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LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION
12300 Liberty Boulevard
Englewood, Colorado 80112 (720) 875-5700 |
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DEAR FELLOW STOCKHOLDER:
You are cordially invited to attend the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders of Liberty Broadband Corporation to be held at 10:45 a.m., Mountain time, on May 12, 2025. The annual meeting will be held via the Internet and will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders. You may attend the meeting, submit questions and vote your shares electronically during the meeting via the Internet by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/LBRD2025. To enter the annual meeting, you will need the 16-digit control number that is printed on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card. We recommend logging in at least fifteen minutes before the meeting to ensure that you are logged in when the meeting starts. Online check-in will start shortly before the meeting on May 12, 2025.
At the annual meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote on the proposals described in the accompanying notice of annual meeting and proxy statement, as well as on such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Your vote is important, regardless of the number of shares you own. Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, please read the enclosed proxy materials and then promptly vote via the Internet or telephone or by completing, signing and returning the proxy card if you received a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail. Doing so will not prevent you from later revoking your proxy or changing your vote at the meeting.
Thank you for your cooperation and continued support and interest in Liberty Broadband.
Very truly yours,
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John C. Malone
President and Chief Executive Officer March 28, 2025 The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials is first being mailed on or about March 28, 2025, and the proxy materials relating to the annual meeting will first be made available on or about the same date.
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NOTICE OF 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF
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May 12, 2025,
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| | | You may attend the meeting, submit questions and vote your shares electronically during the meeting via the Internet by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/LBRD2025 | | | | 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 24, 2025 | |
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A proposal (which we refer to as the election of directors proposal) to elect Richard R. Green and Sue Ann R. Hamilton to continue serving as Class II members of our Board until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or their earlier resignation or removal.
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FOR each director
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A proposal (which we refer to as the auditors ratification proposal) to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
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Vote online at www.proxyvote.com
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Vote live during the annual meeting at the URL above
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Vote by calling
1-800-690-6903 (toll free) in the United States or Canada |
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Holders of record of our following series of capital stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of the record date will be entitled to notice of the annual meeting and to vote at the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof:
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Series A common stock
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Series B common stock
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Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
These holders will vote together as a single class on each proposal.
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Aristeia
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Atlanta Braves Holdings
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BlackRock
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Charter
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City National
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DHC
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Discovery
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| | | Discovery, Inc. (formerly Discovery Communications) (Warner Bros. Discovery’s predecessor) | |
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Discovery Communications
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FW Cook
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GCI Liberty
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LGI
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LGP
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Liberty Broadband
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Liberty Expedia
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Liberty Media
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Liberty TripAdvisor
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| | | Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. | |
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Live Nation
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LMAC
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LMI
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QVC
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QVC Group
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Quint
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RBC Capital
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RBC Dominion
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RBC Trust
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Rochdale
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Sirius XM
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SkyTel
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TCI
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Vanguard
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Warner Bros. Discovery
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WhiteWave
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8 / 2025 PROXY STATEMENT
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Recommendation of Our Board of Directors
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Our Board of Directors has unanimously approved each of the proposals for inclusion in the proxy materials and recommends that you vote FOR the election of each director nominee and FOR the auditors ratification proposal.
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12 / 2025 PROXY STATEMENT
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What am I being asked to vote on and how should I vote?
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OUR BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH DIRECTOR NOMINEE
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The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR each director nominee. These individuals bring a range of relevant experiences and overall diversity of perspectives that is essential to good governance and leadership of our company.
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Richard R. Green
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Director Since: November 2014
Age: 87 Committees: Nominating and Corporate Governance (Co-Chair); Compensation Independent Director |
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President and Chief Executive Officer of CableLabs®, the cable industry’s research and development consortium, for over 20 years, before retiring in December 2009
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Senior Vice President at PBS, a public broadcaster and free-to-air television network, from 1984 to 1988 and a director of CBS’s Advanced Television Technology Laboratory, a non-profit consortium that develops technology and standards to enable growth and trust in the digital media industry, from 1980 to 1983
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Director of Jones/NCTI, a Jones Knowledge Company, a workforce performance solutions company for individuals and broadband companies
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Public Company Directorships:
Non-Liberty Public Company Directorships:
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LGP and its predecessors (December 2008 – present)
Former Public Company Directorships:
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GCI Liberty (March 2018 – December 2020)
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Shaw Communications, Inc. (2010 – May 2023)
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Sue Ann R. Hamilton
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Director Since: December 2020
