Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Executive Officers and Directors

Set forth below are the names, ages and positions of each of the individuals who serve as our directors and executive officers as of February 27, 2024.

Ariel Emanuel became the Chief Executive Officer and a director of TKO Group Holdings on September 12, 2023 and was appointed Executive Chair in February 2024. Mr. Emanuel has served as Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor since October 2017. He has also served as a director of Endeavor since June 2009. He previously served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor since July 2014, and as Co-Chief Executive Officer of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC since 2009. Mr. Emanuel previously served on the board of directors of ContextLogic Inc. (d/b/a Wish) (Nasdaq) and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE). Mr. Emanuel is a graduate of Macalester College. We believe that Mr. Emanuel is qualified to serve on our Board because of his extensive experience in the sports, media and live entertainment industries as well as his previous experience with the Endeavor and UFC businesses.

Mark Shapiro is the President and Chief Operating Officer of TKO Group Holdings and became a director of TKO Group Holdings on September 12, 2023. He has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Endeavor since April 2023 and as President of Endeavor since December 2018. He previously served as the Co-President of Endeavor from November 2016 to December 2018 and as Chief Content Officer of Endeavor from September 2014 to November 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Shapiro served in various executive positions at Dick Clark Productions from May 2010 to September 2014, including as Chief Executive Officer and as Executive Producer. From February 2006 through May 2010, he served as a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE) and worked for ESPN as Senior Vice President, and later Executive Vice President of Programming and Production from 2002 to May 2005. Mr. Shapiro currently serves as a member of the board of trustees of Equity Residential (NYSE) and as the Chairman of Captivate Network. Mr. Shapiro previously served as a member of the board of directors of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE), Frontier Communications Corporation (Nasdaq), Papa Johns International, Inc. (Nasdaq) and Bright Lights Acquisition Corp., formerly a public special purpose acquisition company. Mr. Shapiro is a graduate of University of Iowa. We believe that Mr. Shapiro is qualified to serve on our Board because of his extensive experience in the sports, media and entertainment industries and his prior service on public company boards.

Peter C.B. Bynoe became a director of TKO Group Holdings on September 12, 2023. Mr. Bynoe has served in multiple roles, including as Senior Advisor and Equity Partner, at DLA Piper LLP (US), a global law firm, since March 1995. He previously served as Managing Director of Equity Group Investments, L.L.C. from September 2013 to December 2019 and as Managing Partner of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets from November 1989 to September 1992. Mr. Bynoe was a Partner and COO of Loop Capital Markets, an international investment banking firm, from January 2009 through August 2013. Mr. Bynoe has served on the board of directors of Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust since October 2020, Ardent Health Services, LLC since November 2015, Rush University Medical Center since November 1993, and the Goodman Theatre since March 1984. He previously served on the board of directors of Frontier Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq) from August 2007 to April 2021, Covanta Holding Corp. (NYSE) from June 2004 to January 2021, and Real Industry, Inc. (Nasdaq) from July 2013 to May 2018. Mr. Bynoe currently serves as the Chairman and a member of the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee of Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust since October 2020. Mr. Bynoe graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. We believe that Mr. Bynoe is qualified to serve on our Board because of his extensive business, legal and public policy expertise.

Egon P. Durban became a director of TKO Group Holdings on September 12, 2023. Mr. Durban has served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Silver Lake, a global technology investment firm, since December 2019. Mr. Durban joined Silver Lake in 1999 as a founding principal and is based in the firm’s Menlo Park office. He serves on the boards of directors of Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE), City Football Group, Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE), Group 42, Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE), Qualtrics, Unity Software Inc. (NYSE), Verily, and Waymo. Previously, he served on the board of VMware, Inc. (NYSE), served on the board of Skype, and was Chairman of its operating committee, served on the supervisory board and operating committee of NXP, and served on the boards of MultiPlan, Pivotal Software, Inc. (NYSE), SecureWorks Corp. (Nasdaq) and Twitter Inc. (NYSE). Prior to Silver Lake, Mr. Durban worked in Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division. Mr. Durban graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S.B.A. in Finance. We believe that Mr. Durban is qualified to serve on our Board because of his strong experience in technology and finance, and his extensive knowledge of and years of experience in global strategic leadership and management of multiple companies.

