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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-04-15

Duos Technologies Group (DUOT)

CEO Charles Ferry was paid $4,095,416 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 1382.4% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001079973-26-000488 ↗): 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.

$4,095,416 ↑
Charles Ferry total, FY2025
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CEO pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
99.03%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Charles Ferry$400,000$568,540$3,126,876$0———$4,095,416
Chief Executive Officer
Adrian Goldfarb325,00086,5592,638,82500003,050,383
Chief Financial Officer
Christopher King325,000343,155672,75000001,340,905
Former Chief Operating Officer
Leah Brown188,289223,53100000411,820
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.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Charles Ferry$4,095,416$276,263$458,990↑ +3,819,153
Adrian Goldfarb3,050,383236,231310,699↑ +2,814,152
Christopher King1,340,905———
Leah Brown411,820———

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

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01c

Board of directors

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DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Brian J. JamesIndependent Director$23,083
Frank A. LonegroIndependent Director$184,438
James Craig NixonIndependent Director$184,438
Kenneth EhrmanIndependent Director$170,000
Ned MavrommatisIndependent Director$184,438
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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 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Charles FerryRSA2025-01-01——522,889—$3,126,876
Adrian GoldfarbRSA2025-01-01——441,275—2,638,825
Leah BrownRSA2025-11-16——150,000——
Christopher KingRSA2025-01-01——225,000——
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Grant-level vehicle detail not disclosed.

% 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
Charles FerryPSU552,889—$5,882,501
Adrian GoldfarbPSU441,275—4,964,344
Christopher KingPSU112,500—1,265,625
Leah BrownPSU3,333—23,431
Leah BrownOption3,3334.22—
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Company provides base salary as a fixed source of compensation and equity awards to allow executives a degree of certainty while having a meaningful portion of their compensation 'at risk'.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultant—
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20242024-09-304,372,21142,663116,57299.03%Passed
20212021-07-152,120,426136,66353,55793.95%Passed
20192019-07-3113,769,578515,6371,202,80588.9%Passed
20162016-04-2141,561,9761,021,520746,25197.6%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
20242024-09-3099.03%a
20212021-07-1593.95%b
20192019-07-3188.9%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions are counted as “shares present” at the Annual Meeting for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum but are not counted in the calculation of the vote.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Therefore, abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as votes against this proposal.”.

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)—
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Ned MavrommatisIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating/Governance (Chair)$20,000$164,438$0$0$0$184,438
James Craig NixonIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating/Governance · Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating0184,438000184,438
Frank A. LonegroIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance0184,438000184,438
Kenneth EhrmanIndependent5,000165,0000—0170,000
Brian J. JamesIndependent · Newly elected023,08300023,083
Charles P. FerryEmployee director—————0
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity retainer—
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$25,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$721,397
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$746,397

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
1Duos Technologies Group2025Charles Ferry$400,000$3,126,876$0—$4,095,416

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 Duos Technologies Group in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Charles Ferry (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Duos Technologies Group in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $4,095,416.
How did shareholders vote on Duos Technologies Group's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 99.03% of shareholders supported Duos Technologies Group's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Duos Technologies Group spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Duos Technologies Group reported total board compensation of $746,397 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, Charles FerryDEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 4,095,416. Filing ↗
2Section 01, Adrian GoldfarbDEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,050,383. Filing ↗
3Section 01, Christopher KingDEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,340,905. Filing ↗
4Section 01, Leah BrownDEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 411,820. Filing ↗
5Section 03, Charles Ferry RSADEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
6Section 03, Adrian Goldfarb RSADEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
7Section 03, Leah Brown RSADEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
8Section 03, Christopher King RSADEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 107208–107215
9Section 07, pay ratio10-K2026-03-310001079973-26-000405Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
10Section 08, Ned MavrommatisDEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 184,438. Filing ↗machine: span 188037–188044
11Section 08, James Craig NixonDEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 184,438. Filing ↗machine: span 189565–189572
12Section 08, Frank A. LonegroDEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 184,438. Filing ↗machine: span 186197–186204
13Section 08, Kenneth EhrmanDEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 170,000. Filing ↗machine: span 185781–185788
14Section 08, Brian J. JamesDEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 23,083. Filing ↗machine: span 188440–188446
15Section 08, Charles P. FerryDEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
16Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-10-030001553350-24-000163Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.03% (votes for as printed: 4,372,211). Filing ↗
17Section 06, 2021 voteForm 8-K2021-07-200001553350-21-000596Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.95% (votes for as printed: 2,120,426). Filing ↗
18Section 06, 2019 voteForm 8-K2019-08-010001553350-19-000754Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 88.9% (votes for as printed: 13,769,578). Filing ↗
19Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
20Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 25,000 + equity 721,397 + all other 0 = 746,397, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 746,397
21Duos Technologies Group (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-150001079973-26-000488CEO total compensation as printed in Duos Technologies Group's own proxy. As printed: 4,095,416. Filing ↗

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