CEO Jonathan Shar was paid $795,540 in fiscal year 2026, ↓ down 81.2% from fiscal year 2025, the 1st percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001140361-26-032503 ↗): 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.
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Shar | $594,231 | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $1,310 | $795,540 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Christopher Neumann | 450,000 | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1,310 | 481,310 |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
| Jason Snagusky | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1,310 | 401,310 |
| Executive Vice President, 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 | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Shar | $795,540 | $4,231,272 | $1,158,097 | ↓ −3,435,732 |
| Christopher Neumann | 481,310 | 748,322 | — | ↓ −267,012 |
| Jason Snagusky | 401,310 | 1,174,859 | — | ↓ −773,549 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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Each company listed discloses BNED 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 BNED in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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.
| Executive | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Snagusky | CFO | $401,310 |
| Jonathan Shar | CEO | $795,540 |
| Christopher Neumann | General Counsel | $481,310 |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Denise Warren | Independent Director | $345,114 |
| Elias Nader | Former director (through FY2026) | $85,674 |
| Emily Hoffman | Independent Director | $345,114 |
| Eric Singer | Director | $520,114 |
| Kathryn Eberle Walker | Independent Director | $345,114 |
| Sean V. Madnani | Independent Director | $345,114 |
| William C. Martin | Chair of the Board | $545,114 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Shar | PSU | 2024-09-20 | — | — | 360,000 | — | $3,458,400 |
| Jason Snagusky | PSU | 2024-09-20 | — | — | 20,000 | — | — |
| Christopher Neumann | PSU | 2025-03-12 | — | — | 80,000 | — | — |
| Jason Snagusky | PSU | 2025-02-21 | — | — | 60,000 | — | — |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Shar | $0 | $3,458,400 | $0 | 100.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Shar | PSU | 360,000 | — | $1,118,692 |
| Christopher Neumann | PSU | 80,000 | — | 821,600 |
| Jonathan Shar | RSU | 428 | — | 1,330 |
| Jason Snagusky | PSU | 60,000 | — | 616,200 |
| Jason Snagusky | PSU | 20,000 | — | 205,400 |
| Jonathan Shar | RSU | 396 | — | 1,080 |
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William C. MartinNot independent · Board Chair · Strategy and Operational Review Committee | $300,000 | $245,114 | $0 | — | $0 | $545,114 |
| Eric SingerNot independent · Strategy and Operational Review Committee (Chair) | 275,000 | 245,114 | 0 | — | 0 | 520,114 |
| Kathryn Eberle WalkerIndependent · Audit | 100,000 | 245,114 | 0 | — | 0 | 345,114 |
| Emily HoffmanIndependent · Compensation (Chair) | 100,000 | 245,114 | 0 | — | 0 | 345,114 |
| Sean V. MadnaniIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | 100,000 | 245,114 | 0 | — | 0 | 345,114 |
| Denise WarrenIndependent · Audit | 100,000 | 245,114 | 0 | — | 0 | 345,114 |
| Elias NaderIndependent · Departed during FY | 85,674 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 85,674 |
| Annual cash retainer | $100,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $200,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | 4x annual cash retainer ($400,000) |
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $1,060,674 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $1,470,684 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $2,531,358 |
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 | Barnes & Noble Education | 2026 | Jonathan Shar | $594,231 | $0 | $0 | — | $795,540 |
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, Jonathan Shar | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 28. As printed: 795,540. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 498411–498418 |
| 2 | Section 01, Christopher Neumann | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 28. As printed: 481,310. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c24 · span 520811–520818 |
| 3 | Section 01, Jason Snagusky | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 28. As printed: 401,310. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c24 · span 511725–511732 |
| 4 | Section 03, Jonathan Shar PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 500585–500594 |
| 5 | Section 03, Jason Snagusky PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 588914–588920 |
| 6 | Section 03, Christopher Neumann PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 591371–591377 |
| 7 | Section 03, Jason Snagusky PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 586697–586703 |
| 8 | Section 08, William C. Martin | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 545,114. Filing ↗machine: span 776497–776505 |
| 9 | Section 08, Eric Singer | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 520,114. Filing ↗machine: span 779018–779026 |
| 10 | Section 08, Kathryn Eberle Walker | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 345,114. Filing ↗machine: span 781198–781206 |
| 11 | Section 08, Emily Hoffman | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 345,114. Filing ↗machine: span 771796–771804 |
| 12 | Section 08, Sean V. Madnani | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 345,114. Filing ↗machine: span 774321–774329 |
| 13 | Section 08, Denise Warren | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 345,114. Filing ↗machine: span 783601–783609 |
| 14 | Section 08, Elias Nader | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 85,674. Filing ↗machine: span 769619–769625 |
| 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 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).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 17 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 1,060,674 + equity 1,470,684 + all other 0 = 2,531,358, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 2,531,358 |
| 18 | Barnes & Noble Education (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-08-12 | 0001140361-26-032503 | CEO total compensation as printed in Barnes & Noble Education's own proxy. As printed: 795,540. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 498411–498418 |
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