Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Yi Steven 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MediaAlpha, Inc. [MAX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MEDIAALPHA, INC., 700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 640 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/15/2026 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA 90017 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 03/15/2026 A 448,500(1) A $ 0 3,068,474 D Class A Common Stock 03/16/2026 S 4,000(2) D $9.9318(3) 3,064,474 D Class A Common Stock 03/17/2026 S 5,227(2) D $9.9401(4) 3,059,247 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Restricted Stock Units (2026 PRSUs)

(5)

03/15/2026

A

149,550

(6)(7)

(6)(7)

Class A Common Stock

149,550

$ 0

149,550

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Yi Steven C/O MEDIAALPHA, INC. 700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 640 LOS ANGELES, CA 90017	X		See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Jeffrey B. Coyne		03/17/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	Consists of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting. One sixteenth of the RSUs will vest on May 15, 2026 and the remainder will vest quarterly over the following four years, in each case subject to continued employment with the Issuer through each vesting date.
(2)	The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the Reporting Person primarily to cover taxes resulting from the vesting of RSUs.
(3)	Reflects the weighted-average sale price for shares sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $9.84 to $9.99 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(4)	Reflects the weighted-average sale price for shares sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $9.63 to $10.04 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(5)	Represents Performance Based Restricted Stock Units (PRSUs) granted to the Reporting Person on March 15, 2026, pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Each PRSU represents a contingent right to receive shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock.
(6)	The PRSUs will be earned subject to achievement of Adjusted EBITDA goals for fiscal 2026, fiscal 2027, and fiscal 2028, with each fiscal year measured separately for purposes of determining PRSU vesting. One-third of the PRSU grants are tied to Adjusted EBITDA performance against pre-established threshold, target, and maximum Adjusted EBITDA goals for each fiscal year, corresponding to vesting of 50%, 100% and 200% of the target shares, respectively. Following the completion of each performance period, any earned PRSUs for that performance period will remain subject to continued service-based vesting through the end of the three-year period."
(7)	If PRSUs become eligible to vest after approval from the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer on the achievement of the performance measures, the eligible units will settle on March 15, 2029.

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