CEO Adrienne Elsner was paid $1,733,346 in fiscal year 2023 (SEC filing 0001830210-24-000073 ↗): 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.
$3,329,054 Matthew Crisp total, FY2023 Former Chief Executive Officer — highest-paid officer; CEO Adrienne Elsner: $1,733,346 | — CEO (Adrienne Elsner) pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | — Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Crisp | $312,500 | $0 | $1,013,336 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,003,218 | $3,329,054 |
| Former Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Adrienne Elsner | 277,115 | 0 | 1,034,940 | 0 | 335,651 | 0 | 85,639 | 1,733,346 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Jason Bull | 447,720 | 0 | 339,251 | 0 | 190,729 | 0 | 1,290 | 978,990 |
| Chief Technology Officer | ||||||||
| Dean Freeman | 459,446 | 0 | 328,321 | 0 | 69,342 | 0 | 31,980 | 889,089 |
| 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2023 total | FY2022 total | FY2021 total | Δ FY2022→2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Crisp | $3,329,054 | $17,103,661 | — | ↓ −13,774,607 |
| Adrienne Elsner | 1,733,346 | — | — | — |
| Jason Bull | 978,990 | 1,980,851 | — | ↓ −1,001,861 |
| Dean Freeman | 889,089 | 2,933,408 | — | ↓ −2,044,319 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bull | PSU | 81,528 | — | $14,186 |
| Jason Bull | PSU | 90,471 | — | 15,742 |
| Jason Bull | PSU | 500,000 | — | 79,950 |
| Jason Bull | Option | 26,885 | 1.99 | — |
| Jason Bull | PSU | 167,259 | — | 29,103 |
| Matthew Crisp | PSU | 193,107 | — | 33,601 |
| Jason Bull | PSU | 91,907 | — | 15,992 |
| Matthew Crisp | PSU | 2,000,000 | — | 347,999 |
| Dean Freeman | PSU | 225,000 | — | 39,150 |
| Matthew Crisp | PSU | 322,620 | — | 0 |
| Matthew Crisp | Option | 134,425 | 1.99 | — |
| Matthew Crisp | PSU | 215,080 | — | 0 |
| Matthew Crisp | PSU | 189,030 | — | 32,891 |
| Adrienne Elsner | PSU | 172,064 | — | 29,939 |
| Adrienne Elsner | PSU | 735,244 | — | 127,932 |
| Matthew Crisp | PSU | 653,765 | — | 113,755 |
| Dean Freeman | PSU | 211,820 | — | 36,857 |
| Matthew Crisp | PSU | 281,955 | — | 49,060 |
| Dean Freeman | PSU | 82,748 | — | 14,398 |
| Matthew Crisp | PSU | 80,656 | — | 0 |
| Matthew Crisp | Option | 67,213 | 1.35 | — |
| Matthew Crisp | Option | 67,213 | 1.99 | — |
| Jason Bull | Option | 53,770 | 1.35 | — |
| Jason Bull | Option | 80,655 | 1.99 | — |
The provided text does not contain the Compensation Discussion & Analysis (CD&A) section where the pay philosophy is typically disclosed. It only contains the Corporate Governance and Board of Directors sections.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Aon Consulting Inc. |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard MackIndependent · Audit and Risk · Compensation | — | $530,000 | $0 | — | — | $562,333 |
| Daniel JacobiIndependent · Board Chair · Sustainability and Governance | — | 200,000 | 0 | — | — | 335,000 |
| DeAnn BruntsNot independent | — | 200,000 | 0 | — | — | 300,000 |
| Linda Whitley-TaylorIndependent · Compensation (Chair) | — | 200,000 | 0 | — | — | 260,000 |
| David J. LeeIndependent · Audit and Risk (Chair) · Not standing for re-election | — | 200,000 | 0 | — | — | 260,000 |
| J. Stephan DolezalekIndependent · Compensation · Sustainability and Governance | — | 200,000 | 0 | — | — | 260,000 |
| Molly MontgomeryIndependent · Sustainability and Governance (Chair) | — | 200,000 | 0 | — | — | 260,000 |
| Craig RohrIndependent · Audit and Risk | — | 200,000 | 0 | — | — | 255,000 |
| Adrienne ElsnerEmployee director | 27,500 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27,500 |
| Matthew B. CrispEmployee director · Departed during FY | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $200,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 10,000 / 10,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2023 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $27,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $1,930,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,957,500 |
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 | Benson Hill | 2023 | Adrienne Elsner | $277,115 | $1,034,940 | $0 | $335,651 | $1,733,346 |
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.
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.
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, Matthew Crisp | DEF 14A | 2024-06-14 | 0001830210-24-000073 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,329,054. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c48 · span 546322–546331 |
| 2 | Section 01, Adrienne Elsner | DEF 14A | 2024-06-14 | 0001830210-24-000073 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,733,346. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c48 · span 538580–538589 |
| 3 | Section 01, Jason Bull | DEF 14A | 2024-06-14 | 0001830210-24-000073 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 978,990. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c48 · span 561469–561476 |
| 4 | Section 01, Dean Freeman | DEF 14A | 2024-06-14 | 0001830210-24-000073 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 889,089. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c48 · span 554021–554028 |
| 5 | Section 08, Richard Mack | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 562,333. |
| 6 | Section 08, Daniel Jacobi | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 335,000. |
| 7 | Section 08, DeAnn Brunts | DEF 14A | 2024-06-14 | 0001830210-24-000073 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 300,000. Filing ↗machine: span 413292–413423 |
| 8 | Section 08, Linda Whitley-Taylor | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,000. |
| 9 | Section 08, David J. Lee | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,000. |
| 10 | Section 08, J. Stephan Dolezalek | DEF 14A | 2024-06-14 | 0001830210-24-000073 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,000. Filing ↗machine: span 415260–415467 |
| 11 | Section 08, Molly Montgomery | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,000. |
| 12 | Section 08, Craig Rohr | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 255,000. |
| 13 | Section 08, Adrienne Elsner | DEF 14A | 2024-06-14 | 0001830210-24-000073 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 27,500. Filing ↗machine: span 411472–411678 |
| 14 | Section 08, Matthew B. Crisp | DEF 14A | 2024-06-14 | 0001830210-24-000073 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 16 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 27,500 + equity 1,930,000 + all other 0 = 1,957,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,957,500 |
| 17 | Benson Hill (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2024-06-14 | 0001830210-24-000073 | CEO total compensation as printed in Benson Hill's own proxy. As printed: 1,733,346. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c48 · span 538580–538589 |
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