CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
 

 
 
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)                    March 9, 2006 (March 3, 2006)
CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   000-24525   36-4159663
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS employer
Identification No.)
     
14 Piedmont Center, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia   30305
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code          (404) 949-0700
n/a
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 1 — Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On March 3, 2006, the compensation committee of the board of directors of the registrant, after review and consideration of the registrant’s overall financial performance for fiscal year 2005 and the achievement of executive-specific performance goals for the year, in consultation with Lewis W. Dickey, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, approved cash bonus payments for the following named executive officers: Martin R. Gausvik, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer, $160,000; John G. Pinch, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, $120,000; and John W. Dickey, Executive Vice President, $225,000. The compensation committee, taking into account similar criteria, as well as the terms of Mr. L. Dickey’s employment agreement, approved a $700,000 cash bonus payment for Mr. L. Dickey.
     In addition, on March 3, 2006, the compensation committee of the board of directors of the registrant approved awards of restricted common stock, pursuant to the registrant’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, to each of its named executive officers in the following amounts: Mr. L. Dickey, 250,000 shares (of which 125,000 shares are time-vested shares and 125,000 are performance-restricted shares); Mr. Gausvik, 15,000 time-vested shares; Mr. Pinch, 20,000 time-vested shares; and Mr. J. Dickey, 60,000 time-vested shares. The awards will be governed by restricted shares agreements substantially in the forms previously filed by the registrant as exhibits to its current report on Form 8-K, filed on April 29, 2005.

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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.
         
  CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Martin R. Gausvik    
    Name:   Martin R. Gausvik   
    Title:   Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date: March 9, 2006

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