Age: 64 Committees: Nominating and Corporate Governance (Co-Chair); Compensation Independent Director |
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Principal of the consultancy Hamilton Media LLC since 2007
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Executive Vice President-Distribution and Business Development for AXS TV LLC, a partnership between founder Mark Cuban, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media, Creative Artists Agency and CBS, from September 2007 until the sale of the company in September 2019
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Represents The Mark Cuban Companies/Radical Ventures as Board observer for Philo, Inc., a privately held technology company, since July 2013
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Executive Vice President—Programming and Senior Vice President—Programming for Charter from 2003 to 2007
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Held numerous management positions at AT&T Broadband LLC and its predecessor, TCI, dating back to 1993
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Former partner at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, specializing in complex commercial transactions
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J.D. degree from Stanford Law School, where she was Associate Managing Editor of the Stanford Law Review and Editor of the Stanford Journal of International Law. Magna cum laude graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota
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Public Company Directorships:
Non-Liberty Public Company Directorships:
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Universal Electronics, Inc. (November 2019 – present)
Former Public Company Directorships:
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GCI Liberty (March 2018 – December 2020)
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FTD Companies, Inc. (December 2014 – August 2019)
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Gregg L. Engles
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Director Since: December 2020
Age: 67 Committees: Audit; Nominating and Corporate Governance Independent Director |
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Founder and Executive Managing Partner of Capitol Peak Partners LLC, a capital investment company, since August 2017
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Chairman of Borden Dairy Company, a dairy company, and served as its Chief Executive Officer from July 2020 to November 2022
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of WhiteWave, a global food and beverage company, from October 2012 until its acquisition by Danone in April 2017
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Chief Executive Officer of Dean Foods Company, a food and beverage company and WhiteWave’s former parent company, from April 1996 until WhiteWave’s initial public offering in October 2012
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Public Company Directorships:
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (July 2020 – present)
Former Public Company Directorships:
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GCI Liberty (March 2018 – December 2020)
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Danone (April 2017 – December 2020)
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Liberty Expedia (November 2016 – July 2019)
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Dean Foods Company (Chairman, April 1996 – July 2013; Vice-Chairman, January 2002 – May 2002)
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Treehouse Foods, Inc. (June 2005 – May 2008)
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Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Director Since: November 2014 Age: 84 Committees: Executive |
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Chairman of the Board of our company since November 2014
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Chairman of the Board of QVC Group from its inception in 1994 until March 2018 and served as QVC Group’s Chief Executive Officer from August 2005 to February 2006
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Chairman of the Board of TCI from November 1996 until March 1999, when it was acquired by AT&T Corp., and Chief Executive Officer of TCI from January 1994 to March 1997
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Public Company Directorships:
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QVC Group (1994 – present; Chairman of the Board, 1994 – March 2018) (Mr. Malone will not stand for re-election on QVC Group’s board of directors at its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and will step down from QVC Group’s board of directors, effective at its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders)
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Liberty Media (December 2010 – present; Chairman of the Board, August 2011 – present)
Non-Liberty Public Company Directorships:
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Warner Bros. Discovery (April 2022 – present)
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LGP (Chairman of the Board, June 2013 – present)
Former Public Company Directorships:
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GCI Liberty (Chairman of the Board, March 2018 – December 2020)
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Liberty Expedia (Chairman, November 2016 – July 2019)
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Liberty Latin America Ltd. (December 2017 – December 2019)
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Discovery (September 2008 – April 2022)
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DHC (March 2005 – September 2008; Chairman of the Board, May 2005 – September 2008)
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LGI (Chairman of the Board, June 2005 – June 2013)
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LMI (March 2004 – June 2005)
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UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. (January 2002 – June 2005)
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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (March 2015 – September 2018)
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Charter (May 2013 – July 2018)
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Expedia, Inc. (August 2005 – November 2012; December 2012 – December 2017)
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Liberty TripAdvisor (August 2014 – June 2015)
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Sirius XM (April 2009 – May 2013)
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Ascent Capital Group, Inc. (January 2010 – September 2012)
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Live Nation (January 2010 – February 2011)
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DIRECTV (including predecessors) (Chairman of the Board, February 2008 – June 2010)
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IAC/InterActiveCorp (May 2006 – June 2010)
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John E. Welsh III
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Director Since: November 2014
Age: 74 Committees: Audit (Chair); Nominating and Corporate Governance Independent Director |
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President of Avalon Capital Partners LLC, an investment firm, since 2002
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Director of CIP Management LLC from October 2000 to December 2002
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Managing Director and Vice-Chairman of the Board of SkyTel, a wireless messaging services company, from 1992 to 1999
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Managing Director of Investment Banking of Prudential Securities, Inc., a financial services company, and Co-Head of the Mergers and Acquisitions Department prior to 1992
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Public Company Directorships: None
Former Public Company Directorships:
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LMAC (January 2021 – December 2022)
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General Cable Corp. (1997 – June 2018; Chairman, August 2001 – June 2018)
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Spreckels Industries, Inc. (1996 – 2000)
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York International, Inc. (1996 – 2000)
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Integrated Electrical Services Corp. (2006 – 2013)
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SkyTel (Vice-Chairman, 1992 – 1999)
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Director Since: March 2020
Age: 54 Committees: Compensation (Co-Chair); Nominating and Corporate Governance Independent Director |
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Vice-Chair of CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc., a publicly-traded bank holding company that provides banking, wealth management, and related financial services through its subsidiary CapStar Bank, from December 2015 and a director of CapStar Bank, a financial institution, from its founding in 2008 until May 2020
