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NOTICE OF 2014 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON MAY 29, 2014

To Our Class A and Class B Stockholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2014 Annual Meeting”) of Entravision Communications Corporation (the “company”, “we”, “our” or “us”), which will be held at Shutters Hotel, One Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90405, at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 29, 2014 for the following purposes:

1. To elect eight directors to our Board of Directors (the “Board”);

2. To amend the Entravision Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as previously amended (the “2004 Plan”) to (i) extend the end of the term to ten years after the date of the 2014 Annual Meeting, until May 29, 2024, and (ii) increase the number of shares of our Class A common stock authorized for issuance under the 2004 Plan by 10,000,000 shares; and

3. To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

These matters are described more fully in the proxy statement accompanying this notice.

Our stockholders will also act upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Board is not aware of any other business to be presented to a vote of the stockholders at the 2014 Annual Meeting.

The Board has fixed the close of business on April 11, 2014 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining those stockholders who will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the 2014 Annual Meeting. The stock transfer books will remain open between the Record Date and the date of the 2014 Annual Meeting.

Representation of at least a majority in voting interest of our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock either in person or by proxy is required to constitute a quorum for purposes of voting on each proposal to be voted on at the 2014 Annual Meeting. Accordingly, it is important that your shares be represented at the 2014 Annual Meeting. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE 2014 ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Your proxy may be revoked at any time prior to the time it is voted at the 2014 Annual Meeting.

Please read the accompanying proxy material carefully. Your vote is important and we appreciate your cooperation in considering and acting on the matters presented.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors,

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Walter F. Ulloa

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

April 30, 2014

Santa Monica, California

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE

STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 29, 2014:

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PROXY STATEMENT

FOR

2014 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

OF

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

To Be Held on May 29, 2014

This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by our Board of Directors (the “Board”) of proxies to be voted at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2014 Annual Meeting”), which will be held at 10:00 a.m. on May 29, 2014 at Shutters Hotel, One Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90405, or at any adjournments or postponements thereof, for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Notice”). This proxy statement and the proxy card are first being delivered or mailed to stockholders on or about May 6, 2014. Our Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “Annual Report”), which incorporates our Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “10-K”), is being mailed to stockholders concurrently with this proxy statement. The Annual Report is not to be regarded as proxy soliciting material or as a communication by means of which any solicitation of proxies is to be made.

VOTING RIGHTS AND SOLICITATION

The close of business on April 11, 2014 was the record date (the “Record Date”) for stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the 2014 Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, we had 60,974,640 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 18,930,035 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding. All of the shares of our Class A and Class B common stock outstanding on the Record Date, and only those shares, are entitled to vote on each of the proposals to be voted upon at the 2014 Annual Meeting. Holders of the Class A common stock of record entitled to vote at the 2014 Annual Meeting will have one vote for each share of Class A common stock so held with regard to each matter to be voted upon. Holders of the Class B common stock of record entitled to vote at the 2014 Annual Meeting will have ten votes for each share of Class B common stock so held with regard to each matter to be voted upon.

All votes will be tabulated by the inspector of elections appointed for the 2014 Annual Meeting, who will separately tabulate affirmative and negative votes, abstentions and broker non-votes.

The holders of a majority in voting interest of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2014 Annual Meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the 2014 Annual Meeting. The voting interest of shares of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock represented in person or by proxy will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the 2014 Annual Meeting. Shares which abstain from voting as to a particular matter will be treated as shares that are present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the voting interest present and entitled to vote with respect to any particular matter, but will not be counted as votes cast on such matter. If a broker or nominee holding stock in “street name” indicates on a proxy that it does not have discretionary authority to vote as to a particular matter, those shares will not be considered as present and entitled to vote with respect to such matter and will not be counted as a vote cast on such matter.

In voting with regard to the proposal to elect directors (Proposal 1), stockholders may vote in favor of all the nominees, withhold their votes as to all nominees or withhold their votes as to a specific nominee. The vote required by Proposal 1 is governed by Delaware law and is a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of shares

 

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entitled to vote, provided a quorum is present. As a result, in accordance with Delaware law, votes that are withheld and broker non-votes will not be counted and will have no effect on the voting for election of directors. Brokers do not have discretionary authority to vote on this proposal. Pursuant to a Voting Agreement dated effective as of August 3, 2000 among Walter F. Ulloa, Philip C. Wilkinson, Paul A. Zevnik and the company (the “Voting Agreement”), Messrs. Ulloa, Wilkinson and Zevnik have agreed to vote all shares held by them in favor of the election of each other as directors. Messrs. Ulloa, Wilkinson and Zevnik have in the aggregate the right to cast approximately 76.12% of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors.

In voting with regard to the proposal to adopt the amendment to our 2004 Plan to extend the term by ten years and increase the number of shares of our Class A common stock authorized for issuance under the 2004 Plan by 10,000,000 shares (Proposal 2), stockholders may vote in favor of such proposal or against such proposal or may abstain from voting. The vote required to approve Proposal 2 is governed by Delaware law, and the minimum vote required is a majority of the total votes cast on such proposal, provided a quorum is present. As a result, in accordance with Delaware law, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on this proposal. Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, other than with respect to the election of directors, Mr. Zevnik has agreed to cast his votes in the same manner as both Messrs. Ulloa and Wilkinson on matters solely in instances when both Messrs. Ulloa and Wilkinson vote either affirmatively or negatively. In any instance in which Messrs. Ulloa and Wilkinson vote their shares in a different manner, Mr. Zevnik will be free to vote his shares as he chooses. Messrs. Ulloa, Wilkinson and Zevnik will have in the aggregate the right to cast approximately 76.12% of the votes entitled to be cast on Proposal 2.

In voting with regard to the proposal to ratify the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm (Proposal 3), stockholders may vote in favor of such proposal or against such proposal or may abstain from voting. The vote required to approve Proposal 2 is governed by Delaware law, and the minimum vote required is a majority of the total votes cast on such proposal, provided a quorum is present. As a result, in accordance with Delaware law, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on this proposal. Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, other than with respect to the election of directors, Mr. Zevnik has agreed to cast his votes in the same manner as both Messrs. Ulloa and Wilkinson on matters solely in instances when both Messrs. Ulloa and Wilkinson vote either affirmatively or negatively. In any instance in which Messrs. Ulloa and Wilkinson vote their shares in a different manner, Mr. Zevnik will be free to vote his shares as he chooses. Messrs. Ulloa, Wilkinson and Zevnik will have in the aggregate the right to cast approximately 76.12% of the votes entitled to be cast on Proposal 3.

Under the rules of The New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that govern most domestic stock brokerage firms, member brokerage firms that hold shares in “street name” for beneficial owners may, to the extent that such beneficial owners do not furnish voting instructions with respect to any or all proposals submitted for stockholder action, vote in their discretion upon proposals which are considered “discretionary” proposals under the rules of the NYSE. Member brokerage firms that have received no instructions from their clients as to “non-discretionary” proposals do not have discretion to vote on these proposals. Such broker non-votes will not be considered in determining whether a quorum exists at the 2014 Annual Meeting and will not be considered as votes cast in determining the outcome of any proposal. Under the rules of the NYSE as currently in effect, voting on directors by member broker firms is “non-discretionary”.

Shares of our common stock represented by proxies in the accompanying form which are properly executed and returned to us will be voted at the 2014 Annual Meeting in accordance with the stockholders’ instructions contained therein. In the absence of contrary instructions, shares represented by such proxies will be voted FOR each of Proposal 1, Proposal 2 and Proposal 3. Management does not know of any matters to be presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting other than those set forth in this proxy statement and in the Notice accompanying this proxy statement. If other matters should properly come before the 2014 Annual Meeting, the proxyholders will vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.

Any stockholder has the right to revoke his, her or its proxy at any time before it is voted at the 2014 Annual Meeting by giving written notice to our Secretary, and by executing and delivering to the Secretary a duly

 

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executed proxy card bearing a later date, or by appearing at the 2014 Annual Meeting and voting in person; provided, however, that under the rules of the NYSE, any beneficial owner whose shares are held in “street name” by a member brokerage firm may revoke his, her or its proxy and vote his, her or its shares in person at the 2014 Annual Meeting only in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the NYSE.

The entire cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the company. Proxies will be solicited principally through the use of the mails, but, if deemed desirable, may be solicited personally or by telephone, or special letter by our officers and regular employees for no additional compensation. Arrangements may be made with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to send proxies and proxy material to the beneficial owners of our common stock, and such persons may be reimbursed for their expenses.

 

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PROPOSAL 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Composition of Board of Directors

As currently in effect, our bylaws provide that the Board shall consist of not less than six and not more than eleven directors. The Board currently consists of six members elected by the holders of the Class A and Class B common stock, voting together as a class. The Board has set the number of directors at eight and has nominated eight individuals for election as directors at the 2014 Annual Meeting. Our directors are elected by our stockholders at each annual meeting of stockholders and will serve until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal. There are no family relationships among any of our current directors, the nominees for directors and our executive officers.

The proxyholders named on the proxy card intend to vote all proxies received by them in the accompanying form FOR the election of each of the nominees listed below, unless instructions to the contrary are marked on the proxy. These nominees have been nominated by the Board, acting upon the recommendation of the Board’s Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. Other than Ms. Dennis and Mr. Saldívar, all of the nominees are currently members of the Board. If elected, each nominee will serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2015 or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

In the event that a nominee is unable or declines to serve as a director at the time of the 2014 Annual Meeting, the proxies will be voted for any nominee who shall be designated by the present Board to fill the vacancy. In the event that additional persons are nominated for election as directors, the proxyholders intend to vote all proxies received by them for the nominees listed below, unless instructions are given to the contrary. As of the date of this proxy statement, the Board is not aware of any nominee who is unable or will decline to serve as a director.

Nominees for Election as Directors

The following is certain information as of April 11, 2014 regarding the nominees for election as directors:

 

Name

  

Position

     Age  

Walter F. Ulloa

   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer        65   

Philip C. Wilkinson

   Director        57   

Paul A. Zevnik

   Director        63   

Esteban E. Torres

   Director        84   

Gilbert R. Vasquez

   Director        74   

Jules G. Buenabenta

   Director        56   

Patricia Diaz Dennis

   Nominee        67   

Juan Saldívar von Wuthenau

   Nominee        48   

Biographical Information Regarding Directors

Walter F. Ulloa.    Mr. Ulloa, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since the company’s inception in 1996, has more than 30 years of experience in Spanish-language television and radio in the United States. From 1989 to 1996, Mr. Ulloa was involved in the development, management or ownership of our predecessor entities. From 1976 to 1989, he worked at KMEX-TV, Los Angeles, California, as Operations Manager, Production Manager, News Director, Local Sales Manager and an Account Executive. Mr. Ulloa has been a director since February 2000.

Philip C. Wilkinson.    Mr. Wilkinson has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Serestar Communications Corporation since August 2013, and has more than 30 years of experience in broadcasting. Previously, Mr. Wilkinson served as a consultant to the company from May 2012 until December

 

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2012, and served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since the company’s inception in 1996 until May 2012. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Wilkinson was involved in the development, management or ownership of our predecessor entities. From 1982 to 1990, he worked at the Univision television network and served in the positions of Account Executive, Los Angeles National Sales Manager and West Coast Sales Manager. Mr. Wilkinson has been a director since February 2000.

Paul A. Zevnik.    Mr. Zevnik was involved in the development, management and ownership of our predecessor entities from 1989 to 1996, and served as our Secretary from our company’s inception in 1996 until October 2003. Mr. Zevnik is a partner, resident in the Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, California offices of the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP. Mr. Zevnik has been a director since August 2000 and currently serves as our lead independent director.

Esteban E. Torres.    Mr. Torres is currently a consultant for and serves as President of the National Latino Media Council. In 1999, he was appointed by California Governor Gray Davis to serve on the California Transportation Commission, which is charged with overseeing the funding of California’s transportation projects. In March 1998, Mr. Torres announced his retirement after a distinguished 16-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives. Throughout his service as a Congressman, Mr. Torres was an active and distinguished leader. From 1992 to 1998, he served as a Deputy Democratic Whip. He has served as a senior member of the House Banking Committee and chaired the House Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. Prior to his congressional retirement, Mr. Torres served on the House Appropriations Committee and its sub-committees on foreign operations and export financing. Mr. Torres is a nationally recognized environmental leader, former Ambassador to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization and served as Special Assistant to the President for Hispanic Affairs under President Jimmy Carter. Mr. Torres has been a director since November 2000.

Gilbert R. Vasquez.    Mr. Vasquez has been the managing partner of the certified public accounting firm of Vasquez & Company LLP since 1969. Mr. Vasquez has served as a Chapter 7 Panel Trustee in the Central District of California, a Chapter 11 Trustee, a Bankruptcy Examiner and a Receiver. Mr. Vasquez was an executive board member of the 1984 Olympic Organizing Committee and currently serves as a board member on its successor organization, the LA84 Foundation. Mr. Vasquez also continues to serve as a board member of Green Dot Public Schools and Manufacturers Bank. He is also the Vice Chairman and one of the founding board members of the Latino Business Chamber of Greater Los Angeles. He has been a member of various Boards of Directors including the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, Promerica Bank, California State University Los Angeles Foundation, United Way of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Metropolitan YMCA, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, and the National Council of La Raza. Other past corporate board appointments include Verizon (formerly) GTE of California, Glendale Federal Bank and Blue Cross of California. Mr. Vasquez has been a director since May 2007.

Jules G. Buenabenta.    Mr. Buenabenta has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Jules and Associates, Inc. since 1989, and has been the manager and majority owner of Vendor Direct Solutions, LLC since 2006. Mr. Buenabenta is a founder, shareholder and serves on the Board of Directors of Americas United Bank, as well as the Board of Directors’ Loan and Compensation Committees. Mr. Buenabenta currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Saint John’s Health Center Foundation in Santa Monica, California and the Catholic Education Foundation, and has previously served on the Board of Directors of the nonprofit organization Para Los Niños. Mr. Buenabenta has been a director since May 2012.

Patricia Diaz Dennis.    Patricia Diaz Dennis currently serves on the boards of directors of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and National Public Radio, and serves as a trustee of the NHP Foundation and as a member of the Advisory Board for LBJ Family Wealth Advisors. Ms. Dennis served in a variety of positions for the company originally known as SBC Communications, Inc. (“SBC”) which later became AT&T. Ms. Dennis was Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of AT&T from August 2004 until she

 

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retired in November 2008. Previously, Ms. Dennis served as General Counsel and Secretary of SBC West from May 2002 until August 2004, as Senior Vice President of Regulatory and Public Affairs for SBC from November 1998 to May 2002 and as Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of SBC from September 1995 to November 1998. Before joining SBC, Ms. Dennis was appointed to three federal government positions. Ms. Dennis was named a member of the National Labor Relations Board by former President Ronald Reagan, where she served from 1983 until 1986. President Reagan later appointed Ms. Dennis as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, where she served from 1986 until 1989. From 1989 to 1991, Ms. Dennis joined the law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, where she served as a partner and the head of the communications department. In 1992, Ms. Dennis returned to public service when she was appointed by former President George Bush as assistant secretary of state for human rights and humanitarian affairs, where she served from 1992 until 1993. Ms. Dennis served as special counsel for communications matters to the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell from 1993 until 1995. Ms. Dennis is a member of the California, Texas and District of Columbia bars, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. Dennis previously served as our director from July 2001 until October 2005.

Juan Saldívar von Wuthenau.    Mr. Saldívar has been the owner and chief executive officer of JSW Servicios de Estrategia SC since July 2011. Prior to this, Mr. Saldívar held several positions at Televisa Corporación, S.A. de C.V. (“Televisa”), serving as Director General of Televisa Interactive Media from October 2003 until June 2011 and as Director of Planning and Strategy of Televisa Multimedia from July 2001 until October 2003. Before joining Televisa, Mr. Saldívar was the founder and Country Manager of Submarino.com in Mexico from 1999 until 2001. Mr. Saldívar currently serves on the boards of directors of Mexis, Ingredienta and Travesías Media. He holds a Licenciatura in economics from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and an MBA from the IESE Business School in Spain.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

We maintain a corporate governance page on our corporate website at www.entravision.com, which includes information regarding the company’s corporate governance practices. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Code of Ethics for Chief Executive and Senior Financial Officers, Related Party Transaction Policy, Board committee charters, Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy and certain other corporate governance documents and policies are available on that page of our website. Any changes to these documents and any waivers granted with respect to our code of ethics will be posted on our website. In addition, we will provide a copy of any of these documents without charge to any stockholder upon written request made to Entravision Communications Corporation, 2425 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 6000 West, Santa Monica, California 90404, Attention: Secretary. The information on our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this proxy statement or incorporated by reference into this or any other filing we make with the SEC.

Board of Directors

Director Independence

The Board currently consists of six members, a majority of whom meet the independence requirements of the NYSE as currently in effect. Pursuant to NYSE listing standards, the Board has adopted the following categorical Director Qualification Standards, which state that a director will not be independent if:

(i) the director, or an immediate family member of the director, is, or within the last three years was, employed by the company or any of its subsidiaries;

(ii) the director, or an immediate family member of the director, has received, during any twelve-month period within the last three years, more than $120,000 in direct compensation from the company, other than director and committee fees, and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent on continued service);

 

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(iii) the director, or an immediate family member of the director, is a current partner of a firm that is the company’s (or any of its subsidiaries) internal or external auditor; or is a current employee of such a firm; or who was, within the last three years (but is no longer), a partner or employee of such firm and personally worked on the company’s audit within that time;

(iv) the director, or an immediate family member of the director, is, or has been within the last three years, employed as an executive officer of another company where any of the company’s present executive officers at the same time serve or served on that company’s compensation committee; or

(v) the director is a current employee, or an immediate family member of such director is a current executive officer, of a company that has made payments to, or received payments from, the company for property or services in an amount, which, in any of the last three fiscal years, exceeds the greater of $1 million or two percent (2%) of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues.

With respect to any relationship not covered above, the determination of whether the relationship is material, and therefore whether the director would be independent, will be made by the directors who satisfy the independence criteria set forth above.

Our categorical Director Qualification Standards also provide that:

 

   

An Audit Committee member may not have a direct or indirect financial relationship with the company or any of its subsidiaries (e.g. accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee) other than compensation for service as a director and as a member of the Audit Committee. Audit Committee members may receive directors’ fees (in the form of cash, stock, stock units or other in-kind consideration ordinarily available to directors, as well as regular benefits that other directors receive).

 

   

An Audit Committee member may not be an “affiliated person” of the company or any of its subsidiaries. An “affiliated person” is defined in Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act to mean a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified.

 

   

All members of the Audit Committee must be “independent” pursuant to applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the independence standards set forth above, and, in addition: (1) all members of the Audit Committee must be “financially literate” or must become financially literate within a reasonable period of time after his or her appointment to the Audit Committee; and (2) at least one member of the Audit Committee must be an “Audit Committee Financial Expert” as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC and the NYSE.

The Board has affirmatively determined that all of our directors, except Messrs. Ulloa and Wilkinson, are independent and, in addition, that none of our independent directors has a material relationship with the company other than as a director, in accordance with these categorical standards.

In addition, our corporate governance guidelines provide that no member of the Board may serve on more than three public company boards of directors (in addition to ours) without first obtaining the prior approval of the Board.

Meetings of the Board

The Board held nine meetings and acted by written consent once during 2013. Each of the directors attended 75% or more of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and committees on which the director served in 2013.

The company’s non-management directors meet regularly in executive session without management present to discuss certain Board policies, processes and practices, and other matters relating to the company and the functioning of the Board. Mr. Zevnik served as the presiding or “lead” director for such meetings during 2013.

 

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Each of our directors is encouraged to attend the company’s annual meeting of stockholders and to be available to answer any questions posed by stockholders to such director. Because the Board holds one of its regular meetings following our annual meeting of stockholders, unless one or more members of the Board are unable to attend, all of the members of the Board are present for the annual meeting. All of our directors attended our 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Board Leadership

Our company is led by Walter Ulloa, who has served as both our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since 2000. Since 2004, our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide for the election of an independent lead director. The Board has appointed Mr. Zevnik to serve as our lead director during 2013-2014.

The lead director is responsible for (i) convening and calling meetings of the independent directors; (ii) chairing executive sessions of the independent directors and communicating with management relating to these sessions; and (iii) if requested by stockholders, being available for direct communication. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that our non-management directors meet regularly in executive session and that our independent lead director presides at these sessions.

Our Board leadership structure is the traditional one most commonly utilized by other public companies in the United States, and we believe that this leadership structure has been effective for our company. We believe that having a combined Chief Executive Officer/Chairman of the Board, independent chairs for each of our Board committees, only independent directors serving on these committees and an independent lead director provides the right form of leadership and balance for our company. This structure provides us with a single leader for our company to ensure continuity of our operational, executive and Board functions, combined with oversight of the company by experienced independent directors.

Risk Management Oversight Function of the Board

The Board has allocated responsibilities for overseeing risk associated with the company’s business among the Board as a whole and the committees of the Board. In performing its risk oversight function, the Board: (i) oversees management’s development and execution of appropriate business strategies to mitigate the risk that such strategies will fail to generate long-term value for the company and its stockholders or that such strategies will motivate management to take excessive risks; and (ii) oversees the development and implementation of processes and procedures to mitigate the risk of failing to assure the orderly succession of the Chief Executive Officer and the senior executives of the company.

The Board also regularly reviews information regarding the company’s financial, operational and strategic risks. Each of the Board’s committees also oversees the management of company risks that fall within the committee’s areas of responsibility, including identifying, quantifying and assisting leaders across the company in mitigating risks. In performing this function, each committee has full access to management, as well as the ability to engage advisors. As set forth in its charter, the Audit Committee is responsible for discussing with management the company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control those exposures. The Audit Committee gives updates to the Board at its regular meetings, including updates on financial and information technology risks. The Audit Committee also meets privately with the company’s independent auditors, the internal auditors and the Chief Financial Officer at least quarterly. The Compensation Committee oversees the company’s risk management related to employee compensation plans and arrangements. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee manages risks associated with the independence of the Board and corporate governance matters. While each committee is responsible for overseeing the management of those risk areas, the entire Board is also regularly informed through committee reports.

 

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Communications with the Board

The following procedures have been established by the Board in order to facilitate communications between our stockholders and the Board:

 

   

Stockholders and any interested parties may send correspondence to the Board or to any individual director, by mail to Corporate Secretary, Entravision Communications Corporation, 2425 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 6000 West, Santa Monica, California 90404, or by e-mail to stockholdercommunications@entravision.com.

 

   

Our Secretary is responsible for the first review and logging of this correspondence and forwards the communication to the director or directors to whom it is addressed unless it is a type of correspondence which the Board has identified as correspondence which may be retained in our files and not sent to directors. The Board has authorized the Secretary to retain and not send to directors communications that: (a) are advertising or promotional in nature (offering goods or services), (b) solely relate to complaints by clients with respect to ordinary course of business customer service and satisfaction issues or (c) clearly are unrelated to our business, industry, management or Board or committee matters. These types of communications will be logged and filed but not circulated to directors. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, the Secretary does not screen communications sent to directors.

 

   

The log of stockholder correspondence is available to members of the Board for inspection. At least once each year, the Secretary provides to the Board a summary of the communications received from stockholders, including the communications not sent to directors in accordance with the procedures set forth above.

Our stockholders may also communicate directly with the presiding or “lead” director, or with the non-management directors as a group, by mail addressed to Lead Director, c/o Corporate Secretary, Entravision Communications Corporation, 2425 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 6000 West, Santa Monica, California 90404, or by e-mail to stockholdercommunications@entravision.com.

The Audit Committee has established procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding questionable accounting, internal controls, financial improprieties or auditing matters. Any of the company’s employees may confidentially communicate concerns about any of these matters by calling our toll-free hotline. All of the reporting mechanisms are also posted on our website. Upon receipt of a complaint or concern, a determination will be made whether it pertains to accounting, internal controls or auditing matters and, if it does, it will be handled in accordance with the procedures established by the Audit Committee.

Committees of the Board

The Board has a standing Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. The composition, functions and general responsibilities of each committee are summarized below.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee consists of Messrs. Vasquez (chairman), Zevnik and Buenabenta. The Board has determined that Mr. Vasquez is an audit committee financial expert, as that term is defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act, and is independent within the meaning of Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A of the Exchange Act. The Board also believes that all members of the Audit Committee meet the independence and knowledge requirements of the NYSE as currently in effect. For information about Messrs. Vasquez’s, Zevnik’s and Buenabenta’s experience, please see “Biographical Information Regarding Directors” above. The Audit Committee held seven meetings and acted by written consent once during 2013.

Consistent with the company’s corporate governance guidelines, no member of the Audit Committee may serve on the audit committees of more than two other public companies (in addition to ours) without first obtaining the prior approval of the Board. No member of the Audit Committee serves on more than two other public company audit committees.

 

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The Audit Committee operates under a written charter, a copy of which is available on our website. The Audit Committee’s duties include responsibility for reviewing our accounting practices and audit procedures. In addition, the Audit Committee has responsibility for reviewing complaints about, and investigating allegations of, financial impropriety or misconduct. Please see “Report of Audit Committee” below, which provides further details of many of the duties and responsibilities of the Audit Committee.

As part of its responsibility, the Audit Committee is responsible for engaging our independent registered public accounting firm, as well as pre-approving audit and non-audit services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm in order to assure that the provision of such services does not impair their independence. The Audit Committee has adopted, and the Board has ratified, an Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy, which is also available on our website.

Compensation Committee, Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Zevnik (chairman) and Buenabenta. Both members of the Compensation Committee meet the independence requirements of the NYSE as currently in effect. No member of the Compensation Committee was at any time during 2013 an officer or employee of the company. The Compensation Committee held two meeting and acted by written consent three times during 2013. None of our executive officers served on the compensation committee of another entity or on any other committee of the board of directors of another entity performing similar functions during 2013.

The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter, a copy of which is available on our website. The Compensation Committee establishes the compensation and benefits of our executive officers. The compensation committee also administers our employee benefit plans, including our equity incentive and employee stock purchase plans.

Please see “Report of Compensation Committee” below, which details the Compensation Committee’s report on our executive compensation for 2013.

Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee consists of Messrs. Torres (chairman) and Vasquez. Both members of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee meet the independence requirements of the NYSE as currently in effect. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee held no meetings and acted by written consent once during 2013.

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee operates under a written charter, a copy of which is available on our website. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee has the primary responsibility for overseeing the company’s corporate governance compliance practices, as well as supervising the affairs of the company as they relate to the nomination of directors. The principal ongoing functions of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee include developing criteria for selecting new directors, establishing and monitoring procedures for the receipt and consideration of director nominations by stockholders and others, considering and examining director candidates, recommending director nominations to the Board, developing and recommending corporate governance principles for the company and monitoring the company’s compliance with those principles and establishing and monitoring procedures for the receipt of stockholder communications directed to the Board.

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is also responsible for conducting an annual evaluation of the Board to determine whether the Board and its committees are functioning effectively, and reports annually to the Board with the results of this evaluation.

 

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Director Nominations

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee seeks out appropriate candidates to serve as directors of the company, and interviews director candidates and makes recommendations to the Board regarding candidate selection. In considering candidates to serve as directors, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee evaluates various minimum individual qualifications, including strength of character, maturity of judgment, relevant technical skills or financial acumen, diversity of viewpoint and industry knowledge, as well as the extent to which the candidate would fill a present need on the Board. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee also considers additional factors which may provide a range of experiences, skills and perspective to the Board.

In recommending the nominees who are standing for election as directors at the 2014 Annual Meeting, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee considered the foregoing factors and each nominee’s previous service on the Board, which provides continuity in its deliberations. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee also considered specific qualifications, attributes and skills that each nominee possesses and contributes to the work of the Board. As a result of Messrs. Ulloa’s and Wilkinson’s extensive experience in the Spanish-language broadcasting industry, including their roles as co-founders, in Mr. Ulloa’s case his serving currently as an executive officer of the company and in Mr. Wilkinson’s case his serving previously as an executive officer of the company, they each provide a unique perspective on the strategic direction of our company, and, in Mr. Ulloa’s case, additional perspective afforded by his familiarity with day-to-day operations and the executive function. Mr. Zevnik’s background as an attorney, as well as his leadership roles and years of experience with our company and the broadcasting industry, make him an important resource for the Board, as he provides valuable insight into business, strategic and certain technical matters. Mr. Torres’s experience and his role as a distinguished leader in the Latino community provide the Board with valuable expertise in governmental and political affairs and knowledge of the Latino community. Mr. Vasquez’s experience as a certified public accountant qualifies him as a financial expert and he serves on the Board’s Audit Committee. He also provides the Board with valuable leadership experience and general business knowledge. Mr. Buenabenta’s extensive business and financial experience provides the Board with valued guidance on business and strategic matters and his role as a leader in the Latino community provides the Board with valuable leadership experience. Ms. Dennis’ background as an attorney and her leadership roles and experience in government, our industry and the Latino community, provides the Board with valuable expertise in governmental and political affairs, knowledge of our industry and leadership experience and knowledge of the Latino community. Mr. Saldívar’s extensive business experience in the Spanish-language media industry provides the Board with a valued perspective on strategic and technical matters and unique insight into our industry.

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will also consider stockholder nominations for director. Any nominations for director submitted to this committee by stockholders will be evaluated according to the company’s overall needs and the nominee’s knowledge, experience and background. A nominating stockholder must give appropriate notice to the company of the nomination not less than 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting. In the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from the anniversary date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, the notice by the stockholder must be delivered not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is first made.

The stockholders’ notice shall set forth, as to:

 

   

each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director:

 

   

the name, age, business address and residence address of such person,

 

   

the principal occupation or employment of the person,

 

   

the class and number of shares of the company’s stock which are beneficially owned by such person, if any, and

 

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any other information relating to such person which is required to be disclosed in solicitations for proxies for election of directors pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder; and

 

   

the stockholder giving the notice:

 

   

the name and record address of the stockholder and the class and number of shares of the company’s stock which are beneficially owned by the stockholder,

 

   

a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder,

 

   

a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice,

 

   

any other information relating to such person which is required to be disclosed in solicitations for proxies for election of directors pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder.

The notice must be accompanied by a written consent of the proposed nominee to be named as a director.

Recommendation of the Board

The Board unanimously recommends that stockholders vote FOR election of each of the nominees identified above.

 

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PROPOSAL 2

AMENDMENT OF THE 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Introduction

On April 15, 2004, the Board adopted the 2004 Plan, which was approved by our stockholders at our 2004 annual stockholders’ meeting held on May 26, 2004 (the “2004 Annual Meeting”). The original term of the 2004 Plan is ten years from the date of its adoption by our stockholders at the 2004 Annual Meeting, until May 26, 2014. Thereafter, we would not be able to issue any further grants under the 2004 Plan.

Accordingly, we wish to amend the 2004 Plan to (i) extend the end of the term to ten years after the date of the 2014 Annual Meeting, until May 29, 2024, and (ii) increase the number of shares of our Class A common stock authorized for issuance under the 2004 Plan by 10,000,000 shares. The Board approved an amendment to the 2004 Plan to this effect on April 28, 2014. However, since these are considered material changes to the 2004 Plan in accordance with the rules of the NYSE, we are presenting this proposed amendment to our stockholders for approval. If our stockholders do not approve this amendment to the 2004 Plan, it will not go into effect and the 2004 Plan will terminate effective May 26, 2014.

The 2004 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee which has, from time to time, amended the 2004 Plan when such amendments have not been considered material amendments.

The following is only a summary of the 2004 Plan, as amended through the date of this proxy statement, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2004 Plan, as amended, a copy of which is attached as Appendix A to this proxy statement. A copy of the proposed amendment to the 2004 Plan, being voted upon as Proposal 2, is attached as Appendix B to this proxy statement.

Purpose

We believe that our ability to award incentive compensation based on equity in the company is critical to our continued success in remaining competitive and attracting, motivating and retaining key personnel. The 2004 Plan, as originally adopted, provided 10,000,000 shares to be used for grants under the 2004 Plan. In addition, any shares subject to awards granted under the Entravision Communications Corporation 2000 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2000 Plan”) that would again become available for new grants under the terms of the 2000 Plan become available for awards under the 2004 Plan.

The creativity and entrepreneurial drive of our employees and other personnel who provide services to the company generates much of the growth and success of our business. We believe that our broad-based equity incentive program has been highly successful in motivating and rewarding the efforts of our employees and other valuable personnel. By giving our employees, consultants and directors an opportunity to share in the growth of our equity, we align their interests with those of our stockholders. Our employees, consultants and directors understand that their stake in our company will have value only if, working together, we create value for our stockholders. Awards under the 2004 Plan generally vest over a period of time (for example, stock options generally vest over a four-year period), giving the recipient an additional incentive to provide services over a number of years and build on past performance. We believe that our option program has helped us to build a team of high achievers who have demonstrated long-term dedication and productivity and who, in turn, help us to attract like-minded individuals to our company.

We remain committed to the goals of managing dilution from options and enhancing stockholder value. We have never repriced options, and the 2004 Plan specifically prohibits the repricing of options and stock appreciation rights. In addition, the 2004 Plan prohibits the grant of “discount” options (i.e. options with an exercise price below fair market value).

 

 

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At the time of the adoption of the 2004 Plan, we projected that approval of the 2004 Plan would provide us with adequate shares for incentive compensation awards for approximately six years. In fact, under the 2004 Plan we have had adequate shares for incentive compensation awards for the past ten years. The visibility and sustainability of the equity incentive compensation program are important factors in accomplishing our goals of attracting, motivating and retaining key employees, consultants and directors.

Number of Shares

Ten million shares of our Class A common stock, plus any shares subject to awards granted under the Entravision Communications Corporation 2000 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2000 Plan”) that would again become available for new grants under the terms of the 2000 Plan were initially reserved for issuance under the 2004 Plan. If an award lapses, expires, terminates or is cancelled without the issuance of shares under the award, or if shares are forfeited under an award, then the shares subject to the award may again be used for new awards under 2004 Plan, including incentive stock options. If shares are issued under any award and we subsequently reacquire them pursuant to rights reserved upon the issuance of the shares, or if previously owned shares are delivered to us in payment of the exercise price of an award or the withholding taxes due as a result of the issuance or receipt of a payment or shares under an award, then the shares may again be used for new awards under the 2004 Plan, but may not be issued under incentive stock options. If we acquire another entity through a merger or similar transaction and issue replacement awards under the 2004 Plan to employees, officers and directors of the acquired entity, those awards, to the extent permitted under applicable laws and securities exchange rules, will not reduce the number of shares reserved for the 2004 Plan.

As of the record date, 7,319,201 shares of our Class A common stock were available for awards under the 2004 Plan. As of such date, there were 5,759,750 shares subject to outstanding stock options under the 2004 Plan with a weighted average exercise price of $3.45 and an average remaining term of 6.3 years. Based on our historical rate of use of shares under the 2004 Plan, we expect that we will run out of shares under the 2004 Plan by 2019. Accordingly, we wish to amend the 2004 Plan to increase the number of shares of our Class A common stock authorized for issuance under the 2004 Plan by 10,000,000 shares to continue to meet our compensation goals for future years.

In addition to the aggregate number of shares described above, the 2004 Plan imposes the following additional limitations:

 

   

The maximum number of shares that may be issued in connection with incentive stock options intended to qualify under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 422 is 10,000,000 shares. As part of the amendment to increase the number of shares available under the 2004 Plan by 10,000,000, we are seeking to increase this maximum number of shares that may be issued in connection with incentive stock options to 20,000,000.

 

   

The maximum number of shares that may be subject to stock options or stock appreciation rights granted to any one person in any calendar year is 500,000 shares, except that this limit is one million shares if the grant is made in the year of the recipient’s initial employment.

 

   

The maximum number of shares that may be subject to restricted stock or restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted to any one person in any calendar year is 500,000 shares.

 

   

The maximum number of shares that may be subject to performance shares or performance units (if such units are valued in relation to shares) granted to any one person in any calendar year is 500,000 shares.

 

   

The maximum amount payable under an award of performance units (if such units are not valued in relation to shares) granted to any one person in any calendar year is $500,000.

The Compensation Committee, in its discretion, may grant awards that exceed the above limits (other than the limits on incentive stock options) if the Committee determines that such awards will not be considered “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m), but only if and to the

 

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extent that such discretion does not disqualify performance-based awards from qualifying as such under Code Section 162(m).

The number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2004 Plan, and the limits on the number of awards that may be granted to any one participant or of a particular type, as described above, are subject to adjustment to reflect certain subsequent changes to our capital structure, such as stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalizations.

Administration

The 2004 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has full power to administer the 2004 Plan and the decisions of the Compensation Committee are final and binding upon all the participants.

The Board may delegate the Compensation Committee’s administrative authority to another committee, or the Compensation Committee may delegate some of its authority to the Chief Executive Officer of the company. Any such delegation may be made only to the extent the law allows. In no event may such delegation be made with respect to awards granted to individuals who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act unless the delegation is made to a committee composed entirely of non-employee directors.

Eligibility

The selection of the participants in the 2004 Plan is generally determined by the Compensation Committee. The Committee may designate any of the following as a participant from time to time: any officers or other employees of our company or any of our affiliates, any individuals that we or our affiliates have engaged to become an officer or other employee, any non-employee director, or consultants or advisors who provide bona fide services to us or our affiliates as independent contractors.

As of April 11, 2004, approximately four named executive officers, one employee director, five non-employee directors and approximately 1,235 other employees are eligible to be selected by the Compensation Committee to receive grants under the 2004 Plan.

Types of Awards

The 2004 Plan allows for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, performance units, restricted stock awards, RSUs and dividend equivalent units in any combination, separately or in tandem. Subject to the terms of the 2004 Plan, the Compensation Committee will determine the terms and conditions of awards (other than the automatic option grants to non-employee directors), including the times when awards vest or become payable and the effect of certain events such as termination of employment.

Stock Options.    The Compensation Committee may grant either incentive stock options qualified with respect to Internal Revenue Code Section 422 or options not qualified under any section of the Code (“non-qualified options”). Only employees may receive incentive stock options. All stock options granted under the 2004 Plan must have an exercise price that is at least equal to the fair market value of our underlying Class A common stock on the grant date. Any incentive stock option granted to an employee who, at the time the option is granted, owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of our company or any subsidiary must have an exercise price of at least 110% of the fair market value on the grant date. As of April 11, 2014, the fair market value of a share of our Class A common stock, determined by the closing price per share on that date as quoted on the NYSE, was $5.93. No stock option granted under the 2004 Plan may have a term longer than ten years, except that under the 2004 Plan the term may be extended for six months beyond the date of death in the event that an option recipient dies prior to the option’s termination date. Any incentive stock option granted to any employee who, at the time the option is granted, owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of our company or any subsidiary must terminate no later than the fifth anniversary of the date of grant. The exercise price of stock options may be paid in cash, or, if the

 

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Compensation Committee permits, by tendering shares of common stock, or by any other means the Compensation Committee approves. Our stock options may contain a replenishment provision under which we issue a new option to an option holder (called a “replenishment option”), in order to maintain his or her equity stake in the company, if the option holder surrenders previously-owned shares to us in payment of the exercise price of an outstanding stock option. The automatic replenishment option grant generally covers only the number of shares surrendered, and expires at the same time as the option that was exercised would have expired.

Under the 2004 Plan, each non-employee director receives an automatic initial grant of an option for 30,000 shares on the date he or she first joins the Board (or a pro-rated number if he or she joins the Board at a time other than at the annual stockholders’ meeting). Additionally, as originally adopted, and until July 13, 2006, each non-employee director received an annual grant of an option for an additional 30,000 shares in each subsequent year on the date of the regular annual stockholders’ meeting, beginning with the 2004 Annual Meeting. The automatic options granted to non-employee directors are exercisable in full on the first anniversary of the date of grant, or earlier in the event of death, disability, retirement or a change of control of the company. If the director resigns for other than death, disability, or retirement prior to the first anniversary of the grant date, a pro rata portion of the option will become vested on the date of such resignation. Automatic non-employee director option grants expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date or if earlier, on the 90th day after the director terminates service for any reason. The Compensation Committee may grant options for an additional number of shares to non-employee directors.

Effective July 13, 2006, the Compensation Committee amended the 2004 Plan to eliminate the annual grant of options to non-employee directors. Any such options granted to non-employee directors as of such date remained outstanding.

The following table shows the number of shares subject to option grants made under the 2004 Plan to our executive officers and the other individuals and groups indicated, from the date of the 2004 Plan’s inception through April 11, 2014. A separate column indicates the number of shares underlying options granted as replenishment options, if any.

Cumulative Option Grant Table

2004 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Name and Position

   Aggregate Number of  Shares
Underlying Options Granted
 

Walter F. Ulloa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

     617,000   

Christopher T. Young, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

     439,000   

Jeffery A. Liberman, Chief Operating Officer

     474,000   

Mario M. Carrera, Chief Revenue Officer

     364,000   

All Current Executive Officers as a Group

     1,894,000   

All Current Directors who are not Executive Officers

     1,507,000   

All Current Employees, including Current Officers who are not Executive

     5,100,500   

Stock Appreciation Rights.    The Compensation Committee may grant stock appreciation rights which provide the recipient the right to receive a payment (in cash, shares or a combination of both) equal to the difference between the fair market value of a specific number of shares on the grant date and the fair market value of such shares on the date of exercise. Stock appreciation rights must expire no later than ten years after their grant date, except that under the 2004 Plan the term may be extended for six months beyond the date of death in the event that a recipient dies prior to the stock appreciation right’s termination date.

 

 

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Performance-Based Awards.    In order to enable the company to avail itself of the tax deductibility of “qualified performance-based compensation,” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m), paid to certain of its senior officers, the 2004 Plan provides for the grant of performance shares and performance units, the grant or vesting of which is dependent upon the attainment of objective performance targets relative to certain performance measures. Performance targets may include minimum, maximum and target levels of performance, with the size of the award or vesting based on the level attained. Performance measures are criteria established by the Compensation Committee relating to any of the following, as it may apply to an individual, one or more business units, divisions or subsidiaries, or on a company-wide basis, and either in absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies: income from operations; revenue; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted (EBITDA as adjusted); income before income taxes and minority interests; operating income; pre- or after-tax income; average accounts receivable; cash flow; cash flow per share; net earnings; earnings per share; return on equity; return on capital; return on assets; growth in assets; economic value added; share price performance; total stockholder return; improvement in or attainment of expense levels; market share or market penetration; business expansion, and/or acquisitions or divestitures. The Compensation Committee can select other goals not listed here for awards that are not intended to meet the requirements of “qualified performance-based compensation.” The Compensation Committee may specify that the performance-based awards will become payable in whole or in part in the event of the recipient’s termination of employment as a result of death, disability or retirement.

Performance-based awards may be paid in cash, shares or a combination of both, as determined by the Compensation Committee at the time of making an award.

