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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2023 · Filings through 2024-04-09

Atrion (ATRI)

Fiscal year 2023 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$924,464
David Battat total, FY2023
CEO pay percentile vs peers
CEO-to-median pay ratio
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against ATRI
4 companies name ATRI as a compensation peer

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

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2023

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
David Battat$718,077$0$0$0$180,000$0$26,387$924,464
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jeffery Strickland92,3080000210,196600,593903,097
Former Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
Cindy Ferguson283,9040445,920045,000034,347809,171
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer
Emile Battat600,0000000032,564632,564
Chairman

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 officerFY2023 totalFY2022 totalFY2021 totalΔ FY20222023
David Battat$924,464$1,541,376$1,936,585−616,912
Jeffery Strickland903,097370,5661,005,178+532,531
Cindy Ferguson809,171
Emile Battat632,564906,122666,548−273,558

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

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Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2023

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Cindy FergusonRSU2023-03-08480$300,000
Cindy FergusonRSU2023-11-24480145,920
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Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Cindy Ferguson$445,920$0$00.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2023

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
BattatRSU622$235,516
Cindy FergusonRSU1,075407,207
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The medical device industry is very competitive, and our executive compensation program is intended to attract, retain, and motivate executives who lead our business and to align their interests with the long-term interests of our stockholders. The principal elements of our program are base salaries, annual cash incentive bonuses, and long-term incentives in the form of equity awards.

CEO STI target (% of salary)100%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantFW Cook
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2023

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
John P. Stupp JrIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Corporate Governance$80,000$124,000$0$3,857$207,857
Ronald N. SpauldingIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Compensation · Corporate Governance (Chair)80,000124,00000204,000
Hugh J. Morgan JrIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Not standing for re-election66,000124,00000190,000
Preston G. AtheyIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Corporate Governance80,00062,02900142,029
Jeannette BankesIndependent · Corporate Governance · Newly elected18,29382,66700100,960
Emile A. BattatEmployee director · Board Chair00000
David A. BattatEmployee director00000
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$66,000
Annual equity retainer$124,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)14,000
Stock ownership guideline$500,000
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Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2023
Cash retainers and fees$324,293
Equity awards (grant-date value)$516,696
All other compensation$3,857
Total cost of the board$844,846

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

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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
1Atrion2023David Battat$718,077$0$0$180,000$924,464

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.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, David BattatDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 924,464. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c47 · span 467910–467917
2Section 01, Jeffery StricklandDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 903,097. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c47 · span 500883–500890
3Section 01, Cindy FergusonDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 809,171. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c47 · span 482243–482250
4Section 01, Emile BattatDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 632,564. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c47 · span 520452–520459
5Section 03, Cindy Ferguson RSUDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t12 · r2 · c5 · span 394892–394899
6Section 03, Cindy Ferguson RSUDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t16 · r4 · c26 · span 555437–555444
7Section 08, John P. Stupp JrDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 207,857. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r5 · c23 · span 329860–329867
8Section 08, Ronald N. SpauldingDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 204,000. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r4 · c23 · span 326581–326588
9Section 08, Hugh J. Morgan JrDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 190,000. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r3 · c20 · span 323950–323957
10Section 08, Preston G. AtheyDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 142,029. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r1 · c20 · span 318546–318553
11Section 08, Jeannette BankesDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 100,960. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r2 · c20 · span 321105–321112
12Section 08, Emile A. BattatDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
13Section 08, David A. BattatDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
14Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
15Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)ComputedcomputedRSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
16Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 324,293 + equity 516,696 + all other 3,857 = 844,846, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 844,846
17Atrion (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2024-04-090001104659-24-044922CEO total compensation as printed in Atrion's own proxy. As printed: 924,464. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c47 · span 467910–467917