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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2026 · Filings through 2026-08-27

Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT)

Fiscal year 2026 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.

$6,661,922
John Hazen total, FY2026
27th
CEO pay percentile vs peers
410:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
98.78%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against BOOT
10 companies name BOOT as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses BOOT 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 BOOT 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 2026

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
John Hazen$894,231$0$4,100,160$0$1,634,211$0$33,320$6,661,922
Chief Executive Officer and Director
James Watkins640,14401,300,0660877,400034,4002,852,010
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Laurie Grijalva563,32701,150,2510627,176027,0322,367,787
Chief Merchandising Officer
Michael Love524,23201,150,2510589,424027,0322,290,939
Chief Retail Officer
Jonathon Kosoff425,0000700,1800477,853019,3201,622,353
Chief Digital 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 officerFY2026 totalFY2025 totalFY2024 totalΔ FY20252026
John Hazen$6,661,922$3,565,927$1,868,397+3,095,995
James Watkins2,852,0102,744,9561,841,998+107,054
Laurie Grijalva2,367,7872,280,5651,803,320+87,222
Michael Love2,290,9392,187,7171,749,138+103,222
Jonathon Kosoff1,622,353

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

02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2026

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Laurie GrijalvaRSU2025-05-163,670
Laurie GrijalvaPSU2025-05-161,8353,6707,340575,126
John HazenPSU2025-05-166,54113,08226,1642,050,080
John HazenRSU2025-05-1613,082
Jonathon KosoffPSU2025-05-161,1172,2344,468350,090
Jonathon KosoffRSU2025-05-162,234
Michael LovePSU2025-05-161,8353,6707,340575,126
Michael LoveRSU2025-05-163,670
James WatkinsPSU2025-05-162,0744,1488,296650,033
James WatkinsRSU2025-05-164,148
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Laurie Grijalva$0$575,126$0100.0%
John Hazen02,050,0800100.0%
Jonathon Kosoff0350,0900100.0%
Michael Love0575,1260100.0%
James Watkins0650,0330100.0%

% 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 2026

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
James WatkinsRSU2,058$307,115
John HazenRSU3,283489,922
John HazenRSU13,5442,021,171
James WatkinsRSU13,5442,021,171
Laurie GrijalvaRSU13,5442,021,171
Michael LoveRSU13,5442,021,171
John HazenRSU13,0821,952,227
John HazenPSU6,541976,113
John HazenRSU5,473816,736
John HazenPSU4,925734,958
James WatkinsPSU4,925734,958
Jonathon KosoffPSU1,117166,690
Laurie GrijalvaPSU4,925734,958
Michael LovePSU4,925734,958
James WatkinsRSU4,148619,006
Laurie GrijalvaRSU3,670547,674
Michael LoveRSU3,670547,674
James WatkinsRSU3,283489,922
Laurie GrijalvaRSU3,283489,922
Michael LoveRSU3,283489,922
Jonathon KosoffRSU2,234333,380
James WatkinsPSU2,074309,503
John HazenRSU2,058307,115
Laurie GrijalvaRSU2,058307,115
Michael LoveRSU2,058307,115
Laurie GrijalvaPSU1,835273,837
Michael LovePSU1,835273,837
James WatkinsRSU1,095163,407
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our pay philosophy is designed to attract and retain talented individuals by targeting an overall pay structure that includes base salary, bonuses, and equity awards based on market and performance measures. We emphasize pay for performance with clear objectives, strong alignment between results and pay delivery, and a meaningful focus on performance achievement aligned with stockholder interests.

CEO STI target (% of salary)
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantKorn Ferry
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-08-2627,036,041334,86122,78198.78%Passed
20252025-08-2725,937,5931,664,21745,78793.97%Passed
20242024-08-2827,556,695573,07816,01297.96%Passed
20232023-08-3026,741,970829,889212,68496.99%Passed
20222022-08-2925,146,832636,81128,96997.53%Passed
20212021-08-2524,694,1601,665,00415,32793.68%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
20262026-08-2698.78%a
20252025-08-2793.97%b
20242024-08-2897.96%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.

