Companies Vista Gold
Vista Gold (VGZ): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $566,190FY2023
- $582,013FY2024
- $624,190FY2025
CEO total pay was $624,190 in fiscal 2025, up from $582,013 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $370,000 · bonus $87,000 · stock awards $153,190 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Earnest | $370,000 | $87,000 | $153,190 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,000 | $624,190 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Douglas Tobler | 268,808 | 45,000 | 78,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,000 | 406,768 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Pamela Solly | 200,000 | 21,600 | 42,950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,337 | 275,887 |
| Vice President Investor Relations | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Earnest | $624,190 | $582,013 | $566,190 | ↑ +42,177 |
| Douglas Tobler | 406,768 | 403,710 | 393,863 | ↑ +3,058 |
| Pamela Solly | 275,887 | 249,905 | 239,574 | ↑ +25,982 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
No outstanding equity awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Director compensation
No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $24,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $35,360 |
| Per board meeting fee | $400 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 7,000 / 4,000 / 3,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | The Corporation believes it is reasonable that Mr. Tobler will be in compliance with the Equity Ownership Policy prior to five years from the date of adoption of the policy. |
Peer group, and who names Vista Gold as a peer
Companies that benchmark against VGZ
No companies currently name VGZ as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
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.
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 | Probe Gold Inc. | 2025 | William Heissenbuttel | $918,000 | $2,759,437 | $0 | $1,400,000 | $5,230,084 |
| 2 | Perpetua Resources | 2025 | Jonathan Cherry | 458,750 | 797,073 | 0 | 1,188,000 | 2,463,823 |
| 3 | Vista Gold | 2025 | Frederick Earnest | 370,000 | 153,190 | 0 | 0 | 624,190 |
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.
Incentive design against the same peers
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Gold | not disclosed | RSU 100 | not disclosed | Hugessen Consulting Inc. |
| Perpetua Resources | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Probe Gold Inc. | 138.6% | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | Yes — TSR Relative to Certain Enumerated Precious Metals Companies | WTW |
Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-04-29 | 37,744,546 | 3,400,732 | 424,582 | 91.73% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-04-30 | 37,193,877 | 3,099,369 | 599,055 | 92.31% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-04-27 | 37,533,305 | 2,446,304 | 2,450,460 | 93.88% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-04-28 | 40,083,606 | 2,967,955 | 807,358 | 93.11% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-04-29 | 26,444,502 | 726,788 | 698,856 | 97.33% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-04-30 | 25,668,929 | 1,553,042 | 793,938 | 94.29% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-04-29 | 91.73%a |
| 2024 | 2024-04-30 | 92.31%b |
| 2023 | 2023-04-27 | 93.88%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Accordingly, the - 8 - unallocated LTIP Awards under the LTIP must be approved by a majority of the Corporation's directors and a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders who vote at the Meeting or by proxy at the Meeting on such resolution.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Accordingly, the unallocated Options under the Stock Option Plan must be approved by a majority of the Corporation's directors and a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders who vote at the Meeting or by proxy at the Meeting on such resolution.”.
c. 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 (10 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, Frederick Earnest. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 624,190. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Douglas Tobler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 406,768. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Pamela Solly. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 275,887. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-04-29. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 91.73% (votes for as printed: 37,744,546). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-02. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.31% (votes for as printed: 37,193,877). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-04-28. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.88% (votes for as printed: 37,533,305). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Probe Gold Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-03. CEO total compensation as printed in Probe Gold Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,230,084. View filing ↗
- Perpetua Resources, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Perpetua Resources's own proxy. As printed: 2,463,823. View filing ↗
- Vista Gold (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Vista Gold's own proxy. As printed: 624,190. View filing ↗