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.
Each company listed discloses ESCA 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 ESCA in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armin Boehm | $293,942 | $330,000 | $1,070,357 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,032,464 | $2,726,763 |
| Former President & Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Stephen Wawrin | 342,881 | 0 | 89,880 | 0 | 245,399 | 0 | 16,371 | 694,531 |
| Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Finance and Secretary | ||||||||
| Walter Glazer | 140,635 | 0 | 191,938 | 0 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 550,573 |
| Former President & Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Patrick Griffin | 234,044 | 0 | 82,690 | 0 | 162,185 | 0 | 9,242 | 488,161 |
| Interim President & Chief Executive 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 | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armin Boehm | $2,726,763 | — | — | — |
| Stephen Wawrin | 694,531 | 680,498 | — | +14,033 |
| Walter Glazer | 550,573 | 1,665,978 | — | −1,115,405 |
| Patrick Griffin | 488,161 | 417,706 | — | +70,455 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Glazer | RSU | 2025-03-11 | — | — | 8,346 | — | $125,023 |
| Patrick Griffin | RSU | 2026-03-05 | — | — | 18,480 | — | — |
| Patrick Griffin | RSU | 2025-03-11 | — | — | 5,520 | — | — |
| Stephen Wawrin | RSU | 2026-03-05 | — | — | 9,822 | — | — |
| Stephen Wawrin | RSU | 2025-03-11 | — | — | 6,000 | — | — |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Glazer | $125,023 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Glazer | RSU | 78,916 | — | $1,064,577 |
| Stephen Wawrin | RSU | 13,577 | — | 183,154 |
| Patrick Griffin | RSU | 11,570 | — | 156,079 |
The Company's philosophy is to align pay with performance while providing competitive compensation to attract and retain executive talent. The Compensation Committee believes executive compensation should be directly linked to continuous improvements in corporate performance and increases in stockholder value, utilizing a mix of base and performance-leveraged variable compensation.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-05 | 8,906,752 | 641,129 | 15,023 | 93.29% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-05-06 | 8,214,718 | 725,960 | 51,533 | 91.88% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-05-08 | 7,714,659 | 819,206 | 46,061 | 90.4% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-05-10 | 6,302,966 | 714,351 | 46,462 | 89.82% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-04-26 | 6,852,601 | 797,058 | 69,577 | 89.58% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-04-30 | 6,423,753 | 1,060,397 | 40,574 | 85.83% | 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 | 2026-05-05 | 93.29%a |
| 2025 | 2025-05-06 | 91.88%b |
| 2024 | 2024-05-08 | 90.4%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter P. Glazer JrNot independent · Board Chair | $118,000 | $66,915 | — | — | $0 | $184,915 |
| Richard F. Baalmann JrIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | 84,000 | 66,915 | — | — | 0 | 150,915 |
| Edward E. WilliamsIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Compensation (Chair) | 81,000 | 66,915 | — | — | 0 | 147,915 |
| Katherine F. FranklinIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 81,000 | 66,915 | — | — | 0 | 147,915 |
| Annual cash retainer | $58,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $4,500 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 15,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $364,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $267,660 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $631,660 |
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 | Escalade | 2025 | Patrick Griffin | $234,044 | $82,690 | $0 | $162,185 | $488,161 |
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.
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, Armin Boehm | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,726,763. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Stephen Wawrin | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 694,531. Filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 01, Walter Glazer | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 550,573. Filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 01, Patrick Griffin | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 488,161. Filing ↗ |
| 5 | Section 03, Walter Glazer RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 03, Patrick Griffin RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 03, Patrick Griffin RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 03, Stephen Wawrin RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 03, Stephen Wawrin RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 08, Walter P. Glazer Jr | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 184,915. Filing ↗machine: span 170191–170198 |
| 11 | Section 08, Richard F. Baalmann Jr | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,915. Filing ↗machine: span 174991–174998 |
| 12 | Section 08, Edward E. Williams | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 147,915. Filing ↗machine: span 172588–172595 |
| 13 | Section 08, Katherine F. Franklin | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 147,915. Filing ↗machine: span 177391–177398 |
| 14 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-05-05 | 0001437749-26-014869 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.29% (votes for as printed: 8,906,752). Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-05-07 | 0001437749-25-015121 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 91.88% (votes for as printed: 8,214,718). Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-05-08 | 0001437749-24-015356 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.4% (votes for as printed: 7,714,659). Filing ↗ |
| 17 | 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) |
| 18 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | 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 |
| 19 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 364,000 + equity 267,660 + all other 0 = 631,660, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 631,660 |
| 20 | Escalade (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | CEO total compensation as printed in Escalade's own proxy. As printed: 488,161. Filing ↗ |