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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2023 · Filings through 2026-04-07

Midstream Co (ETRN)

Fiscal year 2023 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.

$15,457,854
Thomas Karam total, FY2023
CEO pay percentile vs peers
113:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against ETRN
4 companies name ETRN as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses ETRN 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 ETRN in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2023

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Thomas Karam$790,250$7,500,000$5,364,344$0$1,715,880$0$87,380$15,457,854
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Diana Charletta519,13501,971,9180941,200048,8663,481,119
President and Chief Operating Officer
Kirk Oliver500,00001,567,0530905,000048,8203,020,873
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Moore425,00001,253,6560769,250040,6692,488,575
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Brian Pietrandrea298,6330391,8270271,500030,384992,344
Vice President and Chief Accounting 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 officerFY2023 totalFY2022 totalFY2021 totalΔ FY20222023
Thomas Karam$15,457,854$8,329,965$10,349,548+7,127,889
Diana Charletta3,481,1194,439,483
Kirk Oliver3,020,8733,511,947
Stephen Moore2,488,5752,777,198
Brian Pietrandrea992,344882,9461,010,193+109,398

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

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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

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Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2023

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Thomas KaramPSU2023-02-27189,500379,000758,000$3,046,099
Kirk OliverPSU2023-02-2755,359110,717221,434889,852
Stephen MoorePSU2023-02-2744,28888,575177,150711,895
Brian PietrandreaPSU2023-02-2713,84227,68355,366222,496
Stephen MooreRSU2023-02-2786,960541,761
Kirk OliverRSU2023-02-27108,700677,201
Diana CharlettaRSU2023-02-27136,790852,202
Diana CharlettaPSU2023-02-2769,659139,317278,6341,119,716
Thomas KaramRSU2023-02-27372,1102,318,245
Brian PietrandreaRSU2023-02-2727,180169,331
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Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Thomas Karam$2,318,245$3,046,099$056.8%
Kirk Oliver677,201889,852056.8%
Stephen Moore541,761711,895056.8%
Brian Pietrandrea169,331222,496056.8%
Diana Charletta852,2021,119,716056.8%

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

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2023

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Thomas KaramRSU309,447$3,201,201
Diana CharlettaRSU109,9321,148,806
Kirk OliverRSU71,880761,902
Stephen MooreRSU61,136642,391
Brian PietrandreaRSU17,203181,317
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The program should provide total direct compensation opportunities (i.e., base salary, annual short-term incentives, and long-term incentives) that are appropriately positioned relative to the median of peer and market practices.

CEO STI target (% of salary)120%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantPay Governance
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)113 : 1
CEO total compensation$15,457,854
Median employee compensation$136,801
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2023

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Robert F. VagtIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Human Capital and Compensation$132,500$213,598$0$50,049$396,147
Norman J. SzydlowskiIndependent · Human Capital and Compensation · Health, Safety, Sustainability and Environmental100,000213,598050,049363,647
Sarah M. BarpoulisIndependent · Corporate Governance · Health, Safety, Sustainability and Environmental (Chair)115,000213,598016,399344,997
Kenneth M. BurkeIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Corporate Governance120,000213,59805,049338,647
Vicky A. BaileyIndependent · Corporate Governance (Chair) · Health, Safety, Sustainability and Environmental115,000213,59809,262337,860
D. Mark LelandIndependent · Audit · Human Capital and Compensation (Chair)121,181213,598049334,828
Patricia K. CollawnIndependent · Human Capital and Compensation · Health, Safety, Sustainability and Environmental · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY37,91200037,912
Thomas F. KaramEmployee director · Board Chair00000
Diana M. CharlettaEmployee director00000
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$100,000
Annual equity retainer$209,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 20,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline5x annual cash retainer
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Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2023
Cash retainers and fees$741,593
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,281,588
All other compensation$130,857
Total cost of the board$2,154,038

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

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Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2023

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Midstream Co 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 Midstream Co.

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
1Cheniere Energy, Inc.2025Jack Fusco$1,765,385$19,291,784$0$4,569,600$25,647,769
2Targa Resources Corp.2025Matthew Meloy1,170,66716,275,9930021,470,708
3Midstream Co2023Thomas Karam790,2505,364,34401,715,88015,457,854
4Kinder Morgan, Inc.2025Kimberly Dang523,07711,750,0270012,331,566
5ONEOK Inc.2025Pierce Norton II1,000,0008,771,2791,578,00012,003,335
6DT Midstream, Inc.2025David Slater852,2036,282,37101,839,9389,328,071
7National Fuel Gas Company2025David Bauer1,095,0004,170,59301,881,3479,119,455
8The Williams Companies, Inc.2025Chad Zamarin829,7885,999,96201,492,2558,682,793
Antero Midstream Corporationnot 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.

