Common Stock, $0.01 par value												Additional Paid-In Capital						Accumulated Deficit						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss						Total Shareholder’s Equity
			$						Shares
			(In thousands, except share data)
Balance at June 30, 2025			$	3					317,570						$	1,622,065					$	(651,199)					$	(13,406)					$	957,463
Net earnings			—						—						—						4,327						—						4,327
Other comprehensive loss			—						—						—						—						(756)						(756)
Stock-based compensation expense			—						—						7,722						—						—						7,722
Contributions from IAC			—						—						55,000						—						—						55,000
Distribution to IAC			—						—						(80,000)						—						—						(80,000)
Withholding taxes paid on behalf of employees on net settled stock-based awards			—						—						(45)						—						—						(45)
Reimbursement to IAC for settlement of equity awards held by employees			—						—						(71)						—						—						(71)
Balance at September 30, 2025			$	3					317,570						$	1,604,671					$	(646,872)					$	(14,162)					$	943,640

On July 31, 2025, Dotdash Meredith Inc. was rebranded “People Inc.” Dotdash Meredith Inc. remains the entity’s legal name. Dotdash Meredith Inc. and its subsidiaries are referred to herein as “People Inc.,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” or similar terms, unless the context requires otherwise.

People Inc. is one of the largest digital and print publishers in America and is committed to content—made by people for people—that delights, teaches, inspires and entertains. More than 175 million people trust People Inc. each month to help them make decisions, take action and find inspiration. People Inc.’s over 40 iconic brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Allrecipes, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living.

People Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IAC Inc. (“IAC”).

The Company has two operating segments: (i) Digital, which includes its digital, mobile and licensing operations; and (ii) Print, which includes its magazine subscription and newsstand operations.

The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements (referred to herein as “financial statements”) in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The financial statements include all accounts of the Company, and all entities that are wholly-owned by the Company and all entities in which the Company has a controlling interest. All intercompany transactions and balances between entities comprising the Company have been eliminated.

For the purpose of the financial statements, income taxes have been computed for the Company on an as if standalone, separate tax return basis. See “Note 7—Income Taxes” for additional information.

The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. The unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements of the Company and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2024 furnished to the SEC on Form 8-K on February 28, 2025.

Management of the Company is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions, if applicable, during the preparation of its financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These estimates, judgments and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the disclosures in the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, judgments and assumptions, if applicable, including those related to: the fair value of cash equivalents; the carrying value of accounts receivable, including the determination of the allowance for credit losses; the recoverability of right-of-use assets (“ROU assets”); the useful lives and recoverability of leasehold improvements, buildings, equipment and capitalized software and definite-lived intangible assets; the recoverability of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets; the fair value of interest rate swaps; the fair value of a retirement investment fund; contingencies; unrecognized tax benefits; the valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets; pension and post-retirement benefit plan assets and liabilities, including actuarial assumptions regarding discount rates, expected returns on plan assets, inflation and healthcare costs; and the fair value of and forfeiture rates for stock-based awards, among others. The Company bases its estimates, judgments and assumptions on historical experience, its forecasts and budgets and other factors that the Company considers relevant.

During the first quarter of 2025, the Company amended a lease for the surrender of certain unoccupied office space early, for a total payment of $43.1 million, consisting of equal payments paid in January and April 2025. During the third quarter of 2025, the Company entered into an additional amendment to the lease, which provided for the surrender of additional office space early for a total payment of $8.5 million. As of September 30, 2025, $4.3 million remains outstanding and is expected to be paid in January 2026. Prior to these amendments, the lease for this office space would have expired in 2032. The Company recorded net gains related to each of these amendments of $5.2 million and $41.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, which is reflected in “General and administrative expense” in the statement of operations.

The Company accounts for a contract with a customer when it has approval and commitment from all authorized parties, the rights of the parties and payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of the consideration is probable. Revenue is recognized when control of the promised services or goods is transferred to the Company’s customers and in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services or goods.

The Company’s disaggregated revenue disclosures are presented in “Note 5—Segment Information.”

