CHTR: Leadership change · Company disclosure

ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. On October 26, 2026, the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors of Charter Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) approved compensation adjustments for Kevin Howard to be effective during the period he is serving as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer. In recognition of his interim role, Mr. Howard will receive an annual base salary of $925,000 and a target annual cash bonus opportunity of 175% of his annual base salary. In addition, on October 26, 2026, Mr. Howard was granted an award of restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $250,000, which award will cliff vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to his continued employment with the Company through such date. ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. On October 27, 2026, the Company issued a press release (the “press release”) announcing that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend which will be payable on January 15, 2027 to stockholders of record of the Company’s Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock at the close of business on December 31, 2026. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01. The disclosure in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose. ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. Exhibit Description 99.1 Press Release, dated October 27, 2026. 104 The