secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU)
CIK:        0001702780
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001702780-26-000016
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Optimum Communications awards $9.375M in deferred cash to execs under 2026 LTIP; switches bonus to quarterly
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- DCAs to CEO ($5M), CFO ($1.75M), GC ($1.5M), President ($1.125M); vest 1/3 each Dec 14 of 2026-2028.
- DCAs replace prior RSUs; 50% of LTIP, with other 50% expected as cash performance awards.
- 2026 LTIP targets, salary, and STI bonus target amounts unchanged from 2025.
- Committee moved bonus target-setting and performance assessment to quarterly, with quarterly payouts.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702780/000170278026000016/0001702780-26-000016-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702780/000170278026000016/optu-20260312.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001702780-26-000016

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