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Worked in the Investment Banking Division and the Private Client Group of Goldman Sachs, a multinational investment bank and financial services company, in the mid-1990s
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Vice President of Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., a New York-based private equity firm, from 1998 to 2000
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Serves on several non-profit Boards, including The Frist Foundation
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Advisory Board Member of the Yale Institute for Global Health
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Member of the Board of Dean’s Advisors at the Harvard Business School
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Member of the City of Belle Meade Finance and Budget Committee
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Former trustee of St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire and The Ensworth School in Nashville, Tennessee
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Public Company Directorships: None
Former Public Company Directorships:
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CapStar Bank (2008 – May 2020)
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J. David Wargo
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Director Since: March 2015
Age: 71 Committees: Compensation (Co-Chair); Audit Independent Director |
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Founder and president of Wargo & Company, Inc., a private company specializing in investing in the communications industry, and has served as its president since 1993
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Co-founder and was a member of New Mountain Capital, LLC, a private equity firm, from 2000 to 2008
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Managing Director and senior analyst of The Putnam Companies, an investment management company, from 1989 to 1992
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Senior Vice President and a Partner in Marble Arch Partners, a technology development firm, from 1985 to 1989
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Partner and Senior Analyst, Assistant Director of Research and a Partner in State Street Research and Management Company from 1978 to 1985
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Public Company Directorships:
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Liberty TripAdvisor (August 2014 – present)
Non-Liberty Public Company Directorships:
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LGP (June 2013 – present)
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Vobile Group Limited (January 2018 – present)
Former Public Company Directorships:
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Discovery (September 2008 – April 2022)
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LGI (June 2005 – June 2013)
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LMI (May 2004 – June 2005)
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DHC (May 2005 – September 2008)
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Strategic Education, Inc. (formerly Strayer Education, Inc.) (March 2001 – April 2019)
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24 / 2025 PROXY STATEMENT
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AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERVIEW
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7 meetings in 2024
Chair
John E. Welsh III*
Other Members
Gregg L. Engles J. David Wargo
*Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Welsh is an “audit committee financial expert” under applicable SEC rules and regulations
Audit Committee Report, page 34
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The audit committee reviews and monitors the corporate accounting and financial reporting and the internal and external audits of our company. The committee’s functions include, among other things:
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Appointing or replacing our independent auditors;
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Reviewing and approving in advance the scope and the fees of our annual audit and reviewing the results of our audits with our independent auditors;
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Reviewing and approving in advance the scope and the fees of non-audit services of our independent auditors;
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Reviewing compliance with and the adequacy of our existing major accounting and financial reporting policies;
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Reviewing our management’s procedures and policies relating to the adequacy of our internal accounting controls and compliance with applicable laws relating to accounting practices;
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Confirming compliance with applicable SEC and stock exchange rules; and
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Preparing a report for our annual proxy statement.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OVERVIEW
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John C. Malone
Former Members
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Our executive committee may exercise all the powers and authority of our Board of Directors in the management of our business and affairs (except as specifically prohibited by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware). This includes the power and authority to authorize the issuance of shares of our capital stock.
No meetings of the executive committee were held in 2024.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OVERVIEW
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6 meetings in 2024
Co-Chairs
Julie D. Frist J. David Wargo
Other Members
Richard R. Green Sue Ann R. Hamilton
Compensation Committee Report, page 47
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The compensation committee assists the Board in discharging its responsibilities relating to compensation of our company’s executives and produces an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in our annual proxy statement.
In November 2014, the spin-off of our company (formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media) from Liberty Media was completed (the Broadband Spin-Off). In connection with the Broadband Spin-Off, we entered into a Services Agreement, dated November 4, 2014, with Liberty Media (the services agreement), pursuant to which Liberty Media provides us with administrative, executive and management services.
Key Responsibilities:
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Evaluate the services fee under the services agreement on at least an annual basis, subject to certain exceptions (such as in 2019 during the then-ongoing negotiations relating to Mr. Maffei’s compensation arrangement);
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May approve incentive awards or other forms of compensation to employees of Liberty Media who are providing services to our company, which employees include our executive officers. For a discussion of equity awards granted during 2024, see “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis;”
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If we engage a chief executive officer, chief accounting officer, principal financial officer, chief legal officer or chief administrative officer to perform services for our company outside the services agreement, review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of any such person; and
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Oversee the compensation of the chief executive officers of any non-public operating subsidiaries of our company.
For a description of our current processes and policies for consideration and determination of executive compensation, including the role of our Chief Executive Officer and an outside consultant in determining or recommending amounts and/or forms of compensation, see “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
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Co-Chairs
Richard R. Green Sue Ann R. Hamilton
Other Members
Gregg L. Engles Julie D. Frist John E. Welsh III |
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The nominating and corporate governance committee functions include, among other things:
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Identify individuals qualified to become Board members consistent with criteria established or approved by our Board of Directors, with the assistance of the committee, from time to time;
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Identify director nominees for upcoming annual meetings;
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Develop corporate governance guidelines applicable to our company; and
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Oversee the evaluation of our Board and management.
