Key 2019 Compensation Decisions
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Base Salary Decisions
Effective January 1, 2019, Ms. Feldman received a 3.6% base salary merit increase, her
first base salary increase since joining the Company in 2016.
Effective May 1, 2019, all
Clear Channel Outdoor NEOs received base salary increases in connection with their new roles post-Separation, taking into account competitive market data for their new roles at an independent, publicly-traded company.
Mr. Eccleshare received a base
salary increase of 25.0% (applied retroactively to January 1, 2019).
Mr. Wells received a base salary increase of 20.0%.
Mr. Coleman received a base salary
increase of 8.3%.
Ms. Feldman
received a base salary increase of 16.3%.
Mr. Dilger received a base salary increase of 18.0%.
2015 Executive Incentive Plan (Annual Incentive Plan) Decisions
For 2019, annual incentive plan objectives were established by the
pre-Separation Compensation Committee at the beginning of the fiscal year for CCOA. Both the CCOA and CCOH annual incentive plan objectives were formally approved by the post-Separation Compensation
Committee.
As a result of strong business performance across the Americas offset by
below-target International performance during these time periods, along with the achievement of their individual performance objectives, NEOs earned annual incentive payouts between 96% and 142% of their individual target opportunities, paid in
February 2020.
Equity Grant Decisions
On May 22, 2019, Mr. Coleman and Ms. Feldman received one-time equity grants with a
fair market value of $546,022 and $218,410, respectively, in recognition of their new roles post-Separation and pursuant to their respective employment agreements, which were negotiated with the pre-Separation Compensation Committee. These equity
grants were made up of restricted stock units that vest 50% on the third anniversary of the grant and the remaining 50% on the fourth anniversary of the grant.
On June 3, 2019, in recognition of Mr. Eccleshares new role as Worldwide Chief Executive Officer and pursuant to his employment agreement, which was
negotiated with the pre-Separation Compensation Committee, he received a one-time equity grant with a fair market value of $5,929,549 with 75% of this grant in stock options and 25% in restricted stock units. Both the stock options and RSUs will
vest in three equal installments on December 31 of 2019, 2020 and 2021.
On
October 15, 2019, and in connection with the redesign of a new post-Separation long-term incentive program, Messrs. Eccleshare, Wells, Coleman and Dilger and Ms. Feldman received equity grants with a fair market value ranging from $134,999
to $1,500,000. The value received factored the named executive officers performance during their tenure at Clear Channel Outdoor, including during the prior year, their long-term potential, retention considerations, the grant values of any
prior 2019 grants, and market practices for comparable positions. With this grant, we are moving closer to market median grant values for each individuals position.
The October 15, 2019 equity grants consisted of 50% restricted stock units and 50% performance stock units. The restricted stock units vest in three equal
installments on April 1 of 2020, 2021 and 2022. The performance stock units are earned based on Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) achievement against the S&P 600 Index for the period from October 1, 2019 through March 31,
2022. These October 2019 grants vest over 2.5 years to align with the vesting schedules of future annual grants, which we anticipate will take place during the first half of each year, and will vest over three years.
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