For contracts that have an original duration of one year or less, the Company uses the practical expedient available under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), applicable to such contracts and does not consider the time value of money.

In addition, as permitted under the practical expedient available under ASC 606, the Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less, (ii) contracts with variable consideration that is tied to sales-based or usage-based royalties, allocated entirely to unsatisfied performance obligations, or to a wholly unsatisfied promise accounted for under the series guidance and (iii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount which it has the right to invoice for services performed.

The Company also applies the practical expedient to expense commissions paid pursuant to sales incentive programs as incurred where the anticipated customer relationship period is one year or less.

Deferred revenue consists of payments that are received or are contractually due in advance of the Company’s performance obligation. The Company’s deferred revenue is reported on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. The Company classifies deferred revenue as current when the remaining term or expected completion of its performance obligation is one year or less.

The following table presents the changes in deferred revenue:

At September 30, 2025, all deferred revenue was current. Non-current deferred revenue was less than $0.1 million at December 31, 2024, and is included in “Other long-term liabilities” in the balance sheet.

There were no recently issued pronouncements adopted by the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2025.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, which establishes required categories and a quantitative threshold for the annual tabular rate reconciliation disclosures and disaggregated jurisdictional disclosures of income taxes paid. The guidance’s annual requirements are effective for the Company beginning with the reporting period for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. ASU No. 2023-09 may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company will adopt ASU No. 2023-09 in its financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2025 on a retrospective basis. ASU No. 2023-09 does not affect the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, which is intended to provide users of financial statements with more decision-useful information about expenses of a public business entity, primarily through enhanced disclosures of certain components of expenses commonly presented within captions on the statement of operations, such as purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization, as well as a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively. ASU No. 2024-03 also requires disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, the definition of selling expenses. ASU No. 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted, and ASU No. 2024-03 may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently assessing ASU No. 2024-03, its impact on its disclosures and the method of adoption. ASU No. 2024-03 does not affect the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. The Company does not plan to early adopt ASU No. 2024-03.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, which amends the existing standard by removing references to software development project stages and clarifying the criteria for capitalization. ASU No. 2025-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, and ASU No. 2025-06 may be applied prospectively, retrospectively or with a modified transition approach. The Company is currently assessing the timing and method of the adoption of ASU No. 2025-06, and its impact on its results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

In the first quarter of 2025, the Company retroactively corrected the presentation of “Common stock,” “Additional paid-in capital” and “Shares issued and outstanding” in the balance sheet and statement of shareholder’s equity. An error occurred following the March 1, 2024 merger of the Company, whereby the existing parent entity, Dotdash Meredith, Inc. merged into its subsidiary Dotdash Media Inc. Upon the effectiveness of the merger, the subsidiary’s name was amended and renamed Dotdash Meredith Inc. This correction has no impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. The Company assessed the materiality of these adjustments and concluded they were quantitatively and qualitatively immaterial.

The Company categorizes its financial instruments measured at fair value into a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

•Level 1: Observable inputs obtained from independent sources, such as quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.

•Level 2: Other inputs, which are observable directly or indirectly, such as quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted market prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. The fair values of the Company’s Level 2 financial assets are primarily obtained from observable market prices for identical underlying securities that may not be actively traded. Certain of these securities may have different market prices from multiple market data sources, in which case an average market price is used.

•Level 3: Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data and require the Company to develop its own assumptions, based on the best information available in the circumstances, about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.

The following tables present the Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

The Company’s non-financial assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets, ROU assets, leasehold improvements, buildings, equipment and capitalized software, are adjusted to fair value only when an impairment is recognized. Such fair value measurements are based predominantly on Level 3 inputs.