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Name(1)
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Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash ($) |
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Stock
Awards ($)(2) |
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Option
Awards ($)(2) |
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All Other
Compensation ($) |
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Total
($) |
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| John C. Malone | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 171,584(3) | | | | | | 171,584 | | |
| Gregg L. Engles | | | | | 116,088 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 33,091(4) | | | | | | 149,179 | | |
| Julie D. Frist | | | | | 120,330 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 103,094(4) | | | | | | 223,424 | | |
| Richard R. Green | | | | | 116,088 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,904(4) | | | | | | 118,992 | | |
| Sue Ann Hamilton | | | | | 25,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 78,846(4) | | | | | | 103,846 | | |
| J. David Wargo | | | | | 30,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 127,505(4) | | | | | | 157,505 | | |
| John E. Welsh III | | | | | 249,035 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 80,771(4) | | | | | | 329,806 | | |
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John C.
Malone |
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Gregg L.
Engles |
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Julie D.
Frist |
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Richard R.
Green |
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Sue Ann
Hamilton |
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J. David
Wargo |
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John E.
Welsh III |
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LBRDK
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| | | | — | | | | | | 12,177 | | | | | | 23,832 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 16,776 | | | | | | 31,439 | | | | | | 19,518 | | |
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What am I being asked to vote on and how should I vote?
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OUR BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THIS PROPOSAL
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The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR this proposal because KPMG LLP is an independent firm with few ancillary services and reasonable fees, and has significant industry and financial reporting expertise.
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2024
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2023
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| Audit fees | | | | $ | 4,759,000 | | | | | | 3,370,000 | | |
| Audit related fees | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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Audit and audit related fees
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| | | | 4,759,000 | | | | | | 3,370,000 | | |
| Tax fees(1) | | | | | 533,000 | | | | | | 19,000 | | |
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Total fees
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| | | $ | 5,292,000 | | | | | | 3,389,000 | | |
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Brian J. Wendling
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Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
Age: 52 |
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Current Positions
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Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of our company since July 2019 and January 2020, respectively
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Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Liberty Media and QVC Group since July 2019 and January 2020, respectively; Mr. Wendling will resign from his officer roles with QVC Group effective March 31, 2025
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Liberty TripAdvisor since January 2016
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Director of comScore, Inc. since March 2021
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Prior Positions/Experience
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Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Atlanta Braves Holdings from December 2022 – August 2024
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Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of LMAC from November 2020 – December 2022
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Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of GCI Liberty from July 2019 and January 2020, respectively – December 2020
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Senior Vice President and Controller of each of our company, Liberty Media and QVC Group from January 2016 – December 2019 and GCI Liberty from March 2018 – December 2019
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Vice President and Controller of Liberty TripAdvisor from August 2014 – December 2015
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Senior Vice President of Liberty Expedia from March 2016 – July 2019
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Vice President and Controller of our company from October 2014 – December 2015, Liberty Media from November 2011 – December 2015, QVC Group from November 2011 – December 2015
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Various positions with Liberty Media and QVC Group since 1999
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Renee L. Wilm
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Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
Age: 51 |
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Current Positions
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Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of our company since September 2019 and January 2021, respectively
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Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Liberty Media, QVC Group and Liberty TripAdvisor since September 2019 and January 2021, respectively; Ms. Wilm will resign as Chief Administrative Officer of QVC Group effective March 31, 2025
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Prior Positions/Experience
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Chief Executive Officer of Las Vegas Grand Prix, Inc. from January 2022 – February 2025
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Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Atlanta Braves Holdings from December 2022 – August 2024
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Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of LMAC from November 2020 – December 2022 and January 2021 – December 2022, respectively
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Director of LMAC from January 2021 – December 2022
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Chief Legal Officer of GCI Liberty from September 2019 – December 2020
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Prior to September 2019, Senior Partner with the law firm Baker Botts L.L.P., where she represented our company, Liberty Media, QVC Group, Liberty TripAdvisor and GCI Liberty and their predecessors for over twenty years, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, complex capital structures and shareholder arrangements, as well as securities offerings and matters of corporate governance and securities law compliance; while at Baker Botts L.L.P., was a member of the Executive Committee, the East Coast Corporate Department Chair and Partner-in-Charge of the New York office
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GREGORY B. MAFFEI
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President and Chief
Executive Officer |
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BRIAN J. WENDLING
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Principal Financial Officer
and Chief Accounting Officer |
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RENEE L. WILM
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Chief Legal Officer
and Chief Administrative Officer |
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Compensation Philosophy
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Our compensation philosophy seeks to align the interests of the named executive officers with those of our stockholders, with the ultimate goal of appropriately motivating our executives to increase long-term stockholder value.
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WHAT WE DO
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WHAT WE DO NOT DO
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A significant portion of compensation is at-risk and performance-based.
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Performance targets for our executives support the long-term growth of our company.
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We have a clawback policy and clawback provisions for equity-based incentive compensation.
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Our compensation practices do not encourage excessive risk taking.
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We do not provide tax gross-up payments in connection with taxable income from perquisites.
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We do not engage in liberal share recycling.
