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Immersion (IMMR): executive pay, fiscal 2026
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CEO pay, last three years
- $12,293,260FY2025
- $5,066,691FY2026
CEO total pay was $5,066,691 in fiscal 2026, down from $12,293,260 in fiscal 2025.
FY2026: salary $1,137,880 · bonus $1,476,373 · stock awards $1,923,000 · option awards $0
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Singer | $1,137,880 | $1,476,373 | $1,923,000 | $0 | $395,000 | — | $134,438 | $5,066,691 |
| President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ||||||||
| William Martin | 350,000 | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 700,000 |
| Chief Strategy Officer | ||||||||
| J. Michael Dodson | 343,471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,000 | — | 4,000 | 377,471 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Singer | $5,066,691 | $12,293,260 | — | ↓ −7,226,569 |
| William Martin | 700,000 | 3,275,052 | — | ↓ −2,575,052 |
| J. Michael Dodson | 377,471 | 369,521 | — | ↑ +7,950 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The Compensation Committee believes that an emphasis on equity awards that include time-based vesting and continued employment obligations aligns the interests of executive management with our stockholders. The Committee determined to grant time-based RSUs rather than performance-based equity awards in FY 2026 because, given the Company’s current size, strategic priorities, and focus on growing shareholder equity, time-based vesting provides appropriate alignment with long-term stockholder interests while supporting retention.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2026
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Singer | RSU | 2026-01-05 | — | — | 300,000 | — | $1,923,000 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Singer | $1,923,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2026
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Singer | RSU | 75,000 | — | $459,750 |
| Eric Singer | RSU | 300,000 | — | 1,839,000 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick WaschIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | $75,000 | $125,000 | — | — | $0 | $200,000 |
| Emily S. HoffmanIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 75,000 | 125,000 | — | — | 0 | 200,000 |
| Elias NaderIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit (Chair) · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 75,000 | 125,000 | — | — | 0 | 200,000 |
| William C. MartinEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eric SingerEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $125,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | $3 |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $225,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $375,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $600,000 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Immersion as a peer
Companies that benchmark against IMMR
7 companies name IMMR as a compensation peer
- Digimarc CorpDMRCFY2025
- Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.EVLVFY2025
- GSI TECHNOLOGY INCGSITFY2026
- Intevac IncIVACFY2024
- KOPIN CORPKOPNFY2025
- National CineMedia, Inc.NCMIFY2025
- PIXELWORKS, INCPXLWFY2025
Each company listed discloses IMMR in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named IMMR in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Immersion Corp | 2026 | Eric Singer | $1,137,880 | $1,923,000 | $0 | $395,000 | $5,066,691 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-10-07 | 10,824,010 | 9,191,892 | 55,996 | 54.08% | Passed |
| 2026 | 2026-04-06 | 8,650,349 | 6,574,098 | 53,856 | 56.62% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-04-29 | 15,105,408 | 2,212,169 | 38,310 | 87.03% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-05-23 | 12,175,138 | 1,494,097 | 108,421 | 89.07% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-06-12 | 13,312,837 | 5,131,663 | 35,174 | 72.04% | Passed |
| 2019 | 2019-06-14 | 13,249,270 | 5,985,941 | 112,514 | 68.48% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-10-07 | 54.08%a |
| 2026 | 2026-04-06 | 56.62%b |
| 2024 | 2024-04-29 | 87.03%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" on the vote to ratify the independent public accounting firm and the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers because an abstention represents a share entitled to vote on such proposal.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" on the vote to ratify the independent public accounting firm, the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, and the Exculpation Amendment because an abstention represents a share entitled to vote on such proposal.”.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
Insider trades since the proxy
Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2026 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.
| Insider | Role | Transaction date | Code | Shares | Price | Value | Security | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC | — | 2026-09-02 | D | 42,019 | $5 | $193,892 | Common, indirect | Form 4 ↗ |
| TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC | — | 2026-09-03 | D | 3,900 | 5 | 17,757 | Common, indirect | Form 4 ↗ |
| TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC | — | 2026-09-10 | D | 24,459 | 5 | 114,099 | Common, indirect | Form 4 ↗ |
| TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC | — | 2026-09-11 | D | 105,541 | 5 | 488,676 | Common, indirect | Form 4 ↗ |
| Eric Singer | Director | 2026-10-01 | D | 14,757 | 7 | 107,874 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Eric Singer | Director | 2026-10-01 | D | 14,757 | 7 | 107,874 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Elias Nader | Director | 2026-10-07 | A | 17,217 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Eric Singer | Director | 2026-10-07 | A | 26,950 | 7 | 192,693 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Eric Singer | Director | 2026-10-07 | A | 3,000 | 7 | 21,450 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Emily S. Hoffman | Director | 2026-10-07 | A | 17,217 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| William C. Martin | Director | 2026-10-07 | A | 17,217 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Frederick Wasch | Director | 2026-10-07 | A | 17,217 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Eric Singer | Director | 2026-10-07 | A | 3,050 | 7 | 21,777 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Eric Singer | Director | 2026-10-07 | A | 8,000 | 7 | 56,880 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Eric Singer | Director | 2026-10-07 | A | 17,217 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| William C. Martin | Director | 2026-10-30 | A | 7,308 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.
Sources (33 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Eric Singer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. Section “FY 2026 Summary Compensation Table” · page 28. As printed: 5,066,691. View filing ↗
- Section 01, William Martin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. Section “FY 2026 Summary Compensation Table” · page 28. As printed: 700,000. View filing ↗
- Section 01, J. Michael Dodson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. Section “FY 2026 Summary Compensation Table” · page 28. As printed: 377,471. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Eric Singer RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2026-07-24. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Frederick Wasch. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 200,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Emily S. Hoffman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 200,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Elias Nader. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 200,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, William C. Martin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Eric Singer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 02, TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC 2026-09-02. Form 4, filed 2026-09-04. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC 2026-09-03. Form 4, filed 2026-09-04. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC 2026-09-10. Form 4, filed 2026-09-11. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC 2026-09-11. Form 4, filed 2026-09-11. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Eric Singer 2026-10-01. Form 4, filed 2026-10-02. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Eric Singer 2026-10-01. Form 4, filed 2026-10-02. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Elias Nader 2026-10-07. Form 4, filed 2026-10-08. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Eric Singer 2026-10-07. Form 4, filed 2026-10-08. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Eric Singer 2026-10-07. Form 4, filed 2026-10-08. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Emily S. Hoffman 2026-10-07. Form 4, filed 2026-10-08. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, William C. Martin 2026-10-07. Form 4, filed 2026-10-08. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Frederick Wasch 2026-10-07. Form 4, filed 2026-10-08. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Eric Singer 2026-10-07. Form 4, filed 2026-10-08. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Eric Singer 2026-10-07. Form 4, filed 2026-10-08. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Eric Singer 2026-10-07. Form 4, filed 2026-10-08. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, William C. Martin 2026-10-30. Form 4, filed 2026-11-02. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-04-08. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 54.08% (votes for as printed: 8,650,349). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-04-08. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 56.62% (votes for as printed: 8,650,349). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-04-29. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 87.03% (votes for as printed: 15,105,408). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 225,000 + equity 375,000 + all other 0 = 600,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Immersion Corp (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Immersion Corp's own proxy. As printed: 5,066,691. View filing ↗