The total fair value of the outstanding long-term debt, including the current portion, is estimated using observable market prices or indices for similar liabilities, which are Level 2 inputs, and was approximately $1.44 billion and $1.49 billion at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Long-term debt consists of:

On November 26, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 1”), which governed both the Term Loan A and the then existing revolving credit facility, and replaced $1.18 billion of the then outstanding Term Loan B principal with an equal amount of the Term Loan B-1 due December 1, 2028. On May 14, 2025, the Company entered into the Incremental Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 2”), which (1) replaced $288.8 million of the then outstanding Term Loan A due December 1, 2026 with $350 million of the Term Loan A-1 due May 14, 2030 (“Term Loan A-1”) and (2) provided for a new five-year $150 million revolving credit facility (“Revolving Facility”) that expires on May 14, 2030, which replaced the then existing revolving credit facility that expired on December 1, 2026. On June 16, 2025, the Company completed the refinancing and replacement of its then outstanding $1.18 billion Term Loan B-1 due December 1, 2028 with a combination of $700 million of the Term Loan B-2 due June 16, 2032 (“Term Loan B-2”) and $400 million of the 7.625% Senior Secured Notes due June 15, 2032 (“2032 Notes”). On June 16, 2025, the Company also entered into an indenture that governs the 2032 Notes (the “Indenture”) and Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement and Second Amendment to the Security Agreement (“Amendment No. 3”), which governs the new Term Loan A-1, Term Loan B-2 and Revolving Facility. The Term Loan A, Term Loan A-1, Term Loan B, Term Loan B-1 and Term Loan B-2 are collectively referred to herein as the “Term Loans.” In addition to extending the maturity dates of the Company’s debt, the refinancing transactions resulted in a net decrease in debt of $21.3 million, which was funded by cash on hand.

During the second quarter of 2025, the Company recorded an extinguishment loss of $8.5 million to write off a pro-rata amount of unamortized capitalized costs and the original issue discount related to the previously outstanding Term Loans and the then existing revolving credit facility as a result of the refinancing transactions. Debt issuance costs and original issuance discount related to the refinancing transactions of $12.9 million and $3.5 million, respectively, were recorded and are presented as a reduction of the carrying value of the related debt in the balance sheet. The deferred financing costs of $0.8 million related to the Revolving Facility were capitalized and are included in “Other non-current assets” in the balance sheet. The extinguishment loss is recorded in “Interest expense” in the statement of operations. Fees incurred of $0.6 million that did not qualify for capitalization are recorded in “Other income, net” in the statement of operations.

The Company has never made any borrowings under any of its revolving credit facilities. The annual commitment fee on undrawn funds is based on the Company’s most recently reported consolidated net leverage ratio, as defined in the governing agreements, and was 35 and 40 basis points at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Any borrowings under the Revolving Facility would bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either a base rate or secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”), plus an applicable margin, which is based on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio.

As of the last day of any calendar quarter, subject to certain exemptions and increases for qualifying material acquisitions, the governing agreements require the Company to maintain a consolidated net leverage ratio as of the last day of such quarter of no greater than 5.5 to 1.0, all as defined in the governing agreements. The governing agreements contain additional covenants that would limit the Company’s ability to pay dividends, incur incremental secured indebtedness or make distributions or certain investments in the event a default has occurred or if the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio exceeds 4.0 to 1.0, subject to certain available amounts, all as defined in the governing agreements. The Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio was less than 4.0 to 1.0 for the test periods ended September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

The governing agreements allow IAC to contribute cash to the Company, which IAC has in the past and may in the future, to provide, among other things, additional liquidity to improve the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratios for any test period. These agreements also allow the Company to make distributions to IAC in amounts not to exceed these capital contributions, provided that no default has occurred and is continuing. In June and September 2025, IAC contributed $80 million and $55 million, respectively, to the Company, which the Company subsequently distributed to IAC in July and October 2025, respectively. The June contribution resulted in an improvement to the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio that enabled the Company to reduce the interest rate on the Term Loan A-1 and the commitment fee on the Revolving Facility during the third quarter of 2025. As of June 30 and September 30, 2025, the net leverage ratio was less than 4.0 to 1.0 when calculated with or without the 2025 contributions. In March, June and September 2024, IAC contributed $55 million, $50 million and $20 million, respectively, to the Company, which the Company subsequently distributed to IAC in April, July and October 2024, respectively. The 2024 contributions had no impact on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio compliance; the ratios were greater than 4.0 to 1.0 but less than 5.5 to 1.0 as of March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2024 when calculated with or without the 2024 contributions.

