But on Monday, during WBD’s annual meeting, shareholders voted to reject Zaslav’s eye-popping salary by a margin of nearly 300 million votes (1.06b to 724m, per The Hollywood Reporter).

If you’ve been following along on Warner Bros. Discovery’s chaotic journey in recent years, it might feel like ever since David Zaslav became CEO in 2022, there has been one problem after another.

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) significant majority shareholders voted on Tuesday against the 2024 executive compensation packages, including CEO David Zaslav’s pay of more than $50.

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A majority of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shareholders voted down the 2024 pay package for CEO David Zaslav, amid steep declines in the media group’s share price. A regulatory filing showed that a ...

WBD held its annual meeting Monday, and shareholders voted down a “Say on Pay” vote by a margin of 1,063,214,128 votes to 724,453,004 votes. Zaslav’s 2024 compensation package rose to $51. 9 ...

A majority of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. shareholders voting at the media company’s annual meeting rejected the compensation awarded to Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav and other top officials.

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WBD shares are up 19% in the past month, which Hodulik thinks is due to optimism about a potential spinoff. One change they're not willing to endorse, however, is another compensation bump for Zaslav.

But Warner Bros. Discovery rewarded president and CEO David Zaslav with a 4.4% pay bump, to total compensation of $51.9 million last year, including a cash bonus of $23.9 million and $23.1 million ...