---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001335258-23-000093"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LYV"
cik: "0001335258"
company_name: "Live Nation Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T23:55:16.034635+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Live Nation extends EVP M&A John Hopmans' contract through 2028 with $1.5M salary and performance share grant

## Summary
- Base salary of $1,500,000 per year, eligible for annual increases at Compensation Committee discretion.
- Target annual cash bonus of 100% of base salary based on performance targets set annually.
- Grant of up to 289,300 performance shares tied to stock price targets from $93.895 to $143.895, vesting over 60 nonconsecutive trading days through Dec 31, 2028.
- Severance on termination without cause or for good reason: 2x base salary plus accelerated vesting of equity awards (excluding performance shares not yet earned).
- Term runs Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2028, then at-will unless renewed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001335258-23-000093
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LYV
- cik: 0001335258
- company_name: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-13T23:59:59+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/1335258/000133525823000093/0001335258-23-000093-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525823000093/lyv-20231011.htm

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