Starz Entertainment Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiary Starz Entertainment, LLC, entered into an employment agreement with Chief Financial Officer Scott Macdonald. The term began October 1, 2026 and runs through September 30, 2028, unless earlier terminated; it may be extended one year, through September 30, 2029, if the company gives notice.
Macdonald’s annual base salary is $1,060,000, and his target annual bonus is 125% of base salary, subject to performance criteria. The company will request Compensation Committee approval of annual equity awards with a target grant-date value of 70% of then-current base salary; awards remain subject to approval and funding. A qualifying termination during the term can provide 18 months of base salary as cash severance and up to 18 months of COBRA premiums, subject to a release and post-employment obligations.
Starz Entertainment Corp. said its wholly owned subsidiary, Starz Entertainment, LLC, entered into an employment agreement with Jason Wyrick, who will continue as Executive Vice President, Technology. The agreement runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2028, unless earlier terminated, with a one-year extension to September 30, 2029, if the Company notifies him.
Wyrick is entitled to a $735,000 annual base salary and a target annual bonus equal to 90% of base salary, subject to performance criteria. The Company will request approval of annual equity awards with a target grant-date value of 50% of then-current base salary; each award remains subject to Compensation Committee approval and funding. In a qualifying termination during the agreement term, he may receive 18 months of base-salary severance and COBRA premiums for up to 18 months, subject to a release and post-employment obligations. A qualifying termination on or within six months following a change in control can also trigger acceleration of specified unvested awards scheduled to vest within the following 12 months.
STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP (STRZ) reported that director Michael Raymond Burns acquired 13,476 common shares on September 14, 2026 through a grant or award. The shares were issued at no cash cost upon settlement of previously granted performance-based restricted share units after achievement of the applicable performance criteria, bringing his directly held stake to 91,245 shares.
Starz Entertainment Corp. (STRZ) entered into a new long-term employment agreement with Alison Hoffman, President, Starz Networks, through December 31, 2029. The agreement, effective August 6, 2026, replaces her February 27, 2023 contract and maintains her role reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.
Ms. Hoffman will receive an annual base salary of $1,485,000 and remains eligible for an annual bonus targeted at 150% of base salary, subject to performance goals set by the Compensation & Talent Committee. The company will request annual equity awards on April 1, 2027, 2028 and 2029 with target grant-date values equal to 100% of her then-current base salary, in a mix consistent with similarly situated senior executives.
Upon a qualifying termination during the term, she is entitled to severance equal to the greater of her remaining term base salary or 18 months of base salary plus up to 18 months of COBRA premium payments, conditioned on a release and post-employment covenants. If a qualifying termination occurs from 30 days before to 12 months after a change in control, she also receives an additional lump-sum equal to 70% of the severance amount and specified unvested equity scheduled to vest within 12 months will accelerate, with performance-based awards vesting based on actual performance.
Starz Entertainment Corp. entered into an Amendment No. 1 and Incremental Amendment to its existing Credit and Guarantee Agreement on August 12, 2026. Through this amendment, subsidiary Starz Capital Holdings LLC increased the aggregate principal amount of revolving credit commitments by $33 million, creating an Upsized Revolving Credit Facility, and incurred an additional $67 million of senior secured term loans as Incremental Term Loans. After these changes, total revolving commitments are $183 million and total term loans are $367 million under the amended agreement. The Incremental Term Loans were fully borrowed on the closing date, and the company plans to use the proceeds, together with any borrowings and letters of credit under the upsized revolver, for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP insider Alison Hoffman, President of Starz Networks, reported open-market sales of common shares on August 12–13, 2026. She sold 20,400 shares at a weighted average price of $24.97 and 400 shares around $25.57 on August 12, and 10,455 shares at a weighted average $24.97 plus 1,036 shares at $26.09 on August 13. Footnotes state these prices are weighted averages over trade ranges and that her reported holdings include time-vested RSUs totaling 47,441 units scheduled to vest between 2027 and 2029.
Starz Entertainment Corp. insider Alison Hoffman filed to sell common stock of the company through Merrill Lynch. The planned sale covers 11,491 shares, with a reported value of $288,085.09, expected on 08/13/2026 on NASDAQ. The disclosure also lists prior sales of 13,661 shares on 05/14/2026 and 20,800 shares on 08/12/2026, and notes recent vesting of restricted stock unit awards as part of the issuer’s equity compensation plan.
STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ officer James M. Kapenstein reported a purchase of 1,000 Common Shares on August 10, 2026 at $25.73 per share in an open-market or private transaction. Following this buy, his reported direct and RSU-based holdings total 12,302 shares, including 11,302 restricted share units scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments on May 13, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
Alison Hoffman filed a notice to sell 20,800 shares of Common Stock of STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ through Merrill Lynch on NASDAQ, with an aggregate market value of $519,603.99 and 17,124,171 shares of the same class outstanding as of August 12, 2026.
The notice also lists equity awards scheduled to vest in 2026, including restricted stock unit and performance share unit awards, and discloses that 13,661 shares of Common Stock were sold in the past three months for $292,639.87.
STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ President and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch reported purchasing 10,000 Common Shares of the company on August 10, 2026 at a weighted average price of $24.80 per share, in multiple trades within a price range of $24.27 to $25.00. The purchased shares are held indirectly through the Jeffrey A. Hirsch Revocable Trust, bringing that trust’s holdings to 65,000 shares.
Separately, Hirsch reports 491,111 Common Shares held directly, which include restricted stock units (RSUs) that will convert into common shares upon vesting in 2027–2029 under various award schedules.