Unless otherwise provided by the Compensation Committee, a participant will not be entitled to, and will agree to waive or otherwise surrender, any rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents paid with respect to performance shares or performance units valued in shares until after they have been earned.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards.    The Compensation Committee may grant shares of restricted common stock with or without payment of consideration by the recipient, or may grant RSUs. The Compensation Committee will determine whether RSUs will be paid in cash, our common stock or a combination thereof. All or part of any restricted stock or RSU award may be subject to conditions and restrictions, which the Compensation Committee will specify. As originally adopted, the 2004 Plan contained a restriction period of at least three years’ duration on restricted stock and RSU awards, unless the vesting of such awards is contingent on the attainment of performance goals, in which case the restriction period must be at least one year. Effective July 13, 2006, the Compensation Committee amended the 2004 Plan to eliminate the minimum three-year time vesting and one-year performance vesting requirements for restricted stock and RSU awards in favor of such vesting terms as determined by the Compensation Committee in its discretion.

The Compensation Committee may specify that the restriction period will lapse in the event of the recipient’s termination of employment as a result of death, disability or retirement. In addition, the Compensation Committee may provide for a shorter restriction period if it determines in its sole discretion that an award of restricted stock or RSUs is made in lieu of cash compensation (including without limitation cash bonus compensation).

Dividend Equivalent Unit Awards.    The Compensation Committee may grant awards of dividend equivalent units, either alone or in tandem with other awards, but only if the Board of Directors has declared a dividend on our Class A common stock. A dividend equivalent unit gives the recipient the right to receive a current or deferred payment equal to the dividends paid on one or more shares of our common stock as the Compensation Committee specifies.

Payment of Directors’ Fees in Securities.    Subject to any restrictions the Board imposes, a non-employee director may elect to receive stock options in lieu of all or any portion of the director’s annual retainer payment from the company. These options will be issued under and subject to the terms of the 2004 Plan. The number of options to be issued in connection with such an election by a director will be four times the amount of the cash

 

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compensation divided by the closing price of our Class A common stock on the date the cash compensation would otherwise have been paid to the director.

Change of Control

The Compensation Committee may determine, in its discretion, whether an award issued under the 2004 Plan will become vested or payable, either in whole or in part, upon a change of control of the company (as defined in the 2004 Plan).

If, in connection with the change of control:

 

   

Options and stock appreciation rights issued under the 2004 Plan are not assumed, or if substitute options and stock appreciation rights are not issued, or if the assumed or substituted awards fail to contain similar terms and conditions as the award prior to the change of control or fail to preserve, to the extent applicable, the benefit to be provided to the participant as of the date of the change of control, then each holder of an option or stock appreciation right that is outstanding as of the date of the change of control who is an employee of the company or any subsidiary will have the right, and the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant to a holder of an option or stock appreciation right that is outstanding as of the date of the change of control who is not an employee of the company or any subsidiary the right, exercisable within 30 days after the change of control (but not beyond the option’s or sar’s expiration date), to receive, in exchange for the surrender of the option or stock appreciation right, an amount of cash equal to the excess of the greater of the fair market value of the shares determined on the change of control date or the fair market value of the shares of our Class A common stock on the date of surrender covered by the option or stock appreciation right (to the extent vested and not yet exercised) that is so surrendered over the purchase or grant price of such shares under the award. If the Compensation Committee so determines prior to the change of control, any such option or stock appreciation rights that is not exercised or surrendered prior to the end of the 30-day period will be cancelled.

 

   

Shares issued to a participant as a result of the accelerated vesting or payment of a restricted stock award, performance share award, restricted stock unit award, performance unit award or dividend equivalent award are not registered for sale to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement, then each holder of the shares will have the right, exercisable by written notice to the company (or its successor) within 30 days after the change of control, to receive, in exchange for the surrender of the shares an amount of cash equal to the greater of the fair market value of a share on the change of control date or the fair market value of the share on the date of surrender.

Effective May 1, 2006, the Compensation Committee amended the 2004 Plan to revise the provision for the surrender of stock options and stock appreciation rights by non-employee participants in the event of a change of control of the company in exchange for a cash payment therefor, in order to eliminate a negative accounting treatment of options and stock appreciation rights for the company under then newly-applicable accounting standards.

The 2004 Plan does not provide for a “gross-up” for any excise taxes imposed on golden parachute payments under Code Sections 280G and 4999. Rather, as described below under “Federal Income Tax Consequences” below, except as otherwise provided in a written agreement between the company and an award holders, in the event that any payment or transfer by the company under the 2004 Plan to or for the benefit of a participant would be nondeductible by the company for federal income tax purposes because of the provisions concerning “excess parachute payments” in Code Section 280G, then the aggregate present value of all such payments will be reduced (but not below zero) to an amount that maximizes the aggregate present value of the payments without causing any payment to be nondeductible by the company because of Code Section 280G.

Adjustments

Under the terms of the 2004 Plan, if the Compensation Committee determines that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or

 

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exchange of securities of the company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase securities of the company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the shares of our Class A common stock such that the Compensation Committee determines an adjustment to be appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the 2004 Plan, then, subject to the terms of the 2004 Plan, the Compensation Committee will, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (1) the number and type of shares subject to this Plan, (2) the number and type of shares subject to outstanding awards, and (3) the grant, purchase, or exercise price with respect to any award. In any such case, the Compensation Committee may also (or in lieu of the foregoing) provide for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding award in exchange for the cancellation of all or a portion of the award (without the consent of the holder of an award) in an amount determined by the Compensation Committee effective at such time as the Compensation Committee specifies (which may be the time such transaction or event is effective). If the transaction or event constitutes a change of control, then the payment must be at least as favorable to the holder as the amount the holder could have received in respect of the award under the 2004 Plan’s provision concerning a change of control and the Compensation Committee may make such a provision only if the Committee determines that doing so is necessary to substitute, for each share then subject to an award, the number and kind of shares of stock, other securities, cash or other property to which holders of shares of our Class A common stock are or will be entitled in respect of each share pursuant to the transaction or event.

With respect to incentive stock options, no adjustment may be authorized to the extent that such authority would cause the 2004 Plan to violate Code Section 422(b). Further, the number of shares must always be a whole number.

Without limitation, subject to the terms of the 2004 Plan, in the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination or other similar corporate transaction or event, the Compensation Committee may substitute, on an equitable basis as the committee determines, for each share then subject to an award, the number and kind of shares of stock, other securities, cash or other property to which holders of stock are or will be entitled in respect of each share pursuant to the transaction.

Transferability of Awards

Awards granted under the 2004 Plan are not transferable, other than by will or pursuant to state intestate laws, unless the Committee otherwise approves a transfer.

Repricing Prohibited

Neither the Compensation Committee nor any other person may: (1) amend the terms of outstanding stock options or stock appreciation rights to reduce the exercise price of such outstanding stock options or stock appreciation rights; (2) cancel outstanding stock options or stock appreciation rights in exchange for stock options or stock appreciation rights with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original stock options or stock appreciation rights; or (3) cancel outstanding stock options or stock appreciation rights with an exercise price above the current share price in exchange for cash or other securities.

Backdating Prohibited

The Compensation Committee may not grant a stock option or stock appreciation right with a grant date that is effective prior to the date the Compensation Committee takes action to approve such award.

Foreign Participation

The Compensation Committee may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom regarding awards granted to participants employed in foreign countries. In addition, the Compensation Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of, the 2004 Plan as it determines is

 

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necessary or appropriate for such purposes. Any such amendment, restatement or alternative versions that the Compensation Committee approves for purposes of using the 2004 Plan in a foreign country will not affect the terms of the 2004 Plan for use in any other country.

Recoupment of Awards

All awards under the 2004 Plan will be subject to any recoupment or clawback policy that we adopt from time to time.

New Plan Benefits

The awards that may be granted under the 2004 Plan in the future to the executive officers or non-employee directors named in this proxy statement or to other officers, non-employee directors, employees, or other persons cannot be determined at this time. The Compensation Committee will make such determinations from time to time.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding options and shares reserved for future issuance under our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2013:

 

Plan Category

   Number of securities
to be issued upon
the exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
    Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding

options,
warrants and rights
    Number of  securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected
in the first column)
 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

      

Incentive Stock Plans (1)

     8,210,850 (2)    $ 4.05 (3)      6,283,701   

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

     N/A (4)      N/A (4)      3,997,062   

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

     —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     8,210,850      $ 4.05        10,280,763   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents information with respect to both our 2000 Plan and our 2004 Plan. No options, warrants or rights have been issued other than pursuant to these plans.
(2) Includes an aggregate of 494,500 restricted stock units.
(3) Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options; excludes RSUs.
(4) Our 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP, permits full-time employees to have payroll deductions made to purchase shares of our Class A common stock during specified purchase periods. The purchase price is the lower of 85% of (1) the fair market value per share of our Class A common stock on the last business day before the purchase period begins and (2) the fair market value per share of our Class A common stock on the last business day of the purchase period. Consequently, the price at which shares will be purchased for the purchase period currently in effect is not known. We suspended the ESPP in 2009.

Amendment

The Board or Compensation Committee may alter, amend, suspend or discontinue the 2004 Plan at any time, but no such action may be taken without stockholder approval if such approval is required by law or listing requirements, or if such action increases the number of shares that may be issued under the 2004 Plan or the annual award limits, or eliminates the prohibition on stock option repricing. The Compensation Committee may

 

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alter or amend awards under the 2004 Plan, but no such action may be taken without the consent of the participant if it would materially adversely affect an outstanding award, and no such action may be taken without prior stockholder approval if it would violate the anti-repricing protections under the 2004 Plan as described above.

Term

The 2004 Plan became effective as of May 26, 2004, upon its approval by the stockholders at the 2004 Annual Meeting, and, as originally adopted, was to remain in effect until May 26, 2014, unless terminated earlier by the Board or the Compensation Committee. The proposed amendment will extend the term of the 2004 Plan to 10 years after the date of the 2014 Annual Meeting, until May 29, 2024, if it is approved by the stockholders at the 2014 Annual Meeting.

Federal Income Tax Consequences

The following summary is intended only as a general guide to the United States federal income tax consequences under current law of incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options, which are authorized for grant under the 2004 Plan, as amended. It does not attempt to describe all possible federal or other tax consequences of participation in the 2004 Plan or tax consequences based on particular circumstances. The tax consequences may vary if options are granted outside the United States. Participants are advised to consult their personal tax advisors with regard to all consequences arising from the grant or exercise of awards and the disposition of any acquired shares.

Stock Options

The grant of a stock option under the 2004 Plan will create no income tax consequences to us or to the recipient. A participant who is granted a non-qualified stock option will generally recognize ordinary compensation income at the time of exercise in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of our common stock at such time over the exercise price. We will generally be entitled to a deduction in the same amount and at the same time as the participant recognizes ordinary income. Upon the participant’s subsequent disposition of the shares of our common stock received with respect to such stock option, the participant will recognize a capital gain or loss (long-term or short-term, depending on the holding period) to the extent the amount realized from the sale differs from the tax basis (i.e., the fair market value of the common stock on the exercise date).

In general, a participant will recognize no income or gain as a result of the exercise of an incentive stock option, except that the alternative minimum tax may apply. Except as described below, the participant will recognize a long-term capital gain or loss on the disposition of our common stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option and we will not be allowed a deduction. If the participant fails to hold the shares of our common stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option for at least two years from the grant date of the incentive stock option and one year from the exercise date, then the participant will recognize ordinary compensation income at the time of the disposition equal to the lesser of the gain realized on the disposition and the excess of the fair market value of the shares of our common stock on the exercise date over the exercise price. We will generally be entitled to a deduction in the same amount and at the same time as the participant recognizes ordinary income. Any additional gain realized by the participant over the fair market value at the time of exercise will be treated as a capital gain.

Stock Appreciation Rights

The grant of a stock appreciation right under the 2004 Plan will create no income tax consequences to us or to the recipient. A participant who is granted a stock appreciation right will generally recognize ordinary compensation income at the time of exercise in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of our common stock at such time over the grant price. We will generally be entitled to a deduction in the same amount

 

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and at the same time as the participant recognizes ordinary income. If the stock appreciation right is settled in shares of our common stock, upon the participant’s subsequent disposition of such shares, the participant will recognize a capital gain or loss (long-term or short-term, depending on the holding period) to the extent the amount realized from the sale differs from the tax basis (i.e., the fair market value of the common stock on the exercise date).

Restricted Stock

Generally, a participant will not recognize income and we will not be entitled to a deduction at the time an award of restricted stock is made under the 2004 Plan, unless the participant makes the election described below. A participant who has not made such an election will recognize ordinary income at the time the restrictions on the stock lapse in an amount equal to the fair market value of the restricted stock at such time. We will generally be entitled to a corresponding deduction in the same amount and at the same time as the participant recognizes income. Any otherwise taxable disposition of the restricted stock after the time the restrictions lapse will result in a capital gain or loss (long-term or short-term, depending on the holding period) to the extent the amount realized from the sale differs from the tax basis (i.e., the fair market value of our common stock on the date the restrictions lapse). Dividends paid in cash and received by a participant prior to the time the restrictions lapse will constitute ordinary income to the participant in the year paid and we will generally be entitled to a corresponding deduction for such dividends. Any dividends paid in stock will be treated as an award of additional restricted stock subject to the tax treatment described herein.

A participant may, within 30 days after the date of the award of restricted stock, elect to recognize ordinary income as of the date of the award in an amount equal to the fair market value of such restricted stock on the date of the award (less the amount, if any, the participant paid for such restricted stock). If the participant makes such an election, then we will generally be entitled to a corresponding deduction in the same amount and at the same time as the participant recognizes income. If the participant makes the election, then any cash dividends the participant receives with respect to the restricted stock will be treated as dividend income to the participant in the year of payment and will not be deductible by us. Any otherwise taxable disposition of the restricted stock (other than by forfeiture) will result in a capital gain or loss. If the participant who has made an election subsequently forfeits the restricted stock, then the participant will not be entitled to claim a credit for the tax previously paid. In addition, we would then be required to include as ordinary income the amount of any deduction we originally claimed with respect to such shares.

Restricted Stock Units

A participant will not recognize income and we will not be entitled to a deduction at the time an award of a restricted stock unit is made under the 2004 Plan. Upon the participant’s receipt of shares (or cash) at the end of the restriction period, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of the shares received, and we will be entitled to a corresponding deduction in the same amount and at the same time. If the restricted stock units are settled in whole or in part in shares, upon the participant’s subsequent disposition of the shares the participant will recognize a capital gain or loss (long-term or short-term, depending on the holding period) to the extent the amount realized upon disposition differs from the shares’ tax basis (i.e., the fair market value of the shares on the date the participant received the shares).

Performance Shares

The grant of performance shares will create no income tax consequences for us or the participant. Upon the participant’s receipt of shares at the end of the applicable performance period, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the shares received, except that if the participant receives shares of restricted stock in payment of performance shares, recognition of income may be deferred in accordance with the rules applicable to restricted stock as described above. In addition, the participant will recognize ordinary compensation income equal to the dividend equivalents paid on performance shares prior to or at the end of the performance period. We will generally be entitled to a deduction in the same amount and at

 

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the same time as the participant recognizes income. Upon the participant’s subsequent disposition of the shares, the participant will recognize a capital gain or loss (long-term or short-term depending on the holding period) to the extent the amount realized from the disposition differs from the shares’ tax basis (i.e., the fair market value of the shares on the date the participant received the shares).

Performance Units

The grant of a performance unit will create no income tax consequences to us or the participant. Upon the participant’s receipt of cash and/or shares at the end of the applicable performance period, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of the shares received, and we will be entitled to a corresponding deduction in the same amount and at the same time. If performance units are settled in whole or in part in shares, upon the participant’s subsequent disposition of the shares the participant will recognize a capital gain or loss (long-term or short-term, depending on the holding period) to the extent the amount realized upon disposition differs from the shares’ tax basis (i.e., the fair market value of the shares on the date the participant received the shares).

Dividend Equivalent Units

A participant who is paid a dividend equivalent with respect to an award will recognize ordinary income equal to the value of cash or common stock paid, and we will be entitled to a corresponding deduction in the same amount and at the same time.

Section 162(m) Limit on Deductibility of Compensation

Section 162(m) of the Code limits the deduction we can take for compensation we pay to our named executive officers other than the chief financial officer (determined as of the end of each year) to $1,000,000 per year per individual. However, performance-based compensation that meets the requirements of Code Section 162(m) does not have to be included as part of the $1,000,000 limit. The Plan is designed so that awards granted to the covered individuals may meet the Code Section 162(m) requirements for performance-based compensation. In the case of awards that are performance-based compensation because they are contingent on the achievement of performance goals, the regulations under Code Section 162(m) require, among other things, that stockholders approve the performance goals every five years to enable awards under the Plan to continue to qualify as performance-based compensation.

Code Sections 409A and 280G

Awards under the 2004 Plan may constitute, or provide for, a deferral of compensation under Section 409A of the Code. If the requirements of Code Section 409A are not complied with, then holders of such awards may be taxed earlier than would otherwise be the case (e.g., at the time of vesting instead of the time of payment) and may be subject to an additional 20% penalty tax and, potentially, interest and penalties. The 2004 Plan is intended to permit compliance with Code Section 409A and the Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance that may be issued pursuant to Code Section 409A. To the extent that we determine that any award granted under the 2004 Plan is subject to Code Section 409A, the award agreement evidencing such award is expected generally to incorporate the terms and conditions required by Code Section 409A. The 2004 Plan and any applicable awards may be modified to exempt the awards from Code Section 409A or comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A.

Benefits to participants under the 2004 Plan may be reduced in the event Code Sections 280G and 4999 would otherwise apply to limit the income tax deduction resulting from, and impose an excise tax on, golden parachute payments that become payable in connection with a change of control. The 2004 Plan does not provide for a “gross-up” for any excise taxes imposed on golden parachute payments under Code Section 4999. Rather, except as otherwise provided in a written agreement between the company and an award holders, in the event that any payment or transfer by the company under the 2004 Plan to or for the benefit of a participant would be

 

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nondeductible by the company for federal income tax purposes because of the provisions concerning “excess parachute payments” in Code Section 280G, then the aggregate present value of all such payments will be reduced (but not below zero) to an amount that maximizes the aggregate present value of the payments without causing any payment to be nondeductible by the company because of Code Section 280G.

Effective April 23, 2014, the Compensation Committee amended the 2004 Plan to conform certain provisions to changes in tax laws since the inception of the 2004 Plan.

Effect of a No Vote

If the stockholders do not approve the amendment of the 2014 Plan to (i) extend the end of the term to ten years after the date of the 2014 Annual Meeting, until May 29, 2024, and (ii) increase the number of shares of our Class A common stock authorized for issuance under the 2004 Plan by 10,000,000 shares the 2014 Plan will terminate effective May 26, 2014 and thereafter no additional grants can be made under the 2004 Plan, although the 2004 Plan will continue in effect to administer grants made under the 2004 Plan before its termination. Because the company does not have any other employee benefit plan that allows for the grant of stock options, restricted stock units or other awards, the company will be unable to make any awards unless and until and unless a new benefit plan is adopted by the Board and approved by the stockholders.

Recommendation of the Board

The Board unanimously recommends that stockholders vote FOR the amendment to the 2004 Plan to (i) extend the end of the term to ten years after the date of the 2014 Annual Meeting, until May 29, 2024; and (ii) increase the number of shares of our Class A common stock authorized for issuance under the 2004 Plan by 10,000,000 shares.

 

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PROPOSAL 3

RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

The Audit Committee has appointed the firm of Grant Thornton LLP to act as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, and such appointment is being submitted to our stockholders for ratification at the 2014 Annual Meeting. Grant Thornton LLP is considered by our management to be well qualified. If the stockholders do not ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP, the Audit Committee will reconsider the appointment.

Audit and Other Fees

McGladrey LLP served as our independent registered public accounting firm prior to March 18, 2014. The following table summarizes the fees charged by McGladrey LLP for the services rendered to the company and its subsidiaries in 2012 and 2013:

 

     Amount Billed and Paid  

Type of Fee

   Fiscal Year 2012      Fiscal Year 2013  

Audit (1)

   $ 790,000       $ 890,000   

Audit Related (2)

     10,000         10,000   

Tax (3)

     193,000         174,000   

Total

   $ 993,000       $ 1,074,000   

 

(1) Represents aggregate fees charged by McGladrey LLP for annual audits, including the audits of internal control over financial reporting, and quarterly reviews.
(2) Represents aggregate fees charged by McGladrey LLP for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit and are not reported as audit fees. These services relate to the audit of the company’s employee stock purchase plan.
(3) Represents aggregate fees charged by McGladrey LLP for professional services for tax compliance and preparation, tax consulting and advice, and tax planning.

The Audit Committee determined that McGladrey LLP’s provision of non-audit related services in exchange for fees in the 2013 fiscal year was compatible with maintaining McGladrey LLP’s independence.

Representatives of Grant Thornton LLP will be present at the 2014 Annual Meeting. They will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.

Recommendation of the Board

The Board unanimously recommends that stockholders vote FOR the proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

 

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MANAGEMENT

The following sets forth the names, positions and ages of our executive officers as of April 11, 2014:

 

Name

  

Position

   Age  

Walter F. Ulloa

   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer      65   

Christopher T. Young

   Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer      45   

Jeffery A. Liberman

   Chief Operating Officer      55   

Mario M. Carrera

   Chief Revenue Officer      51   

Background

Walter F. Ulloa.    Mr. Ulloa has been our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since the company’s inception in 1996. See, “Proposal 1—Election of Directors” for additional biographical information on Mr. Ulloa.

Christopher T. Young.    Mr. Young has been our Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer since May 2008. Mr. Young had previously served as the President of our outdoor advertising division from February 2004 until we sold our outdoor advertising division in May 2008. From January 2000 to February 2004, Mr. Young served as our outdoor advertising division’s Chief Financial Officer. Before joining our company, Mr. Young had worked with the Bank of Montreal, where he was responsible for all of the bank’s corporate finance activity for the broadcasting and outdoor advertising industries. Mr. Young’s prior experience includes tenures at both the Bank of Tokyo in its corporate finance group and Chase Manhattan Bank.

