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NIO (NIO): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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Summary compensation table
No Summary Compensation Table is on file for fiscal year 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honan | Option | 40,000 | 6.95 | — |
| Shah | Option | 40,000 | 6.95 | — |
| Mark A. Smith | Option | 70,000 | 6.95 | — |
| Honan | Option | 100,000 | 1.4 | — |
| Shah | Option | 100,000 | 1.4 | — |
| Mark A. Smith | Option | 150,000 | 1.4 | — |
| Honan | Option | 250,000 | 2.99 | — |
| Shah | Option | 250,000 | 2.99 | — |
| Mark A. Smith | Option | 375,000 | 2.99 | — |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J. MorrisIndependent · Compensation | $0 | — | $63,000 | — | $0 | $63,000 |
| Nilsa Guerrero-MahonIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | 0 | — | 63,000 | — | 0 | 63,000 |
| Dean C. KehlerIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating | 0 | — | 42,000 | — | 0 | 42,000 |
| Peter OliverIndependent · Safety and Sustainability (Chair) · Nominating (Chair) | 0 | — | 42,000 | — | 0 | 42,000 |
| Michael G. MaselliIndependent · Audit | 0 | — | 42,000 | — | 0 | 42,000 |
| David C. BelingIndependent · Compensation · Safety and Sustainability | 0 | — | 42,000 | — | 0 | 42,000 |
| Mark A. SmithEmployee director · Board Chair · Safety and Sustainability | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Anthony W. FultonIndependent | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $0 |
|---|---|
| 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 | $0 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $0 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names NIO as a peer
Companies that benchmark against NIO
1 company names NIO as a compensation peer
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Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
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Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
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Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (12 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 08, Michael J. Morris. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 63,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Nilsa Guerrero-Mahon. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 63,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Dean C. Kehler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 42,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Peter Oliver. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 42,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Michael G. Maselli. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 42,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David C. Beling. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 42,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mark A. Smith. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Anthony W. Fulton. DEF 14A, filed 2026-02-25. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2020 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2020-11-06. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2019 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2019-11-08. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2018 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2018-12-07. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 0 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 0, summed across the director compensation table rows.