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NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.

NXST · FY2024

MIXED

CEO Package

$35.9M

Pay Ratio

517:1

Perry A. Sook

Awaiting a fuller pay-performance history

Liberty Media Corp

FWONA · FY2024

ALIGNED

CEO Package

$24.3M

Pay Ratio

—

Gregory B. Maffei

Pay reset -15.2% while TSR improved +31.6 pts

Fox Corp

FOX · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$33.0M

Pay Ratio

327:1

Lachlan K. Murdoch

Pay rose +38.5% while TSR fell -23.5 pts

CEO Total Compensation — All Companies

NXST$35.9MFWONA$24.3MFOX$33.0M

All values are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements.

Key Differences

The fastest way to read this comparison before dropping into the tables.

NXST carries the largest package at $35.9M, about 1.5x FWONA.
FOX reads misaligned, while FWONA looks aligned.
Pay ratio spreads from 327:1 at FOX to 517:1 at NXST.

Pay Component Breakdown

Latest CEO package mix by company. This stays on the CEO package even if the chart above is showing Top 5 pay.

NXST

Perry A. Sook

$35.9M

base salary8%
stock awards77%
non-equity incentive compensation9%
other compensation0%

FWONA

Gregory B. Maffei

$24.3M

base salary7%
stock awards36%
option awards5%
non-equity incentive compensation39%
other compensation3%

FOX

Lachlan K. Murdoch

$33.0M

base salary9%
stock awards32%
option awards8%
non-equity incentive compensation32%
other compensation6%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.(NXST)Perry A. Sook2024$35.9M
Liberty Media Corp(FWONA)N/A2025N/A
Fox Corp(FOX)Lachlan K. Murdoch2025$33.0M

Note: All compensation values shown are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements. Direct comparisons should account for differences in company size, industry, and compensation structure.

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