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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-05-21

CuriosityStream (CURI)

CEO Clint Stinchcomb was paid $12,603,888 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 124.7% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001628280-26-024605 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$12,603,888 ↑
Clint Stinchcomb total, FY2025
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CEO pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
91.16%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Clint Stinchcomb$717,081$0$9,468,000$0$2,400,000$0$18,807$12,603,888
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tia Cudahy310,00003,577,5000465,000014,4004,366,900
General Counsel, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
Becky Reed240,0000610,125090,00008,750948,875
General Counsel
P. Brady Hayden240,0000284,7250180,000010,000714,725
Chief Financial Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Clint Stinchcomb$12,603,888$5,608,442$1,815,280↑ +6,995,446
Tia Cudahy4,366,9001,113,030529,507↑ +3,253,870
Becky Reed948,875———
P. Brady Hayden714,725660,819—↑ +53,906

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Companies that benchmark against CURI
No companies currently name CURI as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

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Executives — the named officers

One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.

ExecutiveRoleFY2025 total
Clint StinchcombCEO$12,603,888
Becky ReedGeneral Counsel$948,875
P. Brady HaydenCFO$714,725
Tia CudahyCOO$4,366,900
01c

Board of directors

One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.

DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Andrew HendricksIndependent Director$183,645
Elizabeth SaraviaIndependent Director$183,645
John HendricksChair of the Board—
Jonathan HubermanIndependent Director$208,688
Matthew BlankIndependent Director$176,490
Mike NikzadIndependent Director$183,645
Patrick KeeleyIndependent Director$208,688
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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
P. Brady HaydenPRSU2024-05-08——50,000——
Tia CudahyPRSU2025-07-25——750,000—3,577,500
Becky ReedPRSU2025-07-25——150,000—610,125
Clint StinchcombPRSU2024-10-09——905,000——
Clint StinchcombPRSU2024-05-08——2,125,000——
Clint StinchcombPRSU2025-07-15——2,400,000—9,468,000
P. Brady HaydenPRSU2025-07-25——70,000—284,725
P. Brady HaydenRSU2024-01-01——25,000——
Tia CudahyPRSU2024-05-08——534,750——
P. Brady HaydenPRSU2024-10-09——152,500——
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Grant-level vehicle detail not disclosed.

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Clint StinchcombPSU600,000—$2,280,000
Tia CudahyPSU187,500—712,500
Becky ReedPSU37,500—142,500
P. Brady HaydenPSU17,500—66,500
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Company's policies and philosophies with respect to its executive compensation program are designed to attract, retain and motivate senior management leaders who are capable of advancing the Company's mission and strategy and ultimately, creating and maintaining our long-term equity value.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantWillis Towers Watson
Clawback policy—
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-2032,090,1393,110,05626,87491.16%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20262026-05-2091.16%a

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Jonathan HubermanIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation$87,500$121,188$0—$0$208,688
Patrick KeeleyIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair)87,500121,1880—0208,688
Mike NikzadIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance77,000106,6450—0183,645
Andrew HendricksIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance77,000106,6450—0183,645
Elizabeth SaraviaIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance77,000106,6450—0183,645
Matthew BlankIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)74,000102,4900—0176,490
John HendricksNot independent · Board Chair000—00
Clint StinchcombEmployee director—————0
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$50,000
Annual equity retainer—
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)24,000 / 24,000 / 24,000
Stock ownership guideline—
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$480,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$664,801
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,144,801

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

10b

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1CuriosityStream2025Clint Stinchcomb$717,081$9,468,000$0$2,400,000$12,603,888

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at CuriosityStream in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Clint Stinchcomb (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at CuriosityStream in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $12,603,888.
How did shareholders vote on CuriosityStream's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 91.16% of shareholders supported CuriosityStream's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does CuriosityStream spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, CuriosityStream reported total board compensation of $1,144,801 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Clint StinchcombDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 32. As printed: 12,603,888. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c48 · span 415248–415258
2Section 01, Tia CudahyDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 32. As printed: 4,366,900. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c48 · span 431588–431597
3Section 01, Becky ReedDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 32. As printed: 948,875. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c48 · span 437666–437673
4Section 01, P. Brady HaydenDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 32. As printed: 714,725. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c48 · span 422198–422205
5Section 03, P. Brady Hayden PRSUDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
6Section 03, Tia Cudahy PRSUDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
7Section 03, Becky Reed PRSUDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
8Section 03, Clint Stinchcomb PRSUDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
9Section 03, Clint Stinchcomb PRSUDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
10Section 03, Clint Stinchcomb PRSUDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
11Section 03, P. Brady Hayden PRSUDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
12Section 03, P. Brady Hayden RSUDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
13Section 03, Tia Cudahy PRSUDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
14Section 03, P. Brady Hayden PRSUDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
15Section 08, Jonathan HubermanDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 208,688. Filing ↗machine: span 618998–619299
16Section 08, Patrick KeeleyDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 208,688. Filing ↗machine: span 614904–615205
17Section 08, Mike NikzadDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 183,645. Filing ↗machine: span 621041–621342
18Section 08, Andrew HendricksDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 183,645. Filing ↗machine: span 623089–623390
19Section 08, Elizabeth SaraviaDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 183,645. Filing ↗machine: span 612858–613159
20Section 08, Matthew BlankDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 176,490. Filing ↗machine: span 616949–617250
21Section 08, John HendricksDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
22Section 08, Clint StinchcombDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
23Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-05-210001628280-26-037271Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 91.16% (votes for as printed: 32,090,139). Filing ↗
24Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
25Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 480,000 + equity 664,801 + all other 0 = 1,144,801, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,144,801
26CuriosityStream (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-100001628280-26-024605CEO total compensation as printed in CuriosityStream's own proxy. As printed: 12,603,888. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c48 · span 415248–415258