Company: CMCT
Filing Date: 2025-06-13
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000908311-25-000044
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Company: Creative Media & Community Trust Corp
Filing Date: 2025-06-13
Form: PRE 14A
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 Company. We believe that our executive compensation objectives have resulted in executive compensation decisions that have appropriately incentivized (without undue risk) the achievement of financial goals that have benefited our Company and our stockholders and are expected to drive long-term stockholder value over time.

As described in detail in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section below, the Company is externally operated by the Operator (as defined in “Related Person Transactions—Transactions with Related Persons—Asset Management and Other Fees to Related Parties”), an affiliate of CIM Group, L.P., pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) between the Operator and CIM Urban Partners L.P. (“CIM Urban”), a principal subsidiary of the Company. In addition, CIM Service Provider, LLC (the “Administrator”), a subsidiary of CIM Group, LLC, provides certain administrative services to the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to a Master Services Agreement (the “Master Services Agreement”). David Thompson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, is employed by an affiliate of the Operator and the Administrator and his compensation is determined by, and paid to him directly by, such affiliate. The Company did not pay Mr. Thompson any compensation in 2024 and 2023. Therefore, his compensation is not discussed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section below.

We are asking stockholders to vote on the following advisory resolution:

Resolved, that the stockholders approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of Barry N. Berlin, the Company’s only named executive officer being compensated by the Company, as disclosed pursuant to the SEC’s compensation disclosure rules, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion contained in the proxy statement.

#### Vote Required
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting at which a quorum is present is required to approve the proposal.

For purposes of the vote on this Proposal 2, abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum. However, if you do not instruct your broker how to vote on this proposal and your broker does not vote those shares, your shares will be treated as broker non-votes. Abstentions, broker non-votes and other shares not voted will have no effect on this Proposal 2. Stockholders may vote “FOR,” “AGAINST,” or “ABSTAIN” with respect to this Proposal 2.

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We expect this Proposal 2 will not be considered a routine