The obligations under the governing agreements are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and those subsidiaries.

The Term Loan A-1 requires quarterly principal payments, which commenced September 30, 2025, of $4.4 million through December 31, 2027, $8.8 million thereafter through December 31, 2028 and $13.1 million thereafter through maturity. The Term Loan B-2 requires quarterly principal payments of $1.8 million commencing March 31, 2026 through maturity. Annually, the Term Loan B-2 may require additional principal payments as part of an excess cash flow sweep provision, the amount of which is determined, in part, by the Company’s applicable net leverage ratio and is further subject to the excess cash flow exceeding certain thresholds as defined in the governing agreements. No such payment was required on the Term Loan B-1 related to the period ended December 31, 2024.

Long-term debt maturities at September 30, 2025 are summarized in the table below:

Any time prior to June 15, 2028, the Company may redeem all or a part of the 2032 Notes, by providing notice pursuant to the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2032 Notes to be redeemed plus the applicable premium, as defined in the Indenture, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of redemption. On and after June 15, 2028, the 2032 Notes may be redeemed at the prices set forth below (expressed as percentages of principal amount of the 2032 Notes to be redeemed), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on June 15 of the years indicated below:

Prior to June 15, 2028, during each twelve-month period commencing with June 16, 2025, up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2032 Notes may be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 103.0% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date.

Prior to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3, the Term Loan A bore interest at an adjusted term SOFR plus an applicable margin depending on the Company’s most recently reported consolidated net leverage ratio, each as defined in the governing agreements. The adjustment to SOFR was fixed at 0.10% under Amendment No. 1, and such adjustment was removed upon the execution of Amendment No. 2. At September 30, 2025, the Term Loan A-1 bore interest at SOFR plus 2.00%, or 6.14%. At December 31, 2024, the Term Loan A bore interest at an adjusted term SOFR plus 2.25%, or 6.94%. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Term Loan B-2 and the Term Loan B-1, respectively, bore interest at SOFR, subject to a minimum of 0.50%, plus 3.50%, or 7.78% and 8.05%, respectively, as the applicable margin was unchanged under the governing agreements. Interest payments are due at least quarterly through the respective maturity dates of the Term Loans.

The Company holds interest rate swaps with a total notional amount of $350 million, which synthetically convert a portion of the Term Loan B-2 and, prior to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 3, the Term Loan B-1, from a variable rate to a fixed rate to manage interest rate risk exposure until April 1, 2027. Should SOFR continue to equal or exceed 0.50%, then the fixed rate for the Term Loan B-2 will be approximately 7.32% ((i) the weighted average fixed interest rate of approximately 3.82% on the interest rate swaps and (ii) the base rate of 3.50%). In the event SOFR becomes less than 0.50%, then the interest rate swaps would be fixed in a range from approximately 7.32% to 7.42% as determined by the governing agreements.

The Company has designated the interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges and applies hedge accounting to these contracts in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. As cash flow hedges, the interest rate swaps are recognized at fair value on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities, with the changes in fair value recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” in the balance sheet. Realized gains or losses are reclassified into “Interest expense” in the statement of operations. The cash flows related to interest settlements of the hedged monthly interest payments are classified as operating activities in the statement of cash flows, consistent with the interest expense on the related Term Loan B-2 and the Term Loan B-1.

The Company assessed hedge effectiveness at the time of entering into these agreements and determined these interest rate swaps are expected to be highly effective. The Company evaluates the hedge effectiveness of the interest rate swaps quarterly, or more frequently, if necessary, by verifying (i) that the critical terms of the interest rate swaps continue to match the critical terms of the hedged interest payments and (ii) that it is probable the counterparties will not default. If the two requirements are met, the interest rate swaps are determined to be effective and all changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss.” See “Note 4—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss” for the net unrealized gains and losses before reclassifications in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” and realized gains reclassified into “Interest expense” for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. At September 30, 2025, $0.8 million is expected to be reclassified into interest expense within the next twelve months as net realized losses.

