CEO Thomas McClelland was paid $3,259,827 in fiscal year 2026, ↑ up 240.8% from fiscal year 2025 (SEC filing 0001185185-26-003746 ↗): 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.
$3,259,827 ↑ Thomas McClelland total, FY2026 | — CEO pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | 97.71% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas McClelland | $366,833 | $240,750 | $2,629,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,244 | $3,259,827 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Steven Bernstein | 274,708 | 160,500 | 1,577,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,529 | 2,028,137 |
| Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | ||||||||
| Oleandro Mancini | 282,919 | 104,273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,489 | 399,680 |
| Senior Vice President, Business Development | ||||||||
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 | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas McClelland | $3,259,827 | $956,418 | $820,993 | ↑ +2,303,409 |
| Steven Bernstein | 2,028,137 | 804,953 | 614,037 | ↑ +1,223,184 |
| Oleandro Mancini | 399,680 | 421,642 | 265,059 | ↓ −21,962 |
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 FEIM 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 FEIM 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 | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Oleandro Mancini | SVP | $399,680 |
| Steven Bernstein | CFO | $2,028,137 |
| Thomas McClelland | CEO | $3,259,827 |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Brolin | Independent Director | $58,000 |
| Lance W. Lord | Independent Director | $50,000 |
| Richard Schwartz | Independent Director | $50,000 |
| Russell M. Sarachek | Independent Director | $54,000 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas McClelland | RSU | 125,000 | — | $6,270,000 |
| Steven Bernstein | RSU | 85,000 | — | 4,263,600 |
| Oleandro Mancini | RSU | 937 | — | 47,000 |
The Company's objective is to provide a fair and competitive compensation package to its Named Executive Officers that rewards long-term performance and enhances stockholder value.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Grant Thornton |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-10-07 | 6,855,209 | 160,652 | 119,666 | 97.71% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-10-08 | 5,360,609 | 70,505 | 9,295 | 98.7% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-10-08 | 4,407,823 | 90,368 | 20,798 | 97.99% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-10-05 | 5,264,256 | 287,760 | 9,509 | 94.82% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-10-06 | 5,069,877 | 436,664 | 137,758 | 92.07% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-10-06 | 5,439,821 | 614,789 | 10,130 | 89.85% | 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 | 2026-10-07 | 97.71%a |
| 2025 | 2025-10-08 | 98.7%b |
| 2024 | 2024-10-08 | 97.99%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan BrolinIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Compensation | $58,000 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $58,000 |
| Russell M. SarachekIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 54,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 54,000 |
| Lance W. LordIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 50,000 |
| Richard SchwartzIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 50,000 |
| Thomas McClellandEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $200,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | $0 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 8,000 / 4,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $212,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $212,000 |
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 | Frequency Electronics | 2026 | Thomas McClelland | $366,833 | $2,629,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,259,827 |
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, Thomas McClelland | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001185185-26-003746 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,259,827. View filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Steven Bernstein | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001185185-26-003746 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,028,137. View filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 01, Oleandro Mancini | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001185185-26-003746 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 399,680. View filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 08, Jonathan Brolin | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001185185-26-003746 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 58,000. View filing ↗ |
| 5 | Section 08, Russell M. Sarachek | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001185185-26-003746 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 54,000. View filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 08, Lance W. Lord | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001185185-26-003746 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. View filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 08, Richard Schwartz | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001185185-26-003746 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. View filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Thomas McClelland | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001185185-26-003746 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-10-08 | 0001185185-26-004648 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.71% (votes for as printed: 6,855,209). View filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-10-09 | 0001185185-25-001405 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.7% (votes for as printed: 5,360,609). View filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-10-09 | 0001185185-24-000962 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.99% (votes for as printed: 4,407,823). View filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer. |
| 13 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 212,000 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 212,000, summed across the director compensation table rows. |
| 14 | Frequency Electronics (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-08-28 | 0001185185-26-003746 | CEO total compensation as printed in Frequency Electronics's own proxy. As printed: 3,259,827. View filing ↗ |