---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001041657-26-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UONE"
cik: "0001041657"
company_name: "URBAN ONE, INC."
filed_at: "2026-06-16T21:24:42+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T21:26:34.057890+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Urban One enters new CFO employment agreement through 2029; annual meeting elects directors

## Summary
- CFO Peter Thompson's new employment agreement runs through Jan 6, 2029; base salary $750K, signing bonus $333,333.
- Eligible for annual cash bonus up to $300K (132% of target for superior performance) and $850K completion bonus.
- Stock awards: $704K/yr in Class D common for 2026-2027, $469.5K/yr for 2028-2029, plus performance-based equity.
- Annual meeting elected all director nominees; approved 2026 equity plan and ratified PwC as auditor.
- Completion bonus contingent on remediating material weaknesses identified in Dec 2025 10-K.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001041657-26-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UONE
- cik: 0001041657
- company_name: URBAN ONE, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-06-16T21:24:42+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041657/000104165726000040/0001041657-26-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041657/000104165726000040/uone-20260611.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  URBAN ONE, INC. shareholders approved Approval of the Urban One, Inc. 2026 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: Approval of the Urban One, Inc. 2026 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan The results of the voting included 3,083,564 votes for, 41,890 votes against, and 217,508 votes abstained.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041657/000104165726000040/0001041657-26-000040-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  URBAN ONE, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Urban One's independent registered public accounting firm The results of the voting included 3,336,914 votes for, 2,541 votes against, and 3,507 votes abstained. The appointment was ratified.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041657/000104165726000040/0001041657-26-000040-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  URBAN ONE, INC. shareholders approved Election of directors (Class A and Class B) at the 2026-06-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-11
  source text: Board of Director Election Results Class A Director Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Non-Votes Terry L. Jones 218,773 45,583 216,776 Brian W. McNeill 218,694 45,662 216,776 Class B Director Nominee Catherine L. Hughes 3,082,577 43,609 216,776 Alfred C. Liggins, III 3,084,113 42,073 216,776 B. Doyle Mitchell, Jr. 3,083,446 42,740 216,776 D. Geoffrey Armstrong 3,081,780 44,406 216,776 The six nominees were elected to the Board of Directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041657/000104165726000040/0001041657-26-000040-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.