Company: GHC
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-063218
Chunk: 18

Company: Graham Holdings Co
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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 members of the Audit Committee consult with and rely on management, in addition to external experts, such as the Company’s independent registered public accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In addition, the Audit Committee has the authority to obtain advice from internal or external legal or other advisers.

The Audit Committee held seven meetings in 2024.

Compensation Committee

The functions of the Compensation Committee include (i) reviewing and approving the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President and other members of senior management and the Board (including, among other elements of compensation, annual base salary, annual incentive opportunities and long-term incentive opportunities); (ii) overseeing the administration and determination of awards under the Company’s compensation plans; (iii) preparing any report on executive compensation required by the rules and regulations of the SEC; (iv) reviewing the Company’s employee attraction, retention and inclusion goals to provide oversight and advice; and (v) performing a risk assessment of the Company’s compensation plans. A current copy of the Compensation Committee’s Charter is available on the Company’s website, www.ghco.com; a copy of such Charter will be furnished without charge to any shareholder upon written request addressed to the Treasurer, Graham Holdings Company at 1812 North Moore Street, Suite 2100, Arlington, VA 22209.

Anne M. Mulcahy (Chair), Katharine Weymouth and Tony Allen served on the Compensation Committee in 2024. All members of the Compensation Committee are non-employee Directors and have been determined to be “independent” within the meaning of the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange applicable to service on compensation committees.

The Compensation Committee held six meetings in 2024.

Finance Committee

The functions of the Finance Committee include (i) reviewing with management the capital needs of the Company and (ii) considering and making recommendations to the Board related to dividend policy, major acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, incurrence of indebtedness, selection of managers of defined benefit plan assets, stock repurchase programs and certain other financial matters.

Christopher C. Davis (Chairman), Thomas S. Gayner, Donald E. Graham, Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy and Katharine Weymouth served on the Finance Committee in 2024.

The Finance Committee held one meeting in 2024.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee has exercised and may exercise all of the powers of the Board that may be delegated by law in the management of the business and affairs of the Company and exercises the authority of the