The following tables present the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax:

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment						Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Interest Rate Swaps						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
			(In thousands)
Balance at January 1			$	(11,995)					$	1,307					$	(10,688)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications			(706)						(1,423)						(2,129)
Amounts reclassified to earnings			—						(1,345)						(1,345)
Net current period other comprehensive loss			(706)						(2,768)						(3,474)
Balance at September 30			$	(12,701)					$	(1,461)					$	(14,162)

At September 30, 2025 and 2024, there was $0.5 million and $0.9 million of deferred income tax benefits, respectively, related to unrealized losses on interest rate swaps.

The overall concept that the Company employs in determining its operating segments is to present the financial information in a manner consistent with the chief operating decision maker’s (“CODM”) view of the business. The Chief Executive Officer is the CODM of the Company. In determining our operating segments, we consider how the business is organized as to segment management and the focus of the business with regards to the types of services or products offered or the target market. The Company’s operating segments are the same as the reportable segments.

The following table presents revenue by segment:

The following table presents the revenue of the Company’s segments disaggregated by type of service:

The following table presents the significant segment expenses regularly provided to the CODM for each of the Company’s segments that are included in determining Segment Adjusted EBITDA, which is the Company’s segment reporting performance measure:

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2025						2024						2025						2024
			(In thousands)
Digital:
Cost of revenue			$	81,100					$	71,267					$	227,561					$	198,548
Selling and marketing expense			70,162						54,888						195,208						163,003
General and administrative expense			25,554						23,758						76,928						74,420
Product development expense			28,247						30,116						84,579						91,058
Total Digital expenses			205,063						180,029						584,276						527,029
Print:
Cost of revenue			89,012						95,724						254,747						286,673
Selling and marketing expense			59,493						73,561						186,666						213,290
General and administrative expense			11,552						12,164						32,711						37,718
Product development expense			1,583						2,453						4,666						7,645
Total Print expenses			161,640						183,902						478,790						545,326
Other:
Other(b)(c)			6,332						12,374						(8,030)						32,270
Intersegment eliminations			(8,174)						(5,483)						(19,646)						(14,768)
Total expenses			$	364,861					$	370,822					$	1,035,390					$	1,089,857
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(b) Other comprises unallocated corporate expenses.
(c) The three months ended September 30, 2025 include a net gain of $5.2 million from an amendment of a lease, which provided for the surrender of certain office space early. The nine months ended September 30, 2025 include net gains of $41.5 million resulting from amendments of a lease, which provided for the surrender of certain office space early, reflecting $36.2 million recognized in the first quarter of 2025 from the surrender of certain unoccupied office space early and $5.2 million described above. See “Note 1—The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for additional information.

Adjusted EBITDA is the segment reporting performance measure used by the CODM as one of the metrics by which we evaluate the performance of our businesses and our internal budgets are based and may impact management compensation. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating income excluding: (1) stock-based compensation expense; (2) depreciation; and (3) acquisition-related items consisting of (i) amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, if applicable, and (ii) gains and losses recognized on changes in the fair value of contingent consideration arrangements, if applicable.

Approximately one-half of our consolidated annual Adjusted EBITDA is generated in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. This is due to the concentration of spending by advertisers, which drives higher advertising revenue, and consumer spending, which drives higher performance marketing revenue, during the year-end holiday selling season.

The following table presents a summary of Segment Adjusted EBITDA:

The following table reconciles total Segment Adjusted EBITDA to earnings (loss) before income taxes:

Segment asset information is not regularly presented to the CODM.