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Individual Performance Bonus
(60% weighting) |
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Corporate Performance Bonus
(40% weighting) |
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Based on each named executive officers’ personal, department and corporate related goals
•
Named executive officer provided a self-evaluation of their achievements, and in the case of Mr. Wendling and Ms. Wilm, Mr. Maffei also provided an evaluation
•
Compensation committee reviewed goals, evaluations and achievements before approving a specific payout for each named executive officer
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30% based on consolidated financial results of all subsidiaries and major investments within our company, Liberty Media, QVC Group and Liberty TripAdvisor
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10% based on consolidated revenue results
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10% based on consolidated Adjusted OIBDA results
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10% based on consolidated free cash flow results
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10% based on corporate level achievements such as merger and acquisition activity, investments, financings, SEC/audit compliance, litigation management and tax compliance
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GREGORY B. MAFFEI
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| President and Chief Executive Officer | | |||
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Performance Objectives:
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Effectively represent our company on Charter’s board of directors and assist with various management, strategic and operational matters
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Manage liquidity and enhance shareholder value; support new financing activities
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Provide leadership and development opportunities to our management team, corporate development group, and investor relations team
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Support GCI management team in navigating governmental framework, evaluating capital expenditure strategies, succession planning and maintaining culture of compliance
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Evaluate strategic opportunities with respect to corporate structure
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BRIAN J. WENDLING
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| Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer | | |||
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Performance Objectives:
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Ensure timely and accurate internal and external financial reports
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Maintain a robust control environment at the corporate and subsidiary levels
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Oversee the GCI operating business, including operating performance, capital expenditure planning and long term strategic projects, and succession planning
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Continue to improve cybersecurity profile and ensure successful implementation of SEC cybersecurity rules
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RENEE L. WILM
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| Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer | | |||
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Performance Objectives:
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Evaluate strategic opportunities with respect to corporate structure; provide legal and execution support for selected opportunities and operational initiatives
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Evaluate and help drive optimization of capital structure and liquidity solutions with treasury; provide legal and execution support for select opportunities
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Provide legal support with regard to litigation, corporate matters and compliance matters
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Manage executive compensation arrangements and equity award programs; oversee human resources function
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Name
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Liberty Broadband
Maximum Individual Bonus |
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Percentage Payable
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Aggregate
Dollar Amount |
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| Gregory B. Maffei | | | | $ | 4,692,000 | | | | | | 37.77% | | | | | $ | 1,772,276 | | |
| Brian J. Wendling | | | | $ | 227,700 | | | | | | 87.50% | | | | | $ | 199,238 | | |
| Renee L. Wilm | | | | $ | 414,000 | | | | | | 75.00% | | | | | $ | 310,500 | | |
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(dollar amounts in millions)
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2024 Forecast
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2024 Actual
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Actual /
Forecast |
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| Revenue(1) | | | | $ | 39,889 | | | | | $ | 39,900 | | | | | | 0.03% | | |
| Adjusted OIBDA(1) | | | | $ | 10,343 | | | | | $ | 10,288 | | | | | | (0.53)% | | |
| Free Cash Flow(1)(2) | | | | $ | 2,867 | | | | | $ | 2,702 | | | | | | (5.76)% | | |
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Financial Measure
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Percentage Payable
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| Revenue(1) | | |
5% of a possible 10%
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| Adjusted OIBDA(1) | | |
6% of a possible 10%
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| Free Cash Flow(1)(2) | | |
9% of a possible 10%
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Name
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Liberty Broadband
Maximum Corporate Bonus Related to Financial Measures |
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Percentage
Payable |
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Aggregate
Dollar Amount |
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| Gregory B. Maffei | | | | $ | 2,346,000 | | | | | | 66.67% | | | | | $ | 1,564,000 | | |
| Brian J. Wendling | | | | $ | 113,850 | | | | | | 66.67% | | | | | $ | 75,900 | | |
| Renee L. Wilm | | | | $ | 207,000 | | | | | | 66.67% | | | | | $ | 138,000 | | |
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Name
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Liberty Broadband
Maximum Corporate Bonus Related to Corporate-Level Achievements |
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Percentage
Payable |
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Aggregate
Dollar Amount |
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| Gregory B. Maffei | | | | $ | 782,000 | | | | | | 90% | | | | | $ | 703,800 | | |
| Brian J. Wendling | | | | $ | 37,950 | | | | | | 90% | | | | | $ | 34,155 | | |
| Renee L. Wilm | | | | $ | 69,000 | | | | | | 90% | | | | | $ | 62,100 | | |
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Individual
Performance Bonus |
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Corporate
Performance Bonus Related to Financial Measures |
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Corporate
Performance Bonus Related to Corporate-Level Achievements |
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Total Bonus
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| Gregory B. Maffei | | | | $ | 1,772,276 | | | | | $ | 1,564,000 | | | | | $ | 703,800 | | | | | $ | 4,040,076 | | |
| Brian J. Wendling | | | | $ | 199,238 | | | | | $ | 75,900 | | | | | $ | 34,155 | | | | | $ | 309,293 | | |
| Renee L. Wilm | | | | $ | 310,500 | | | | | $ | 138,000 | | | | | $ | 62,100 | | | | | $ | 510,600 | | |
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Name and
Principal Position (as of 12/31/24) |
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Year
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Salary
($)(1) |
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Bonus
($)(2) |
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Stock
Awards ($)(3) |
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Option
Awards ($)(4) |
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(5) |
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All Other
Compensation ($)(6) |
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Total ($)
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Gregory B. Maffei
President and Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | | 690,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,694,616 | | | | | | 4,040,076 | | | | | | 223,861(7) | | | | | | 8,648,553 | | |
| | | 2023 | | | | | | 690,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,594,317 | | | | | | 5,786,800 | | | | | | 230,516(7) | | | | | | 10,301,633 | | | |||
| | | 2022 | | | | | | 990,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,321,505 | | | | | | 7,882,050 | | | | | | 287,293(7) | | | | | | 14,480,848 | | | |||
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Brian J. Wendling
Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 625,939 | | | | | | 205,861 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 309,293 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,141,093 | | |
| | | 2023 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 467,488 | | | | | | 1,224,774 | | | | | | 232,805 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,925,067 | | | |||
| | | 2022 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 234,765 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 287,431 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 522,196 | | | |||
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Renee L. Wilm
Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,178,287 | | | | | | 401,605 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 510,600 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,090,492 | | |
| | | 2023 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 889,692 | | | | | | 2,257,676 | | | | | | 471,650 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,619,018 | | | |||
| | | 2022 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 424,043 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 582,244 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,006,287 | | |
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Amounts ($)
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2024
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2023
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2022
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| Compensation related to personal use of corporate aircraft(a) | | | | | 212,252 | | | | | | 218,205 | | | | | | 272,567 | | |
| Life insurance premiums | | | | | 1,731 | | | | | | 1,731 | | | | | | 2,483 | | |
| Matching contributions made to the Liberty Media 401(k) Savings Plan(b) | | | | | 7,935 | | | | | | 7,590 | | | | | | 10,065 | | |
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| Chief Executive Officer Total Annual Compensation | | | | $ | 8,648,553 | | |
| Median Employee Total Annual Compensation | | | | $ | 93,526 | | |
| Ratio of Chief Executive Officer to Median Employee Total Annual Compensation | | | | | 92:1 | | |
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Estimated Future Payouts
under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards |
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Estimated Future Payouts
under Equity Incentive Plan Awards |
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All Other
Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#) |
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All Other
Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#) |
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Exercise
or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh) |
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Grant
Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($) |
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Name
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Grant
Date |
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Threshold
($)(1) |
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Target
($)(1) |
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Maximum
($)(1) |
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Threshold
(#)(2) |
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Target
(#)(2) |
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Maximum
(#) |
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| Gregory B. Maffei | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 03/06/2024(3) | | |
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| | | | 3,910,000 | | | | | | 7,820,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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LBRDK
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| | 03/06/2024 | | |
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 183,058(4) | | | | | | 56.20 | | | | | | 3,694,616 | | |
| Brian J. Wendling | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 03/06/2024(3) | | |
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| | | | 189,750 | | | | | | 379,500 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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LBRDK
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| | 03/06/2024(5) | | |
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,663 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 205,861 | | |
| Renee L. Wilm | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 03/06/2024(3) | | |
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| | | | 345,000 | | | | | | 690,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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LBRDK
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| | 03/06/2024(5) | | |
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,146 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 401,605 | | |
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Option awards
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Stock awards
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Name
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Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |
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Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) |
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Option
Exercise Price ($) |
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Option
Expiration Date |
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Number
of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
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Market
Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) |
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) |
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Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($) |
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| Gregory B. Maffei | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Option Awards | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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LBRDK
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| | | | 41,483 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 88.99 | | | | | | 03/06/2026 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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LBRDK
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| | | | 260,419 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 121.89 | | | | | | 12/15/2026 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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LBRDK
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| | | | 208,410 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 122.64 | | | | | | 12/15/2026 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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LBRDK
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| | | | 99,604 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 112.29 | | | | | | 03/13/2027 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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LBRDK
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| | | | 85,898 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 99.11 | | | | | | 03/13/2027 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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LBRDK
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| | | | 289,858 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 164.99 | | | | | | 12/07/2027 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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LBRDK
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| | | | 176,024 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 164.78 | | | | | | 12/07/2027 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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LBRDK
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| | | | 167,230 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 152.25 | | | | | | 03/11/2028 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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LBRDK
|
