CEO Patrick Griffin was paid $488,161 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 16.9% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001437749-26-009992 ↗): 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.
$2,726,763 Armin Boehm total, FY2025 Former President & Chief Executive Officer — highest-paid officer; CEO Patrick Griffin: $488,161 | — CEO (Patrick Griffin) pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | 93.29% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| 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 | 118,000 | 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.
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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.
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.
| Executive | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Armin Boehm | Executive | $2,726,763 |
| Patrick Griffin | CEO | $488,161 |
| Stephen Wawrin | CFO | $694,531 |
| Walter Glazer | Executive | $550,573 |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Edward E. Williams | Lead Independent Director | $147,915 |
| Katherine F. Franklin | Independent Director | $147,915 |
| Richard F. Baalmann Jr | Independent Director | $150,915 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Griffin | RSU | 2025-03-11 | — | — | 5,520 | — | — |
| Stephen Wawrin | RSU | 2025-03-11 | — | — | 6,000 | — | — |
| Walter Glazer | RSU | 2025-03-11 | — | — | 8,346 | — | 125,023 |
| Patrick Griffin | RSU | 2026-03-05 | — | — | 18,480 | — | — |
| Stephen Wawrin | RSU | 2026-03-05 | — | — | 9,822 | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Griffin | RSU | 11,570 | — | $156,079 |
| Stephen Wawrin | RSU | 13,577 | — | 183,154 |
| Walter Glazer | RSU | 78,916 | — | 1,064,577 |
The Company's philosophy is to align pay with performance while providing competitive compensation to attract and retain executive talent. The Compensation Committee seeks to link executive compensation directly to continuous improvements in corporate performance and increases in stockholder value through 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 · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 84,000 | 66,915 | — | — | 0 | 150,915 |
| Edward E. WilliamsIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 81,000 | 66,915 | — | — | 0 | 147,915 |
| Katherine F. FranklinIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 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.
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.
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. 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. View filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Stephen Wawrin | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 694,531. View filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 01, Walter Glazer | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 550,573. View filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 01, Patrick Griffin | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 488,161. View filing ↗ |
| 5 | Section 03, Patrick Griffin RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 03, Stephen Wawrin RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 03, Walter Glazer RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 03, Patrick Griffin RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 03, Stephen Wawrin RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 08, Walter P. Glazer Jr | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 184,915. View filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 08, Richard F. Baalmann Jr | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,915. View filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 08, Edward E. Williams | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 147,915. View filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 08, Katherine F. Franklin | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001437749-26-009992 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 147,915. View filing ↗ |
| 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). View 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). View 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). View filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer. |
| 18 | Section 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). |
| 19 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 364,000 + equity 267,660 + all other 0 = 631,660, summed across the director compensation table rows. |
| 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. View filing ↗ |