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Arko (ARKO): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$5,494,095CEO Arie Kotler · source
Say-on-pay support92.56%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers1st pct.Of 2 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio210:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $6,048,569FY2023
  • $4,795,166FY2024
  • $5,494,095FY2025

CEO total pay was $5,494,095 in fiscal 2025, up from $4,795,166 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $1,216,575 · bonus $0 · stock awards $2,995,620 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Arko Corp in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Arie Kotler (Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director) was the highest-paid executive at Arko Corp in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $5,494,095.
How does Arko Corp's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Arie Kotler's total compensation ranked at the 1st percentile of Arko Corp's disclosed peer group.
What is Arko Corp's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Arko Corp's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 210:1.
How did shareholders vote on Arko Corp's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 92.56% of shareholders supported Arko Corp's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Arko Corp spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Arko Corp reported total board compensation of $937,501 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Arie Kotler$1,216,575$0$2,995,620$0$1,267,687$0$14,213$5,494,095
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Eyal Nuchamovitz696,0130580,3200150,000028,7541,455,087
Executive Vice President
Robb Giammatteo573,2680801,5320006,1511,380,951
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Maury Bricks552,29710,000580,3200200,000025,0151,367,632
General Counsel and Secretary
Jordan Mann270,2960431,830000375702,501
Interim Chief Financial Officer
C. Galagher Jeff55,2050000067455,879
Executive Vice President and 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 officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Arie Kotler$5,494,095$4,795,166$6,048,569↑ +698,929
Eyal Nuchamovitz1,455,0871,655,6891,988,720↓ −200,602
Robb Giammatteo1,380,9512,792,647—↓ −1,411,696
Maury Bricks1,367,6321,491,5741,597,234↓ −123,942
Jordan Mann702,501———
C. Galagher Jeff55,879———

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

Our executive compensation strategy is guided by four core guiding principles: alignment to stakeholders; performance focused; competitive; and simple and transparent. Our primary executive compensation objectives are to attract, retain and motivate executives who are capable of advancing the Company’s mission and strategy, and to reward executives in a manner aligned with the Company’s financial performance.

CEO STI target (% of salary)NaN%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantMercer (US)
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingThe Insider Trading Policy prohibits directors, executive officers, and certain designated employees from engaging in hedging, short sales, trading in publicly traded put or call options, or trading on margin involving Company securities.
Anti-pledgingThe Insider Trading Policy requires pre-notification if directors, executive officers, or certain designated employees wish to pledge Company securities. As of December 31, 2025, no shares were pledged by directors and executive officers.
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Robb GiammatteoPSU2025-03-0377,983155,965—233,948$648,814
Jordan MannPSU2025-03-0316,52033,040—49,560189,319
Jordan MannPSU2025-03-0322,02622,026—33,03925,330
Robb GiammatteoRSU2025-03-03——36,711—152,718
Jordan MannRSU2025-03-03——37,445—217,181
Eyal NuchamovitzPSU2025-03-0334,87569,750—104,625290,160
Arie KotlerRSU2025-03-05——312,373—1,327,585
Arie KotlerPSU2025-03-12247,711495,422—743,1331,065,157
Arie KotlerPSU2025-03-1278,093156,186—234,279602,878
Maury BricksPSU2025-03-0334,87569,750—104,625290,160
Maury BricksRSU2025-03-03——69,750—290,160
Eyal NuchamovitzRSU2025-03-03——69,750—290,160

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Robb Giammatteo$152,718$648,814$080.9%
Jordan Mann217,181214,649049.7%
Eyal Nuchamovitz290,160290,160050.0%
Arie Kotler1,327,5851,668,035055.7%
Maury Bricks290,160290,160050.0%

% 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 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Jordan MannRSU7,308—$33,178
Maury BricksRSU15,540—70,552
Eyal NuchamovitzRSU15,540—70,552
Jordan MannPSU17,228—78,215
Jordan MannPSU18,270—82,946
Jordan MannRSU18,376—83,427
Jordan MannPSU22,026—99,998
Jordan MannPSU22,971—104,288
Jordan MannPSU33,040—150,002
Jordan MannRSU37,445—170,000
Maury BricksPSU38,462—174,617
Maury BricksRSU40,837—185,400
Eyal NuchamovitzRSU40,837—185,400
Eyal NuchamovitzPSU52,448—238,114
Maury BricksPSU63,170—286,792
Eyal NuchamovitzPSU63,170—286,792
Maury BricksRSU69,750—316,665
Maury BricksPSU69,750—316,665
Eyal NuchamovitzRSU69,750—316,665
Eyal NuchamovitzPSU69,750—316,665
Arie KotlerOption126,00010—
Arie KotlerRSU139,161—631,791
Arie KotlerPSU156,186—709,084
Arie KotlerPSU156,557—710,769
Arie KotlerPSU186,959—848,794
Arie KotlerOption272,8608.58—
Arie KotlerPSU298,784—1,356,479
Arie KotlerRSU312,373—1,418,173
Arie KotlerOption318,48910—
Arie KotlerOption452,9038.49—
Arie KotlerPSU495,422—2,249,216
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Andrew R. HeyerIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit (Chair)$15$252,485———$252,500
Sherman K. Edmiston IIIIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)100,010134,990———235,000
Laura Shapira KaretIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance100,004124,997———225,001
Avram FriedmanIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair)16224,984———225,000
Arie KotlerEmployee director · Board Chair—————0
Yona FogelIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Newly elected00———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)25,000 / 20,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$200,045
Equity awards (grant-date value)$737,456
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$937,501

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Arko as a peer

Companies that benchmark against ARKO

2 companies name ARKO as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses ARKO 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 ARKO in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

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.

TGT Target Threshold

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.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Target2025Michael Fiddelke$1,065,385$7,853,253$0$300,882$9,598,071
2Arko Corp2025Arie Kotler1,216,5752,995,62001,267,6875,494,095

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

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Arko Corp67.5%%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoMercer (US)
Targetnot disclosedPSU 60 · PBRSU 40NoSemler Brossy

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 yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-0474,199,2825,966,842660,45592.56%Passed
20252025-06-0577,655,31327,288,796597,78874%Passed
20242024-06-0672,288,02616,972,305117,12280.99%Passed
20232023-06-0799,036,6366,347,980134,53493.98%Passed
20222022-06-0789,682,4765,066,298552,52694.65%Passed
20212021-06-0990,785,58911,014,809332,29289.18%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 yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-06-0492.56%a
20252025-06-0574%b
20242024-06-0680.99%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Approval of a Non-Binding Advisory Resolution Regarding the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers If a quorum is present, approval requires that a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting are cast "FOR" approval.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Approval of a Non-Binding Advisory Resolution Regarding the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers If a quorum is present, approval requires that a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting are cast "FOR" approval.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Approval of a Non-Binding Advisory Resolution Regarding the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers If a quorum is present, approval requires that a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting are cast "FOR" approval.”.

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)210 : 1
CEO total compensation$5,494,095
Median employee compensation$26,103
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

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, Arie Kotler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 31. As printed: 5,494,095. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Eyal Nuchamovitz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 31. As printed: 1,455,087. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Robb Giammatteo. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 31. As printed: 1,380,951. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Maury Bricks. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 31. As printed: 1,367,632. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jordan Mann. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 31. As printed: 702,501. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, C. Galagher Jeff. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 31. As printed: 55,879. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Robb Giammatteo PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jordan Mann PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jordan Mann PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Robb Giammatteo RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jordan Mann RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Eyal Nuchamovitz PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Arie Kotler RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Arie Kotler PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Arie Kotler PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Maury Bricks PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Maury Bricks RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Eyal Nuchamovitz RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 210 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Andrew R. Heyer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 252,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sherman K. Edmiston III. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 235,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Laura Shapira Karet. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 225,001. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Avram Friedman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 225,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Arie Kotler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Yona Fogel. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-08. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.56% (votes for as printed: 74,199,282). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-05. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 74% (votes for as printed: 77,655,313). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-06. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 80.99% (votes for as printed: 72,288,026). 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 200,045 + equity 737,456 + all other 0 = 937,501, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Target, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Target's own proxy. As printed: 9,598,071. View filing ↗
  • Arko Corp (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Arko Corp's own proxy. As printed: 5,494,095. View filing ↗
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