[8-K] Optimum Communications, Inc. Reports Material Event

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Optimum Communications, Inc. reported that its Compensation Committee approved special cash bonuses for three top executives on December 1, 2025. These bonuses are intended to reward what the company describes as extraordinary contributions related to capital raising activities.

The awards will be paid through regular payroll and total $1.95 million: Chairman and CEO Dennis Mathew will receive $750,000, while Chief Financial Officer Marc Sirota and General Counsel and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer Michael E. Olsen will each receive $600,000. The filing focuses solely on these compensation decisions and does not include broader financial results.

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

December 5, 2025 (December 1, 2025)

Optimum Communications, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
001-38126									38-3980194
(Commission File Number)									(IRS Employer Identification Number)
1 Court Square West
Long Island City,			New York						11101
(Address of principal executive offices)									(Zip Code)

(516) 803-2300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share			OPTU			New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On December 1, 2025, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Optimum Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the payment of special cash bonuses to the Company's named executive officers, to be paid via regular payroll, in the following amounts: Dennis Mathew, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, $750,000; Marc Sirota, Chief Financial Officer, $600,000; and Michael E. Olsen, General Counsel and CCRO, $600,000. The purpose of these special cash bonuses is to reward the named executive officers for their extraordinary contributions related to capital raising activities.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Dated: December 5, 2025			By:			/s/ Michael E. Olsen
						Michael E. Olsen
						General Counsel & Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer