Fiscal year 2025 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.
Each company listed discloses AYI 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 AYI in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Ashe | $1,000,000 | $0 | $8,576,928 | $0 | $1,512,000 | $1,399,155 | $12,600 | $12,500,683 |
| Chairman, President and CEO | ||||||||
| Karen Holcom | 550,000 | 0 | 2,146,033 | 0 | 693,000 | 311,197 | 80,110 | 3,780,340 |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Barry Goldman | 520,833 | 0 | 1,170,808 | 0 | 529,200 | 336,007 | 49,707 | 2,606,555 |
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||
| Dianne Mills | 520,833 | 0 | 1,170,808 | 0 | 508,200 | 5,970 | 19,083 | 2,224,894 |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Ashe | $12,500,683 | $10,894,174 | $9,213,817 | +1,606,509 |
| Karen Holcom | 3,780,340 | 3,452,810 | 3,182,299 | +327,530 |
| Barry Goldman | 2,606,555 | 2,608,998 | 2,351,338 | −2,443 |
| Dianne Mills | 2,224,894 | 2,243,154 | 2,170,192 | −18,260 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Ashe | RSU | 43,902 | — | $13,282,942 |
| Karen Holcom | RSU | 12,418 | — | 3,753,084 |
| Dianne Mills | RSU | 7,755 | — | 2,343,986 |
| Barry Goldman | PSU | 6,628 | — | 2,002,404 |
| Barry Goldman | RSU | 4,470 | — | 1,350,444 |
At Acuity, the core of our executive compensation philosophy continues to be “pay aligned to performance.”
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-01-21 | 24,398,615 | 405,360 | 68,151 | 98.37% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-01-22 | 26,076,502 | 843,461 | 89,172 | 96.87% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-01-24 | 25,691,786 | 1,210,919 | 100,860 | 95.5% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-01-25 | 26,587,152 | 1,262,272 | 259,192 | 95.47% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-01-05 | 20,615,672 | 9,445,228 | 1,014,762 | 68.58% | 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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-01-21 | 98.37%a |
| 2025 | 2025-01-22 | 96.87%b |
| 2024 | 2024-01-24 | 95.5%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
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.
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James H. Hance JrIndependent · Compensation and Management Development · Governance (Chair) | $155,000 | $179,878 | — | — | $5,000 | $339,929 |
| Mark J. SachlebenIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation and Management Development · Governance | 0 | 313,607 | — | — | 524 | 314,361 |
| Maya LeibmanIndependent · Compensation and Management Development (Chair) · Governance | 125,000 | 179,878 | — | — | 0 | 305,228 |
| W. Patrick BattleIndependent · Compensation and Management Development · Governance | 105,000 | 179,878 | — | — | 0 | 286,037 |
| G. Douglas Dillard JrIndependent · Audit · Governance | 105,000 | 179,878 | — | — | 0 | 285,644 |
| Laura G. O’ShaughnessyIndependent · Audit · Governance | 105,000 | 179,878 | — | — | 0 | 285,267 |
| Marcia J. Avedon, Ph.DIndependent · Compensation and Management Development · Governance | 105,000 | 179,878 | — | — | 0 | 284,982 |
| Marcia J. AvedonIndependent · Compensation and Management Development · Governance | 105,000 | 179,878 | — | — | 104 | 284,982 |
| Michael J. BenderIndependent · Audit · Governance | 105,000 | 179,878 | — | — | 0 | 284,959 |
| Mary A. WinstonIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12,500 | 12,500 |
| Neil M. AsheEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $105,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $175,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | $2,000 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 25,000 / 20,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $525,000 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $910,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $1,752,631 |
| All other compensation | $18,128 |
| Total cost of the board | $2,680,759 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
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 | Acuity INC. (DE) | 2025 | Neil Ashe | $1,000,000 | $8,576,928 | $0 | $1,512,000 | $12,500,683 |
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.
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.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Neil Ashe | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 57. As printed: 12,500,683. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c9 · span 2733631–2733641 |
| 2 | Section 01, Karen Holcom | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 57. As printed: 3,780,340. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c9 · span 2754337–2754346 |
| 3 | Section 01, Barry Goldman | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 57. As printed: 2,606,555. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c9 · span 2774767–2774776 |
| 4 | Section 01, Dianne Mills | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 57. As printed: 2,224,894. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c9 · span 2795521–2795530 |
| 5 | Section 08, James H. Hance Jr | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 339,929. Filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 08, Mark J. Sachleben | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 314,361. Filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 08, Maya Leibman | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 305,228. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, W. Patrick Battle | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 286,037. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 08, G. Douglas Dillard Jr | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 285,644. Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 08, Laura G. O’Shaughnessy | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 285,267. Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 08, Marcia J. Avedon, Ph.D | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 284,982. Filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 08, Marcia J. Avedon | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 284,982. Filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 08, Michael J. Bender | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 284,959. Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 08, Mary A. Winston | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 12,500. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 08, Neil M. Ashe | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-01-23 | 0001144215-26-000015 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.37% (votes for as printed: 24,398,615). Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-01-24 | 0001144215-25-000013 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.87% (votes for as printed: 26,076,502). Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-01-26 | 0001144215-24-000015 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.5% (votes for as printed: 25,691,786). Filing ↗ |
| 19 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 20 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 910,000 + equity 1,752,631 + all other 18,128 = 2,680,759, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 2,680,759 |
| 21 | Acuity INC. (DE) (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-12-11 | 0001144215-25-000104 | CEO total compensation as printed in Acuity INC. (DE)'s own proxy. As printed: 12,500,683. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c9 · span 2733631–2733641 |