Jeffery A. Liberman.    Mr. Liberman, our Chief Operating Officer since July 2012, has been involved in the management and operation of Spanish-language radio stations since 1974. Mr. Liberman previously served as the President of our radio division from May 2001 until July 2012. From 1992 until our acquisition of Latin Communications Group Inc. in April 2000, Mr. Liberman was responsible for operating Latin Communications Group’s 17 radio stations in California, Colorado, New Mexico and Washington D.C.

Mario M. Carrera.    Mr. Carrera, our Chief Revenue Officer since July 2012, has been involved in managing Univision-affiliated television stations for over twenty years. Mr. Carrera has previously served as our Senior Vice President – Spanish Language Television from January 2012 to July 2012 and as our Vice President and General Manager overseeing our television, radio and interactive assets in Colorado from August 2003 to January 2012. Mr. Carrera is a graduate of Harvard University.

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN

BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of April 11, 2014 by:

 

   

each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock;

 

   

each of our directors and nominees for director;

 

   

our Chief Executive Officer and each of our four other most highly-compensated executive officers serving as such as of December 31, 2013 whose total annual salary and bonus exceeded $100,000, for services rendered in all capacities to the company and our subsidiaries (such individuals are hereafter referred to as the “Named Executive Officers”); and

 

   

all of our directors, nominees for director and Named Executive Officers as a group.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)

   Class of
Shares
     Number of Shares of
Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
    Percent (2)  

More than 5% Stockholders (3)

       

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (4)

     A         5,891,229        6.60

Directors, nominees for director and Named Executive Officers

       

Walter F. Ulloa

     A         391,425 (5)      *   
     B         11,489,365 (6)      12.87

Philip C. Wilkinson

     A         789,976 (7)      *   
     B         4,002,422 (8)      4.48

Christopher T. Young

     A         290,089 (9)      *   

Jeffery A. Liberman

     A         271,623 (10)      *   

Mario M. Carrera

     A         288,065 (11)   

Paul A. Zevnik

     A         356,000 (12)      *   
     B         3,477,435 (13)      3.90

Esteban E. Torres

     A         346,000 (14)      *   

Gilbert R. Vasquez

     A         316,000 (15)      *   

Jules G. Buenabenta

     A         100,000 (16)      *   

Juan Saldívar von Wuthenau

     A         90,000 (17)      *   

All directors, nominees for director and Named Executive Officers as a group (9 persons)

     A         3,149,178        3.44
     B         18,969,222        21.25

 

  * Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.
 (1)

Unless otherwise noted, the address for each person is c/o Entravision Communications Corporation, 2425 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 6000 West, Santa Monica, California 90404.

 (2) Percentage ownership is based on 89,257,404 shares of common stock outstanding on April 11, 2014 (assuming conversion of all outstanding shares of Class B common stock and Class U common stock, all of which may be converted into Class A common stock within 60 days). Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock subject to options, warrants and convertible notes currently exercisable or convertible, or exercisable or convertible within 60 days, are deemed outstanding for determining the number of shares beneficially owned and for computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such options, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Except as indicated by the footnote, and subject to community property laws, where applicable, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them.

 

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 (3) Does not include Univision Communications Inc., which currently holds all 9,352,729 shares of our Class U common stock. The Class U common stock is non-voting, and therefore Univision does not appear in the table as an owner of voting securities. However, because the Class U common stock is convertible at any time into Class A common stock upon the disposition by Univision of the Class U common stock to a third party that is not an affiliate of Univision, those shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the Class U common stock are included as issued and outstanding for purposes of computing percentages therein.
 (4)

Information regarding this beneficial owner has been obtained solely from a review of the Schedule 13G, including any amendments thereto, filed by such person with the SEC. The address for American Century Investment Management, Inc. is 4500 Main Street, 9th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri, 64111.

 (5) Consists of 425 shares held by Ms. Alexandra Seros (Mr. Ulloa’s spouse) and options to purchase 391,000 shares of Class A common stock held by Mr. Ulloa personally.
 (6) Consists of 889,848 shares held by The Walter F. Ulloa Irrevocable Trust of 1996 and 10,599,517 shares held by the Seros Ulloa Family Trust of 1996.
 (7) Consists of 739,976 shares and options to purchase 50,000 shares held by Mr. Wilkinson personally.
 (8) Consists of 91,657 shares held by The 1988 Wilkinson Family Trust, 536,048 shares held by The 1994 Wilkinson Children’s Gift Trust, 2,200,000 shares held by the Wendy Kruidenier By-Pass Trust and 1,174,717 shares held by Mr. Wilkinson personally.
 (9) Consists of 60,089 shares and options to purchase 230,000 shares held by Mr. Young personally.
(10)

Consists of 6,623 shares and options to purchase 165,000 shares held by Mr. Liberman personally, and options to purchase 100,000 shares held by the Jeffery and Angela Liberman Revocable Trust Dated February 28, 2007.

(11)

Consists of 7,065 shares and options to purchase 281,000 shares held by Mr. Carrera personally.

(12) Consists of options to purchase 100,000 shares and 10,000 restricted stock units held by The Zevnik Charitable Foundation and options to purchase 230,000 shares and 16,000 restricted stock units held by Mr. Zevnik personally.
(13)

Consists of 550,666 shares held by The Paul A. Zevnik Irrevocable Trust of 1996 and 2,926,769 held by Mr. Zevnik personally.

(14)

Consists of 36,000 restricted stock units and options to purchase 310,000 shares held by Mr. Torres personally.

(15)

Consists of 40,000 shares, 26,000 restricted stock units and options to purchase 250,000 shares held by Mr. Vasquez personally.

(16) Consists of 50,000 shares and options to purchase 50,000 shares held by Mr. Buenabenta personally.
(17) Consists of options to purchase 90,000 shares held by Mr. Saldívar personally. Mr. Saldívar is a nominee for director.

 

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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our Class A common stock and our other equity securities. Directors, executive officers and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file. Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms received by us, or written representation from certain reporting persons that no Form 5s were required for those persons, we believe that all reporting requirements under Section 16(a) for the 2013 fiscal year were met in a timely manner by our directors, executive officers and greater than 10% beneficial owners, except that Mr. Wilkinson was late in reporting a grant of stock options he received in May 2013 and one sale of shares that occurred in July 2013. All such reports have been filed as of the date of this proxy statement.

REPORT OF COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

The Compensation Committee has furnished the following Report of the Compensation Committee for the 2013 fiscal year. This Report does not constitute soliciting material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any of our other filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this report by reference therein.

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis provided below (the “CD&A”) with management. In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Compensation Committee has recommended to the Board, and the Board has approved, that the CD&A be included in this proxy statement for filing with the SEC.

By the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors:

Paul A. Zevnik, Chair

Jules G. Buenabenta

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Administration of Compensation Program

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) has overall responsibility for evaluating and approving our executive compensation program. The Committee has the authority to review and determine the salaries and bonuses of our executive officers, including the Chief Executive Officer and the other Named Executive Officers, and to establish the general compensation policies for such individuals. The Committee also has the authority to administer and make discretionary equity incentive grants to all of our employees under our 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”), and previously had such authority under our 2000 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2000 Plan”). Typically, our Chief Executive Officer makes compensation recommendations to the Committee with respect to our executive officers, in light of his role in the chief executive function, his unique perspective on the strategic direction of our company and day-to-day operations and his extensive experience in the Spanish-language media industry, and the Committee may accept or adjust such recommendations in its discretion.

The Committee operates under a written charter. The duties and responsibilities of a member of the Committee are in addition to his or her duties as a member of the Board. The charter reflects these various responsibilities, and the Committee is charged with periodically reviewing the charter, which it does. The Committee’s membership is determined by the Board and is composed entirely of independent directors. In

 

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addition, the Committee has the authority to engage the services of outside advisors, experts and others, including independent compensation consultants to assist the Committee. The Committee has engaged Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (“Frederic Cook”) as the Committee’s outside compensation consultant to provide advice directly to the Committee and company management in continuing to evaluate and develop our compensation policies and practices. The role of Frederic Cook is to provide independent advice and expertise in executive compensation policies and practices. During 2013, the Committee held two meetings and acted by unanimous written consent three times. The Board did not modify any action or recommendation made by the Committee with respect to executive compensation for the 2013 fiscal year.

Objectives and Philosophy

The Committee believes that our executive compensation policies and practices are designed to attract and retain qualified executives, motivate and reward them for their performance as individuals and as a management team, and further align the interests of our executives with the interests of our stockholders. We are engaged in a very competitive industry, and our success depends significantly upon our ability to attract and retain qualified executives through competitive compensation packages offered to such individuals. In addition, the Committee believes in rewarding executives’ performance in obtaining key operating objectives, which, among other things, includes earnings growth, in light of general economic conditions as well as specific company, industry and competitive conditions. The Committee also believes that our equity incentive compensation policies and practices should reward executives upon their continued employment with the company and the long-term price of our stock.

Our policy for allocating between long-term and current compensation is to ensure that we provide adequate base salary, bonus and equity incentive compensation to attract, retain and reward qualified executives for their services, while providing long-term incentives to reward retention and to maximize long-term value for the company and our stockholders. Our policy is to provide cash compensation in the form of base salary and bonuses to meet competitive salary requirements and, with respect to bonuses, to reward performance. We provide non-cash equity incentive compensation to meet competitive equity compensation needs, promote retention, reward performance and further align the interest of our executives with the company’s stockholders. The Committee typically evaluates total compensation and makes specific equity incentive compensation grants to Named Executive Officers in connection with services provided to us in their capacity as an employee and executive officer. The Committee believes that executives should be compensated for the services that they perform without regard to existing equity holdings and typically it does not take into account existing equity holdings of any Named Executive Officer. The Committee believes that its overall policies are competitive within our industry and in general, and are appropriate to fulfill our broad objectives with respect to executive compensation.

The Committee does not rely solely on predetermined formulas or a limited set of criteria when it evaluates the performance of our executive officers. In 2013, the Committee considered management’s achievement of our short- and long-term goals in light of general economic conditions as well as specific company, industry and competitive conditions. The principal factors that the Committee took into account in evaluating each executive officer’s compensation package for the 2013 fiscal year are described below. However, the Committee has the discretion to apply only some or additional factors, or entirely different factors for future years. Moreover, all of our Named Executive Officers have entered into employment agreements with the company and many components of each such person’s compensation, including both base salary and at least some portion of bonus, are set by such agreements and not subject to modification during their respective terms.

We generally use substantially the same form of executive employment agreement for each of our executive officers, other than Mr. Ulloa, to ensure that key elements of compensation and terms of employment for each of our executive officers are materially consistent. We generally enter into employment agreements with our executive officers for a term of three years, which provides consistency among our employment agreements with our executive officers, stability in the employment of our executive officers, and both a meaningful period of time and flexibility to evaluate the performance of the executive at the end of each such term.

 

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Typically, Mr. Ulloa, as our Chief Executive Officer, makes compensation recommendations to the Committee with respect to our executive officers, and the Committee may accept or adjust such recommendations in its discretion. Mr. Ulloa is a founder, member of the Board and principal stockholder of the company, in addition to serving as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Our total compensation program for our executive officers consists of the following key elements of compensation:

 

   

Base salary

 

   

Bonus

 

   

Equity incentive compensation

 

   

Certain additional benefits and perquisites

Base Salary

It is our goal to provide a base salary for our executive officers that is sufficiently high to attract and retain a strong management team and reflects the individual executive’s responsibilities, value to us, experience and past performance. Base salaries for each of our executive officers are established pursuant to the terms of their respective employment agreements. Our standard executive employment agreement provides that an executive officer’s base annual salary may be increased during the term of the employment agreement, in the discretion of the Committee. Our standard executive employment agreement also does not permit a material reduction to be made to an executive’s then-current base annual salary, unless such reduction is applicable generally to other senior executives of the company. This provision is included to provide each executive with security with respect to their salary for competitive reasons, while providing us with flexibility in the event that the performance of the company, or the performance of our executive officers as a whole, warrants the reduction in base salary of all executive officers.

We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Ulloa, effective January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013 (the “2011 Agreement”), pursuant to which he continued to serve as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The 2011 Agreement replaced Mr. Ulloa’s prior employment agreement that expired in December 2012 and provided for an initial base salary of $767,000 per year. In each of February 2012 and January 2013, Mr. Ulloa’s base salary was increased by 3%, to $789,946 and $813,644 effective as of January 2012 and January 2013, respectively.

Effective January 1, 2014, we entered into a new three-year employment agreement with Mr. Ulloa (the “2014 Agreement”) pursuant to which he continues to serve as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and which replaced the 2011 Agreement that expired by its terms on December 31, 2013. As part of the Committee’s review and negotiation of the 2014 Agreement with Mr. Ulloa, the Committee evaluated various criteria, including our performance, the terms of the 2011 Agreement with Mr. Ulloa, the terms of executive employment agreements for chief executive officers at other companies within our industry and in general, compensation paid to Mr. Ulloa in past years and the significant cost-saving measures undertaken by the company in response to general challenging economic conditions in recent years, including reductions in base salary of our employees, including Mr. Ulloa, and an increase in Mr. Ulloa’s responsibilities anticipated during the term of the 2014 Agreement. The Committee consulted with Frederic Cook in evaluating the compensation and terms of the 2014 Agreement for Mr. Ulloa, and Frederic Cook prepared a report for the Committee’s review that evaluated chief executive officer compensation practices at a peer group of comparably-sized media companies and advised the Committee on various aspects of chief executive officer compensation policies and practices. The Committee also consulted with outside legal counsel in negotiating and drafting the 2014 Agreement. Following the completion of the Committee’s evaluation and negotiation, the Board reviewed and approved the 2014 Agreement for Mr. Ulloa, as recommended by the Committee. The 2014 Agreement provides for an initial base salary of $1,000,000 per year and further provides that the initial base salary shall be reviewed at least annually prior to the anniversary of its effective date and may be increased, in the discretion of the Committee. In

 

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reviewing increases in the base salary, the agreement provides that the Committee shall consider factors including, but not limited to, the market for executives with skills and experience similar to those of Mr. Ulloa, performance considerations, and the nature and extent of salary increases given to other employees of the company during the prior year.

On April 25, 2012, Mr. Wilkinson announced his intention to resign as our President and Chief Operating Officer, effective as of May 31, 2012. In connection with Mr. Wilkinson’s resignation, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with him (the “Consulting Agreement”). The Consulting Agreement provided for a term effective as of April 25, 2012 through December 31, 2013, unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms of the Consulting Agreement, which we did effective December 31, 2012, as described below. Under the Consulting Agreement, beginning on June 1, 2012 and through May 31, 2013, unless earlier terminated (the “Consulting Period”), Mr. Wilkinson agreed to consult with us regarding matters relating to our business as mutually agreed upon from time to time by us and Mr. Wilkinson. The Consulting Agreement also provided that, in consideration for his consulting services, during the Consulting Period we would pay Mr. Wilkinson $65,833 per month (the “Consulting Fees”). During the term of the Consulting Agreement we also paid Mr. Wilkinson’s premium payments for health care benefit coverage and life and disability insurance policies and an automobile allowance of $2,000 each month. Mr. Wilkinson was also eligible to receive a bonus with respect to calendar year 2012 on a prorated basis for the period of time he was employed with us through May 31, 2012. The Consulting Agreement further provided that all outstanding restricted stock units held by Mr. Wilkinson vested effective as of May 31, 2012, and that all outstanding stock options held by Mr. Wilkinson would continue to vest in accordance with the vesting provisions of those individual stock option agreements until the earlier of: (i) the date of expiration or termination of the Consulting Period, or (ii) the date of expiration or termination of the Consulting Agreement, at which time all outstanding and unexercised stock options held by Wilkinson would automatically be forfeited. The Consulting Agreement also contained mutual releases by us and Mr. Wilkinson of all liability, causes of action and other legal responsibilities arising from acts or omissions prior to the effective date of the Consulting Agreement. Under the terms of the Consulting Agreement, we had the right to elect to terminate Mr. Wilkinson’s consulting services and pay to Mr. Wilkinson all Consulting Fees and automobile allowance remaining to be paid during the term of the Consulting Agreement, which we did effective as of December 31, 2012 with a payment in the aggregate amount of $339,165. Under the terms of the Consulting Agreement, we continued to pay Mr. Wilkinson’s premium payments for health care benefit coverage and life and disability insurance policies during the remainder of the term of the Consulting Agreement.

Effective January 2013, we entered into a new three-year employment agreement with Mr. Young, pursuant to which he continues to serve as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and which agreement replaced a substantially similar employment agreement that expired on December 31, 2012. The current employment agreement with Mr. Young provides for an initial base salary of $400,000 per year, which may be increased in connection with any increases in base compensation given to the company’s employees and other senior executive officers, and such other factors as may be considered by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee relied substantially upon our Chief Executive Officer to negotiate the material terms of the current employment agreement with Mr. Young. The Committee also considered factors including Mr. Young’s performance during the term of his prior employment agreement and new duties and responsibilities being given to Mr. Young during the term of the current employment agreement; competitive considerations, including Mr. Young’s retention and incentive to enter into a new three-year employment agreement with us; and a general comparison of the base salaries of chief financial officers of other companies in our industry, without engaging in specific benchmarking.

Effective September 2012, we entered into a new three-year employment agreement with Mr. Liberman, pursuant to which he currently serves as our Chief Operating Officer. This new employment with Mr. Liberman agreement provides for an initial base salary of $400,000 per year, which may be increased in connection with any increases in base compensation given to the company’s employees and other senior executive officers, and such other factors as may be considered by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee relied

 

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substantially upon our Chief Executive Officer to negotiate the material terms of the new employment agreement with Mr. Liberman. The Committee also considered factors including Mr. Liberman’s experience, the significantly expanded responsibilities to be performed by Mr. Liberman in his new role as our Chief Operating Officer, the fact that his prior employment agreement was scheduled to expire on its terms as of December 31, 2012, and competitive considerations, including retention and incentive with respect to the appointment of Mr. Liberman to his new position. The new employment agreement replaced Mr. Liberman’s prior employment agreement, pursuant to which he served as our President – Radio Division until July 2012, and under which he was compensated as our Chief Operating Officer from July 2012 until we entered into the current employment agreement with him.

Effective September 2012, we entered into a new three-year employment agreement with Mr. Carrera, pursuant to which he currently serves as our Chief Revenue Officer. This new employment with Mr. Carrera agreement provides for an initial base salary of $400,000 per year, which may be increased in connection with any increases in base compensation given to the company’s employees and other senior executive officers, and such other factors as may be considered by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee relied substantially upon our Chief Executive Officer to negotiate the material terms of the new employment agreement with Mr. Carrera. The Committee also considered factors including Mr. Carrera’s experience, the significantly expanded responsibilities to be performed by Mr. Carrera in his new role as our Chief Revenue Officer and competitive considerations, including retention and incentive with respect to the appointment to his new position. The new employment agreement replaced Mr. Carrera’s prior employment agreement, pursuant to which he served as our Senior Vice President – Spanish Language Television from January 2012 to July 2012, and under which he was compensated as our Chief Revenue Officer from July 2012 until we entered into the current employment agreement with him.

In January 2014, we granted an increase in base compensation of 3% to substantially all employees across the company, including our Named Executive Officers (other than Mr. Ulloa, due to his entry into the 2014 Agreement effective January 2014) and excluding employees who had been hired or promoted after July 1, 2013. Following this increase in base compensation, the annual base salaries of our Named Executive Officers effective as of January 2014 are currently as follows: (i) Mr. Ulloa, $1,000,000; (ii) Mr. Young, $412,000; (iii) Mr. Liberman, $412,000; and (iv) Mr. Carrera, $412,000.

Bonus

Similarly as discussed above with respect to base salary, the Committee believes that we should provide cash bonus compensation to our executive officers that is sufficiently high to attract and retain a strong management team and reflects the individual executive’s responsibilities and service to the company, value to the company, experience and past performance. Bonuses granted to our executive officers are also established, in part, pursuant to the terms of their respective employment agreements.

Under the terms of Mr. Ulloa’s 2011 Agreement in effect through December 2013, Mr. Ulloa was eligible to receive an annual cash bonus of up to 100% of his then-applicable base salary pursuant to such factors, criteria or annual bonus plan(s) of the company as determined by the Committee from time to time. The Committee has the discretion to determine, on either a prospective or retrospective basis, the factors, criteria or annual bonus plan(s), including performance goals which must be met, if any, for such annual cash bonus to be paid to Mr. Ulloa for each applicable year of his employment agreement. With respect to the bonus for 2013 for Mr. Ulloa, under the 2011 Agreement the Committee principally considered: (i) the performance and specific accomplishments of Mr. Ulloa during 2013; (ii) the company’s overall performance during 2013; and (iii) the aggregate bonuses received by Mr. Ulloa in prior years, including the fact that Mr. Ulloa had requested that the Committee refrain from granting any bonus to him in 2009 and 2011, and that Mr. Ulloa had requested that the Committee refrain from granting the full amount of the bonus which he was eligible to receive in 2010 and 2012. Following its review, the Committee granted a bonus to Mr. Ulloa in the amount of $225,000 with respect to calendar year 2013.

 

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Under the terms of the 2014 Agreement, Mr. Ulloa is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus of up to 75% of his then-applicable base salary pursuant to such factors, criteria or annual bonus plan(s) of the company as determined by the Committee from time to time.