Dwayne Johnson (also known by his stage name “The Rock”) became a director of TKO Group Holdings on January 23, 2024. Mr. Johnson is an actor, film producer, entrepreneur and retired professional wrestler. Mr. Johnson started his career as a third-generation professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (f/k/a World Wrestling Federation) from 1996 until 2004. During that period, Mr. Johnson won multiple WWE titles and was instrumental to the success of the sport. Mr. Johnson’s success as a professional wrestler led to a career as an actor, producer and entrepreneur. Mr. Johnson develops, produces and stars in all forms of entertainment content via his production company, Seven Bucks Productions, LLC, which he co-founded in 2012. In addition to Seven Bucks Productions, LLC, Mr. Johnson has co-founded multiple business ventures, including ZOA Energy, LLC, an energy drink company, in partnership with Molson Coors, and Siete Bucks Spirits LLC, the liquor company that produces the premium tequila brand Teremana, in partnership with Mast-Jägermeister. In 2020, Mr. Johnson co-led a consortium to acquire the XFL, a professional American football league, which re-launched in 2023 and recently combined with the USFL to become the United Football League. Mr. Johnson also maintains several brand partnerships, including a partnership with Under Armour, Inc. pursuant to which Mr. Johnson has developed a line of fitness apparel under the “Project Rock” brand. In 2016 and 2019, Mr. Johnson was named by Time Magazine as one of the world’s most influential people. Mr. Johnson graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of General Studies. Mr. Johnson is represented by talent agency William Morris Endeavor, an affiliate of TKO. We believe that Mr. Johnson is qualified to serve on our Board because of his extensive sports, media and entertainment experience, his background as an entrepreneur, and his deep familiarity with the WWE business.

Bradley A. Keywell became a director of TKO Group Holdings on January 23, 2024. Mr. Keywell is the founder of Uptake Technologies, Inc., an artificial intelligence software company that provides actionable insight to industrial operators, where he has served as Executive Chairman since 2015 and, from 2015 through 2019, was its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Keywell is also the founder of SkillHero Corp., a workforce technology company focused on skilled trades and vocational training, where he has served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since its inception in 2023. He is the founder of 1+1 Ventures, the business incubation, growth capital investment, and acquisition entity born out of Mr. Keywell’s family office. Mr. Keywell is a co-founder of Lightbank, an umbrella company for several venture capital and growth capital investing entities and, from 2012 through 2020, was a co-Managing Director. Mr. Keywell has founded or co-founded several other companies, including MediaOcean LLC (f/k/a MediaBank), a provider of integrated media procurement technology, where he served as the founding Chief Executive Officer, Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECHO), where he served as founding Chief Executive Officer and was Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Groupon, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRPN), where he also served on its board of directors. In 2019, he was globally honored as the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year and was previously awarded the overall EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the United States. He was also named to the Technology Pioneer council by the World Economic Forum and was inducted into the Chicago Innovation Hall of Fame. Mr. Keywell is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Mr. Keywell graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business with a B.B.A. degree, and received a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School. We believe that Mr. Keywell is qualified to serve on our Board because of his extensive executive leadership experience and his background in technology innovation.

Nick Khan became a director of TKO Group Holdings on September 12, 2023. Mr. Khan served as Chief Executive Officer of WWE from January 2023 to September 2023. He previously served as one of WWE’s Co-CEOs from July 2022 to January 2023 and President & Chief Revenue Officer from August 2020 to July 2022. Mr. Khan also previously served as the Co-Head of the Television

Department for Creative Artists Agency LLC (CAA) from 2012 until 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Khan, a former practicing attorney, transitioned to International Creative Management (ICM) in 2006 where he launched their Sports Media department. Mr. Khan is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. We believe that Mr. Khan is qualified to serve on our Board because of his previous experience with the WWE business and his extensive experience in sports broadcasting, media and entertainment.

Steven R. Koonin became a director of TKO Group Holdings on September 12, 2023 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in February 2024. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Atlanta Hawks, LLC since April 2014. He has served on the board of directors of the Atlanta Police Foundation Inc since June 2021, the Metropolitan Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Inc since June 2014 and the Georgia Aquarium Inc (currently serving as Chairman) since June 2004. He also served on the board of directors of Rubicon Technologies, Inc. (NYSE) from December 2012 to June 2022 and GameStop Corp. (NYSE) from May 2007 to May 2020. Mr. Koonin previously served as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of WWE from July 2022 to September 2023 and the Compensation Committee of WWE (currently serving as Chairman) from June 2021 to September 2023. Mr. Koonin graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of Georgia. We believe that Mr. Koonin is qualified to serve on our Board because of his extensive executive leadership experience with media entertainment and consumer brands.

Jonathan A. Kraft became a director of TKO Group Holdings on September 12, 2023. He has served as President of the Kraft Group LLC since July 1995. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Kraft Group and various of its affiliated companies since July 1990. Mr. Kraft also serves on the board of directors for the Paper & Packaging Board since January 2019, Mass General Brigham Incorporated since January 2017, Dexter Southfield Board of Trustees since June 2016, Harvard Business School’s Board of Advisors since June 2013, Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General) since 2010 (currently serving as Chair), Williams College Investment Committee since October 2006 and Belmont Hill School Board of Trustees since June 2003. Mr. Kraft graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History from Williams College and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. We believe that Mr. Kraft is qualified to serve on our Board because of his experience as a director on the boards of a vast array of companies.

Sonya E. Medina became a director of TKO Group Holdings on September 12, 2023. Ms. Medina serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Reach Resilience, a position held since May 2022. In addition, Ms. Medina has served as a co-founder of Greenlight Growth Capital, LLC since January 2022, and as an independent consultant since July 2013. Previously, Ms. Medina served as the Vice President of Community & External Affairs at Silver Eagle Distributors (distributor of Anheuser Busch & Grupo Modelo products) from January 2009 to June 2013, Director of the AT&T Global Foundation from September 2006 to February 2008 and a White House commissioned officer in the capacity of Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Director of Projects to the First Lady from January 2001 to August 2006 and from February 2008 to November 2008. She has also served on the board of directors for Delta Apparel, Inc (NYSE) since April 2022, the Texas Tribune since April 2022, Texas 2036 since April 2022, Spurs Give since April 2021, Teach for Uganda since May 2018 and Papa Johns International, Inc. (Nasdaq) since October 2015. Ms. Medina also currently serves as a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Governance committees of Papa Johns International, Inc. (Nasdaq) since May 2018 and September 2015, respectively, as well as the Audit and Governance committees of Delta Apparel, Inc (NYSE) since April 2022. Ms. Medina earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University and a Masters of Public Health degree from Columbia University. We believe that Ms. Medina is qualified to serve on our Board because of her extensive experience as a director of public companies and corporate social responsibility, social impact, and brand management acumen.

Nancy R. Tellem became a director of TKO Group Holdings on September 12, 2023. She has served as the Executive Chairperson and Chief Media Officer of Eko (f/k/a Interlude US, Inc.), a media network company since 2015. She previously served as President of Xbox Entertainment Studios from September 2012 through October 2014. Prior to that, she served as President of CBS Television Entertainment Group from May 1998 through June 2010. Ms. Tellem holds board and advisory positions including Eko, LeagueApps, ALLCITY Network since January 2022, BasBlue, Inc. since October 2021, Rocket Companies, Inc. since July 2020 and Sipur Studios, and is a board member of Cranbrook Art Academy and Museum, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. She also is a director of Gores Guggenheim, Inc. and UTA Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq). Ms. Tellem earned a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. degree from UC Hastings College of the Law. We believe that Ms. Tellem is qualified to serve on our Board because of her significant business and management expertise in the entertainment industry.

Carrie Wheeler became a director of TKO Group Holdings on September 12, 2023. She has served as Chief Executive Officer and a board member of Opendoor Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq) since December 2022, where she also served as Chief Financial Officer from September 2020 to December 2022. Ms. Wheeler also previously served as a member of Opendoor’s board of directors from October 2019 to September 2020. From 1996 to 2017, Ms. Wheeler was with TPG Global, a global private equity firm, including as a Partner and Head of Consumer / Retail Investing. Ms. Wheeler currently serves on the board of directors and on the audit committee of APi Group Corporation (NYSE), a global provider of safety and specialty services, since October 2019. She previously served on the board and audit committee of Dollar Tree, Inc. (Nasdaq) from March 2019 to March 2022. Ms. Wheeler has also served on a number of other corporate boards, including J. Crew Group, Inc. from 2010 to 2018, Neiman Marcus Group from 2005 to 2013 and Petco Animal Supplies from 2006 to 2015. Ms. Wheeler received her Bachelor of Commerce with Honors degree from Queen’s University in Canada. We believe that Ms. Wheeler is qualified to serve on our Board because of her extensive executive and board experience.

