Company: IHETW
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001400891-25-000022
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Company: iHeartMedia, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form: DEF 14A
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 decisions, enhancements to readability and graphics in our CD&A and the decision to increase the CEO and President’s long-term incentive awards from 50% to 65% performance-based equity to ensure further alignment of top executive and stockholder outcomes.

#### Role of the Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee administers the executive compensation program for all NEOs, as well as other executives within the Company. While our management team provides input, it is the responsibility of the Compensation Committee to evaluate and approve the executive compensation philosophy, plans, policies and programs.

The following table outlines the process the Compensation Committee follows to ensure the total compensation for our NEOs is competitive, appropriately tied to performance and does not promote undue risk-taking.

| STEP 1:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Input on Compensation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |     |   |     | STEP 2:                                                                                                                                                                   
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 Decisions                                                                                                                                                                 |     |   |     | STEP 3:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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 Oversight                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Each year, our CEO and President provide recommendationsto the Compensation Committee on the compensation of all other named executive officers. Neither the CEO nor the President make recommendations on their own pay.                                                                                                                     
 These recommendations take into consideration thecompetitive market pay data provided by the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultantas well as the terms of our NEOs’ employment agreements and an evaluation of the NEO’s role, contributions and performance in achieving the Company’s goals and long-term potential. |     | è |     | Subsequently, theCompensation Committee determines the NEOs’ compensation, ensuring that it is aligned with our executive compensation philosophy.                        
 All aspects of the CEO and President’s compensation are determined solely by the Compensation Committee, with relevant input from an independent compensation consultant. |     | è |     | For the coming year, theCompensation Committee will review and approve:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 •   Objectives for each NEO                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 •   Performance metrics for cash and equity incentive awards                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 The Compensation Committee ensures that incentive plan performance metrics are consistent with the financial, operational and strategic goals set by the Board, the performance goals are sufficiently ambitious and that amounts paid (when performance goals are achieved) are consistent with our executive compensation philosophy. |

#### Role of the Independent Compensation Consultant
The Compensation Committee has ultimate responsibility for compensation-related decisions. The Compensation Committee’s advisory resources include a retained independent consultant who assists the Compensation Committee in its evaluation of the compensation provided to our NEOs. In addition, the consultant generally attends Compensation Committee