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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-06-04

iHeartMedia (IHRT)

CEO Robert Pittman was paid $12,971,814 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 0.2% from fiscal year 2024, the 55th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001628280-26-025822 ↗): 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.

$12,971,814 ↑
Robert Pittman total, FY2025
55th
CEO pay percentile vs peers
206:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
84.41%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Robert Pittman$1,800,000$0$8,000,002$0$2,867,400$0$304,412$12,971,814
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Richard Bressler1,800,00008,000,00202,867,4000124,96912,792,371
President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Michael McGuinness925,00001,000,0000818,625002,743,625
Executive Vice President, Finance and Deputy 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
Robert Pittman$12,971,814$12,948,720$13,924,693↑ +23,094
Richard Bressler12,792,37112,618,20313,614,745↑ +174,168
Michael McGuinness2,743,6253,598,5072,844,831↓ −854,882

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 IHRT
11 companies name IHRT as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses IHRT in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named IHRT in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

01b

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
Richard BresslerPresident$12,792,371
Robert PittmanCEO$12,971,814
Michael McGuinnessCFO$2,743,625
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
Brad GerstnerFormer director (through FY2025)$12,500
Cheryl MillsIndependent Director$330,000
Graciela MonteagudoIndependent Director$315,000
James A. RasuloIndependent Director$392,500
Kamakshi SivaramakrishnanIndependent Director$312,500
Robert MillardIndependent Director$288,749
Samuel E. EnglebardtIndependent Director$324,999
02

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
Michael McGuinnessPSU2025-02-20——99,206——
Richard BresslerRSU2025-02-20——375,319—2,337,702
Richard BresslerPSU2025-02-20——624,681——
Michael McGuinnessRSU2025-02-20——114,679—500,000
Robert PittmanPSU2025-02-20——624,681——
Robert PittmanRSU2025-02-20——375,319—2,337,702
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Michael McGuinness$500,000$0$00.0%
Richard Bressler2,337,702000.0%
Robert Pittman2,337,702000.0%

% 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
Richard BresslerPSU3,120,000—$12,979,200
Robert PittmanPSU746,668—3,106,138
Richard BresslerPSU1,336,984—5,561,854
Robert PittmanPSU486,619—2,024,335
Robert PittmanPSU92,343—384,145
Robert PittmanPSU2,931,412—12,194,674
Michael McGuinnessPSU297,618—1,238,090
Richard BresslerPSU85,239—354,596
Robert PittmanPSU3,120,000—12,979,200
Richard BresslerPSU2,931,412—12,194,674
Robert PittmanPSU1,336,984—5,561,854
Robert PittmanPSU1,284,404—5,343,121
Richard BresslerPSU1,284,404—5,343,121
Richard BresslerPSU746,668—3,106,138
Richard BresslerPSU486,619—2,024,335
Michael McGuinnessPSU288,750—1,201,200
Michael McGuinnessPSU60,466—251,539
Michael McGuinnessPSU229,358—954,130
Michael McGuinnessPSU166,130—691,100
Michael McGuinnessPSU116,668—485,338
Michael McGuinnessOption15,6008.98—
Robert PittmanOption461,5008.98—
Richard BresslerOption461,5008.98—
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Company's executive compensation program is designed to support iHeartMedia's strategy, reinforce accountability, and align the interests of executives with those of long-term stockholders, while retaining proven leadership and maintaining a rigorous pay-for-performance program.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantFW Cook
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-0483,318,86415,393,581750,26584.41%Passed
20252025-05-1368,566,01125,004,19015,84473.28%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
20262026-06-0484.41%a
20252025-05-1373.28%b

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “3: To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers Majority of votes cast Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “3: To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers Majority of votes cast Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect.”.

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.

07

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)206 : 1
CEO total compensation$13,924,693
Median employee compensation$67,449
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
James A. RasuloIndependent$242,500$150,000——$0$392,500
Cheryl MillsIndependent180,000150,000——0330,000
Samuel E. EnglebardtIndependent25,000299,999——0324,999
Graciela MonteagudoIndependent165,000150,000——0315,000
Kamakshi SivaramakrishnanIndependent162,500150,000——0312,500
Robert MillardIndependent26,250262,499——0288,749
Brad GerstnerIndependent · Departed during FY12,5000——012,500
Robert W. PittmanEmployee director · Board Chair · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance—————0
Richard J. BresslerEmployee director · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance—————0
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$150,000
Annual equity retainer$150,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 20,000 / 20,000
Stock ownership guideline$500,000
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$813,750
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,162,498
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,976,248

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

10

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies iHeartMedia names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including iHeartMedia.

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
1Nexstar Media Group, Inc.2025Perry Sook$3,000,000$29,584,405$0$4,085,072$39,509,740
2Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.2025Michael Rapino3,000,00010,000,368017,372,52232,552,324
3IAC, Inc.2025Joseph Levin273,07700017,601,042
4Warner Music Group Corp.2025Robert Kyncl2,000,00010,675,7190015,909,250
5Sphere Entertainment2025James Dolan230,000013,027,275378,99414,284,275
6iHeartMedia2025Robert Pittman1,800,0008,000,00202,867,40012,971,814
7AMC Networks, Inc.2025Kristin Dolan2,000,0004,231,55306,030,28812,525,644
8Gray Media, Inc.2025Hilton Howell1,531,0006,506,75603,279,96611,472,138
9Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.2025Christopher Ripley1,000,0006,761,54302,079,65210,824,228
10Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.2025Jennifer Witz2,000,000006,000,0008,012,795
11The E.W. Scripps Company2025Adam Symson1,350,0003,945,07701,792,1257,239,619
12TEGNA, Inc.2024Michael Steib392,3086,000,000006,977,504

