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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-09-02

Bit Digital (BTBT)

CEO Sam Tabar was paid $4,065,900 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 15.7% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001213900-26-066338 ↗): 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.

$4,463,929
Erke Huang total, FY2025
Chief Financial Officer and Director — highest-paid officer; CEO Sam Tabar: $4,065,900
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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Erke Huang$598,029$1,000,000$2,865,900$0$0$0$0$4,463,929
Chief Financial Officer and Director
PEO Sam Tabar500,000700,0002,865,90000004,065,900
Chief Executive Officer
Sam Tabar500,000700,0002,865,90000004,065,900
Chief Executive Officer
Justin Zhu293,633134,750177,08800014,728620,199
Chief Accounting Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance

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
Erke Huang$4,463,929$5,221,613—↓ −757,684
PEO Sam Tabar4,065,9004,822,650—↓ −756,750
Sam Tabar4,065,9004,822,650—↓ −756,750
Justin Zhu620,199———

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

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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
Erke HuangCFO$4,463,929
Justin ZhuExecutive$620,199
Sam TabarCEO$4,065,900
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
Amanda CassattDirector$407,143
Brock PierceIndependent Director$112,800
Ichi ShihIndependent Director$26,452
Jiashu (Bill) XiongFormer director (through FY2025)$4,000
Zhaohui DengIndependent Director$101,333
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
Erke HuangDirector2026-07-24A135,000$0$0Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Samir TabarChief Executive Officer2026-07-24A400,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Samir TabarChief Executive Officer2026-07-24A135,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Erke HuangDirector2026-07-24A400,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Samir TabarCEO2026-08-18A200,0002400,000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Samir TabarCEO2026-08-18D200,000——CommonForm 4 ↗
Erke HuangDirector2026-08-18A200,0002400,000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Erke HuangDirector2026-08-18D200,000——CommonForm 4 ↗
Samir TabarChief Executive Officer2026-08-31D535,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Erke HuangDirector2026-08-31A535,0001765,050CommonForm 4 ↗
Erke HuangDirector2026-08-31D535,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Samir TabarChief Executive Officer2026-08-31A535,0001765,050CommonForm 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.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
PEO Sam TabarRSU———1,085,000——
Sam TabarRSU—————2,865,900
Justin ZhuRSU—————177,088
PEO Sam TabarRSU———945,000——
Erke HuangRSU—————2,865,900
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Sam Tabar$2,865,900$0$00.0%
Justin Zhu177,088000.0%
Erke Huang2,865,900000.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Justin ZhuRSU3,125—$5,906
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Company's executive compensation program reflects a performance-driven compensation philosophy and generally seeks to incentivize long-term performance. The Company does not specifically align its performance measures with 'compensation actually paid' for a particular year, nor does it use financial performance measures to link compensation to NEOs as a smaller reporting company.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultant—
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)—
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Amanda CassattNot independent · Partial-year service · Newly elected$0$200,000$0—$207,143$407,143
Brock PierceIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating0112,8000—0112,800
Zhaohui DengIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating101,33300—0101,333
Ichi ShihIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating (Chair)26,45200—026,452
Erke HuangEmployee director4,00000—04,000
Jiashu (Bill) XiongNot independent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY4,00000—04,000
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$20,000
Annual equity retainer$30,000
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$135,785
Equity awards (grant-date value)$312,800
All other compensation$207,143
Total cost of the board$655,728

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
1Bit Digital2025Sam Tabar$500,000$2,865,900$0$0$4,065,900

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 Bit Digital in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Erke Huang (Chief Financial Officer and Director) was the highest-paid executive at Bit Digital in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $4,463,929.
How much does Bit Digital spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Bit Digital reported total board compensation of $655,728 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, Erke HuangDEF 14A2026-06-080001213900-26-066338Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 4,463,929. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r4 · c33 · span 219515–219524
2Section 01, PEO Sam TabarDEF 14A2026-06-160001213900-26-069284Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 4,065,900. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 414595–414604
3Section 01, Sam TabarDEF 14A2026-06-080001213900-26-066338Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 4,065,900. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r2 · c33 · span 210913–210922
4Section 01, Justin ZhuDEF 14A2026-06-080001213900-26-066338Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 620,199. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r5 · c33 · span 223901–223908
5Section 03, PEO Sam Tabar RSUDEF 14A2026-06-160001213900-26-069284Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 495310–495319
6Section 03, Sam Tabar RSUDEF 14A2026-06-080001213900-26-066338Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r2 · c17 · span 208896–208905
7Section 03, Justin Zhu RSUDEF 14A2026-06-080001213900-26-066338Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r5 · c17 · span 221878–221885
8Section 03, PEO Sam Tabar RSUDEF 14A2026-06-160001213900-26-069284Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 495219–495226
9Section 03, Erke Huang RSUDEF 14A2026-06-080001213900-26-066338Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r4 · c17 · span 217498–217507
10Section 07, pay ratio10-K2026-03-270001213900-26-035544Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
11Section 08, Amanda CassattDEF 14A2026-06-160001213900-26-069284Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 407,143. Filing ↗machine: span 887360–887739
12Section 08, Brock PierceDEF 14A2026-06-160001213900-26-069284Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 112,800. Filing ↗machine: span 869476–869855
13Section 08, Zhaohui DengDEF 14A2026-06-160001213900-26-069284Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 101,333. Filing ↗machine: span 854679–855058
14Section 08, Ichi ShihDEF 14A2026-06-160001213900-26-069284Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 26,452. Filing ↗machine: span 861551–861929
15Section 08, Erke HuangDEF 14A2026-06-160001213900-26-069284Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 4,000. Filing ↗machine: span 847744–848121
16Section 08, Jiashu (Bill) XiongDEF 14A2026-06-160001213900-26-069284Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 4,000. Filing ↗machine: span 875366–875743
17Section 02, Erke Huang 2026-07-24Form 42026-07-280001213900-26-082436Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
18Section 02, Samir Tabar 2026-07-24Form 42026-07-280001213900-26-082437Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
19Section 02, Samir Tabar 2026-07-24Form 42026-07-280001213900-26-082437Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
20Section 02, Erke Huang 2026-07-24Form 42026-07-280001213900-26-082436Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
21Section 02, Samir Tabar 2026-08-18Form 42026-08-200001213900-26-092229Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
22Section 02, Samir Tabar 2026-08-18Form 42026-08-200001213900-26-092229Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
23Section 02, Erke Huang 2026-08-18Form 42026-08-200001213900-26-092232Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
24Section 02, Erke Huang 2026-08-18Form 42026-08-200001213900-26-092232Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 02, Samir Tabar 2026-08-31Form 42026-09-020001213900-26-096816Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
26Section 02, Erke Huang 2026-08-31Form 42026-09-020001213900-26-096814Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
27Section 02, Erke Huang 2026-08-31Form 42026-09-020001213900-26-096814Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, Samir Tabar 2026-08-31Form 42026-09-020001213900-26-096816Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
30Section 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
31Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 135,785 + equity 312,800 + all other 207,143 = 655,728, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 655,728
32Bit Digital (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-06-080001213900-26-066338CEO total compensation as printed in Bit Digital's own proxy. As printed: 4,065,900. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r2 · c33 · span 210913–210922

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