Fiscal year 2025 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.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vera Burnett | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,179,665 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,179,665 |
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
| Daniel Gus | 343,898 | 0 | 0 | 8,683 | 247,281 | 0 | 10,500 | 610,362 |
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
| Wade Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 352,562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 352,562 |
| Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Ronald Graham | 44,674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44,674 |
| Vice President - Administration | ||||||||
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 | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vera Burnett | $1,179,665 | $1,179,665 | — | +0 |
| Daniel Gus | 610,362 | 429,739 | — | +180,623 |
| Wade Brewer | 352,562 | 352,562 | — | +0 |
| Ronald Graham | 44,674 | 560,355 | — | −515,681 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Brewer | RSU | 2024-04-19 | — | — | 27,028 | — | — |
| Vera Burnett | RSU | 2024-04-19 | — | — | 27,028 | — | — |
| Daniel Gus | RSU | 2024-04-19 | — | — | 27,028 | — | — |
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.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Brewer | RSU | 2,500 | — | $52,775 |
| Keith S. Walters | PSU | 104,293 | — | 2,201,625 |
| Keith S. Walters | RSU | 46,352 | — | 978,491 |
| Keith S. Walters | RSU | 23,176 | — | 400,250 |
| Vera Burnett | PSU | 16,217 | — | 342,341 |
| Daniel Gus | PSU | 16,217 | — | 342,341 |
| Wade Brewer | PSU | 16,217 | — | 342,341 |
| Vera Burnett | RSU | 7,208 | — | 152,161 |
| Daniel Gus | RSU | 7,208 | — | 152,161 |
| Wade Brewer | RSU | 7,208 | — | 152,161 |
| Vera Burnett | RSU | 1,802 | — | 31,121 |
| Daniel Gus | RSU | 1,802 | — | 31,121 |
| Wade Brewer | RSU | 1,802 | — | 31,121 |
| Vera Burnett | Option | 6,667 | 19.88 | — |
| Vera Burnett | Option | 3,603 | 17.27 | — |
| Daniel Gus | Option | 8,750 | 19.88 | — |
| Daniel Gus | Option | 3,603 | 17.27 | — |
| Wade Brewer | Option | 6,667 | 19.88 | — |
| Wade Brewer | Option | 1,103 | 17.27 | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-16 | 18,449,671 | 600,522 | 254,099 | 96.85% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-07-17 | 17,897,208 | 2,007,619 | 157,588 | 89.91% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-07-18 | 18,330,114 | 934,093 | 110,632 | 95.15% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-07-13 | 18,396,726 | 790,197 | 141,676 | 95.88% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-07-14 | 18,436,756 | 604,393 | 128,537 | 96.83% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-07-15 | 18,779,683 | 751,587 | 161,141 | 96.15% | 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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-16 | 96.85%a |
| 2025 | 2025-07-17 | 89.91%b |
| 2024 | 2024-07-18 | 95.15%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.
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith S. WaltersEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | — | $0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $41,580 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $57,750 |
| Per board meeting fee | $2,310 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 6,930 / 6,930 / 6,930 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $6 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $0 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $0 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies Ennis 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 Ennis.
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 | Ashland Inc | 2025 | Guillermo Novo | $1,152,332 | $5,233,863 | $0 | $1,313,830 | $7,907,423 |
| 2 | Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 2025 | Douglas Dietrich | 1,050,000 | 2,310,022 | 768,803 | 2,891,160 | 7,405,693 |
| 3 | Advansix Inc | 2025 | Erin Kane | 1,019,700 | 3,747,900 | 0 | 785,400 | 5,647,438 |
| 4 | Stepan | 2025 | Luis Rojo | 940,000 | 2,279,746 | 800,003 | 230,300 | 4,327,042 |
| 5 | Quaker Chemical Corp. | 2025 | Joseph Berquist | 800,000 | 2,420,319 | 0 | 461,840 | 3,709,451 |
| 6 | Newmarket Corp | 2025 | Thomas Gottwald | 1,275,333 | 368,188 | 0 | 750,000 | 3,694,678 |
| 7 | Mativ | 2025 | Shruti Singhal | 1,061,077 | 2,131,441 | 0 | 0 | 3,256,333 |
| 8 | Ennis | 2025 | Vera Burnett | 0 | 0 | 1,179,665 | 0 | 1,179,665 |
| 9 | Tredegar Corporation | 2025 | John Steitz | 937,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 984,438 |
| — | Ingevity | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Innospec Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Mercer International, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | H.B. Fuller Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Clearwater Paper Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Sensient | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennis | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Advansix Inc | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Ashland Inc | 90.4% | not disclosed | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR) | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Clearwater Paper Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| H.B. Fuller Company | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Ingevity | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Innospec Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Mativ | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Mercer International, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Minerals Technologies, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Newmarket Corp | not disclosed | PSU 100 | No | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| Quaker Chemical Corp. | not disclosed | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Sensient | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Stepan | not disclosed | RSU 50 · SAR 25 · PSU 25 | not disclosed | Exequity LLP |
| Tredegar Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not 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.
