Company: IRDM
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-015183
Chunk: 102

Company: Iridium Communications Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 102
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 policies and programs to encourage our employees to remain focused on both our short- and long-term goals. For example, while our annual incentive bonus plans measure performance on an annual basis, our equity awards typically vest over a number of years, which we believe encourages our employees to focus on sustained stock price appreciation, thus limiting the potential value of excessive risk-taking.

#### Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis contained in this Proxy Statement. Based on this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee has recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement and incorporated into the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

| Respectfully submitted, |
| COMPENSATION COMMITTEE  |
| Eric T. Olson, Chairman |
| Alvin B. Krongard       |
| Kay N. Sears            |

The material in this Report of the Compensation Committee is not “soliciting material,” is furnished to, but not deemed “filed” with, the SEC and is not deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing of the company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

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### COMPENSATION TABLES

#### Summary Compensation Table
The following table shows the total compensation earned by the named executive officers in 2024, 2023 and 2022.

| Name and Principal Position        |     | Year |     | Salary ($)(1) |           |     | Stock         
 Awards ($)(2) |           |     | Non-Equity          
 Incentive Plan      
 Compensation ($)(3) |         |     | All Other           
 Compensation ($)(4) |         |     | Total ($) |           |
| Matthew J. Desch,                  |     | 2024 |     |               | 1,020,694 |     |               | 7,594,319 |     |                     | 559,065 |     |                     |  23,154 |     |           | 9,197,232 |
| Chief Executive Officer            |     | 2023 |     |               |   981,033 |     |               | 7,571,432 |     |                     | 301,687 |     |                     | 163,121 |     |           | 9,017,