secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ (CHTR)
CIK:        0001091667
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001091667-25-000171
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Charter CEO Winfrey gets new contract through 2028; Cox deal contingent equity awards approved
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- Winfrey's base salary set at $2.5M; target bonus at 300% of base; term through Dec 1, 2028.
- Annual stock option awards of at least $23M grant date value starting 2027; top-up $6M option in Jan 2026.
- Severance equals 2.5x (base + target bonus) if terminated without cause or for good reason.
- Contingent equity awards for execs tied to closing of Cox transaction; grant value 1.5x annual LTIP target, 50% options/50% RSUs.
- Options vest on 4th anniversary; RSUs vest 50% at 2nd and 50% at 4th anniversary.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1091667/000109166725000171/0001091667-25-000171-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1091667/000109166725000171/chtr-20251203.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001091667-25-000171

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