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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)410 : 1
CEO total compensation
Median employee compensation$16,251
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2026

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Peter StarrettIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance$119,808$0$1,490,334$1,610,142
Brenda I. MorrisIndependent · Audit (Chair)120,000145,1130265,113
Chris BruzzoIndependent · Compensation (Chair)115,000145,1130260,113
Lisa G. LaubeIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)115,000145,1130260,113
Brad WestonIndependent · Audit95,000145,1130240,113
Eddie BurtIndependent · Audit95,000145,1130240,113
Anne MacDonaldIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance95,000145,1130240,113
John HazenEmployee director0
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$95,000
Annual equity retainer$145,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 20,000 / 20,000
Stock ownership guideline$5
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2026
Cash retainers and fees$754,808
Equity awards (grant-date value)$870,678
All other compensation$1,490,334
Total cost of the board$3,115,820

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

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Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2026

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Boot Barn Holdings names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Boot Barn Holdings.

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
1Shoe Carnival, Inc.2025Josh Weinstein$1,435,577$11,961,027$0$5,420,100$18,887,776
2Abercrombie & Fitch Co.2025Fran Horowitz1,400,00010,456,90301,372,00013,300,257
3The Buckle, Inc.2025Dennis Nelson1,300,0005,713,2000011,706,282
4Crocs, Inc.2025Andrew Rees1,188,4627,432,80202,267,58510,958,007
5Wolverine World Wide Inc.2025Christopher Hufnagel1,192,3085,800,02302,663,85410,854,729
6Five Below, Inc.2025Winnie Park1,100,0006,792,21502,750,00010,814,084
7Stitch Fix, Inc.2025Matt Baer850,0007,821,66301,443,36910,129,032
8Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.2025Denise Paulonis1,229,2316,000,11601,868,4329,112,619
9Boot Barn Holdings2026John Hazen894,2314,100,16001,634,2116,661,922
10Urban Outfitters, Inc.2026Sheila B. Harrington1,136,7831,699,46703,442,7366,290,916
11National Vision Holdings, Inc.2025Alexander Wilkes734,6163,156,88701,259,4685,198,862
12Arhaus, Inc.2025John Reed1,499,680001,349,7124,649,751
Zumiez Inc.not in coverage universe
Kontoor Brands, Inc.not in coverage universe
MarineMax, Inc.not in coverage universe

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.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Boot Barn Holdingsnot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedKorn Ferry
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.49%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Relative TSR vs. compensation peer groupSemler Brossy Consulting Group, LLC
Arhaus, Inc.90%not disclosedYes — relative total shareholder return (TSR)Aon plc
Crocs, Inc.not disclosedPSU 34 · RSU 33Yes — 2025-2027 Revenue/rTSRMeridian
Five Below, Inc.200%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoMeridian
Kontoor Brands, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
MarineMax, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
National Vision Holdings, Inc.196.6%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.95%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — rTSRFW Cook
Shoe Carnival, Inc.186.9%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSRFW Cook
Stitch Fix, Inc.169.8%not disclosedNoCompensia, Inc. and Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC
The Buckle, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Urban Outfitters, Inc.100%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoKorn Ferry Hay Group
Wolverine World Wide Inc.172.4%PSU 70 · RSU 30Yes — Absolute TSRFrederic W. Cook & Co. (FW Cook)
Zumiez Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed

Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.