Bonuses for executive officers are recommended by our Chief Executive Officer and reviewed and approved by the Committee, in its sole discretion. Under the current employment agreement for Mr. Young, he is eligible to receive an annual bonus of up to 100% of his then-applicable base salary, in the sole discretion of the Committee. Under the current employment agreements for each of Mr. Liberman and Mr. Carrera, each of them is eligible to receive an annual bonus of up to 50% of his then-applicable base salary, in the sole discretion of the Committee.

In February 2014, the Committee approved a discretionary bonus in the amount of $140,000 to each of Messrs. Young, Liberman and Carrera for calendar year 2013. Factors considered by our Chief Executive Officer in recommending, and by the Committee in reviewing and approving, these bonuses included: (i) the performance and specific accomplishments of each of Messrs. Young, Liberman and Carrera and each of their respective departments during 2013, (ii) the company’s overall performance during 2013; and (iii) general competitive considerations, including retention purposes. The Committee relied substantially upon our Chief Executive Officer’s recommendation with respect to the amount of these bonuses and did not engage in specific benchmarking.

Equity Incentive Compensation

The Committee believes in linking long-term incentives to stock ownership. The Committee believes that the incentive of future stock ownership encourages employees to remain employed by the company and motivates them to use their best efforts at all times. In addition, the Committee believes that equity incentive compensation further enhances the alignment of the interests of our executive officers and employees with those of our stockholders. In May 2004, our stockholders adopted the 2004 Plan, which replaced the 2000 Plan, and the 2004 Plan is our primary vehicle for offering equity incentive compensation to our directors, executive officers and other employees. The 2004 Plan is administered by the Committee, which determines the type and amount of grants, vesting requirements and other features and conditions of equity incentive compensation awards, including whether to waive performance conditions or other vesting requirements of any award or to reduce or increase the size of any award. Each of our Named Executive Officers is eligible to receive grants of stock options, restricted stock or other equity incentive grants under the 2004 Plan. We typically grant equity incentive awards to our executive officers and other key employees on an annual basis. We do not have specific stock ownership guidelines applicable to our executive officers.

We do not use any pre-determined formula in determining the amount of equity incentive grants that are granted to executive officers. We base the amount of equity incentive grants on such considerations as the level of experience and individual performance of such executive officer, the number of stock options or restricted stock units granted to such executive officer in previous grants, and general competitive considerations, including retention of each executive officer. The Committee relies substantially on our Chief Executive Officer to make specific recommendations regarding which individuals, including our Named Executive Officers, should receive equity incentive grants and the amounts of such grants, in recognition of the fact that our Chief Executive Officer is in the best position to evaluate which individuals are most likely to be motivated by such incentive compensation, and are most valuable to our performance and entitled to be rewarded, by such incentive compensation. The Committee believes that executives should be compensated for the services that they perform without regard to existing equity holdings, and typically does not take into account existing equity holdings of any Named Executive Officer.

As part of the Committee’s ongoing review and evaluation of equity incentive compensation, during 2013 the Committee reviewed our objectives regarding equity incentive compensation and the effectiveness of various forms of equity incentive grants with respect to these objectives. The Committee consulted with Frederic Cook,

 

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which prepared a report for the Committee’s review that compared our equity incentive compensation practices against a peer group of comparably-sized media/content companies and advised the Committee on various aspects of equity compensation policies and practices, including, among other things, types of equity incentive grants, appropriate vesting criteria and the equity incentive compensation policies and practices of other companies in our industry and generally. The Committee also sought the input of our Chief Executive Officer with respect to the appropriate pool of employees who should receive equity incentive grants, appropriate vesting criteria and the regulatory, tax and accounting effects of various forms of equity incentive grants. The Committee considered factors including, among other things: (i) the Committee’s goals with respect to equity incentive compensation; (ii) general economic and specific industry conditions experienced by the company; (iii) the efforts and performance of the company’s executive officers and employees; (iv) various types of equity incentive awards; (v) various forms of vesting components, including time-based vesting and performance-based vesting; (vi) the appropriate length and frequency of time-based vesting components; and (vii) the regulatory, tax and accounting treatment of various types of equity incentive awards, including the effects of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718, “Stock Compensation” issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Following its review, the Committee determined that stock options were an effective means of meeting our equity incentive compensation objectives for the 2013 calendar year.

In February 2013, the Committee granted an aggregate of 2,565,000 stock options to our executive officers and other key employees, with 596,000, or 23.2%, of such amount being granted to the Named Executive Officers. The stock options were awarded under the 2004 Plan, and each stock option entitles the recipient to receive one share of our Class A common stock for each stock option when the applicable vesting requirements are satisfied. These stock options vest as follows: (i) 25% on January 1, 2014; (ii) 25% on January 1, 2015; (iii) 25% on January 1, 2016; and (iv) 25% on January 1, 2017; provided, in each case, that the recipient is employed by us on such date.

Benefits and Perquisites

With limited exceptions, the benefits and perquisites provided to our executive officers, including our Named Executive Officers, are generally available to all of our employees. Exceptions include a monthly automobile allowance provided to certain executives, including our Named Executive Officers, and a life insurance and disability insurance policy for the benefit of Mr. Ulloa or his beneficiaries. In addition, we provide, without cost to employees, a travel accident insurance policy that provides a travel accident benefit to all employees, with a greater accident benefit for executives than for non-executives. We also generally pay a portion of the health insurance premiums for our employees, and for certain executive officers, including our Named Executive Officers, we pay a greater amount or all of the health insurance premiums than the amount that we pay for employees in general.

Change in Control

Pursuant to our standard executive employment agreement, following a change in control of the company, if the executive officer is not offered continued employment in a substantially similar capacity as such officer has then been performing under his then-current employment agreement, or is required to move his residence outside of the metropolitan area provided in his then-current employment agreement, the executive officer will be entitled to receive all accrued salary and benefits through the date of termination, any discretionary bonus that has been approved by the Committee and a severance payment equal to one year of his then-current base salary.

The employment agreements for each of our Named Executive Officers provide for this type of severance compensation, except as described as follows:

 

   

With respect to Mr. Ulloa, if, following a change in control of the company, Mr. Ulloa’s employment is terminated by us without cause, or is terminated by him for good reason (as each such term is defined in his employment agreement), he would be entitled to receive: (i) all accrued salary and bonuses through the date of termination; (ii) a lump sum severance payment in an amount equal to the sum of (x) three

 

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times his then-current base salary, plus (y) three times his average annual bonus for the three years preceding such termination; and (iii) continuation of all benefit coverage for a period of two years after such termination. In addition, upon any termination described above, there would be (i) immediate vesting of, and the lapse of all restrictions applicable to, all unvested stock options and any other equity incentives that vest solely based on the passage of time granted to Mr. Ulloa and outstanding immediately prior to the such termination; and (ii) vesting of any performance based equity incentives awarded to Mr. Ulloa and outstanding immediately prior to the such termination, such vesting to occur in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreements and plans determined as if Mr. Ulloa’s employment with the Company had not terminated.

 

   

With respect to Mr. Young, if, following a change in control of the company, Mr. Young’s employment is terminated by us without cause, or is terminated by him for good reason (as each such term is defined in Mr. Young’s employment agreement), Mr. Young would be entitled to receive: (i) all accrued salary and benefits through the date of termination; (ii) any discretionary bonus that is approved by the Compensation Committee prior to the date of termination; and (iii) a severance payment equal to: (A) Mr. Young’s then current base salary, plus (B) a prorated bonus amount which shall be equal to the product of: (x) the average annual bonuses received by Mr. Young for the two years preceding the year of such termination, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days preceding such termination in the then-current calendar year, and the denominator of which is 365.

Director Compensation

For directors who are also employees of the company, we do not provide additional compensation and such individuals are compensated only for their service as an officer or employee of the company, as the Committee believes that employee directors are adequately compensated for all of their responsibilities, including service as a director, through their compensation as employees.

Our directors who are not employees of the company are compensated for their services as follows: (i) an annual grant under our then-current equity incentive plan, in an amount and with the terms and conditions as may be provided from time to time in our then-current equity incentive plan, or as may otherwise be determined by the Board; (ii) $24,000 per year; (iii) $1,250 for attendance at a Board meeting in person ($500 if telephonically); and (iv) $1,000 for attendance at a committee meeting in person ($500 if telephonically and an additional $250 if serving as the chairperson of the committee). However, Board committees may waive the meeting fees to which their members would otherwise be entitled, upon the unanimous approval of all members of the relevant committee. The Board, upon the recommendation of the Committee, adopted this director compensation policy on July 13, 2006.

As part of the Committee’s ongoing review of director equity incentive compensation during 2013, the Committee consulted with Frederic Cook, which advised the Committee on various aspects of director equity compensation policies and practices, and the Committee considered factors that included, among other things, types of equity incentive grants, appropriate amounts and vesting criteria for such equity incentive grants, past equity incentive grants made to our directors and the director equity incentive compensation policies and practices of our company and other companies in our industry and generally. The Committee also sought the input of our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, who, as an officer of the company, was not entitled to receive any compensation for his services as a director, with respect to the implementation of director equity incentive compensation and the regulatory, tax and accounting effects of various forms of equity incentive grants. Following its review, the Committee determined that stock options were an effective means of meeting our director equity incentive compensation objectives.

In February 2013, the Committee recommended to the Board that each non-employee director receive a grant of 50,000 stock options, vesting on May 1 of the following year, if such director is serving as a director as of such date. Each stock option entitles the recipient to receive one share of our Class A common stock for each stock option when the applicable vesting requirements are satisfied. At a meeting of the Board on May 30, 2013,

 

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the Board approved a grant of stock options on these terms to each non-employee director. It is currently the Committee’s intention to continue the practice of granting annual awards to our non-employee directors each year at the Board meeting on or around the date of our annual meeting of stockholders.

Tax Accounting and Treatment

Deductibility of Executive Compensation

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code disallows a tax deduction to publicly-held companies for compensation paid to certain of their executive officers (not including the chief financial officer), to the extent that compensation exceeds $1 million per covered officer in any fiscal year. The limitation applies only to compensation which is not considered to be performance based. Non-performance based compensation paid to our covered officers for the 2013 fiscal year did not exceed the $1 million limit per covered officer. The Committee anticipates that such compensation will exceed the $1 million limit for our chief executive officer beginning in 2014. The Committee considers the limitations of Section 162(m) and the benefit to us of the full deductibility of compensation together with maintaining flexibility in assessing executive performance and compensating our executive officers in a manner that can best promote our corporate objectives. The Committee believes that the impact, if any, of such limitation, will not be material to us with respect to fiscal year 2014 or other years during the term of our chief executive officer’s employment agreement.

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

Beginning January 1, 2006, we began accounting for stock-based payments, including awards granted under the 2004 Plan, in accordance with the requirements of ASC 718. For additional information regarding ASC 718, please refer to Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 10-K.

 

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Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2013, 2012 and 2011

 

Name and Principal Position

   Year      Salary
($)
     Bonus
($) (1)
     Stock
Awards
($) (2)
     Option
Awards
($) (2)
     Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
     Change in
Pension Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings

($)
     All Other
Compensation
($)
    Total
($)
 

Walter F. Ulloa,

     2013       $ 813,644       $ 225,000       $ —         $ 298,000       $ —         $ —         $ 33,830 (3)    $ 1,370,474   

Chief Executive Officer

     2012       $ 788,029       $ 500,000       $ —         $ 170,280       $ —         $ —         $ 33,230 (3)    $ 1,491,539   
     2011       $ 766,938       $ —         $ 89,000       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 33,230 (3)    $ 889,168   

Philip C. Wilkinson,

     2013       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —        $ —     

Chief Operating Officer (4)

     2012       $ 395,587       $ 208,333       $ —         $ 170,280       $ —         $ —         $ 19,230 (5)    $ 793,430   
     2011       $ 766,938       $ —         $ 89,000       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 33,230 (5)    $ 889,168   

Christopher T. Young,

     2013       $ 400,000       $ 140,000       $ —         $ 196,680       $ —         $ —         $ 21,830 (6)    $ 758,510   

Chief Financial Officer

     2012       $ 324,112       $ 175,000       $ —         $ 170,280       $ —         $ —         $ 21,230 (6)    $ 690,622   
     2011       $ 315,438       $ 115,000       $ 89,000       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 14,268 (6)    $ 533,706   

Jeffrey A. Liberman,

     2013       $ 400,000       $ 140,000       $ —         $ 196,680       $ —         $ —         $ 21,830 (8)    $ 758,510   

Chief Operating Officer (7)

     2012       $ 375,968       $ 175,000       $ —         $ 170,280       $ —         $ —         $ 19,630 (8)    $ 740,878   
     2011       $ 354,642       $ 80,000       $ 89,000       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 18,830 (8)    $ 542,472   

Mario M. Carrera,

     2013       $ 400,000       $ 140,000       $ —         $ 196,680       $ —         $ —         $ 9,000 (10)    $ 745,680   

Chief Revenue Officer (9)

     2012       $ 370,000       $ 175,000       $ —         $ 170,280       $ —         $ —         $ 8,750 (10)    $ 724,030   

 

(1) Bonus amounts awarded to each Named Executive Officer were based on the satisfaction of factors set forth in their respective employment agreements, as described in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
(2) For a discussion of the assumptions used in the valuation of awards (estimated forfeitures are not considered for purposes of these computations and the full fair value is recognized in the year of grant), see Note 13 “Equity Incentive Plans” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2014.
(3) For 2013, includes $24,000 as an automobile allowance and $9,830 for medical insurance premiums. For 2012 includes $24,000 as an automobile allowance and $9,230 for medical insurance premiums. For 2011, includes $24,000 as an automobile allowance and $9,230 for medical insurance premiums.
(4) Mr. Wilkinson served as our Chief Operating Officer for 2011 and through May 31, 2012
(5) For 2012, includes $10,000 as an automobile allowance and $9,230 for medical insurance premiums. For 2011 includes $24,000 as an automobile allowance and $9,230 for medical insurance premiums.
(6) For 2013, includes $12,000 as an automobile allowance and $9,830 for medical insurance premiums. For 2012, includes $12,000 as an automobile allowance and $9,230 for medical insurance premiums. For 2011 includes $8,000 as an automobile allowance, $5,365 for medical insurance premiums and $903 for life insurance premiums.
(7) Mr. Liberman served as president of our radio division for fiscal year 2011 and through July 26, 2012 when he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer.
(8) For 2013, includes $12,000 as an automobile allowance and $9,830 for medical insurance premiums. For 2012, includes $10,400 as an automobile allowance and $9,230 for medical insurance premiums. For 2011, includes $9,600 as an automobile allowance and $9,230 for medical insurance premiums.
(9) Mr. Carrera has served as our Chief Revenue Officer since July 26, 2012.
(10) For 2013, includes $9,000 as an automobile allowance .For 2012, includes $8,750 as an automobile allowance.

 

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards During 2013

 

Name

  Grant
Date
    Number
of Non-
Equity

Incentive
Plan
Units
Granted

(#)
   

 

Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Awards

   

 

Estimated Future Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards (1)

    All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of

Shares
of Stock
or Units

(#)
    All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)
    Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option

Awards
($ / Sh)
 
      Threshold
($)
    Target
($)
    Maximum
($)
    Threshold
(#)
     Target
(#)
     Maximum
(#)
       

Walter F. Ulloa

    02/21/13        —        $ —        $ —        $ —          —           —           —          —          200,000      $ 1.92   

Philip C. Wilkinson

    N/A        —        $ —        $ —        $ —          —           —           —          —          —        $ —     

Christopher T. Young

    02/21/13        —        $ —        $ —        $ —          —           —           —          —          132,000      $ 1.92   

Jeffrey A. Liberman

    02/21/13        —        $ —        $ —        $ —          —           —           —          —          132,000      $ 1.92   

Mario M. Carrera

    02/21/13        —        $ —        $ —        $ —          —           —           —          —          132,000      $ 1.92   

 

(1) Represents option awards which vest as follows: (i) 25% on January 1, 2014, provided the recipient is employed by the company on such date; (ii) 25% on January 1, 2015, provided the recipient is employed by the company on such date; (iii) 25% on January 1, 2016, provided the recipient is employed by the company on such date; and (iv) 25% on January 1, 2017, provided the recipient is employed by the company on such date

Employment Agreements

Agreement with Walter F. Ulloa.    Effective January 1, 2014, we entered into the 2014 Agreement with Mr. Ulloa pursuant to which he continues to serve as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The 2014 Agreement replaces the substantially similar 2011 Agreement with Mr. Ulloa, which agreement was effective as of January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013. The 2014 Agreement provides for an initial base salary of $1,000,000 per year. Mr. Ulloa’s salary shall be reviewed at least annually by the Compensation Committee and, in that committee’s discretion, the base salary may be increased in subsequent years of the term of the 2014 Agreement. Mr. Ulloa’s annual base salary is currently $1,000,000.

Mr. Ulloa is eligible to receive an annual bonus of up to 75% of his then-applicable base salary pursuant to such factors, criteria or annual bonus plan(s) of the company as determined by the Compensation Committee from time to time. Mr. Ulloa is also eligible to receive grants of stock options, restricted stock and other grants under the 2004 Plan, or any successor plan thereto, on the same terms as the company’s other executive officers.

If Mr. Ulloa’s employment is terminated by us without cause or is a constructive termination without cause, Mr. Ulloa will be entitled to receive: (i) all accrued salary and bonuses through the date of termination; (ii) a lump sum severance payment in an amount equal to two times the sum of (x) his then-current base salary, plus (y) his average annual bonus for the three years preceding such termination; (iii) continuation of all benefit coverage for a period of two years after such termination; (iv) immediate vesting of, and the lapse of all restrictions applicable to, all unvested stock options and any other equity incentives that vest solely based on the passage of time granted to such him and outstanding immediately prior to the such termination; and (v) vesting of any performance based equity incentives awarded to him and outstanding immediately prior to the such termination, such vesting to occur in accordance with the terms of their applicable award agreements and plans determined as if such Mr. Ulloa’s employment with the Company had not terminated. If a termination without cause follows a change of control of the company or is initiated by Mr. Ulloa for good reason, as specified in the agreement, Mr. Ulloa shall be entitled to receive the amounts specified in the first sentence of this paragraph; provided, however, that in lieu of the amount specified in clause (ii) of such sentence, Mr. Ulloa shall be entitled to receive a lump sum severance payment in an amount equal to three times the sum of (x) his then-current base salary, plus (y) his average annual bonus for the three years preceding such termination. If Mr. Ulloa’s employment is terminated by the company for cause, all payments under Mr. Ulloa’s agreement shall cease, except for his base salary to the extent already accrued.

The employment agreements that we have entered into with our other Named Executive Officers are substantially similar to each other and are summarized below.

 

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Agreement with Christopher T. Young.    Effective January 2013, we entered into the current employment agreement with Mr. Young, pursuant to which he serves as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. The agreement with Mr. Young provides for an initial base salary of $400,000 per year, which may be increased in the discretion of the Compensation Committee. The agreement with Mr. Young expires on December 31, 2015. In January 2014, we granted an increase in base compensation of 3% to substantially all employees across the company, including Mr. Young. Mr. Young’s annual base salary is currently $412,000.

Mr. Young is eligible to receive an annual bonus, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, of up to 100% of his then-applicable base salary. Mr. Young is also eligible to receive equity incentive grants under the 2004 Plan, or any successor plan thereto, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee.

If Mr. Young’s employment is terminated by us without cause, or should Mr. Young voluntarily terminate his employment for good reason (as such term is defined in the agreement), including a change of control of the company, Mr. Young will be entitled to receive: (i) all accrued salary and benefits through the date of termination; (ii) any discretionary bonus that is approved by the Compensation Committee prior to the date of termination; and (iii) a severance payment equal to: (A) Mr. Young’s then current base salary, plus (B) a prorated bonus amount which shall be equal to the product of: (x) the average annual bonuses received by Mr. Young for the two years preceding the year of such termination, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days preceding such termination in the then-current calendar year, and the denominator of which is 365. If Mr. Young’s employment is terminated by us for cause (as such term is defined in the agreement), Mr. Young will be entitled to receive only any accrued salary and benefits through the date of termination, and shall be ineligible for any bonus.

Agreement with Jeffery A. Liberman.    In September 2012, we entered into the current employment agreement with Mr. Liberman pursuant to which he serves as our Chief Operating Officer. The agreement with Mr. Liberman provides for an initial base salary of $400,000 per year, which may be increased in the discretion of the Compensation Committee. The agreement with Mr. Liberman expires on December 31, 2015. In January 2014, we granted an increase in base compensation of 3% to substantially all employees across the company, including Mr. Liberman. Mr. Liberman’s annual base salary is currently $412,000.

Mr. Liberman is eligible to receive an annual bonus, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, of up to 50% of his then-applicable base salary. Mr. Liberman is also eligible to receive grants of stock options, restricted stock and other grants under the 2004 Plan, or any successor plan thereto, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee.

If Mr. Liberman’s employment is terminated by us without cause or by Mr. Liberman for good reason, including a change of control of the company, he will be entitled to receive: (i) all accrued salary and benefits through the date of termination, (ii) any discretionary bonus that is approved by the Compensation Committee and (iii) a severance payment equal to one year of his then-current base salary, payable in equal payments, corresponding to the company’s usual executive paydays. Mr. Liberman’s receipt of this severance payment is conditioned upon his execution of a customary form of release whereby he waives all claims arising out of his employment and termination of employment. If Mr. Liberman’s employment is terminated by us for cause, he will only be entitled to receive accrued salary and benefits through the date of termination and shall be ineligible for any bonus.

Agreement with Mario M. Carrera.    In September 2012, we entered into the current employment agreement with Mr. Carrera pursuant to which he serves as our Chief Revenue Officer. The agreement with Mr. Carrera provides for an initial base salary of $400,000 per year, which may be increased in the discretion of the Compensation Committee. The agreement with Mr. Carrera expires on August 31, 2015. In January 2014, we granted an increase in base compensation of 3% to substantially all employees across the company, including Mr. Carrera. Mr. Carrera’s annual base salary is currently $412,000.

