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): May 10, 2021

THE TRADE DESK, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37879	27-1887399
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

42 N. Chestnut Street

Ventura, California 93001

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(805) 585-3434

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share		TTD		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 10, 2021, The Trade Desk, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 10, 2021, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the approval of a ten-for-one stock split of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.000001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and Class B common stock, par value $0.000001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock,” and together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), in the form of a stock dividend payable at a rate of nine (9) shares of Class A Common Stock for each one (1) share of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding at the close of business on June 9, 2021 (the “Record Date”) and nine (9) shares of Class B Common Stock for each one (1) share of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding at the close of business on the Record Date, to be distributed on June 16, 2021, to holders of record of the Company’s Common Stock at the close of business on the Record Date. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of the Registrant, dated May 10, 2021.
99.2		Press release of the Registrant, dated May 10, 2021.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

SIGNATURES

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

	THE TRADE DESK, INC. (Registrant)

Date: May 10, 2021
	By:	/s/ Blake J. Grayson
		Blake J. Grayson
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

The Trade Desk, Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits