Companies Jefferson Capital, Inc. / DE
Jefferson Capital, Inc. / DE (JCAP): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $3,795,973FY2025
CEO total pay was $3,795,973 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.
FY2025: salary $765,769 · bonus $150,000 · stock awards $0 · option awards $0
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Burton | $765,769 | $150,000 | $0 | $0 | $382,884 | $0 | $2,497,320 | $3,795,973 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Mark Zellmann | 325,009 | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 247,202 | 0 | 439,973 | 1,062,184 |
| President of U.S. Business Lines | ||||||||
| Penelope Person | 142,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208,864 | 0 | 282,196 | 633,060 |
| Chief Commercial 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 | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Burton | $3,795,973 | — | — | — |
| Mark Zellmann | 1,062,184 | — | — | — |
| Penelope Person | 633,060 | — | — | — |
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
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penelope Person | RSU | 322,221 | — | $7,198,417 |
| Mark Zellmann | RSU | 487,261 | — | 10,885,411 |
| David Burton | RSU | 3,061,101 | — | 68,384,996 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth LeonardIndependent · Audit (Chair) | $32,416 | — | $50,101 | — | — | $82,517 |
| Ronald VaskeIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 32,416 | — | 0 | — | — | 32,416 |
| John OrosIndependent | 30,000 | — | 0 | — | — | 30,000 |
| David BurtonEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Thomas Lydon JrNot independent · Compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas HardingNot independent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James PierceIndependent · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Susan AtkinsIndependent · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $30,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $94,832 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $94,832 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Jefferson Capital, Inc. / DE as a peer
Companies that benchmark against JCAP
No companies currently name JCAP as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
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 | Jefferson Capital, Inc. / DE | 2025 | David Burton | $765,769 | $0 | $0 | $382,884 | $3,795,973 |
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 | 2026-06-05 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2026-06-05 | —a |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
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.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (14 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, David Burton. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 3,795,973. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Mark Zellmann. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 1,062,184. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Penelope Person. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 633,060. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Beth Leonard. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 82,517. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Ronald Vaske. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 32,416. View filing ↗
- Section 08, John Oros. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 30,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David Burton. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Thomas Lydon Jr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Thomas Harding. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, James Pierce. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Susan Atkins. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-04-21. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 94,832 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 94,832, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Jefferson Capital, Inc. / DE (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Jefferson Capital, Inc. / DE's own proxy. As printed: 3,795,973. View filing ↗