| | | | 136,100 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 138.26 | | | | | | 03/11/2029 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 129,149 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 80.19 | | | | | | 03/09/2030 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 183,058 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 56.20 | | | | | | 03/06/2031 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | 82,965 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 93.13 | | | | | | 03/05/2025 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | 12,445 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 100.19 | | | | | | 03/06/2026 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Brian J. Wendling | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Option Awards | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 15,575 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 164.99 | | | | | | 12/07/2027 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 10,003 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 164.78 | | | | | | 12/07/2027 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 3,754 | | | | | | 7,508(1) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 76.45 | | | | | | 12/11/2030 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 16,468 | | | | | | 16,468(2) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 77.68 | | | | | | 12/13/2030 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| RSU Awards | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,663(3) | | | | | | 273,846 | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,720(4) | | | | | | 203,347 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Renee L. Wilm | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Option Awards | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 25,123 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 118.44 | | | | | | 11/04/2026 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 18,101 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 126.92 | | | | | | 11/14/2026 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 7,576 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 164.99 | | | | | | 12/07/2027 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 4,866 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 164.78 | | | | | | 12/07/2027 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 7,324 | | | | | | 14,650(1) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 76.45 | | | | | | 12/11/2030 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 29,748 | | | | | | 29,749(2) | | | | | | — | | | | | | 77.68 | | | | | | 12/13/2030 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| RSU Awards | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,146(3) | | | | | | 534,235 | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 5,306(4) | | | | | | 396,677 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
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| | | |
Option Awards
|
| |
Stock Awards
|
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Name
|
| |
Number of
shares acquired on exercise (#) |
| |
Value
realized on exercise ($) |
| |
Number of
shares acquired on vesting (#)(1) |
| |
Value
realized on vesting ($) |
| ||||||||||||
| Gregory B. Maffei | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDA
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 1,500,000 | | | | | | 51,525,000 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
| Brian J. Wendling | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDA
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 3,300 | | | | | | 227,977 | | |
| Renee L. Wilm | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDA
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,160 | | | | | | 428,998 | | |
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|
|
Name
|
| |
Voluntary
Termination Without Good Reason ($) |
| |
Termination
for Cause ($) |
| |
Termination
Without Cause or for Good Reason ($) |
| |
Death
($) |
| |
Disability
($) |
| |
After a Change
in Control ($) |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Brian J. Wendling | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Options | | | | | —(1) | | | | | | —(2) | | | | | | —(3) | | | | | | —(4) | | | | | | —(4) | | | | | | —(5) | | |
| RSUs | | | | | —(1) | | | | | | —(2) | | | | | | 445,271(3) | | | | | | 477,193(4) | | | | | | 477,193(4) | | | | | | 477,193(5) | | |
| Cash Awards | | | | | —(1) | | | | | | —(2) | | | | | | —(3) | | | | | | 625,939(4) | | | | | | 625,939(4) | | | | | | 625,939(5) | | |
|
Total
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 445,271 | | | | | | 1,103,132 | | | | | | 1,103,132 | | | | | | 1,103,132 | | |
| Renee L. Wilm | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Options | | | | | —(1) | | | | | | —(2) | | | | | | —(3) | | | | | | —(4) | | | | | | —(4) | | | | | | —(5) | | |
| RSUs | | | | | —(1) | | | | | | —(2) | | | | | | 868,711(3) | | | | | | 930,912(4) | | | | | | 930,912(4) | | | | | | 930,912(5) | | |
| Cash Awards | | | | | —(1) | | | | | | —(2) | | | | | | —(3) | | | | | | 1,178,287(4) | | | | | | 1,178,287(4) | | | | | | 1,178,287(5) | | |
|
Total
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 868,711 | | | | | | 2,109,199 | | | | | | 2,109,199 | | | | | | 2,109,199 | | |
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|
| | | | PEO(1) | | | Non-PEO NEOs(1) | | | Value of initial fixed $100 investment based on: | | | (millions) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | | | Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO ($)(2) | | | Compensation Actually Paid to PEO ($)(3) | | | Average Summary Compensation Table Total for non-PEO NEOs ($)(2) | | | Average Compensation Actually Paid to non-PEO NEOs ($)(3) | | | Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) ($)(4) | | | Peer Group TSR ($)(5) | | | Net Income ($)(6) | | | ($)(7) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LBRDA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LBRDK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LBRDA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LBRDK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| 2022 | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | LBRDA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LBRDK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LBRDA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LBRDK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LBRDA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LBRDK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Compensation actually paid to PEO and Non-PEO NEOs | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | | As Reported in Summary Compensation Table(a) | | | Equity Award Adjustments(b) | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | | | Total | | | Stock Awards | | | Option Awards | | | Fair Value at Year End of Awards Granted During Year that Remain Outstanding and Unvested at Year End(c) | | | Year-over- Year Change in Fair Value of Awards Granted in Prior Year that Remain Outstanding and Unvested at Year End(d) | | | Fair Value at Vesting Date of Awards Granted and Vested in Same Year(e) | | | Change in Fair Value from Prior Year End to Vesting Date of Awards Granted in Prior Year and Vested in Covered Year(f) | | | Total Compensation Actually Paid | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PEO | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | ||||||
| 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | |||||
| 2022 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | |||||
| 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
| 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
| Non-PEO NEOs | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
| 2023 | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
| 2022 | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | ( | | | ||||
| 2021 | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
| 2020 | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
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|
|
Plan Category
|
| |
Number of securities
to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights or settlement of restricted stock units (a) |
| |
Weighted average
exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b) |
| |
Number of securities
available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c) |
| |||||||||
| Equity compensation plans approved by security holders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Liberty Broadband Corporation 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of March 11, 2015), as amended
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | —(1) | | |
|
LBRDA
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 51,241 | | | | | $ | 87.75 | | | | | | | | |
|
Liberty Broadband Corporation 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | —(2) | | |
|
LBRDA
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 2,294,894 | | | | | $ | 116.56 | | | | | | | | |
|
Liberty Broadband Corporation 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,615,967(3) | | |
|
LBRDA
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 19,222 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | |
| Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders: None(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Total
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDA
|
| | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 2,365,357 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,615,967 | | |
|
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|
|
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
| |
Title of
Series |
| |
Amount and
Nature of Beneficial Ownership |
| |
Percent
of Series (%) |
| |
Voting
Power (%) |
| |||||||||
|
John C. Malone
c/o Liberty Media Corporation
12300 Liberty Boulevard Englewood, CO 80112 |
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | 1,241,171(1) | | | | | | 6.8 | | | | | | 49.3 | | |
| LBRDB | | | | | 1,882,685(1) | | | | | | 93.8 | | | | | | | | | |||
| LBRDK | | | | | 5,739,006(1) | | | | | | 4.7 | | | | | | | | | |||
| LBRDP | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
Aristeia Capital, L.L.C.
