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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-08-07

First Real Estate Investment Trust Of New Jersey, INC. (FREVS)

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.

$680,000
Robert Hekemian Jr. total, FY2025
CEO pay percentile vs peers
CEO-to-median pay ratio
94.6%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against FREVS
No companies currently name FREVS as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Robert Hekemian Jr.$600,000$0$20,000$0$0$0$60,000$680,000
President and Chief Executive Officer
John Aiello50,000020,00000060,000130,000
Secretary
Allan Tubin45,00000000045,000
Treasurer and Chief Financial 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 officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY20242025
Robert Hekemian Jr.$680,000$643,644
John Aiello130,000130,000126,711+0
Allan Tubin45,00045,00043,244+0

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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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

FREIT's compensation program is designed to properly compensate the executive officers commensurate with the duties and services that they are employed to perform for FREIT, to reward their dedication, hard work and success and align their interests with the long-term interests of FREIT.

CEO STI target (% of salary)
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultant
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingFalse
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Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-08-064,390,728250,75091,78694.6%Passed
20232023-06-083,811,721716,044580,91884.19%Passed
20202020-04-214,182,957490,93943,68689.5%Passed
20172017-04-063,639,44550,19934,80198.64%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.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20262026-08-0694.6%a
20232023-06-0884.19%b
20202020-04-2189.5%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.

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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)
CEO total compensation
Median employee compensation
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Ronald J. ArtinianIndependent · Board Chair · Audit (Chair) · Nominating$75,516$20,000$0$0$95,516
David F. McBrideIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Audit · Nominating75,00020,0000095,000
Richard J. AslanianIndependent · Compensation · Audit · Nominating66,98420,0000086,984
Justin F. MengIndependent · Compensation · Nominating63,01620,0000083,016
David B. HekemianNot independent60,00020,0000080,000
John A. AielloEmployee director00000
Robert S. Hekemian JrEmployee director00000
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$60,000
Annual equity retainer$20,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)12,500 / 7,500
Stock ownership guideline
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$340,516
Equity awards (grant-date value)$100,000
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$440,516

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

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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
1First Real Estate Investment Trust Of New Jersey, INC.2025Robert Hekemian Jr.$600,000$20,000$0$0$680,000

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.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at First Real Estate Investment Trust Of New Jersey, INC. in fiscal 2025?
The highest-paid executive at First Real Estate Investment Trust Of New Jersey, INC. in fiscal 2025 was Robert Hekemian Jr., who served as President and Chief Executive Officer with total compensation of $680,000.
How does First Real Estate Investment Trust Of New Jersey, INC.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
The filing shows that the CEO pay percentile of disclosed peers is not disclosed.
What is First Real Estate Investment Trust Of New Jersey, INC.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
The CEO-to-median employee pay ratio is not disclosed in this extract.
How did shareholders vote on First Real Estate Investment Trust Of New Jersey, INC.'s executive compensation?
Shareholders provided 94.6% support for the executive compensation plan in the latest vote.
How much does First Real Estate Investment Trust Of New Jersey, INC. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
The company reported total board compensation for fiscal 2025 as $440,516.

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.

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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, Robert Hekemian Jr.DEF 14A2026-06-100002077096-26-000197Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 1. As printed: 680,000. Filing ↗machine: t8 · r1 · c28 · span 401607–401614
2Section 01, John AielloDEF 14A2026-06-100002077096-26-000197Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 130,000. Filing ↗machine: span 510025–510032
3Section 01, Allan TubinDEF 14A2026-06-100002077096-26-000197Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 45,000. Filing ↗machine: span 440340–440346
4Section 07, pay ratio10-K2026-01-290001174947-26-000102Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
5Section 08, Ronald J. ArtinianDEF 14A2026-06-100002077096-26-000197Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 95,516. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r1 · c22 · span 661799–661805
6Section 08, David F. McBrideDEF 14A2026-06-100002077096-26-000197Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 95,000. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r2 · c22 · span 675328–675334
7Section 08, Richard J. AslanianDEF 14A2026-06-100002077096-26-000197Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 86,984. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r5 · c22 · span 715777–715783
8Section 08, Justin F. MengDEF 14A2026-06-100002077096-26-000197Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 83,016. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r3 · c22 · span 688815–688821
9Section 08, David B. HekemianDEF 14A2026-06-100002077096-26-000197Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 80,000. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r4 · c22 · span 702285–702291
10Section 08, John A. AielloDEF 14A2026-06-100002077096-26-000197Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
11Section 08, Robert S. Hekemian JrDEF 14A2026-06-100002077096-26-000197Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
12Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-08-070001174947-26-000770Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.6% (votes for as printed: 4,390,728). Filing ↗
13Section 06, 2023 voteForm 8-K2023-06-120001174947-23-000854Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.19% (votes for as printed: 3,811,721). Filing ↗
14Section 06, 2020 voteForm 8-K2020-04-220001174947-20-000583Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 89.5%. Filing ↗
15Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
16Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 340,516 + equity 100,000 + all other 0 = 440,516, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 440,516
17First Real Estate Investment Trust Of New Jersey, INC. (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-06-100002077096-26-000197CEO total compensation as printed in First Real Estate Investment Trust Of New Jersey, INC.'s own proxy. As printed: 680,000. Filing ↗machine: t8 · r1 · c28 · span 401607–401614