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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001335258-22-000156"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LYV"
cik: "0001335258"
company_name: "Live Nation Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-12-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T23:16:28.208688+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Live Nation enters new 5-year employment agreements with President/CFO Berchtold and EVP/GC Rowles

## Summary
- Joe Berchtold to serve as President & CFO through Dec 31, 2027; base salary $2M, target bonus 200% of salary.
- Berchtold receives $6M cash signing bonus and performance share grant of 744,691 shares with stock price targets.
- Michael Rowles to serve as EVP, GC & Secretary through Dec 31, 2027; base salary $1.1M, target bonus 150% of salary.
- Rowles receives performance share grant of 74,469 shares with same stock price targets as Berchtold.
- New agreements replace prior pacts expiring Dec 31, 2022; include non-solicitation, non-disparagement, and change-in-control acceleration.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001335258-22-000156
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LYV
- cik: 0001335258
- company_name: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-12-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525822000156/0001335258-22-000156-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525822000156/lyv-20221221.htm

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