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.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
iHeartMedianot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFW Cook
AMC Networks, Inc.101%not disclosedNoClearBridge
Gray Media, Inc.215%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
IAC, Inc.not disclosedRSU 100not disclosedCompensia, Inc.
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.102%not disclosedNoThe Croner Company
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.113%RSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — Relative TSR vs Peer GroupMeridian
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.102%not disclosedNoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Sphere Entertainment123.33%not disclosedNoClearBridge Compensation Group LLC
TEGNA, Inc.not disclosedPSU 55 · RSU 45NoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
The E.W. Scripps Company88.5%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoKorn Ferry
Warner Music Group Corp.107%RSU 68 · PSU 32NoFrederic W. Cook & Co.

Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at iHeartMedia in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Robert Pittman (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at iHeartMedia in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $12,971,814.
How does iHeartMedia's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Robert Pittman's total compensation ranked at the 55th percentile of iHeartMedia's disclosed peer group.
What is iHeartMedia's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, iHeartMedia's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 206:1.
How did shareholders vote on iHeartMedia's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 84.41% of shareholders supported iHeartMedia's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does iHeartMedia spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, iHeartMedia reported total board compensation of $1,976,248 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.

11

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, Robert PittmanDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 49. As printed: 12,971,814. Filing ↗machine: span 747997–748007
2Section 01, Richard BresslerDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 49. As printed: 12,792,371. Filing ↗machine: span 755654–755664
3Section 01, Michael McGuinnessDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 49. As printed: 2,743,625. Filing ↗machine: span 763484–763493
4Section 03, Michael McGuinness PSUDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
5Section 03, Richard Bressler RSUDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
6Section 03, Richard Bressler PSUDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
7Section 03, Michael McGuinness RSUDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
8Section 03, Robert Pittman PSUDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
9Section 03, Robert Pittman RSUDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
10Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2024-04-250001400891-24-000016Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 206 : 1. Filing ↗
11Section 08, James A. RasuloDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 392,500. Filing ↗machine: span 1001440–1001704
12Section 08, Cheryl MillsDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 330,000. Filing ↗machine: span 997511–997775
13Section 08, Samuel E. EnglebardtDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 324,999. Filing ↗machine: span 991919–992045
14Section 08, Graciela MonteagudoDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 315,000. Filing ↗machine: span 999561–999850
15Section 08, Kamakshi SivaramakrishnanDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 312,500. Filing ↗machine: span 1003662–1003980
16Section 08, Robert MillardDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 288,749. Filing ↗machine: span 995635–995924
17Section 08, Brad GerstnerDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 12,500. Filing ↗
18Section 08, Robert W. PittmanDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
19Section 08, Richard J. BresslerDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
20Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-06-040001628280-26-040785Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.41% (votes for as printed: 83,318,864). Filing ↗
21Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-190001400891-25-000037Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 73.28% (votes for as printed: 68,566,011). Filing ↗
22Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
23Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)Computed——RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
24Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 813,750 + equity 1,162,498 + all other 0 = 1,976,248, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,976,248
25Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001142417-26-000016CEO total compensation as printed in Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 39,509,740. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c14 · span 1843852–1843863
26Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-174146CEO total compensation as printed in Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 32,552,324. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c31 · span 714411–714421
27IAC, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-06-010001193125-26-251426CEO total compensation as printed in IAC, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 17,601,042. Filing ↗machine: t87 · r8 · c29 · span 1013325–1013335
28Warner Music Group Corp., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-01-200001140361-26-001664CEO total compensation as printed in Warner Music Group Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,909,250. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 494670–494681
29Sphere Entertainment, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-280001628280-26-027969CEO total compensation as printed in Sphere Entertainment's own proxy. As printed: 14,284,275. Filing ↗machine: t77 · r3 · c25 · span 804469–804479
30iHeartMedia (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-170001628280-26-025822CEO total compensation as printed in iHeartMedia's own proxy. As printed: 12,971,814. Filing ↗machine: span 747997–748007
31AMC Networks, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001193125-26-194208CEO total compensation as printed in AMC Networks, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,525,644. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c34 · span 747957–747967
32Gray Media, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-260001437749-26-009956CEO total compensation as printed in Gray Media, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,472,138. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c29 · span 472302–472312
33Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001971213-26-000017CEO total compensation as printed in Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,824,228. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c36 · span 517565–517575
34Sirius XM Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-100001104659-26-041777CEO total compensation as printed in Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,012,795. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c53 · span 986498–986507
35The E.W. Scripps Company, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-200001193125-26-116733CEO total compensation as printed in The E.W. Scripps Company's own proxy. As printed: 7,239,619. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r4 · c16 · span 1340909–1340918
36TEGNA, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-04-080001104659-25-033034CEO total compensation as printed in TEGNA, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,977,504. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c42 · span 1209718–1209727
37Section 10a, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001971213-26-000017Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. names iHeartMedia in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
38Section 10a, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-174146Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include iHeartMedia. Filing ↗
39Section 10a, Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-26-041777Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include iHeartMedia. Filing ↗
40Section 10a, Gray Media, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001437749-26-009956Gray Media, Inc. names iHeartMedia in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
41Section 10a, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001142417-26-000016Nexstar Media Group, Inc. names iHeartMedia in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
42Section 10a, Warner Music Group Corp. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-25-001453Warner Music Group Corp.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include iHeartMedia. Filing ↗