Liberty Global (LBTYK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael T. Fries, Chief Executive Officer & President, was paid $37.7M in 2025, down 17% from $45.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 383:1, on median employee pay of $98,575.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$37.7M-17% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
383:1median $98,575
CEO pay in equity
48%$18M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$3.0MUnchanged from prior year
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$13.0MAnnual performance bonus earned
CEO Stock Awards
$18.0MGrant date fair value
CEO Perquisites
$3.7MIncludes international support and aircraft use
Median Employee Pay
$98,575Total annual compensation

How Fries was paid

$37.7M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary8%Stock awards48%Non-equity incentive34%All other compensation10%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael T. FriesChief Executive Officer & President$37,717,946
Charles H.R. BrackenEVP & Chief Financial Officer$12,851,224
Bryan H. HallEVP & General Counsel$9,397,537
Enrique RodriguezEVP & Chief Technology Officer$12,789,089
Andrea SalvatoEVP & Chief Development Officer$11,655,728

What changed and why

  • $37.7MCEO total compensation decreased to $37,717,946 for fiscal 2025 compared to $45,693,754 in the prior year.
  • $3MCEO base salary remained unchanged at $3,000,000 for fiscal 2025.
  • $13MNon-equity incentive compensation for the CEO was $13,000,000.
  • $18MStock awards granted to the CEO totaled $18,042,057.
  • $3MAll other compensation for the CEO included $3,000,000 in international support and $642,080 for personal aircraft use.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.