Andrew Schleimer is the Chief Financial Officer of TKO Group Holdings. He is also the Chief Financial Officer of UFC, a position in which he has served since September 2016. He also served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Endeavor from February 2021 to September 2023. From July 2014 to September 2016, Mr. Schleimer served as the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Digital Turbine, Inc. (Nasdaq), a provider of end-to-end solutions for mobile technology companies to enable advertising and monetization functions. From October 2012 to July 2014, Mr. Schleimer served as an advisor and advisory board member of Digital Turbine, Inc. (formerly known as Mandalay Digital Group). From September 2010 to October 2012, Mr. Schleimer served as the Executive Vice President of Strategic Development of Dick Clark Productions. From January 2006 to July 2010, Mr. Schleimer served as the Executive Vice President of Strategy Development & In-Park Services for Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE). Mr. Schleimer began his career in investment banking at UBS Financial Services as part of the M&A group, with a particular focus on media and entertainment. Mr. Schleimer graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management, with a focus on real estate finance.

Seth Krauss is the Chief Legal and Administrative Officer of TKO Group Holdings. He has also served as Chief Administrative & Senior Counsel to the Board of Directors and Senior Management of Endeavor, a position he has held since January 2024, after serving as Endeavor’s Chief Legal Officer from June 2014 until October 2023 and as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer of Endeavor from October 2023 to December 2023. From March 2007 to June 2014, he served as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Take Two Interactive Software Inc. (Nasdaq). From March 2004 through March 2007 he served in the Legal and Compliance Division of Morgan Stanley, first as Vice President and Counsel and then as Executive Director and Counsel. From 1995 until joining Morgan Stanley in March 2004, Mr. Krauss served as an Assistant District Attorney and Senior Investigative Counsel in the New York County District Attorney’s Office. Mr. Krauss currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. He previously served as a member of the board of directors of the Center for Family Representation and as a member of the board of trustees of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Mr. Krauss graduated with a Bachelor of Arts both in History and in Political Science from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships between any members or nominees of the Company’s Board and any of the Company’s executive officers.

Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert

We have a separately-designated standing audit committee (“Audit Committee”). The members of the Audit Committee are Nancy R. Tellem, Carrie Wheeler and Sonya E. Medina, with Carrie Wheeler serving as Chair of the Audit Committee, each of whom satisfies the applicable independence requirements under the NYSE rules, under our bylaws and under Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. In addition, the Board has determined that Ms. Wheeler qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “TKO Code”) applicable to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and persons performing similar functions (“Covered Persons”). In addition to the TKO Code, Covered Persons employed by Zuffa, LLC and its subsidiaries are also subject to the Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. Code of Conduct, and Covered Persons employed by WWE and its subsidiaries are also subject to WWE’s Code of Business Conduct. A copy of the TKO Code is available under the Investor page of our website, TKOgrp.com, and the Company intends to disclose any legally required amendments to or waivers of the applicable code in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of the Company’s executive officers serve as members of the Company’s Compensation Committee. Prior to the consummation of the Transactions, compensation decisions for those who serve as executive officers of the Company were made, as to Messrs. Emanuel and Shapiro, by the Board. Following the consummation of the Transactions, compensation is approved as described under Part III, Item 11, “Executive Compensation – Setting Executive Compensation,” which information is incorporated by reference herein. Mr. Emanuel also serves on the Board and the Executive Committee of Endeavor.

Related person transactions pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K involving those who made compensation decisions for those who are to serve as the Company’s executive officers are set forth under Item 13. “Certain Relationships, and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.”

Before the consummation of the Transactions, the members of our Board received no compensation for their services as directors of TKO Group Holdings. In connection with the consummation of the Transactions, we adopted a non-employee director compensation

program pursuant to which our non-employee directors who qualify as “independent” are eligible to receive compensation for their service on our board and the committees thereof.

Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the following Compensation Discussion and Analysis and, based on such review and discussion, have determined that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis should be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Peter C.B. Bynoe

Steven R. Koonin

Sonya E. Medina