Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Dubey Sharmistha

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/1/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Match Group, Inc. [MTCH]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

MATCH GROUP, INC., 8750 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1400

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President /

(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75231

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common stock, par value $0.001	20317	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options to Purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001	12/31/2016 ⁽¹⁾	9/17/2025	Common stock, par value $0.001	300352.0	$15.44	D
Options to Purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001	12/21/2016 ⁽²⁾	12/21/2025	Common stock, par value $0.001	200000.0	$13.9	D
Restricted Stock Units	12/21/2018 ⁽³⁾	12/21/2018 ⁽³⁾	Common stock, par value $0.001	35000.0	$0.0	D
Options to Purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001	2/9/2018 ⁽⁴⁾	2/9/2027	Common stock, par value $0.001	175000.0	$17.9	D
Restricted Stock Units	2/9/2018 ⁽⁵⁾	2/9/2020 ⁽⁵⁾	Common stock, par value $0.001	175000.0	$0.0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Represents 105,176 vested stock options and 195,176 unvested stock options that vest in two equal installments on December 31, 2018 and 2019, subject to continued service.
(2)	Represents 75,000 vested stock options and 125,000 unvested stock options that vest in two equal installments on December 21, 2018 and 2019, subject to continued service.
(3)	Represents unvested restricted stock units that vest on December 21, 2018.
(4)	Represents unvested stock options that vest in four equal installments on February 9, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, subject to continued service.
(5)	Represents unvested restricted stock units that vest in three equal installments on February 9, 2018, 2019 and 2020, subject to continued service.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Dubey Sharmistha MATCH GROUP, INC. 8750 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1400 DALLAS, TX 75231			President

Signatures
Francisco J. Villamar as Attorney-in-Fact for Sharmistha Dubey		1/10/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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