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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-06-18

BK Technologies (BKTI)

CEO John Suzuki was paid $3,431,787 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 65.0% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001140361-26-016248 ↗): 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.

$3,431,787 ↑
John Suzuki total, FY2025
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CEO pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
66.53%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
John Suzuki$392,442$3,667$0$2,799,998$221,487$0$14,193$3,431,787
Chief Executive Officer and President
Scott Malmanger287,308001,250,012108,00004,1911,649,511
Chief Financial Officer
Branko Avanic254,153000101,229012,944368,326
Chief Technology 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
John Suzuki$3,431,787$2,079,893—↑ +1,351,894
Scott Malmanger1,649,5111,205,719—↑ +443,792
Branko Avanic368,326641,237—↓ −272,911

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

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Companies that benchmark against BKTI
3 companies name BKTI as a compensation peer

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

01b

Executives — the named officers

One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.

ExecutiveRoleFY2025 total
John SuzukiCEO$3,431,787
Branko AvanicCTO$368,326
Scott MalmangerCFO$1,649,511
01c

Board of directors

One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.

DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Charles T. LanktreeIndependent Director$140,000
E. Gray PayneIndependent Director$140,000
Ellen O. O’HaraIndependent Director$140,000
Joshua S. HorowitzChair of the Board$140,000
Lloyd R. SamsIndependent Director$140,000
R. Joseph JacksonIndependent Director$140,000
02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
John M. SuzukiDirector2026-06-11D2,000$82$163,223CommonForm 4 ↗
John M. SuzukiDirector2026-06-11D7778566,045CommonForm 4 ↗
John M. SuzukiDirector2026-06-12D2238518,959CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Branko AvanicOption8,00012.27—
Scott MalmangerOption3,00015.53—
John SuzukiOption3,40011.65—
John SuzukiOption6,00015.53—
John SuzukiOption40,00012.27—
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Company reviews compensation annually for all employees, considering market compensation for comparable positions, individual performance against expectations, the desire to motivate employees to achieve short- and long-term results in the best interests of stockholders, and a long-term commitment to the Company.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantCompensation Advisory Partners LLC
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-181,696,842853,72512,90366.53%Passed
20252025-06-181,949,73132,4902,63398.36%Passed
20242024-06-201,967,30631,19225,11698.44%Passed
20232023-12-141,535,849185,75122,03289.21%Passed
20202020-06-248,836,176332,507100,19496.37%Passed
20172017-06-1611,268,59056,95984,82599.5%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
20262026-06-1866.53%a
20252025-06-1898.36%b
20242024-06-2098.44%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will have no effect on this proposal.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will have no effect on this proposal.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.”.

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.

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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Charles T. LanktreeIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee$90,000—$50,000——$140,000
Lloyd R. SamsIndependent · Compensation Committee · Nominating and Governance Committee (Chair)90,000—50,000——140,000
Ellen O. O’HaraIndependent · Strategic M&A (Chair) · Not standing for re-election90,000—50,000——140,000
E. Gray PayneIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair) · Nominating and Governance Committee90,000—50,000——140,000
Joshua S. HorowitzIndependent · Board Chair · Strategic M A Committee (3)90,000—50,000——140,000
R. Joseph JacksonIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee (Chair) · Strategic M A Committee (3)90,000—50,000——140,000
John M. SuzukiEmployee director · Strategic M A Committee (3)—————0
Bradley A. StoddardIndependent · Newly elected——————
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$90,000
Annual equity retainer$50,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)—
Stock ownership guideline—
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$540,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$540,000

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

10b

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
1BK Technologies2025John Suzuki$392,442$0$2,799,998$221,487$3,431,787

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.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at BK Technologies in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, John Suzuki (Chief Executive Officer and President) was the highest-paid executive at BK Technologies in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,431,787.
How did shareholders vote on BK Technologies's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 66.53% of shareholders supported BK Technologies's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does BK Technologies spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, BK Technologies reported total board compensation of $540,000 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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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, John SuzukiDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016248Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,431,787. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 338800–338809
2Section 01, Scott MalmangerDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016248Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,649,511. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c24 · span 348111–348120
3Section 01, Branko AvanicDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016248Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 368,326. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c24 · span 357572–357579
4Section 08, Charles T. LanktreeDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016248Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,000. Filing ↗machine: span 277291–277473
5Section 08, Lloyd R. SamsDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016248Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,000. Filing ↗machine: span 282654–282835
6Section 08, Ellen O. O’HaraDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016248Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,000. Filing ↗machine: span 279026–279208
7Section 08, E. Gray PayneDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016248Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,000. Filing ↗machine: span 281023–281205
8Section 08, Joshua S. HorowitzDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016248Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,000. Filing ↗machine: span 273557–273739
9Section 08, R. Joseph JacksonDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016248Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,000. Filing ↗machine: span 275288–275470
10Section 08, John M. SuzukiDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016248Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
11Section 08, Bradley A. StoddardDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016248Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
12Section 02, John M. Suzuki 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-120001437749-26-020476Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
13Section 02, John M. Suzuki 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-120001437749-26-020476Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
14Section 02, John M. Suzuki 2026-06-12Form 42026-06-120001437749-26-020476Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
15Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-06-180001437749-26-021148Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 66.53% (votes for as printed: 1,696,842). Filing ↗
16Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-06-180001437749-25-020784Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.36% (votes for as printed: 1,949,731). Filing ↗
17Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-06-200001654954-24-007996Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.44% (votes for as printed: 1,967,306). Filing ↗
18Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
19Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 540,000 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 540,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 540,000
20BK Technologies (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016248CEO total compensation as printed in BK Technologies's own proxy. As printed: 3,431,787. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 338800–338809