 

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Mr. Carrera is eligible to receive an annual bonus, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, of up to 50% of his then-applicable base salary. Mr. Carrera is also eligible to receive grants of stock options, restricted stock and other grants under the 2004 Plan, or any successor plan thereto, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee.

If Mr. Carrera’s employment is terminated by us without cause or by Mr. Carrera for good reason, including a change of control of the company, he will be entitled to receive: (i) all accrued salary and benefits through the date of termination, (ii) any discretionary bonus that is approved by the Compensation Committee and (iii) a severance payment equal to one year of his then-current base salary, payable in equal payments, corresponding to the company’s usual executive paydays. Mr. Carrera’s receipt of this severance payment is conditioned upon his execution of a customary form of release whereby he waives all claims arising out of his employment and termination of employment. If Mr. Carrera’s employment is terminated by us for cause, he will only be entitled to receive accrued salary and benefits through the date of termination and shall be ineligible for any bonus.

Mr. Carrera was compensated as Chief Revenue Officer following his appointment in July 2012 and before entering into the current employment agreement pursuant to the terms of a previous employment agreement under which Mr. Carrera served as our Senior Vice President—Spanish Language Television.

Equity Awards

On February 21, 2013, we granted stock options to each of our Named Executive Officers. The stock options were awarded under the 2004 Plan. The stock option grants vest as follows: (i) twenty-five percent (25%) on January 1, 2014, provided the recipient is employed by the company on such date; (ii) twenty-five percent (25%) on January 1, 2015, provided the recipient is employed by the company on such date; (iii) twenty-five percent (25%) on January 1, 2016, provided the recipient is employed by the company on such date; and (iv) twenty-five percent (25%) on January 1, 2017, provided the recipient is employed by the company on such date.

The specific grants to Named Executive Officers were as follows:

 

Name

   Stock Option Awards
for Fiscal Year 2013
 

Walter F. Ulloa

     200,000   

Christopher T. Young

     132,000   

Jeffery A. Liberman

     132,000   

Mario M. Carrera

     132,000   

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2013

 

     Option Awards      Stock Awards  

Name

  

 

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)

    

 

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)

     Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number  of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
     Option
Exercise
Price
($)
     Option
Expiration
Date
     Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
   Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have  Not
Vested
($)
   Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
    Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested
($)
 
   Exercisable      Unexercisable                      

Walter F. Ulloa

     140,000         —           —         $ 10.27         01/29/14              
     175,000         —           —         $ 7.86         01/28/15              
     110,000         —            $ 1.73         09/30/19              
     33,000         99,000          $ 1.67         04/04/22              
     —           200,000          $ 1.92         02/21/23              
                          12,500 (1)    $ 76,125   
                          12,500 (2)    $ 76,125   

Christopher T. Young

     20,000         —           —         $ 10.27         01/29/14              
     65,000         —           —         $ 7.86         01/28/15              
     —           99,000         —         $ 1.67         04/04/22              
     —           132,000          $ 1.92         02/21/23              
                          12,500 (1)    $ 76,125   
                          12,500 (2)    $ 76,125   

Jeffrey A. Liberman

     50,000         —           —         $ 10.27         01/29/14              
     100,000         —           —         $ 7.86         01/28/15              
     —           99,000         —         $ 1.67         04/04/22              
     —           132,000          $ 1.92         02/21/23              
                          12,500 (1)    $ 76,125   
                          12,500 (2)    $ 76,125   

Mario M. Carrera

     15,000         —           —         $ 10.27         01/29/14              
     50,000         —           —         $ 7.86         01/28/15              
     —           99,000         —         $ 1.67         04/04/22              
     —           132,000          $ 1.92         02/21/23              
                          10,000 (1)    $ 60,900   
                          10,000 (2)    $ 60,900   

 

(1) Represents restricted stock unit awards which vest on January 1, 2014.
(2) Represents restricted stock unit awards which vest on January 1, 2015.

 

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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control

During 2013, all of the Named Executive Officers had provisions in their then-current employment agreements providing for payments upon certain types of termination of employment, including upon a change of control of the company. For a description of those provisions, please see “Employment Agreements” above.

Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2013

 

Name

  Fees Earned or
Paid  in Cash
($)
    Stock Awards
($)
    Option Awards
($) (1) (2)
    Non-Equity
Incentive  Plan
Compensation
($)
    Change
in Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
    All  Other
Compensation

($)
    Total
($)
 

Philip C. Wilkinson

  $ 30,000      $ —        $ 186,500      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 216,500   

Gilbert Vasquez

  $ 38,000      $ —        $ 186,500      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 224,500   

Esteban E. Torres

  $ 33,000      $ —        $ 186,500      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 219,500   

Paul A. Zevnik

  $ 37,500      $ —        $ 186,500      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 224,000   

Jules Buenabenta

  $ 36,250      $ —        $ 186,500      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 222,750   

 

(1) For a discussion of the assumptions used in the valuation of awards (estimated forfeitures are not considered for purposes of these computations and the full fair value is recognized in the year of grant), see the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2014.
(2) On May 30, 2013, each referenced director was granted an option to purchase 50,000 shares of our Class A common stock at an exercise price of $4.83 per share. Such options vest on May 1, 2014 provided that the recipient is a member of the Board on such date.

Director Compensation

For directors who are also officers or employees of the company, we do not provide additional compensation and such individuals are compensated only for their service as an officer or employee of the company, as we believe that such compensation adequately recognizes their contribution to the company. Our directors who are not officers or employees of the company are compensated for their services as follows: (i) an annual grant under our then-current equity incentive plan, in an amount and with the terms and conditions as may be provided from time to time in our then-current equity incentive plan, or as may otherwise be determined by the Board; (ii) $24,000 per year; (iii) $1,250 for attendance at a Board meeting in person ($500 if telephonically); and (iv) $1,000 for attendance at a committee meeting in person ($500 if telephonically and an additional $250 if serving as the chairperson of the committee). However, Board committees may waive the meeting fees to which they would otherwise be entitled, subject to the unanimous approval of all members of the relevant committee.

On May 30, 2013, the Board granted stock options for 50,000 shares of Class A common stock to each non-employee director at an exercise price of $4.83 per share. The stock options vest on May 1, 2014, provided that the recipient is a member of the Board on such date.

 

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REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Our Board has adopted a Related Party Transaction Policy that provides for the review and approval of all related party transactions, which are generally defined under the policy as any transaction required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. This written policy is supplemented by other written policies including our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Code of Ethics for Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers and the Audit Committee’s charter, as well as certain provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Under our Related Party Transaction Policy, the Audit Committee reviews the material facts relating to all related party transactions that require the Audit Committee’s approval and considers whether to approve of our entry into the related party transaction, subject to certain exceptions. In determining whether to approve a related party transaction, the Audit Committee takes into account, among other factors it deems appropriate, the nature of the related party transaction, the extent of the related party’s interest in the transaction and whether the related party transaction is on terms no less favorable to us than terms generally available from an unaffiliated third-party under the same or similar circumstances. No one of these factors is dispositive. Our Related Party Transaction Policy also provides that no director shall participate in any approval of a related party transaction for which he or she is a related party, and that the director will provide all material information concerning the transaction to the Audit Committee.

Under our Related Party Transaction Policy, certain transactions are deemed to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee, even if the aggregate amount involved exceeds $120,000. These transactions include:

 

   

Employment of executive officers;

 

   

Director compensation;

 

   

Transactions where all stockholders receive proportional benefits;

 

   

Certain transactions involving the purchase of advertising from us at market rates and on such other terms as are consistent with those obtainable in arms-length transactions; and

 

   

Transactions involving competitive bids.

On an annual basis, each director and executive officer of the company must complete a Director and Officer Questionnaire that requires disclosure of any transaction, arrangement or relationship with us during the last fiscal year in which the director or executive officer, or any member of his or her immediate family, had a direct or indirect material interest. Any transaction, arrangement or relationship disclosed in the Director and Officer Questionnaire submitted by a director or executive officer is reviewed and considered by the Board in making independence determinations with respect to directors and resolving any conflicts of interest that may arise.

In addition, our directors and executive officers are expected to disclose to the Audit Committee and our General Counsel the material facts of any transaction that could be considered a related party transaction promptly upon gaining knowledge of the transaction.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Relationship with Univision.    Substantially all of our television stations are Univision- or UniMás-affiliated television stations. Our network affiliation agreements, as amended, with Univision provide certain of our owned stations the exclusive right to broadcast Univision’s primary network and UniMás network programming in their respective markets. These long-term affiliation agreements each expire in 2021, and can be renewed for multiple, successive two-year terms at Univision’s option, subject to our consent. Under our Univision network affiliation agreement, we retain the right to sell approximately six minutes per hour of the available advertising time on Univision’s primary network, subject to adjustment from time to time by Univision, but in no event less than four minutes. Under our UniMás network affiliation agreement, we retain the right to sell approximately four and a half minutes per hour of the available advertising time the UniMás network, subject to adjustment from time to time by Univision.

Under the network affiliation agreements, Univision acts as our exclusive sales representative for the sale of national advertising on our Univision- and UniMás-affiliate television stations, and we pay certain sales representation fees to Univision relating to sales of all advertising for broadcast on our Univision- and UniMás-affiliate television stations.

We also generate revenue under two marketing and sales agreements with Univision, which give us the right through 2021 to manage the marketing and sales operations of Univision-owned UniMás and Univision affiliates in six markets—Albuquerque, Boston, Denver, Orlando, Tampa and Washington, D.C.

In August 2008, we entered into a proxy agreement with Univision pursuant to which we granted to Univision the right to negotiate the terms of retransmission consent agreements for our Univision- and UniMás-affiliated television station signals for a term of six years, expiring in December 2014. Among other things, the proxy agreement provides terms relating to compensation to be paid to us by Univision with respect to retransmission consent agreements entered into with MVPDs. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, retransmission consent revenue accounted for approximately $22.2 million and $20.2 million, respectively. The term of the proxy agreement extends with respect to any MVPD for the length of the term of any retransmission consent agreement in effect before the expiration of the proxy agreement. It is also our current intention to negotiate with Univision an extension of the current proxy agreement or a new proxy agreement; however, no assurance can be given regarding the terms of any such extension or new agreement or that any such extension or new agreement will be entered into.

Univision currently owns approximately 10% of our common stock on a fully-converted basis. The Company’s Class U common stock held by Univision has limited voting rights and does not include the right to elect directors. However, as the holder of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding Class U common stock, Univision currently has the right to approve any merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company, any dissolution of the Company and any assignment of the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, licenses for any of the Company’s Univision-affiliated television stations. Each share of Class U common stock is automatically convertible into one share of the Company’s Class A common stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, dividends or combinations) in connection with any transfer to a third party that is not an affiliate of Univision.

Voting Agreement.    We have entered into the Voting Agreement with Messrs. Ulloa, Wilkinson and Zevnik. This agreement, dated effective as of August 3, 2000, will remain in effect with respect to each of Messrs. Ulloa, Wilkinson and Zevnik as long as each individual owns 30% of his initial Class B shares. Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, Messrs. Ulloa, Wilkinson and Zevnik have agreed to vote all shares held by them in favor of the election of themselves as directors. On matters other than the election of directors, Mr. Zevnik has further agreed to cast his votes in the same manner as both Messrs. Ulloa and Wilkinson, solely in instances when both Messrs. Ulloa and Wilkinson vote either affirmatively or negatively. In any instance in which Messrs. Ulloa and Wilkinson vote their shares in a different manner, Mr. Zevnik is free to vote his shares as he chooses.

 

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Transactions with Walter F. Ulloa.    Mr. Ulloa is a director, officer and principal stockholder of LATV Networks, LLC (“LATV”). In April 2007, the Audit Committee and Board approved and authorized us to enter into an affiliation agreement with LATV. Pursuant to the affiliation agreement, we broadcast programming provided to us by LATV on one of the digital multicast channel of certain of our television stations. Under the affiliation agreement, there are no fees paid for the carriage of programming, and we generally retain the right to sell approximately five minutes per hour of available advertising time. This transaction was reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee and Board in accordance with our Related Party Transaction Policy.

Transactions with Juan Saldívar von Wuthenau.    Mr. Saldívar is the owner and chief executive officer of JSW Servicios de Estrategia SC (“SWS”). Effective March 1, 2013, we entered into a consulting agreement with SWS pursuant to which SWS, principally including Mr. Saldívar, provides consulting services to us in connection with certain strategic and operational matters. The consulting agreement is for a term of three years, and may be terminated by either party upon advance notice of 45 days. Under the consulting agreement, we pay a monthly fee to SWS of $20,000.

 

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REPORT OF AUDIT COMMITTEE

The following report of the Audit Committee does not constitute soliciting material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any of our other filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this report by reference therein, and shall not be deemed to be soliciting material or otherwise deemed filed under either such Act.

The Audit Committee is currently comprised of three independent directors, all of whom are independent under the rules of the SEC and the NYSE. The duties and responsibilities of a member of the Audit Committee are in addition to his or her duties as a member of the Board. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter, a copy of which is available on the company’s corporate website. The Audit Committee met seven times and acted by written consent once during 2013.

The Audit Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to:

 

   

engage the company’s independent registered public accounting firm,

 

   

monitor the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence, qualifications and performance,

 

   

pre-approve all audit and non-audit services,

 

   

monitor the integrity of the company’s financial reporting process and internal control systems,

 

   

provide an open avenue of communication among the independent registered public accounting firm, financial and senior management of the company and the Board,

 

   

monitor the company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, contingent liabilities, risk assessment and risk management; and

 

   

review and approve all related party transactions under our Related Party Transactions Policy.

Management is responsible for the company’s internal controls and the financial reporting process. The company’s independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for performing an independent audit of the company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) and issuing a report thereon. The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and oversee these processes.

In carrying out these responsibilities, the Audit Committee monitored the scope and staffing of the company’s internal management group that was previously established by the company and held meetings with the company’s internal auditor regarding the progress and completion of the implementation of the company’s internal controls and the scope of their audit of such internal controls.

In overseeing the preparation of the company’s financial statements, the Audit Committee held meetings with the company’s internal auditor and independent registered public accounting firm, both in the presence of management and privately, to review and discuss all financial statements prior to their issuance and to discuss the overall scope and plans for their respective audits, the evaluation of the company’s internal controls and significant accounting issues. Management advised the Audit Committee that all financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and the Audit Committee discussed the statements with both management and the company’s independent registered public accounting firm. In accordance with Section 204 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and the Statement on Auditing Standards (“SAS”) No. 61 (Communication With Audit Committees) as amended by SAS No. 90 (Audit Committee Communications), the Audit Committee has discussed with the company’s independent registered public accounting firm all matters required to be discussed under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the foregoing standards.

 

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With respect to the company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee, among other things, discussed with Grant Thornton LLP matters relating to its independence, including the written disclosures made to the Audit Committee as required by the applicable standards of the PCAOB. The Audit Committee also reviewed and approved the audit and non-audit fees of that firm.

On the basis of these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee (i) appointed Grant Thornton LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2014 fiscal year, and (ii) recommended to the Board that the Board approve the inclusion of the company’s audited financial statements in the 10-K for filing with the SEC.

Submitted by the Audit Committee:

Gilbert R. Vasquez, Chair

Paul A. Zevnik

Jules G. Buenabenta

 

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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

From time to time stockholders present proposals that may be proper subjects for inclusion in a proxy statement and for consideration at an annual meeting. Under the rules of the SEC, to be included in the proxy statement for our 2015 annual meeting of stockholders, proposals must be received by us no later than December 31, 2014.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

We filed the 10-K with the SEC on March 10, 2014. A copy of the Annual Report, which incorporates the 10-K without exhibits, has been mailed to all stockholders along with this proxy statement. Stockholders may obtain additional copies of the Annual Report and/or the 10-K and the exhibits thereto, without charge, by writing to us at our principal executive offices at 2425 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 6000 West, Santa Monica, California 90404, Attention: Secretary. Copies of the 10-K may also be obtained from our website at http://www.snl.com/IRWebLinkX/GenPage.aspx?IID=4121685&GKP=206918.

OTHER MATTERS

Management does not know of any matters to be presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting other than those set forth herein and in the Notice accompanying this proxy statement. If a stockholder vote is necessary to transact any other business at the 2014 Annual Meeting, the proxyholders intend to vote their proxies in accordance with their best judgment related to such business.

It is important that your shares be represented at the 2014 Annual Meeting, regardless of the number of shares that you hold. YOU ARE, THEREFORE, URGED TO EXECUTE PROMPTLY AND RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY IN THE ENVELOPE THAT HAS BEEN ENCLOSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. Stockholders who are present at the 2014 Annual Meeting may revoke their proxies and vote in person or, if they prefer, may abstain from voting in person and allow their proxies to be voted.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

 

LOGO

Walter F. Ulloa

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

April 30, 2014

Santa Monica, California

 

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APPENDIX A

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Purpose, History and Effective Date.

(a) Purpose.    The Entravision Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan has two complementary purposes: (i) to attract and retain outstanding individuals to serve as officers, employees, directors or consultants and (ii) to increase stockholder value. The Plan will provide participants incentives to increase stockholder value by offering the opportunity to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock or receive monetary payments based on the value of such common stock on the potentially favorable terms that this Plan provides.

(b) History.    Prior to the effective date of this Plan, the Company had in effect the 2000 Plan, which was originally effective June 12, 2000. Upon stockholder approval of this Plan, no new awards will be granted under the 2000 Plan.

(c) Effective Date.    This Plan will become effective, and Awards may be granted under this Plan, on and after the Effective Date. This Plan will terminate as provided in Section 14.

2. Definitions.    Capitalized terms used in this Plan have the following meanings:

(a) “2000 Plan” means the Entravision Communications Corporation 2000 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.

(b) “Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor rule or regulation thereto.

(c) “Award” means a grant of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Dividend Equivalent Units.

(d) “Award Agreement” means a written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing the grant of an Award in such form as the Committee determines.

(e) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(f) “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following events:

(i) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity’s securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by Persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization;

(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

(iii) a change in the composition of the Board, as a result of which fewer than fifty percent (50%) of the incumbent directors are directors who either (A) had been directors of the Company on the date twenty-four (24) months prior to the date of the event that may constitute a Change of Control (the “original directors”) or (B) were elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the aggregate of the original directors who were still in office at the time of the election or nomination and the directors whose election or nomination was previously so approved; or

(iv) any transaction as a result of which any Person is the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities. For purposes of this paragraph (iv), the term “Person” shall exclude (A) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a Subsidiary and (B) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of the Company.


A transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.

(g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a specific provision of the Code includes any successor provision and the regulations promulgated under such provision.

(h) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board (or a successor committee with the same or similar authority).

(i) “Company” means Entravision Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto.

(j) “Director” means a member of the Board, and “Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is not also an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

(k) “Disability” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Code Section 22(e)(3), as determined by the Committee.

(l) “Disinterested Persons” means the non-employee directors of the Company within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 as promulgated under the Exchange Act.

(m) “Dividend Equivalent Unit” means the right to receive a payment equal to the cash dividends paid with respect to a Share.

(n) “Effective Date” means the date the Company’s stockholders approve this Plan.

(o) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any reference to a specific provision of the Exchange Act includes any successor provision and the regulations and rules promulgated under such provision.

(p) “Fair Market Value” means, per Share on a particular date, (i) if the Stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the last reported sales price on the date in question as reported in The Wall Street Journal, or if no sales of Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale on such exchange; or (ii) if the Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the last reported sales price on the date in question on the principal national securities exchange on which the Stock is listed or admitted to trading, or if no sales of Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale on such exchange; or (iii) if the Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last reported sales price on the date in question in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System (“NASDAQ”) or such other system then in use, or if no sales of Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale; or (v) if on any such date the Stock is not quoted by any such organization, the last sales price on the date in question as furnished by a professional market making a market in the Stock selected by the Board for the date in question, or if no sales of Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale; or (v) if on any such date no market maker is making a market in the Stock, the price as determined in good faith by the Committee.

(q) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that meets the requirements of Code Section 422.

(r) “Option” means the right to purchase Shares at a specified price during a specified period of time.

(s) “Participant” means an individual selected by the Committee to receive an Award, and includes any individual who holds an Award after the death of the original recipient.


(t) “Performance Goals” means any goals the Committee establishes that relate to one or more of the following for such period as the Committee specifies:

(i) Revenue;

(ii) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted (EBITDA as adjusted);

(iii) Income before income taxes and minority interests;

(iv) Operating income;

(v) Pre- or after-tax income;

(vi) Average accounts receivable;

(vii) Cash flow;

(viii) Cash flow per share;

(ix) Net earnings;

(x) Basic or diluted earnings per share;

(xi) Return on equity;

(xii) Return on assets;

(xiii) Return on capital;

(xiv) Growth in assets;

(xv) Economic value added;

(xvi) Share price performance;

(xvii) Total stockholder return;

(xviii) Improvement or attainment of expense levels;

(xix) Market share or market penetration;

(xx) Business expansion, and/or acquisitions or divestitures.

The Committee may specify at the time an Award is made that the Performance Goals are to be measured for an individual, the Company, for the Company on a consolidated basis, for any one or more Affiliates or divisions of the Company and/or for any other business unit or units of the Company, and/or that the Performance Goals are to be measured either in absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies. In the case of Awards that the Committee determines will not be considered “performance based compensation” under Code Section 162(m), the Committee may establish other Performance Goals not listed in this Plan.

(u) “Performance Shares” means the right to receive Shares to the extent Performance Goals are achieved.