Revenue by geography is based on where the customer is located. Geographic information about revenue and long-lived assets is presented below:

The following tables present the components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the pension and post-retirement benefit plans:

			Three Months Ended September 30, 2025																								Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
			Pension												Post-Retirement																		Pension												Post-Retirement
			Domestic						International						Domestic																								Domestic						International						Domestic
			(In thousands)
Service cost			$	—					$	—					$	—																							$	50					$	—					$	1
Interest cost			33						5,532						53																								289						4,892						51
Expected return on plan assets			—						(5,518)						—																								(181)						(4,891)						—
Actuarial loss (gain) recognition			20						—						—																								(4,353)						—						—
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)			$	53					$	14					$	53																							$	(4,195)					$	1					$	52

The Company froze and terminated the domestic funded pension plan as of December 31, 2022 and the last of the required customary regulatory approvals for the termination were received in 2024. In connection with the termination of this plan, the liabilities were settled through a combination of (i) lump sum payments to eligible participants who elected to receive them and (ii) the purchase of annuity contracts for participants who either did not elect lump sums or were already receiving benefits. During the third quarter of 2024, the domestic funded pension plan’s remaining assets of $15.3 million were transferred to a suspense account in the trust for the IAC Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (the "IAC Plan"). In accordance with Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") requirements, assets in the suspense account are to be allocated to active People Inc. participants in the IAC Plan no less than ratably over a period not to exceed seven years, which may be accelerated. During the third quarter of 2024, the Company made its first asset allocation under the requirements and has made further allocations during 2025. See “Note 2—Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements” for additional information regarding this retirement investment fund.

The actuarial gain of $4.4 million and $5.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, primarily relates to the final annuity contract pricing and lump sum payments for the domestic funded pension plan, partially offset by investment performance and plan expenses.

The components of net periodic benefit cost (credit), other than the service cost component, are included in “Other income, net” in the statement of operations.

The Company is included within IAC’s tax group for purposes of federal and consolidated state income tax return filings. In all periods presented, the income tax provision and/or benefit has been computed for the Company on an as if standalone, separate tax return basis and payments to and refunds from IAC for the Company’s share of IAC’s consolidated federal and state tax return liabilities/receivables calculated on this basis have been reflected within operating activities in the statement of cash flows. Any differences between taxes currently payable to or receivable from IAC and the current tax provision computed on an as if standalone, separate return basis for GAAP are reflected as adjustments to additional paid-in capital and as financing activities within the statement of cash flows.

At the end of each interim period, the Company estimates the annual effective income tax rate and applies that rate to its ordinary year-to-date earnings or loss. The income tax provision or benefit related to significant, unusual, or extraordinary items, if applicable, that will be separately reported or reported net of their related tax effects are individually computed and recognized in the interim period in which they occur. In addition, the effect of changes in enacted tax laws or rates, tax status, judgment on the realizability of a beginning-of-the-year deferred tax asset in future years or unrecognized tax benefits is recognized in the interim period in which the change occurs.

The computation of the estimated annual effective income tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, the expected pre-tax income (or loss) for the year, projections of the proportion of income (and/or loss) earned and taxed in foreign jurisdictions, permanent and temporary differences and the likelihood of the realization of deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision or benefit for income taxes may change as new events occur, more experience is acquired, additional information is obtained or the Company’s tax environment changes. To the extent that the estimated annual effective income tax rate changes during a quarter, the effect of the change on prior quarters is included in income tax provision or benefit in the quarter in which the change occurs.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $1.4 million and $19.8 million, respectively, which represents an effective income tax rate of 25% and 85%, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2025, the effective income tax rate was higher than the statutory rate of 21% due primarily to state taxes, partially offset by research credits. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the effective income tax rate was higher than the statutory rate of 21% due primarily to realized income tax shortfalls generated by stock-based awards, a deferred tax adjustment and state taxes. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $1.8 million and $21.3 million, respectively, which represents an effective income tax rate of 36% and 31%, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the effective income tax rate was higher than the statutory rate of 21% due primarily to research credits, partially offset by state taxes.

The Company’s income taxes are routinely under audit by federal, state, local and foreign authorities as a result of previously filed separate company and consolidated income tax returns with IAC. These audits include questioning the timing and the amount of income and deductions and the allocation of income and deductions among various tax jurisdictions. During the third quarter of 2025, the IRS notified IAC that its federal income tax return for the year ended December 31, 2023, has been selected for audit. Returns filed in various other jurisdictions are open to examination beginning with the 2015 tax year. Income taxes payable include unrecognized tax benefits considered sufficient to pay assessments that may result from the examination of prior year tax returns. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes and, therefore, may require periodic adjustment. Although management currently believes changes in unrecognized tax benefits from period to period and differences between amounts paid, if any, upon resolution of issues raised in audits and amounts previously provided will not have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations and/or financial condition of the Company, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management’s view of these matters may change in the future.