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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 HazenDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 6,661,922. Filing ↗machine: span 659569–659578
2Section 01, James WatkinsDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,852,010. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c17 · span 679964–679973
3Section 01, Laurie GrijalvaDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,367,787. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c17 · span 700365–700374
4Section 01, Michael LoveDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,290,939. Filing ↗machine: r17 · c17 · span 735669–735678
5Section 01, Jonathon KosoffDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,622,353. Filing ↗machine: r14 · c17 · span 720703–720712
6Section 03, Laurie Grijalva RSUDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 594434–594439
7Section 03, Laurie Grijalva PSUDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
8Section 03, John Hazen PSUDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 573371–573380
9Section 03, John Hazen RSUDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 574913–574919
10Section 03, Jonathon Kosoff PSUDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
11Section 03, Jonathon Kosoff RSUDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 604192–604197
12Section 03, Michael Love PSUDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
13Section 03, Michael Love RSUDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 613948–613953
14Section 03, James Watkins PSUDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
15Section 03, James Watkins RSUDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 584676–584681
16Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 410 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 1381284–1381287
17Section 08, Peter StarrettDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 1,610,142. Filing ↗machine: span 301608–301617
18Section 08, Brenda I. MorrisDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,113. Filing ↗machine: span 319104–319111
19Section 08, Chris BruzzoDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,113. Filing ↗machine: span 305010–305017
20Section 08, Lisa G. LaubeDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,113. Filing ↗machine: span 312055–312062
21Section 08, Brad WestonDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,113. Filing ↗machine: span 322749–322756
22Section 08, Eddie BurtDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,113. Filing ↗machine: span 308654–308661
23Section 08, Anne MacDonaldDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,113. Filing ↗machine: span 315703–315710
24Section 08, John HazenDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
25Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-08-270001104659-26-102449Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.78% (votes for as printed: 27,036,041). Filing ↗
26Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-08-280001558370-25-011801Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.97% (votes for as printed: 25,937,593). Filing ↗
27Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-08-290001558370-24-012521Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.96% (votes for as printed: 27,556,695). Filing ↗
28Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
29Section 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
30Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 754,808 + equity 870,678 + all other 1,490,334 = 3,115,820, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 3,115,820
31Shoe Carnival, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-02-270001104659-26-021074CEO total compensation as printed in Shoe Carnival, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 18,887,776. Filing ↗machine: t207 · r1 · c36 · span 2027870–2027880
32Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-200001018840-26-000022CEO total compensation as printed in Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,300,257. Filing ↗machine: t170 · r3 · c8 · span 903659–903669
33The Buckle, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220000885245-26-000016CEO total compensation as printed in The Buckle, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,706,282. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c54 · span 327971–327981
34Crocs, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001334036-26-000020CEO total compensation as printed in Crocs, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,958,007. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 620259–620269
35Wolverine World Wide Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-250001140361-26-011157CEO total compensation as printed in Wolverine World Wide Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,854,729. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 1190459–1190470
36Five Below, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-05-010001193125-26-199315CEO total compensation as printed in Five Below, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,814,084. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c27 · span 514821–514831
37Stitch Fix, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-10-310001628280-25-047825CEO total compensation as printed in Stitch Fix, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,129,032. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 432212–432222
38Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-12-100001193125-25-313464CEO total compensation as printed in Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,112,619. Filing ↗machine: t140 · r6 · c10 · span 1924400–1924409
39Boot Barn Holdings (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-07-160001104659-26-084071CEO total compensation as printed in Boot Barn Holdings's own proxy. As printed: 6,661,922. Filing ↗machine: span 659569–659578
40Urban Outfitters, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-010001193125-26-137990CEO total compensation as printed in Urban Outfitters, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,290,916. Filing ↗machine: span 307336–307345
41National Vision Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-05-040001140361-26-018642CEO total compensation as printed in National Vision Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,198,862. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c25 · span 1093143–1093152
42Arhaus, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001193125-26-138942CEO total compensation as printed in Arhaus, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,649,751. Filing ↗machine: span 370210–370219
43Section 10a, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reciprocityDEF 14A0001018840-26-000022Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Boot Barn Holdings. Filing ↗
44Section 10a, Crocs, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001334036-26-000020Crocs, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Boot Barn Holdings. Filing ↗
45Section 10a, Wolverine World Wide Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-011157Wolverine World Wide Inc. names Boot Barn Holdings in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
46Section 10a, Arhaus, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-138942Arhaus, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Boot Barn Holdings. Filing ↗
47Section 10a, Urban Outfitters, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-25-070459Urban Outfitters, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Boot Barn Holdings. Filing ↗
48Section 10a, Stitch Fix, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001628280-25-047825Stitch Fix, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Boot Barn Holdings. Filing ↗
49Section 10a, National Vision Holdings, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-018642National Vision Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Boot Barn Holdings. Filing ↗
50Section 10a, Five Below, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-199315Five Below, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Boot Barn Holdings. Filing ↗