Company: CZR
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-093716
Chunk: 58

Company: Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 58
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 report the aggregate incremental costs to the Company in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table. The Board believes this limited benefit is an appropriate method to provide certain executive officers with an occasional convenient way to integrate work and personal responsibilities. Additionally, we also provide residential security services to certain of our executive officers based on their election. The decision to provide our executives with these benefits was prompted by efforts to address potential security concerns and in response to, incidents and threats targeting certain Company personnel. The Compensation Committee believes these expenses are for the Company’s benefit because of the importance of these executives to the Company and to address specific threats and safety concerns, and we believe these security costs are an integral part of our risk management program and are necessary and appropriate business expenses since they arise from the nature of the executives’ employment at the Company. However, because they may be viewed as conveying a personal benefit to these individuals, we report the aggregate incremental costs to the Company for these expenses in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table. As an owner and operator of full-service resorts and casinos, we are able to offer our team members, including our executive officers, as well as our directors, with the opportunity to use our facilities at comped values, not to exceed $20,000 per year. This benefit is provided at a nominal or at no incremental cost to the Company. This program is designed to provide our team members, executive officers and directors with the opportunity to experience our facilities and provide feedback for the Company to take into account on an on-goingbasis. For more information on these benefits, see the footnotes to the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table. 2024 Executive Officer Employment Agreement Extensions The Compensation Committee views the current members of the executive leadership team as being extremely important to the Company’s success and ability to drive shareholder value, given their collective company and gaming industry experience, their shared management operating philosophy and commitment to the Company

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and its future. As a result, the Compensation Committee believes that the retention of the current management team as a cohesive unit is critical to the successful execution of the Company’s strategic plan. Accordingly, on January 26, 2024, in order to ensure the continued commitment of this team to the implementation of the Company’s business and operational strategy and further align their interests with those of our shareholders, we amended the employment agreements for each of the NEOs to extend the term of employment by two years (