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, Vera Burnett | DEF 14A | 2026-06-04 | 0001193125-26-256564 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 1,179,665. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Daniel Gus | DEF 14A | 2026-06-04 | 0001193125-26-256564 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 610,362. Filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 01, Wade Brewer | DEF 14A | 2026-06-04 | 0001193125-26-256564 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 352,562. Filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 01, Ronald Graham | DEF 14A | 2026-06-04 | 0001193125-26-256564 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 44,674. Filing ↗ |
| 5 | Section 03, Wade Brewer RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-04 | 0001193125-26-256564 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1224887–1224893 |
| 6 | Section 03, Vera Burnett RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-04 | 0001193125-26-256564 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1215580–1215586 |
| 7 | Section 03, Daniel Gus RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-04 | 0001193125-26-256564 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1220231–1220237 |
| 8 | Section 08, Keith S. Walters | DEF 14A | 2026-06-04 | 0001193125-26-256564 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-07-17 | 0001193125-26-307066 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.85% (votes for as printed: 18,449,671). Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-07-18 | 0000950170-25-096909 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 89.91% (votes for as printed: 17,897,208). Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-07-18 | 0000950170-24-084522 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.15% (votes for as printed: 18,330,114). Filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 13 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 0 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 0, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 0 |
| 14 | Ashland Inc, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-12-09 | 0001193125-25-312753 | CEO total compensation as printed in Ashland Inc's own proxy. As printed: 7,907,423. Filing ↗machine: t125 · r3 · c21 · span 2021429–2021438 |
| 15 | Minerals Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001104659-26-039205 | CEO total compensation as printed in Minerals Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,405,693. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 1633829–1633838 |
| 16 | Advansix Inc, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-29 | 0001673985-26-000022 | CEO total compensation as printed in Advansix Inc's own proxy. As printed: 5,647,438. Filing ↗machine: span 646055–646064 |
| 17 | Stepan, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001193125-26-122725 | CEO total compensation as printed in Stepan's own proxy. As printed: 4,327,042. Filing ↗machine: span 378020–378029 |
| 18 | Quaker Chemical Corp., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-31 | 0001628280-26-022236 | CEO total compensation as printed in Quaker Chemical Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,709,451. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c27 · span 836235–836244 |
| 19 | Newmarket Corp, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | — | — | CEO total compensation as printed in Newmarket Corp's own proxy. As printed: 3,694,678. |
| 20 | Mativ, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-17 | 0001000623-26-000021 | CEO total compensation as printed in Mativ's own proxy. As printed: 3,256,333. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c36 · span 615186–615195 |
| 21 | Ennis (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-06-04 | 0001193125-26-256564 | CEO total compensation as printed in Ennis's own proxy. As printed: 1,179,665. Filing ↗ |
| 22 | Tredegar Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001628280-26-020996 | CEO total compensation as printed in Tredegar Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 984,438. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c27 · span 433265–433272 |
| 23 | Section 10a, Quaker Chemical Corp. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001628280-26-022236 | Quaker Chemical Corp.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 24 | Section 10a, Mativ reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001000623-26-000021 | Mativ's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 25 | Section 10a, Tredegar Corporation reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001628280-26-020996 | Tredegar Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 26 | Section 10a, Stepan reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-122725 | Stepan's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 27 | Section 10a, Newmarket Corp reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-102973 | Newmarket Corp's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |
| 28 | Section 10a, Advansix Inc reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001673985-26-000022 | Advansix Inc's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Ennis. Filing ↗ |