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Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Midstream Co181%PSU 55 · RSU 45Yes — Relative TSRPay Governance
Antero Midstream Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Cheniere Energy, Inc.160%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — ATSRMeridian
DT Midstream, Inc.152.62%PSU 70 · RSU 30NoMeridian Compensation Partners LLC
Kinder Morgan, Inc.102.5%RSU 100NoNone retained in 2025 (used Equilar Insight benchmarking software platform instead of a compensation consultant)
National Fuel Gas Company137.455%PSU 67 · RSU 33Yes — Three-year relative TSRKorn Ferry and Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC
ONEOK Inc.105.2%PSU 70 · RSU 30Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Meridian Compensation Partners
Targa Resources Corp.190%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Relative TSR vs. Alerian US Midstream Index (AMUS)Meridian Compensation Partners
The Williams Companies, Inc.136%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSRFW Cook

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.

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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, Thomas KaramDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 15,457,854. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c43 · span 963653–963663
2Section 01, Diana CharlettaDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 3,481,119. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c43 · span 994738–994747
3Section 01, Kirk OliverDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 3,020,873. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c43 · span 978884–978893
4Section 01, Stephen MooreDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 2,488,575. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c43 · span 1009957–1009966
5Section 01, Brian PietrandreaDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 992,344. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c43 · span 1026059–1026066
6Section 03, Thomas Karam PSUDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t52 · r3 · c42 · span 1105400–1105407
7Section 03, Kirk Oliver PSUDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t52 · r6 · c42 · span 1127750–1127757
8Section 03, Stephen Moore PSUDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t52 · r12 · c42 · span 1171939–1171945
9Section 03, Brian Pietrandrea PSUDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t52 · r15 · c42 · span 1193800–1193806
10Section 03, Stephen Moore RSUDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t47 · r4 · c19 · span 910555–910561
11Section 03, Kirk Oliver RSUDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t47 · r2 · c19 · span 902554–902561
12Section 03, Diana Charletta RSUDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t47 · r3 · c19 · span 906451–906458
13Section 03, Diana Charletta PSUDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t52 · r9 · c42 · span 1149606–1149613
14Section 03, Thomas Karam RSUDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t47 · r1 · c19 · span 898454–898461
15Section 03, Brian Pietrandrea RSUDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t47 · r5 · c19 · span 914453–914459
16Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A0001104659-24-030225Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 113 : 1.machine: span 1554981–1554989
17Section 08, Robert F. VagtDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 396,147. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c24 · span 542192–542199
18Section 08, Norman J. SzydlowskiDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 363,647. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c24 · span 538692–538699
19Section 08, Sarah M. BarpoulisDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 344,997. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 524611–524618
20Section 08, Kenneth M. BurkeDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 338,647. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c24 · span 528111–528118
21Section 08, Vicky A. BaileyDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 337,860. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c24 · span 521106–521113
22Section 08, D. Mark LelandDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 334,828. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c24 · span 535186–535193
23Section 08, Patricia K. CollawnDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 37,912. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c6 · span 529554–529560
24Section 08, Thomas F. KaramDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
25Section 08, Diana M. CharlettaDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
26Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
27Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)ComputedcomputedRSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
28Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 741,593 + equity 1,281,588 + all other 130,857 = 2,154,038, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 2,154,038
29Cheniere Energy, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-070001193125-26-144572CEO total compensation as printed in Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 25,647,769. Filing ↗machine: t411 · r3 · c27 · span 1229633–1229643
30Targa Resources Corp., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-260001193125-26-126280CEO total compensation as printed in Targa Resources Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 21,470,708. Filing ↗machine: span 963425–963435
31Midstream Co (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2024-03-040001104659-24-030225CEO total compensation as printed in Midstream Co's own proxy. As printed: 15,457,854. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c43 · span 963653–963663
32Kinder Morgan, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001506307-26-000024CEO total compensation as printed in Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,331,566. Filing ↗machine: t55 · r2 · c18 · span 515403–515413
33ONEOK Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-010001039684-26-000010CEO total compensation as printed in ONEOK Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,003,335. Filing ↗machine: t163 · r2 · c27 · span 1318193–1318203
34DT Midstream, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-260001140361-26-011280CEO total compensation as printed in DT Midstream, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,328,071. Filing ↗machine: t213 · r2 · c19 · span 834643–834652
35National Fuel Gas Company, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-01-230001193125-26-020739CEO total compensation as printed in National Fuel Gas Company's own proxy. As printed: 9,119,455. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c39 · span 1246006–1246015
36The Williams Companies, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-180001193125-26-112643CEO total compensation as printed in The Williams Companies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,682,793. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c17 · span 4189334–4189344
37Section 10a, ONEOK Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001039684-26-000010ONEOK Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Midstream Co. Filing ↗
38Section 10a, Kinder Morgan, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001506307-26-000024Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Midstream Co. Filing ↗
39Section 10a, DT Midstream, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-011280DT Midstream, Inc. names Midstream Co in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
40Section 10a, The Williams Companies, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-112643The Williams Companies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Midstream Co. Filing ↗
41Section 10a, National Fuel Gas Company reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-020739National Fuel Gas Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Midstream Co. Filing ↗
42Section 10a, Targa Resources Corp. reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-126280Targa Resources Corp.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Midstream Co. Filing ↗
43Section 10a, Cheniere Energy, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-144572Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Midstream Co. Filing ↗