(v) “Performance Units” means the right to receive a payment, based on a number of units with a specified value, to the extent Performance Goals are achieved.

(w) “Person” has the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 14(d) and 15(d) thereof.

(x) “Plan” means this Entravision Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

(y) “Restricted Stock” means Shares that are subject to a risk of forfeiture and/or restrictions on transfer, which may lapse upon the achievement or partial achievement of Performance Goals and/or upon the completion of a period of service.


(z) “Restricted Stock Unit” means the right to receive a payment which right may vest upon the achievement or partial achievement of Performance Goals and/or upon the completion of a period of service, with each unit having a value equal to the Fair Market Value of one or more Shares, or the average of the Fair Market Value of one or more Shares over such period as the Committee specifies.

(aa) “Retirement” means, unless the Committee determines otherwise in an Award Agreement, termination of employment from the Company and its Affiliates on or after age 65 with five (5) years of continuous service with the Company and its Affiliates.

(bb) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act.

(cc) “Section 16 Participants” means Participants who are subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(dd) “Share” means a share of Stock.

(ee) “Stock” means the Class A common stock of the Company.

(ff) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means the right to receive a payment equal to the appreciation of the Fair Market Value of a Share during a specified period of time.

(gg) “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each such corporation owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power in one of the other corporations in the chain.

3. Administration.

(a) Committee Administration.    In addition to the authority specifically granted to the Committee in this Plan, the Committee has full discretionary authority to administer this Plan, including but not limited to the authority to (i) interpret the provisions of this Plan, (ii) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan, (iii) correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, any Award or Award Agreement in the manner and to the extent it deems desirable to carry this Plan, such Award or such Award Agreement into effect and (iv) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. All decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all Participants and any other individual with a right under the Plan or under any Award.

(b) Delegation to Other Committees or CEO.    To the extent applicable law permits, the Board may delegate to another committee of the Board, or the Committee may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, any or all of the authority and responsibility of the Committee. However, no such delegation is permitted with respect to Awards made to Section 16 Participants at the time any such delegated authority or responsibility is exercised. The Board also may delegate to another committee of the Board consisting entirely of Non-Employee Directors any or all of the authority and responsibility of the Committee with respect to individuals who are Section 16 Participants. If the Board or Committee has made such a delegation, then all references to the Committee in this Plan include such other committee or the Chief Executive Officer to the extent of such delegation.

(c) Indemnification.    In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or the Committee, the members of the Board and the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company against all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which they or any of them may be party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any Award, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment


in any such action, suit or proceeding, except a judgment based upon a finding of bad faith; provided that upon the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding a Committee or Board member shall, in writing, give the Company notice thereof and an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such Committee or Board member undertakes to handle and defend it on such member’s own behalf.

4. Eligibility.    The Committee may designate any of the following as a Participant from time to time: any officer or other employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates, an individual that the Company or an Affiliate has engaged to become an officer or other employee, a Non-Employee Director, or a consultant or advisor who provides bona fide services to the Company or an Affiliate as an independent contractor. The Committee’s designation of a Participant in any year will not require the Committee to designate such person to receive an Award in any other year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Non-Employee Director automatically will be a Participant with respect to the automatic grants described in Section 7(b).

5. Types of Awards.    Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee may grant any type of Award to any Participant it selects, but only employees of the Company or a Subsidiary may receive grants of Incentive Stock Options. Awards may be granted alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award (or any other award granted under another plan of the Company or any Affiliate). Awards granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement except to the extent the Committee provides otherwise.

6. Shares Reserved under this Plan.

(a) Plan Reserve.    Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16, an aggregate of 10,000,000 Shares, plus the number of Shares described in Section 6(c), are reserved for issuance under this Plan. The number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan shall be reduced only by the number of Shares delivered in payment or settlement of Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may issue only 10,000,000 Shares upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options.

(b) Replenishment of Shares Under this Plan.    If an Award lapses, expires, terminates or is cancelled without the issuance of Shares under the Award, or if Shares are forfeited under an Award, then the Shares subject to such Award may again be used for new Awards under this Plan under Section 6(a), including issuance as Incentive Stock Options. If Shares are issued under any Award and the Company subsequently reacquires them pursuant to rights reserved upon the issuance of the Shares, or if previously owned Shares are delivered to the Company in payment of the exercise price of an Award or the withholding taxes due as a result of the issuance or receipt of a payment or Shares under an Award, then such Shares may again be used for new Awards under this Plan under Section 6(a), but such Shares may not be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options.

(c) Addition of Shares from Predecessor Plan.    After the Effective Date, if any Shares subject to awards granted under the 2000 Plan would again become available for new grants under the terms of such plan, then those Shares will be available for the purpose of granting Awards under this Plan, thereby increasing the number of Shares available for issuance under this Plan as determined under the first sentence of Section 6(a). Any such Shares will not be available for future awards under the terms of the 2000 Plan after the Effective Date.

(d) Participant Limitations.    Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16, with respect to Awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m), no Participant may be granted Awards that could result in such Participant:

(i) receiving in any calendar year Options for, and/or Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to, more than 500,000 Shares (reduced, in the initial calendar year in which this Plan is effective, by the number of options granted to a Participant under the 2000 Plan in such year, if any), except that Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights granted to a new employee in the calendar year in which his or her employment commences may not relate to more than 1,000,000 Shares;

(ii) receiving in any calendar year Awards of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units relating to more than 500,000 Shares;


(iii) receiving in any calendar year Awards of Performance Shares, and/or Awards of Performance Units (the value of which is based on the Fair Market Value of a Share), for more than 500,000 Shares; or

(iv) receiving in any calendar year Awards of Performance Units (the value of which is not based on the Fair Market Value of a Share) that could result in a payment of more than $500,000.

With respect to Awards that are not intended to meet the requirements of performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), the Committee may grant Awards in excess of the limits described in this subsection (d), but only if such discretion would not cause Awards that are intended to be performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) from being treated as such.

7. Options.

(a) Discretionary Grants.    Except as provided in subsection (b) and subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee will determine all terms and conditions of each Option, including but not limited to:

(i) Whether the Option is an Incentive Stock Option, or a “nonqualified stock option” which does not meet the requirements of Code Section 422; provided that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, if the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of the Shares with respect to which all Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by the Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan and under all other incentive stock option plans of the Company or any Affiliate that is required to be included under Code Section 422) exceeds $100,000, such Option automatically shall be treated as a nonqualified stock option to the extent this limit is exceeded.

(ii) The number of Shares subject to the Option.

(iii) The exercise price per Share, which may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share as determined on the date of grant; provided that (i) no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any employee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns (directly or indirectly, within the meaning of Code Section 424(d)) more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary unless the exercise price is at least 110 percent of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant; and (ii) the exercise price may vary during the term of the Option if the Committee determines that there should be adjustments to the exercise price relating to achievement of Performance Goals and/or to changes in an index or indices that the Committee determines is appropriate (but in no event may the exercise price per Share be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share as determined on the date of grant).

(iv) The terms and conditions of exercise, which may include a requirement that exercise of the Option is conditioned upon achievement of one or more Performance Goals or may provide for an acceleration of the exercisability upon the Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement.

(v) The termination date, except that each Option must terminate no later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant, and each Incentive Stock Option granted to any employee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns (directly or indirectly, within the meaning of Code Section 424(d)) more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary must terminate no later than the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may extend the term of an Option for up to six (6) months beyond the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant in the event a Participant dies prior to the Option’s termination date.

(vi) The exercise period following a Participant’s termination of employment or service. In all other respects, the terms of any Incentive Stock Option should comply with the provisions of Code Section 422 except to the extent the Committee determines otherwise.

(b) Automatic Grant to Non-Employee Directors.

(i) Annual Grants.    Upon the conclusion of each regular annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders held each year, beginning with the meeting held in 2004, each Non-Employee Director who is


initially elected as a member of the Board at such meeting, and each Non-Employee Director who will continue serving as a member of the Board thereafter, shall receive an Option for thirty thousand (30,000) Shares. Such option shall be granted on the date of such meeting.

(ii) Initial Grants.    Each Non-Employee Director who first becomes a member of the Board after the Effective Date and on a date other than the regular annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders as described in clause (i) above, shall receive a one-time grant of an Option for such number of Shares as is determined by multiplying thirty thousand (30,000) Shares by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months (calculated as 30 days) from the date the Non-Employee Director first joins the Board to the date of the next regularly-scheduled annual stockholders’ meeting and the denominator of which is twelve (12). Such Option shall be granted on the date when such Non-Employee Director first joins the Board.

(iii) Exercisability.    Options granted under this Section 7(b) shall become exercisable in full upon the earliest of:

(A) the first (1st) anniversary of the date of grant provided the Non-Employee Director is a member of the Board on such date; provided that if the Non-Employee Director resigns from the Board for any reason other than those specified in clause (B) prior to the first (1st) anniversary of the grant date, a pro-rata portion of the Option (based on the ratio that the number of months (calculated as 30 days) that have elapsed since the grant date to the date of such resignation bears to twelve (12) shall become vested and exercisable;

(B) the termination of such Non-Employee Director’s service because of death, Disability, or retirement at or after age 65; or

(C) a Change of Control as specified in Section 16(c).

(iv) Exercise Price.    The Exercise Price for each Option granted under this Section 7(b) shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. The exercise price may be paid in cash, by tendering previously acquired Shares (that have been held for at least six months or acquired on the open market if so required to avoid an accounting expense to the Company), or by delivery (including by fax) to the Company or its designated agent of an executed irrevocable option exercise form together with irrevocable instructions to a broker dealer to sell or margin a sufficient portion of the Shares and deliver the sale or margin loan proceeds directly to the Company to pay for the exercise price.

(v) Term.    All Options granted under this Section 7(b) shall terminate on the earlier of:

(A) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant; or

(B) the date that is ninety (90) days after the termination of such Non-Employee Director’s service for any reason.

(vi) Adjustment.    Options granted under this Section 7(b) shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16.

8. Stock Appreciation Rights.    Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee will determine all terms and conditions of each SAR, including but not limited to:

(a) Whether the SAR is granted independently of an Option or relates to an Option; provided that if an SAR is granted in relation to an Option, then unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the SAR shall be exercisable or shall mature at the same time or times, on the same conditions and to the extent and in the proportion, that the related Option is exercisable and may be exercised or mature for all or part of the Shares subject to the related Option. Upon exercise of any number of SARs, the number of Shares subject to the related Option shall be reduced accordingly and such Option may not be exercised with respect to that number of Shares. The exercise of any number of Options that relate to an SAR shall likewise result in an equivalent reduction in the number of Shares covered by the related SAR.

(b) The number of Shares to which the SAR relates.


(c) The grant price, provided that the grant price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the SAR as determined on the date of grant.

(d) The terms and conditions of exercise or maturity, which may include a provision that accelerates the exercisability of the SAR upon the Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Committee determines otherwise in the Award Agreement, if on the date when the SAR expires or otherwise terminates, the grant price for the SAR is less than the Fair Market Value of a Share, then the unexercised portion of the SAR that was exercisable immediately prior to such date shall automatically be deemed exercised.

(e) The term, provided that an SAR must terminate no later than 10 years after the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may extend the term of an SAR for up to six (6) months beyond the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant in the event a Participant dies prior to the SAR’s termination date.

(f) Whether the SAR will be settled in cash, Shares or a combination thereof.

9. Performance Awards.    Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee will determine all terms and conditions of each award of Performance Shares or Performance Units, including but not limited to:

(a) The number of Shares and/or units to which such Award relates, and with respect to Performance Units, whether the value of each unit will be based on the Fair Market Value of one or more Shares, the average of the Fair Market Value of one or more Shares over such period as the Committee specifies, or such other value as the Committee specifies in the Award Agreement.

(b) One or more Performance Goals that must be achieved during such period as the Committee specifies in order for the Participant to realize the benefit of such Award.

(c) Whether all or a portion of the Performance Goals subject to an Award are deemed achieved upon a Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement.

(d) With respect to Performance Units, whether to settle such Award in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares.

10. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee will determine all terms and conditions of each award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, including but not limited to:

(a) The number of Shares and/or units to which such Award relates.

(b) The period of time over which the restrictions imposed on Restricted Stock will lapse and the vesting of Restricted Stock Units will occur, and whether, as a condition for the Participant to realize all or a portion of the benefit provided under the Award, one or more Performance Goals must be achieved during such period as the Committee specifies; provided that, subject to the provisions of Section 10(c), an Award that is subject to the achievement of Performance Goals must have a restriction or vesting period of at least one year, and an Award that is not subject to Performance Goals must have a restriction or vesting period of at least three years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Committee determines in its sole discretion that an Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units is granted to a Participant in lieu of cash compensation (including without limitation bonus cash compensation), the Committee may impose such restriction or vesting period on such Award as it determines.

(c) Whether all or any portion of the restrictions or vesting schedule imposed on the Award will lapse or be accelerated upon a Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement.


(d) With respect to Restricted Stock Units, whether to settle such Awards in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares.

(e) With respect to Restricted Stock, the manner of registration of certificates for such Shares, and whether to hold such Shares in escrow pending lapse of the restrictions or to issue such Shares with an appropriate legend referring to such restrictions.

(f) Whether dividends paid with respect to an Award of Restricted Stock will be immediately paid or held in escrow or otherwise deferred and whether such dividends shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Award to which they relate.

11. Dividend Equivalent Units.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, the Committee will determine all terms and conditions of each award of Dividend Equivalent Units, including but not limited to whether such Award will be granted in tandem with another Award, and the form, timing and conditions of payment.

12. Payment of Directors’ Fees in Options.    Subject to such restrictions as may be imposed by the Board, a Non-Employee Director may elect to receive all or any portion of his or her annual cash retainer payment from the Company in the form of Options. The number of Options granted as a result of such election shall be determined by multiplying the amount of foregone cash compensation by four (4), and dividing such product by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the cash compensation would have otherwise been paid to the Non-Employee Director. Such Options shall be issued under and subject to the terms of this Plan. An election under this Section 12 shall be filed with the Company on such form and in such manner as the Board determines.

13. Transferability.    Awards are not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and to the extent the Committee allows a Participant to: (a) designate in writing a beneficiary to exercise the Award after the Participant’s death; or (b) transfer an Award.

14. Termination and Amendment of Plan; Amendment, Modification or Cancellation of Awards.

(a) Term of Plan.    This Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date unless the Board or Committee earlier terminates this Plan pursuant to Section 14(b).

(b) Termination and Amendment.    The Board or the Committee may amend, suspend or terminate this Plan at any time, subject to the following limitations:

(i) the Board must approve any amendment, suspension or termination of this Plan to the extent the Company determines such approval is required by: (A) action of the Board, (B) applicable corporate law, (C) the listing requirements of any principal securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then traded, or (D) any other applicable law;

(ii) stockholders must approve any amendment of this Plan to the extent the Company determines such approval is required by: (A) Section 16 of the Exchange Act, (B) the Code, (C) the listing requirements of any principal securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then traded, or (D) any other applicable law; and

(iii) stockholders must approve any of the following Plan amendments: (A) an amendment to materially increase any number of Shares specified in Section 6(a) or 6(d) (except as permitted by Section 16); or (B) an amendment to the provisions of Section 14(e).

(c) Amendment, Modification or Cancellation of Awards.    Except as provided in Section 14(e) and subject to the requirements of this Plan, the Committee may modify or amend any Award or waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or the exercise of the Award, and the terms and conditions applicable to any Awards may at any time be amended, modified or canceled by mutual agreement between the Committee and the Participant, so long as any amendment or modification does not increase the number of Shares issuable under this


Plan (except as permitted by Section 16), but the Committee need not obtain Participant (or other interested party) consent for the cancellation of an Award pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(a) or the modification of an Award to the extent deemed necessary to comply with any applicable law or the listing requirements of any principal securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then traded, or to preserve favorable accounting treatment of any Award for the Company.

(d) Survival of Authority and Awards.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the authority of the Board and the Committee under this Section 14 will extend beyond the date of this Plan’s termination. In addition, termination of this Plan will not affect the rights of Participants with respect to Awards previously granted to them, and all unexpired Awards will continue in force and effect after termination of this Plan except as they may lapse or be terminated by their own terms and conditions.

(e) Repricing Prohibited.    Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, and except for the adjustments provided in Section 16, neither the Committee nor any other person may decrease the exercise price for any outstanding Option after the date of grant nor cancel or allow a Participant to surrender an outstanding Option to the Company as consideration for the grant of a new Option with a lower exercise price or the grant of another type of Award the effect of which is to reduce the exercise price of any outstanding Option.

(f) Foreign Participation.    To assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in foreign countries, the Committee may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of, this Plan as it determines is necessary or appropriate for such purposes. Any such amendment, restatement or alternative versions that the Committee approves for purposes of using this Plan in a foreign country will not affect the terms of this Plan for any other country. In addition, all such supplements, amendments, restatements or alternative versions must comply with the provisions of Section 14(b)(ii).

15. Taxes.

(a) Withholding Right.    The Company is entitled to withhold the amount of any tax attributable to any amount payable or Shares deliverable under this Plan after giving the person entitled to receive such amount or Shares notice as far in advance as practicable, and the Company may defer making payment or delivery if any such tax may be pending unless and until indemnified to its satisfaction.

(b) Use of Shares to Satisfy Tax Withholding.    The Committee may permit a Participant to satisfy all or a portion of the federal, state and local withholding tax obligations arising in connection with an Award by electing to (i) have the Company withhold Shares otherwise issuable under the Award, (ii) tender back Shares received in connection with such Award or (iii) deliver other previously owned Shares, in each case having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount to be withheld. However, the amount to be withheld may not exceed the total minimum federal, state and local tax withholding obligations associated with the transaction to the extent required to avoid an expense on the Company’s financial statements. The election must be made on or before the date as of which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined and otherwise as the Committee requires.

16. Adjustment Provisions; Change of Control.

(a) Adjustment of Shares.    If the Committee determines that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that the Committee determines an adjustment to be appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Plan, then, subject to Participants’ rights under Section 16(c), the Committee may, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares subject to this Plan (including the number and type of Shares described in Sections 6(a) and 6(d)), and which may after the


event be made the subject of Awards under this Plan, (ii) the number and type of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the grant, purchase, or exercise price with respect to any Award. In any such case, the Committee may also (or in lieu of the foregoing) make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award in exchange for the cancellation of all or a portion of the Award (without the consent of the holder of an Award) in an amount determined by the Committee effective at such time as the Committee specifies (which may be the time such transaction or event is effective), but if such transaction or event constitutes a Change of Control, then (A) such payment shall be at least as favorable to the holder as the amount the holder could have received in respect of such Award under Section 16(c) and (B) from and after the Change of Control, the Committee may make such a provision only if the Committee determines that doing so is necessary to substitute, for each Share then subject to an Award, the number and kind of shares of stock, other securities, cash or other property to which holders of Stock are or will be entitled in respect of each Share pursuant to the transaction or event in accordance with the last sentence of this subsection (a). However, in each case, with respect to Awards of Incentive Stock Options, no such adjustment may be authorized to the extent that such authority would cause this Plan to violate Code Section 422(b). Further, the number of Shares subject to any Award payable or denominated in Shares must always be a whole number. Without limitation, subject to Participants’ rights under Section 16(c), in the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination or other similar corporate transaction or event, whether or not constituting a Change of Control (other than any such transaction in which the Company is the continuing corporation and in which the outstanding Stock is not being converted into or exchanged for different securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof), the Committee may substitute, on an equitable basis as the Committee determines, for each Share then subject to an Award, the number and kind of shares of stock, other securities, cash or other property to which holders of Stock are or will be entitled in respect of each Share pursuant to the transaction.

(b) Issuance or Assumption.    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, and without affecting the number of Shares otherwise reserved or available under this Plan, in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization, the Committee may authorize the issuance or assumption of awards under this Plan upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate.

(c) Change of Control.

(i) The Committee may specify, either in an Award Agreement or at the time of a Change of Control, whether an outstanding Award shall become vested and/or payable, in whole or in part, as a result of a Change of Control.

(ii) If, in connection with the Change of Control, the Options and SARs issued under the Plan are not assumed, or if substitute Options and SARs are not issued, or if the assumed or substituted awards fail to contain similar terms and conditions as the Award prior to the Change of Control or fail to preserve, to the extent applicable, the benefit to be provided to the Participant as of the date of the Change of Control, including but not limited to the right of the Participant to receive shares upon exercise of the Option or SAR that are registered for sale to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, then each holder of an Option or SAR that is outstanding as of the date of the Change of Control shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to the Company (or its successor in the Change of Control transaction) within 30 days after the Change of Control (but not beyond the Option’s or SAR’s expiration date), to receive, in exchange for the surrender of the Option or SAR, an amount of cash equal to the excess of the greater of the Fair Market Value of the Shares determined on the Change of Control date or the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of surrender covered by the Option or SAR (to the extent vested and not yet exercised) that is so surrendered over the purchase or grant price of such Shares under the Award. If the Committee so determines prior to the Change of Control, any such Option or SAR that is not exercised or surrendered prior to the end of such 30-day period will be cancelled.

(iii) If, in connection with the Change of Control, the Shares issued to a Participant as a result of the accelerated vesting or payment of a Restricted Stock Award, Performance Share Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Unit Award or Dividend Equivalent Award under this subsection (c) are not registered for sale to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, then each holder of such Shares shall have the right, exercisable by written


notice to the Company (or its successor in the Change of Control transaction) within 30 days after the Change of Control, to receive, in exchange for the surrender of such Shares an amount of cash equal to the greater of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Change of Control date or the Fair Market Value of such Share on the date of surrender.

The provisions of Sections 16(c)(ii) and (iii) shall govern the treatment of awards made under the 2000 Plan in the event of a Change of Control, and the 2000 Plan is deemed amended accordingly.

