct: The Sponsor 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 general partner of Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC. Mr. Gomberg has voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held of record by the Sponsor. Mr. Gomberg disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Sponsor except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

F5 · ownership.direct: As a result of the PPW Distribution, Mr. Gomberg directly holds 2,691,334 private placement warrants. The acquisition of such securities is not reportable by Mr. Gomberg, as it is a mere change in the form of beneficial ownership under Rule 16a-13 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (representing his pecuniary interest in the securities originally held by the Sponsor and subsequently distributed pro rata to its limited partners).

SEC source: 0000899243-22-006185 · doc5.xml · derivative · entry 3

Ascendant Sponsor LP · CIK 0001805676 · 10% owner

Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC · CIK 0001805643 · 10% owner

Gomberg David · CIK 0001805731 · 10% owner

Joint disclosure: these amounts are not allocated separately to each reporting owner.

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Direct

Disclosed balance after: 10,280,000

Underlying: Class A Common Stock · 10,280,000 shares

Expires 2026-07-21

F3 · kind: 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.

F2 · ownership.direct: 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-22-006185 · doc5.xml · derivative · entry 2

Ascendant Sponsor LP · CIK 0001805676 · 10% owner

Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC · CIK 0001805643 · 10% owner

Gomberg David · CIK 0001805731 · 10% owner

Joint disclosure: these amounts are not allocated separately to each reporting owner.

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Direct

Disclosed balance after: 0

Underlying: Class A Ordinary Shares · 10,170,000 shares

Expires not disclosed

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F1 · derivative.exercise_price: 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.

F1 · kind: 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.

F1 · derivative.exercise_date: 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.

F1 · derivative.expiration_date: 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.

F2 · ownership.direct: 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-22-006185 · doc5.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

Ascendant Sponsor LP · CIK 0001805676 · 10% owner

Ascendant Sponsor GP LLC · CIK 0001805643 · 10% owner

Gomberg David · CIK 0001805731 · 10% owner

Joint disclosure: these amounts are not allocated separately to each reporting owner.

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Direct

Disclosed balance after: 10,170,000

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F1 · kind: 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.

F1 · price: 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.

F2 · ownership.direct: 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.