---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-003542"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SPHR"
cik: "0001795250"
company_name: "Sphere Entertainment Co."
filed_at: "2025-01-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T06:57:25.205945+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sphere Entertainment appoints Robert Langer as EVP, CFO and Treasurer effective Jan 13, 2025

## Summary
- Robert Langer, 60, former Disney finance executive, named CFO and Treasurer; reports to Executive Chairman & CEO.
- Base salary of at least $1,000,000; annual target bonus of at least 100% of base salary.
- Expected annual long-term incentive awards with aggregate target value of at least $1,700,000.
- One-time special RSU grant of $500,000 (three-year vesting) and special cash award of $250,000.
- Severance equals at least 2x sum of base salary and target bonus if terminated without cause or for good reason before contract end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-003542
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SPHR
- cik: 0001795250
- company_name: Sphere Entertainment Co.
- filed_at: 2025-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795250/000119312525003542/0001193125-25-003542-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795250/000119312525003542/d837911d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-003542
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-003542.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-003542.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert Langer was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Sphere Entertainment Co..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  source text: appointed Robert Langer, 60, as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective as of January 13, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795250/000119312525003542/0001193125-25-003542-index.htm

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