(d) Parachute Payment Limitation.

(i) Scope of Limitation.    This Section 16(d) shall apply to an Award only if:

(A) the independent auditors most recently selected by the Board (the “Auditors”) determine that the after-tax value of such Award to the Participant, taking into account the effect of all federal, state and local income taxes, employment taxes and excise taxes applicable to the Participant (including the excise tax under Code Section 4999), will be greater after the application of this Section 16(d) than it was before the application of this Section 16(d); or

(B) the Committee, at the time of making an Award under the Plan or at any time thereafter, specifies in writing that such Award shall be subject to this Section 16(d) (regardless of the after-tax value of such Award to the Participant).

If this Section 16(d) applies to an Award, it shall supersede any contrary provision of the Plan or of any Award granted under the Plan.

(ii) Basic Rule.    Except as may be set forth in a written agreement by and between the Company and the holder of an Award, in the event that the Auditors determine that any payment or transfer by the Company under the Plan to or for the benefit of a Participant (a “Payment”) would be nondeductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes because of the provisions concerning “excess parachute payments” in Code Section 280G, then the aggregate present value of all Payments shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Reduced Amount. For purposes of this Section 16(d), the “Reduced Amount” shall be the amount, expressed as a present value, which maximizes the aggregate present value of the Payments without causing any Payment to be nondeductible by the Company because of Code Section 280G.

(iii) Reduction of Payments.    If the Auditors determine that any Payment would be nondeductible by the Company because of Code Section 280G, then the Company shall promptly give the Participant notice to that effect and a copy of the detailed calculation thereof and of the Reduced Amount, and the Participant may then elect, in his or her sole discretion, which and how much of the Payments shall be eliminated or reduced (as long as after such election the aggregate present value of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount) and shall advise the Company in writing of his or her election within ten (10) days of receipt of notice. If no such election is made by the Participant within such ten (10) day period, then the Company may elect which and how much of the Payments shall be eliminated or reduced (as long as after such election the aggregate present value of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount) and shall notify the Participant promptly of such election. For purposes of this Section 16(d), present value shall be determined in accordance with Code Section 280G(d)(4). All determinations made by the Auditors under this Section 16(d) shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant and shall be made within sixty (60) days of the date when a Payment becomes payable or transferable. As promptly as practicable following such determination and the elections hereunder, the Company shall pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Participant such amounts as are then due to him or her under the Plan and shall promptly pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Participant in the future such amounts as become due to him or her under the Plan.

(iv) Overpayments and Underpayments.    As a result of uncertainty in the application of Code Section 280G at the time of an initial determination by the Auditors hereunder, it is possible that Payments will have been made by the Company that should not have been made (an “Overpayment”) or that additional Payments that will not have been made by the Company could have been made (an “Underpayment”), consistent in each case with the calculation of the Reduced Amount hereunder. In the event that the Auditors, based upon the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against the Company or


the Participant that the Auditors believe has a high probability of success, determine that an Overpayment has been made, such Overpayment shall be treated for all purposes as a loan to the Participant which he or she shall repay to the Company, together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided in Code Section 7872(f)(2); provided, however, that no amount shall be payable by the Participant to the Company if and to the extent that such payment would not reduce the amount subject to taxation under Code Section 4999. In the event that the Auditors determine that an Underpayment has occurred, such Underpayment shall promptly be paid or transferred by the Company to or for the benefit of the Participant, together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided in Code Section 7872(f)(2).

(v) Related Corporations.    For purposes of this Section 16(d), the term “Company” shall include affiliated corporations to the extent determined by the Auditors in accordance with Code Section 280G(d)(5).

17. Miscellaneous.

(a) Other Terms and Conditions.    The grant of any Award may also be subject to other provisions (whether or not applicable to the Award granted to any other Participant) as the Committee determines appropriate, including, without limitation, provisions for:

(i) one or more means to enable Participants to defer the delivery of Shares or recognition of taxable income relating to Awards or cash payments derived from the Awards on such terms and conditions as the Committee determines, including, by way of example, the form and manner of the deferral election, the treatment of dividends paid on the Shares during the deferral period or a means for providing a return to a Participant on amounts deferred, and the permitted distribution dates or events (provided that if Shares would have otherwise been issued under an Award but for the deferral described in this paragraph, then such Shares shall be treated as if they were issued for purposes of Sections 6(a));

(ii) the payment of the purchase price of Options by delivery of cash or other Shares or other securities of the Company (including by attestation) having a then Fair Market Value equal to the purchase price of such Shares, or by delivery (including by fax) to the Company or its designated agent of an executed irrevocable option exercise form together with irrevocable instructions to a broker dealer to sell or margin a sufficient portion of the Shares and deliver the sale or margin loan proceeds directly to the Company to pay for the exercise price;

(iii) conditioning the grant or benefit of an Award on the Participant’s agreement to comply with covenants not to compete, not to solicit employees and customers and not to disclose confidential information that may be effective during or after the Participant’s employment or service, and/or provisions requiring the Participant to disgorge any profit, gain or other benefit received in connection with an Award as a result of the breach of such covenant;

(iv) the automatic grant of a new Option (the “replenishment Option”) to a Participant who pays the exercise price of an existing Option in Shares; provided that the replenishment Option shall cover only that number of Shares that is used to pay the exercise price and shall expire at the same time as the original Option to which it relates;

(v) restrictions on resale or other disposition of Shares, including imposition of a retention period; and

(vi) compliance with federal or state securities laws and stock exchange requirements.

(b) Employment or Service.    The issuance of an Award shall not confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continued employment or service with the Company or any Affiliate, or the right to continue as a Director. Unless determined otherwise by the Committee, for purposes of the Plan and all Awards, the following rules shall apply:

(i) a Participant who transfers employment between the Corporation and any Affiliate of the Company, or between the Company’s Affiliates, will not be considered to have terminated employment;

(ii) a Participant who ceases to be a Non-Employee Director because he or she becomes an employee of the Company or an Affiliate shall not be considered to have ceased service as a Director with respect to any Award until such Participant’s termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates;


(iii) a Participant who ceases to be employed by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and immediately thereafter becomes a Non-Employee Director, a non-employee director of any Affiliate, or a consultant to the Company or any Affiliate shall not be considered to have terminated employment until such Participant’s service as a director of, or consultant to, the Company and its Affiliates has ceased; and

(iv) a Participant employed by an Affiliate of the Company will be considered to have terminated employment when such entity ceases to be an Affiliate of the Company.

(c) No Fractional Shares.    No fractional Shares or other securities may be issued or delivered pursuant to this Plan, and the Committee may determine whether cash, other securities or other property will be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares or other securities, or whether such fractional Shares or other securities or any rights to fractional Shares or other securities will be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

(d) Unfunded Plan.    This Plan is unfunded and does not create, and should not be construed to create, a trust or separate fund with respect to this Plan’s benefits. This Plan does not establish any fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant or other person. To the extent any person holds any rights by virtue of an Award granted under this Plan, such rights are no greater than the rights of the Company’s general unsecured creditors.

(e) Requirements of Law and Securities Exchange.    The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares in connection with an Award are subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement, the Company has no liability to deliver any Shares under this Plan or make any payment unless such delivery or payment would comply with all applicable laws and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity, and unless and until the Participant has taken all actions required by the Company in connection therewith. The Company may impose such restrictions on any Shares issued under the Plan as the Company determines necessary or desirable to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations or the requirements of any national securities exchanges.

(f) Governing Law.    This Plan, and all agreements under this Plan, will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to any conflict of law principles. The parties agree that the exclusive venue for any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement, shall be a court sitting in the County of Los Angeles, or the Federal District Court for the Central District of California sitting in the County of Los Angeles, in the State of California, and further agree that any such action may be heard only in a “bench” trial, and any party to such action or proceeding shall agree to waive its right to assert a jury trial.

(g) Limitations on Actions.    Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement, must be brought within one year (365 days) after the day the complaining party first knew or should have known of the events giving rise to the complaint.

(h) Construction.    Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as though they were used in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and wherever any words are used in the singular or plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so apply. Title of sections are for general information only, and this Plan is not to be construed with reference to such titles.

(i) Severability.    If any provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement or any Award (i) is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person or Award, or (ii) would disqualify this Plan, any Award Agreement or any Award under any law the Committee deems applicable, then such provision should be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of this Plan, Award Agreement or Award, then such provision should be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of this Plan, such Award Agreement and such Award will remain in full force and effect.


FIRST AMENDMENT

TO THE

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

This First Amendment to the Entravision Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (“Amendment”) is made effective as of May 1, 2006 by Entravision Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Entravision Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

WHEREAS, the Plan provides that, in certain circumstances after change of control of the Company, each holder of an option or stock appreciation right (“SAR”) has the right for the 30-day period following the change of control to surrender his or her option or SAR exchange for a cash payment;

WHEREAS, such change of control provision as applied to non-employee participants in the Plan may result in negative accounting treatment of options and SARs for the Company under new accounting standards; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan to revise such provision in a manner that will avoid such negative accounting consequences.

1. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that effective as of May 1, 2006, Section 16(c)(ii) of the Plan be and hereby is amended to read in its entirety as set forth below. All capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment shall be defined as set forth in the Plan.

If, in connection with the Change of Control, the Options and SARs issued under the Plan are not assumed, or if substitute Options and SARs are not issued, or if the assumed or substituted awards fail to contain similar terms and conditions as the Award prior to the Change of Control or fail to preserve, to the extent applicable, the benefit to be provided to the Participant as of the date of the Change of Control, including but not limited to the right of the Participant to receive shares upon exercise of the Option or SAR that are registered for sale to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, then (1) each holder of an Option or SAR that is outstanding as of the date of the Change of Control who is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary shall have the right, and (2) the Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant to a holder of an Option or SAR that is outstanding as of the date of the Change of Control who is not an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary the right, exercisable by written notice to the Company (or its successor in the Change of Control transaction) within 30 days after the Change of Control (but not beyond the Option’s or SAR’s expiration date), to receive, in exchange for the surrender of the Option or SAR, an amount of cash equal to the excess of the greater of the Fair Market Value of the Shares determined on the Change of Control date or the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of surrender covered by the Option or SAR (to the extent vested and not yet exercised) that is so surrendered over the purchase or grant price of such Shares under the Award. If the Committee so determines prior to the Change of Control, any such Option or SAR that is not exercised or surrendered prior to the end of such 30-day period will be cancelled.

2. All Other Provisions of the Plan Remain the Same.    Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all other terms, conditions and obligations contained in the Plan shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect as provided for in the Plan.

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To record the adoption of this Amendment by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company effective May 1, 2006, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.

 

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

By:

  /s/ Walter F. Ulloa

Name:

  Walter F. Ulloa

Title:

  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


SECOND AMENDMENT

TO THE

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

This Second Amendment to the Entravision Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (“Amendment”) is made effective as of July 13, 2006 by Entravision Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). All capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment shall be defined as set forth in the Plan.

WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Entravision Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”);

WHEREAS, the Plan currently provides for automatic grants of options to non-employee directors and a minimum three-year vesting period for restricted stock and restricted stock units; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan to eliminate the automatic option grants for directors and to eliminate the three-year minimum vesting period for restricted stock and restricted stock units.

1. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that effective as of July 13, 2006, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

  (a) The provisions of Section 7(b), which provides for the automatic grant of options to non-employee directors, shall no longer apply. Any options granted pursuant to such section prior to the date hereof shall remain outstanding and shall remain subject to the terms of the Plan, including Section 7(b).

 

  (b) Section 10(b), relating to the vesting requirements for restricted stock and restricted stock units, shall read in its entirety as follows:

“The period of time over which the restrictions imposed on Restricted Stock will lapse and the vesting of Restricted Stock Units will occur, and whether, as a condition for the Participant to realize all or a portion of the benefit provided under the Award, one or more Performance Goals must be achieved during such period as the Committee specifies.”

2. All Other Provisions of the Plan Remain the Same.    Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all other terms, conditions and obligations contained in the Plan shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect as provided for in the Plan.

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To record the adoption of this Amendment by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company effective July 13, 2006, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.

 

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

By:

  /s/ Walter F. Ulloa

Name:

  Walter F. Ulloa

Title:

  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


THIRD AMENDMENT

TO THE

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

This Third Amendment to the Entravision Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (“Amendment”) is made effective as of April 23, 2014 (the “Effective Date”) by Entravision Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). All capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment shall be defined as set forth in the Plan.

WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Entravision Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”);

WHEREAS, since the Plan’s adoption in 2004, there have been changes in tax law and other requirements applicable to the Plan; and

WHEREAS, these changes make it desirable to amend the terms of the Plan to clarify its interpretation and administration to avoid potentially adverse tax or accounting consequences.

1. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that effective as of the Effective Date, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

  (a) The following sentence is added to the end of the definition of “Change of Control” in Section 2(f):

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that is or may be considered deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, the definition of “Change of Control” herein shall be amended and interpreted in a manner that allows the definition to satisfy the requirements of a change of control under Code Section 409A solely for purposes of complying with the requirements of Code Section 409A.

 

  (b) The definition of “Fair Market Value” in Section 2(p) is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Fair Market Value” means, per Share on a particular date, (i) if the Stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the last reported sales price on the date in question as reported in The Wall Street Journal, or if no sales of Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale on such exchange; or (ii) if the Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the last reported sales price on the date in question on the principal national securities exchange on which the Stock is listed or admitted to trading, or if no sales of Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale on such exchange; or (iii) if the Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last sales price on the date in question in the over-the-counter market reported by such reporting system as is then in use, or if no sales of Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale; or (iv) if on any such date the Stock is not reported on any such system, the last sales price on the date in question as furnished by a professional market making a market in the Stock selected by the Board for the date in question, or if no sales of Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale; or (v) if on any such date no market maker is making a market in the Stock, the price as determined in good faith by the Committee.

 

  (c) The following sentence is added to the end of Section 9 (Performance Awards):

Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a Participant shall not be entitled to, and shall agree to waive or otherwise surrender, any rights to receive dividends or dividend equivalents paid with respect to Performance Shares or Performance Units valued in Shares until after the Performance Shares or Performance Units have been earned.

 

  (d) Section 14(f) is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:


  (f) Repricing and Backdating Prohibited.    Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, and except for the adjustments provided in Section 16, neither the Committee nor any other person may decrease the exercise or grant price for any outstanding Option or SAR after the date of grant, cancel an outstanding Option or SAR in exchange for cash or other Awards (other than cash or other Awards with a value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Option or SAR at the time of cancellation over the exercise or grant price for such Shares) or allow a Participant to surrender an outstanding Option or SAR to the Company as consideration for the grant of a new Option or SAR with a lower exercise price. In addition, the Committee may not make a grant of an Option or SAR with a grant date that is effective prior to the date the Committee takes action to approve such Award.

 

  (e) New subsection (g) is added to Section 14 (Termination and Amendment of Plan; Amendment, Modification or Cancellation of Awards), reading in its entirety as follows:

 

  (g) Recoupment.    Any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, and any Stock issued or cash paid pursuant to an Award, shall be subject to (A) any recoupment, clawback, equity holding, stock ownership or similar policies adopted by the Company from time to time and (B) any recoupment, clawback, equity holding, stock ownership or similar requirements made applicable by law, regulation or listing standards to the Company from time to time.

 

  (f) New subsections (c) and (d) are added to Section 15 (Taxes), reading in their entirety as follows:

 

  (c) No Guarantee of Tax Treatment.    Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan, the Company does not guarantee to any Participant or any other person with an interest in an Award that (i) any Award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A shall be so exempt, (ii) any Award intended to comply with Code Section 409A or Code Section 422 shall so comply, or (iii) any Award shall otherwise receive a specific tax treatment under any other applicable tax law, nor in any such case will the Company or any Affiliate be obligated to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any individual with respect to the tax consequences of any Award.

 

  (d) Participant Responsibility.    If a Participant shall dispose of Stock acquired through exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within either (i) two years after the date the Option is granted or (ii) one year after the date the Option is exercised (i.e., in a disqualifying disposition), such Participant shall notify the Company within seven days of the date of such disqualifying disposition.

 

  (g) The first occurrence of the word “may” in Section 16(a) is replaced with the word “shall.”

 

  (h) The following sentences are added to the end of Section 17(b):

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of an Award that is subject to Code Section 409A, if a Participant’s termination of employment or service triggers the payment of compensation under such Award, then the Participant will be deemed to have terminated employment or service upon his or her “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan or an Award to the contrary, if any Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A as of the date of his or her “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then, to the extent required by Code Section 409A, any payment made to the Participant on account of such separation from service shall not be made before a date that is six months after the date of the separation from service.

2. All Other Provisions of the Plan Remain the Same.    Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all other terms, conditions and obligations contained in the Plan shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect as provided for in the Plan.

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To record the adoption of this Amendment by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company effective as of the Effective Date, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.

 

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

By:

  /s/ Walter F. Ulloa

Name:

  Walter F. Ulloa

Title:

  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to the Entravision Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan


APPENDIX B

FOURTH AMENDMENT

TO THE

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

This Fourth Amendment to the Entravision Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (“Amendment”) is made effective as of April 28, 2014 (the “Effective Date”) by Entravision Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). All capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment shall be defined as set forth in the Plan.

WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Entravision Communications Corporation 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”);

WHEREAS, the Plan was originally adopted in 2004 with a reserve of 10,000,000 shares of Class A common stock of the Company (“Shares”), plus any Shares that subsequently became available for new grants under the terms of the Company’s 2000 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, and a ten year term that will expire on May 26, 2014;

WHEREAS, upon the recommendation of its Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company desires to amend the Plan to increase the number of Shares reserved under the Plan by 10,000,000 and to extend the term of the Plan until May 29, 2024, subject to stockholder approval of the increase in Shares and the extension of the term of the Plan; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has recommended that this Amendment be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for approval at the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, to be held on May 29, 2014.

1. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that effective as of the Effective Date, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

  (a) The following sentences are added to the end of Section 1(b):

This Plan originally became effective on May 26, 2004, the date on which it was first approved by the Company’s stockholders. An extension of the Plan was approved by the Board, subject to stockholder approval at the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, to be held on May 29, 2014.

 

  (b) The definition of “Effective Date” in Section 2(n) is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Effective Date” means May 26, 2004, the date the Company’s stockholders originally approved this Plan.

 

  (c) Section 6(a) is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Plan Reserve.    Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16, an aggregate of 20,000,000 Shares, plus the number of Shares described in Section 6(c), are reserved for issuance under this Plan. The number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan shall be reduced only by the number of Shares delivered in payment or settlement of Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may issue only 20,000,000 Shares upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options.

 

  (d) Section 14(a) is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Term of Plan.    Unless earlier terminated by the Board or the Committee pursuant to Section 14(b), this Plan will terminate on May 29, 2024.

 

2. All Other Provisions of the Plan Remain the Same.    Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all other terms, conditions and obligations contained in the Plan shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect as provided for in the Plan.

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To record the adoption of this Amendment by the Board of Directors of the Company effective as of the Effective Date, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.

 

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

By:    /s/ Walter F. Ulloa
Name:    Walter F. Ulloa
Title:    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


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ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

IMPORTANT ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION

Electronic Voting Instructions

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Instead of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the voting methods outlined below to vote your proxy.

VALIDATION DETAILS ARE LOCATED BELOW IN THE TITLE BAR.

Proxies submitted by the Internet or telephone must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time the day prior to the stockholder meeting day

Vote by Internet

Go to www.investorvote.com/EVC

Or scan the QR code with your smartphone

Follow the steps outlined on the secure website

Vote by telephone

Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) within the USA, US territories & Canada on a touch tone telephone

Follow the instructions provided by the recorded message

Using a black ink pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas. X

Annual Meeting Proxy Card

IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

A Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed and FOR Proposals 2 and 3.

1. Election of directors to serve for a term ending at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until a successor is duly elected and qualified.

01 - Walter F. Ulloa 02 - Philip C. Wilkinson 03 - Paul A. Zevnik 04 - Esteban E. Torres +

05 - Gilbert R. Vasquez 06 - Patricia Diaz Dennis - 07 - Juan Saldívar von Wuthenau

Mark here to vote FOR all nominees

Mark here to WITHHOLD vote from all nominees

For All EXCEPT - To withhold authority to vote for any nominee(s), write the name(s) of such nominee(s) below.

2. Amendment to 2004 Equity Incentive Plan For Against Abstain

3. Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor of the Company for the 2014 fiscal year. For Against Abstain

In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business that properly may come before the 2014 Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.

B Non-Voting Items

Change of Address — Please print new address below.

Comments — Please print your comments below.

C Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Date and Sign Below

NOTE: Please sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such.

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below.

Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box.

Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box.

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01UE2A


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IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

Proxy — ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

2014 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS MAY 29, 2014

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

The undersigned revokes all previous proxies, acknowledges receipt of the Notice of 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the Proxy Statement and appoints Walter F. Ulloa and Mark A. Boelke, and each of them, the attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, each with full power of substitution, to vote all the shares of common stock of Entravision Communications Corporation (the “Company”) which the undersigned is entitled to vote, either on his or her own behalf or on behalf of any entity or entities, at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the “2014 Annual Meeting”) to be held at Shutters Hotel, One Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California, 90405 at 10:00 a.m. on May 29, 2014, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, with the same force and effect as the undersigned might or could do if personally present thereat. The shares represented by this Proxy shall be voted in the manner set forth below:

THE COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE DIRECTORS LISTED ON PROPOSAL 1 AND A VOTE FOR PROPOSALS 2 AND 3. IF NO INSTRUCTION TO THE CONTRARY IS INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE DIRECTORS LISTED ON PROPOSAL 1 AND FOR PROPOSALS 2 AND 3.

(Continued and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)