IHEARTMEDIA, INC. Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On
In connection with entering into the A&R Employment Agreements, the Compensation
Committee of iHeartMedia's board of directors (the "Committee") also approved
the grant to each Executive of an award of performance-vesting restricted stock
units (the "PSUs"), which have grant-date fair values of
In approving the A&R Employment Agreements and the Sign-On PSU Awards, the Committee considered the unique role each Executive plays in setting the strategic direction of the Company, their strong history of leadership and significant responsibilities with the Company, and their productive partnership and shared vision for the future of the Company. In particular, the Committee believes that the Executives' compensation packages over the term of the A&R Employment Agreements are key to maintaining the focus of the Executives' visionary drive and leadership in our operations, strategy and growth.
Amended and Restated Employment Agreements
The A&R Employment Agreements amend and restate the employment agreements that Messrs. Pittman and Bressler previously entered into with iHeartMedia, which were scheduled to expire in 2023. The material changes under the A&R Employment Agreements are as follows:
• Effective as of January 1, 2023 , each Executive's annual base salary will
increase to $1,800,000 , and his annual target performance bonus
opportunity will be equal to 225% of his annual base salary rate for the
applicable calendar year.
• For each year during the employment term, it is expected that the Company
will grant each Executive an annual equity award with a target a
grant-date fair value equal to $8,000,000 ; provided, that any annual
equity award (and the terms and amount of such award) will be subject to
Committee approval.
• If the Executive retires on or after June 1, 2026 (or later, if the term
is extended), he will remain eligible to receive a pro-rated annual cash
bonus based on achievement of applicable performance goals for that year.
The foregoing description of the A&R Employment Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Performance Stock Unit Awards
The Sign-On PSU Awards were granted under iHeartMedia's 2021 Long-Term Incentive Award Plan, and will become earned based on the Company's achievement of absolute total shareholder return ("Absolute TSR") goals calculated over the five-year performance period beginning on the grant date, as set forth in the table below:
Absolute TSR Goal Earned PSUs
50% 20%
75% 40%
100% 60%
125% 80%
150% 100%
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In no event may any PSUs be earned by either Executive prior to the first anniversary of the grant date. Any PSUs that become earned during the performance period are subject to continued employment (except in certain specified circumstances) and will vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
If iHeartMedia incurs a change in control prior to the end of the performance period, then any PSUs that are earned based on the achievement of annualized Absolute TSR goals prior to or in connection with the change in control will convert into a service-based vesting award that will vest in full on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued service, except as provided below. In this change in control context only, achievement of the annualized Absolute TSR goal will be measured based on a straight-line interpolation if the Company's annualized Absolute TSR falls between two applicable goals in the table above.
Upon a termination of the Executive's employment by the Company without "cause",
by the Executive with "good reason", or due to the Executive's retirement on or
after
The treatment of the PSUs on a Qualifying Termination is subject to the Executive's timely execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, as well as his continued compliance in all material respects with restrictive covenants.
The foregoing description of the Sign-On Awards is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the applicable award agreements, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description
10.1 Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between
iHeartMedia, iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc. and
Robert W. Pittman , dated March 28, 2022 .
10.2 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between iHeartMedia,
iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc. and Richard J. Bressler , dated
March 28, 2022 .
10.3 Form of Performance-Vesting Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement,
dated March 28, 2022 .
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