Company: IRDM
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-013200
Chunk: 73

Company: Iridium Communications Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 73
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 | $                      | 1.05 |     |                             | 8,410,558 |
| Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders(3): |     |                      |         — |     |                        |    — |     |                             |         — |
| Total                                                          |     |                      | 4,189,102 |     | $                      | 1.05 |     |                             | 8,410,558 |

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(1) Includes 3,869,690 shares issuable upon the settlement of restricted stock units without consideration. The weighted average exercise price of the outstanding options and rights other than these restricted stock units is $13.74 per share. There are no warrants outstanding under our equity compensation plans.

(2) The number of shares of common stock available for issuance under our Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan is reduced by (i) one share for each share of common stock issued pursuant to an appreciation award, such as a stock option or stock appreciation right with an exercise or strike price of at least 100% of the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant, and (ii) 1.8 shares for each share of common stock issued pursuant to any stock award that is not an appreciation award, also known as a “full value award.”

(3) We do not maintain any equity compensation plans that were not approved by our stockholders.

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### EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

#### C

#### OMPENSATION

#### D

#### ISCUSSION AND

#### A

#### NALYSIS
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis explains our compensation philosophy, policies and practices for the following executive officers, who are referred to in this Proxy Statement as our named executive officers:

| Name                     |     | Title                                                           |
| Matthew J. Desch         |     | Chief Executive Officer                                         |
| Thomas J. Fitzpatrick(1) |     | Former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer |
| Suzanne E. McBride       |     | Chief Operations Officer                                        |
| Bryan J. Hartin(1)       |     | Former Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing            |
| Scott T. Scheimreif      |     | Executive Vice President, Government Programs                   |

(1) Each of Messrs. Fitzpatrick and Hartin retired as executive officers as of the close of business on December 31, 2024. Following their respective retirements,