CEO Matthew Stevenson was paid $4,381,737 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 307.5% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001140361-26-010494 ↗): 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.
$4,381,737 ↑ Matthew Stevenson total, FY2025 | — CEO pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | 98.89% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stevenson | $700,000 | $0 | $2,944,630 | $0 | $700,000 | $0 | $37,107 | $4,381,737 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Jesse Weaver | 473,923 | 0 | 1,553,821 | 0 | 335,000 | 0 | 20,465 | 2,383,209 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Carly Kennedy | 328,000 | 0 | 912,662 | 0 | 131,200 | 0 | 25,440 | 1,397,302 |
| EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stevenson | $4,381,737 | $1,075,361 | $9,640,249 | ↑ +3,306,376 |
| Jesse Weaver | 2,383,209 | 1,231,561 | 1,496,586 | ↑ +1,151,648 |
| Carly Kennedy | 1,397,302 | 924,941 | 998,605 | ↑ +472,361 |
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 HLLY 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 HLLY 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carly Kennedy | General Counsel | $1,397,302 |
| Jesse Weaver | CFO | $2,383,209 |
| Matthew Stevenson | CEO | $4,381,737 |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Anita Sehgal | Independent Director | $203,750 |
| Ginger M. Jones | Independent Director | $213,750 |
| Graham Clempson | Independent Director | $203,750 |
| James Coady | Director | $188,750 |
| Matthew Rubel | Chair of the Board | $323,750 |
| Michelle Gloeckler | Independent Director | $200,000 |
| Owen Basham | Director | $198,750 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stevenson | RSU | 933,034 | — | $3,853,430 |
| Jesse Weaver | PSU | 247,274 | — | 1,021,242 |
| Matthew Stevenson | PSU | 1,220,000 | — | 5,038,600 |
| Jesse Weaver | RSU | 494,723 | — | 2,043,206 |
| Carly Kennedy | RSU | 300,224 | — | 1,239,925 |
| Carly Kennedy | PSU | 176,499 | — | 728,941 |
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | — |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-01 | 87,722,318 | 988,039 | 7,990 | 98.89% | 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 | 2026-05-01 | 98.89%a |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions are not considered votes cast and will have no effect on this proposal.”.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew RubelNot independent · Board Chair | $218,750 | $105,000 | — | — | — | $323,750 |
| Ginger M. JonesIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | 108,750 | 105,000 | — | — | — | 213,750 |
| Anita SehgalIndependent · Audit · Nominating/Governance (Chair) | 98,750 | 105,000 | — | — | — | 203,750 |
| Graham ClempsonIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) | 98,750 | 105,000 | — | — | — | 203,750 |
| Michelle GloecklerIndependent · Nominating/Governance · Compensation | 95,000 | 105,000 | — | — | — | 200,000 |
| Owen BashamNot independent · Nominating/Governance · Compensation | 93,750 | 105,000 | — | — | — | 198,750 |
| James CoadyNot independent · Nominating/Governance | 83,750 | 105,000 | — | — | — | 188,750 |
| Matthew J. StevensonEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 / 5,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $797,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $735,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,532,500 |
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 | Holley | 2025 | Matthew Stevenson | $700,000 | $2,944,630 | $0 | $700,000 | $4,381,737 |
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.
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| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Matthew Stevenson | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001140361-26-010494 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 4,381,737. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 659046–659056 |
| 2 | Section 01, Jesse Weaver | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001140361-26-010494 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,383,209. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c22 · span 668180–668190 |
| 3 | Section 01, Carly Kennedy | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001140361-26-010494 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,397,302. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c22 · span 677521–677531 |
| 4 | Section 08, Matthew Rubel | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001140361-26-010494 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 323,750. Filing ↗machine: span 380583–380762 |
| 5 | Section 08, Ginger M. Jones | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001140361-26-010494 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 213,750. Filing ↗machine: span 387462–387641 |
| 6 | Section 08, Anita Sehgal | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001140361-26-010494 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,750. Filing ↗machine: span 382887–383066 |
| 7 | Section 08, Graham Clempson | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001140361-26-010494 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,750. Filing ↗machine: span 393933–394111 |
| 8 | Section 08, Michelle Gloeckler | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001140361-26-010494 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 200,000. Filing ↗machine: span 385197–385376 |
| 9 | Section 08, Owen Basham | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001140361-26-010494 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 198,750. Filing ↗machine: span 389779–389958 |
| 10 | Section 08, James Coady | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001140361-26-010494 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 188,750. Filing ↗machine: span 392096–392275 |
| 11 | Section 08, Matthew J. Stevenson | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001140361-26-010494 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-05-06 | 0001822928-26-000013 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.89% (votes for as printed: 87,722,318). Filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 14 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 797,500 + equity 735,000 + all other 0 = 1,532,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,532,500 |
| 15 | Holley (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001140361-26-010494 | CEO total compensation as printed in Holley's own proxy. As printed: 4,381,737. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 659046–659056 |