One Greenwich Plaza, Suite 300
Greenwich, CT 06830 |
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | 1,675,445(2) | | | | | | 9.2 | | | | | | 4.1 | | |
| LBRDB | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
| LBRDK | | | | | 6,476,696(3) | | | | | | 5.3 | | | | | | | | | |||
| LBRDP | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
The Vanguard Group
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355 |
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | 1,462,794(4) | | | | | | 8.0 | | | | | | 3.6 | | |
| LBRDB | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
| LBRDK | | | | | 11,064,423(5) | | | | | | 9.0 | | | | | | | | | |||
| LBRDP | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
BlackRock, Inc.
50 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001 |
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | 994,315(6) | | | | | | 5.4 | | | | | | 2.9 | | |
| LBRDB | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
| LBRDK | | | | | 5,006,804(7) | | | | | | 4.1 | | | | | | | | | |||
| LBRDP | | | | | 587,777(8) | | | | | | 8.2 | | | | | | | | | |||
|
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281 |
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | 2,068(9) | | | | | | * | | | | | | * | | |
| LBRDB | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
| LBRDK | | | | | 908,860(9) | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | |||
| LBRDP | | | | | 542,899(10) | | | | | | 7.6 | | | | | | | | | |||
|
Ronald A. Duncan
c/o Liberty Broadband Corporation
12300 Liberty Boulevard Englewood, CO 80112 |
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
| LBRDB | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
| LBRDK | | | | | 462,324(11) | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | |||
| LBRDP | | | | | 473,101(11) | | | | | | 6.6 | | | | | | | | |
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|
|
Name
|
| |
Title of
Series |
| |
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership (In thousands) |
| |
Percent of
Series (%) |
| |
Voting
Power (%) |
| |||||||||
|
John C. Malone
Chairman of the Board and President and Chief Executive Officer
|
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | 1,241(1)(2)(3) | | | | | | 6.8 | | | | | | 49.3 | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | 1,883(1)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) | | | | | | 93.8 | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 5,739(1)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8) | | | | | | 4.7 | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDP
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
Gregory B. Maffei
Former President, Chief Executive Officer and Director(9)
|
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | 459(10)(11)(12)(13) | | | | | | 2.5 | | | | | | 3.6 | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | 105(13)(14) | | | | | | 5.0 | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 3,794(10)(11)(12)(14)(15) | | | | | | 3.0 | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDP
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
Gregg L. Engles
Director
|
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 16(16) | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDP
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
Julie D. Frist
Director
|
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | **(17) | | | | | | * | | | | | | * | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 1,172(16)(17) | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDP
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
Richard R. Green
Director
|
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | **(18) | | | | | | * | | | | | | * | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 8(18) | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDP
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
Sue Ann R. Hamilton
Director
|
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | ** | | | | | | * | | | | | | * | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 19(16) | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDP
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
J. David Wargo
Director
|
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | 33(19)(20) | | | | | | * | | | | | | * | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 107(16)(19)(20) | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDP
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
John E. Welsh III
Director
|
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | 5 | | | | | | * | | | | | | * | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 23(16) | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDP
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | |
|
LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION / 65
|
|
|
Name
|
| |
Title of
Series |
| |
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership (In thousands) |
| |
Percent of
Series (%) |
| |
Voting
Power (%) |
| |||||||||
|
Brian J. Wendling
Principal Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer |
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 58(16) | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDP
|
| | | | 18 | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | |||
|
Renee L. Wilm
Chief Legal Officer and
Chief Administrative Officer |
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 98(16) | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDP
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |||
|
All current directors and
executive officers as a group (9 persons)(9) |
| |
LBRDA
|
| | | | 1,280(1)(2)(3)(17)(18)(19)(20) | | | | | | 7.0 | | | | | | 49.4 | | |
|
LBRDB
|
| | | | 1,883(1)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) | | | | | | 93.8 | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDK
|
| | | | 7,240(1)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20) | | | | | | 5.9 | | | | | | | | | |||
|
LBRDP
|
| | | | 18 | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | |
|
66 / 2025 PROXY STATEMENT
|
|
| | | |
LBRDK
|
| |||
| Gregg L. Engles | | | | | 12,177 | | |
| Julie D. Frist | | | | | 23,832 | | |
| Sue Ann R. Hamilton | | | | | 16,776 | | |
| J. David Wargo | | | | | 31,439 | | |
| John E. Welsh III | | | | | 19,518 | | |
| Brian J. Wendling | | | | | 45,800 | | |
| Renee L. Wilm | | | | | 92,738 | | |
|
Total
|
| | | | 242,280 | | |
|
LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION / 67
|
|
|
68 / 2025 PROXY STATEMENT
|
|
|
LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION / 69
|
|
|
70 / 2025 PROXY STATEMENT
|
|
|
LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION / 71
|
|