Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.


On May 9, 2022, the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of iHeartMedia, Inc. (the "Company") approved the grant of restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") covering shares of the Company's Class A common stock to the following named executive officers: Robert W. Pittman (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Richard J. Bressler (President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer), Michael B. McGuinness (Executive Vice President, Finance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer), Jordan R. Fasbender (Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary) and Scott D. Hamilton (Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary) (collectively, the "Executives"). The RSU and PSU awards were granted under the Company's 2021 Long-Term Incentive Award Plan (the "Plan") and are subject to RSU and PSU agreements, respectively, the forms of which were also approved by the Committee on the date noted above.



The number of RSUs and PSUs granted to each Executive is set forth in the
following table.

Name                    RSUs (#)       PSUs (Target #)
Robert W. Pittman         325,998               303,943
Richard J. Bressler       325,998               303,943
Michael B. McGuinness      81,500                75,986
Jordan R. Fasbender        65,200                60,789
Scott D. Hamilton           7,500                 7,500


RSU Awards

The RSU awards vest as to one-third of the total RSUs granted to each Executive on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date (each, an "RSU Vesting Date"), subject to Executive's continued service through the applicable date.

Termination of Employment. If an Executive is terminated without "cause" or resigns from the Company for "good reason" (each, a "Qualified Termination"), in either case, prior to the Company incurring a change in control, then:



         •   with respect to Messrs. Pittman and Bressler, the Executive's RSUs
             will vest in full as of the termination and be settled on the original
             vesting date; and



         •   with respect to the other Executives, a portion of the RSUs that would
             have vested on the next scheduled RSU Vesting Date, prorated to
             reflect the number of days the Executive was in service to the Company
             during such vesting period, will vest as of the termination date and
             be settled on the original vesting date.

In the event of an Executive's Qualifying Termination following a change in control, or upon a termination due to death or "disability," the RSUs will vest in full and be settled in connection with such Qualified Termination. In addition, with respect to Messrs. Pittman and Bressler only, if either Executive experiences a "retirement termination" (which may not occur prior to June 1, 2026), the RSUs will vest in full if they were granted more than one year prior to the retirement date.

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PSU Awards

The PSU awards will become earned based on the Company's achievement of performance goals relating to (1) relative total shareholder return ("Relative TSR PSUs"), (2) Adjusted EBITDA performance ("EBITDA PSUs") and (3) diversity, equity and inclusion metrics ("DE&I PSUs") (together, the "Performance Goals") over a performance period ending on the earlier of December 31, 2024 and a change in control of the Company (the "Performance Period"), and vest subject to the Executive's continued employment through the end of the Performance Period. Each PSU award is weighted such that the total award opportunity is comprised of 50% Relative TSR PSUs, 25% EBITDA PSUs and 25% DE&I PSUs. The maximum number of PSUs that may vest is 150% of the target number of PSUs.

Termination of Employment. If an Executive experiences a Qualified Termination, in either case, prior to the Company incurring a change in control, then:



         •   with respect to Messrs. Pittman and Bressler, the Executive's PSU
             award will remain outstanding and eligible to vest in full, subject to
             the achievement of the Performance Goals, and will be settled on the
             original vesting date; and



         •   with respect to the other Executives, the Executive's PSU award will
             remain outstanding and eligible to vest with respect to a prorated
             number of PSUs (i.e., prorated to reflect the number of days the
             Executive was in service during the applicable Performance Period),
             and will be settled on the original vesting date.

Upon a termination due to death or "disability," the PSUs will vest at "target." With respect to Messrs. Pittman and Bressler only, if either Executive experiences a "retirement termination," then the PSUs will vest at "target" if they were granted more than one year prior to the retirement date.

Change in Control. If the Company incurs a change in control, then the PSUs will be earned based on the greater of "target" and actual performance through the consummation of such change in control, and such earned PSUs will vest on the earlier of December 31, 2024, a Qualifying Termination, or the Executive's death, disability or (with respect to Messrs. Pittman and Bressler) retirement.

The foregoing description of the RSU and PSU awards is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan and applicable award agreements, the forms of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company's 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2022 Annual Meeting") was held on May 10, 2022. A total of 98,927,036 shares of the Company's Class A common stock were present electronically or represented by proxy at 2022 Annual Meeting, representing approximately 81.76% percent of the 120,983,728 shares of Class A common stock that were both outstanding and entitled to vote at the Company's 2022 Annual Meeting. The following are the voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the 2022 Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2022.

Proposal 1 - Election of Cheryl Mills, Robert W. Pittman and James A. Rasulo to the Company's Board of Directors to serve as Class III directors, each for a one-year term ending at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.



                                   Votes     Broker Non-
NOMINEE             Votes FOR    WITHHELD       Votes
Cheryl Mills        88,116,250    909,785     9,901,001
Robert W. Pittman   87,997,035   1,029,000    9,901,001
James A. Rasulo     88,460,244    565,791     9,901,001

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Proposal 2 - Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.



Votes FOR    Votes AGAINST   Votes ABSTAINED   Broker Non-Votes
98,333,302      580,857          12,877               0


Proposal 3 - Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

Votes FOR Votes AGAINST Votes ABSTAINED Broker Non-Votes 87,626,871 1,381,697 17,467

           9,901,001


Based on the foregoing votes, Cheryl Mills, Robert W. Pittman and James A. Rasulo were elected as Class III directors, and Proposals 2 and 3 were approved.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits





Exhibit
  No.        Description

10.1           Form of iHeart Media, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
             (for Executive Officers)

10.2           Form of iHeart Media, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
             (for Pittman/Bressler)

10.3           Form of iHeartMedia, Inc. Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award
             Agreement (for Executive Officers)

10.4           Form of iHeartMedia, Inc. Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award
             Agreement (for Pittman/Bressler)

104          Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within
             the Inline XBRL document).

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