The Company recognizes interest and, if applicable, penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax provision. Accruals for interest and penalties are not material.

At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, were $7.8 million and $6.7 million, respectively. Unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, at September 30, 2025 increased by $1.1 million due primarily to research credits. If unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2025 are subsequently recognized, income tax expense would be reduced by $7.4 million, net of related deferred tax assets and interest. The comparable amount at December 31, 2024 was $6.4 million. The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that its unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $0.3 million by September 30, 2026 due to statute expirations and expected settlements, all of which would reduce the income tax provision.

On July 4, 2025, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”) was enacted into law. The Act contains multiple changes to the Internal Revenue Code with certain changes effective in 2025 and others with effective dates through 2027. These changes include allowing accelerated tax deductions for domestic research expenditures and qualified property, and changes to the net interest expense deduction limitations. The Act has a limited effect on our estimated annual effective income tax rate.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the balance sheet to the total amounts shown in the statement of cash flows:

Restricted cash included in “Other current assets” and “Other non-current assets” in the balance sheet primarily consists of cash held in escrow related to the funded pension plan in the United Kingdom for all periods presented.

The following table presents the changes in the allowance for credit losses:

The following table provides the accumulated depreciation and amortization within the balance sheet:

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to various lawsuits and other contingent matters. The Company establishes accruals for specific legal and other matters when it determines that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the loss is reasonably estimable. Management has also identified certain legal and other matters where it believes an unfavorable outcome is not probable and, therefore, no accrual is established. Although management currently believes that resolving claims against the Company, including claims where an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible, and for which the Company cannot estimate a loss or range of loss, will not have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations or financial condition of the Company, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management’s view of these matters may change in the future. The Company also evaluates other contingent matters, including unrecognized tax benefits and non-income tax contingencies, to assess the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome and estimated extent of potential loss. It is possible that an unfavorable outcome of one or more of these lawsuits or other contingencies could have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations and/or financial condition of the Company. See “Note 7—Income Taxes” for information related to unrecognized tax benefits.

At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had an outstanding payable due to IAC of $0.6 million and $17.5 million, respectively, related to the Company’s share of IAC’s consolidated tax liabilities, which is included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” in the balance sheet. The balance outstanding at December 31, 2024 was subsequently paid to IAC in April 2025.

As permitted by the governing agreements, IAC has made capital contributions to the Company that the Company has subsequently distributed to IAC. Refer to “Note 3—Long-term Debt” for additional information.

In April 2025, the Company’s outstanding stock-based awards that were denominated in the equity of the Company were converted into IAC restricted stock units. Stock-based awards held by employees of the Company are settled in shares of IAC common stock, which are issued to employees net of a deduction of required tax withholdings, which are remitted on the employees’ behalf. The Company reimburses IAC in the form of cash and/or Company common shares at IAC’s election for stock-based awards settled in IAC common stock. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had an outstanding payable due to IAC of $0.1 million and $6.1 million, respectively, for the reimbursement for shares of IAC common stock used to settle stock-based awards held by employees of the Company and, as of December 31, 2024, the reimbursement of certain withholding taxes. These amounts were subsequently paid by the Company in October and February 2025, respectively.

In preparing these financial statements, management evaluated subsequent events through November 3, 2025, on which date the financial statements were available for issue.

On October 1, 2025, People Inc. completed an asset acquisition of certain assets of Feedfeed, a social-first food media publisher and influencer network (the “Feedfeed Acquisition”). People Inc. expects that the Feedfeed Acquisition will further expand and diversify People Inc.’s social food audience and advertising capabilities. The financial results of Feedfeed will be reported in the Digital segment beginning as of the acquisition date.