Fiscal year 2026 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.
Each company listed discloses HWKN 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 HWKN in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hawkins | $743,269 | $0 | $2,062,393 | $0 | $736,984 | $0 | $65,248 | $3,607,894 |
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||||||
| Jeffrey Oldenkamp | 584,712 | 0 | 1,027,247 | 0 | 432,610 | 0 | 39,365 | 2,083,934 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
| Drew Grahek | 436,250 | 0 | 328,494 | 0 | 215,199 | 0 | 44,693 | 1,024,636 |
| Vice President – Operations | ||||||||
| Richard Erstad | 385,385 | 0 | 290,200 | 0 | 190,142 | 0 | 52,581 | 918,308 |
| Former VP, Secretary, and General Counsel | ||||||||
| Douglas Lange | 400,962 | 0 | 242,930 | 0 | 220,145 | 0 | 38,844 | 902,881 |
| Vice President - Water Treatment | ||||||||
| David Mangine | 385,385 | 0 | 232,160 | 0 | 167,866 | 0 | 67,194 | 852,605 |
| Vice President – Industrial Solutions | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hawkins | $3,607,894 | $3,151,261 | $2,616,013 | +456,633 |
| Jeffrey Oldenkamp | 2,083,934 | 2,213,782 | 1,568,660 | −129,848 |
| Drew Grahek | 1,024,636 | 1,082,458 | 929,867 | −57,822 |
| Richard Erstad | 918,308 | 967,606 | 886,592 | −49,298 |
| Douglas Lange | 902,881 | — | 850,818 | — |
| David Mangine | 852,605 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hawkins | PSU | 2025-05-14 | 8,617 | 17,234 | — | 25,851 | $2,062,393 |
| Richard Erstad | PSU | 2025-05-14 | 1,212 | 2,425 | — | 3,637 | 290,200 |
| Drew Grahek | PSU | 2025-05-14 | 1,372 | 2,745 | — | 4,117 | 328,494 |
| David Mangine | PSU | 2025-05-14 | 970 | 1,940 | — | 2,910 | 232,160 |
| Douglas Lange | PSU | 2025-05-14 | 1,015 | 2,030 | — | 3,045 | 242,930 |
| Jeffrey Oldenkamp | PSU | 2025-05-14 | 4,292 | 8,584 | — | 12,876 | 1,027,247 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hawkins | $0 | $2,062,393 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Richard Erstad | 0 | 290,200 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Drew Grahek | 0 | 328,494 | 0 | 100.0% |
| David Mangine | 0 | 232,160 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Douglas Lange | 0 | 242,930 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jeffrey Oldenkamp | 0 | 1,027,247 | 0 | 100.0% |
% 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 Hawkins | RSU | 61,236 | — | $9,315,220 |
| Jeffrey Oldenkamp | RSU | 36,418 | — | 5,539,906 |
| Drew Grahek | RSU | 15,421 | — | 2,345,843 |
| Richard Erstad | RSU | 14,454 | — | 2,198,742 |
| Douglas Lange | RSU | 12,589 | — | 1,915,039 |
| David Mangine | RSU | 12,501 | — | 1,901,652 |
Our executive compensation program is designed to attract and retain executives who will lead our company to achieve long-term success and growth in shareholder value. It is based on company, business unit, and individual performance to align the interests of our executive officers with those of our shareholders and encourages retention through a mix of base pay and performance-based variable compensation.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | McLagan |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-29 | 15,626,644 | 450,896 | 15,963 | 97.2% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-07-30 | 14,131,359 | 594,854 | 19,211 | 95.96% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-08-02 | 14,956,381 | 948,422 | 46,472 | 94.04% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-08-04 | 13,832,549 | 468,673 | 83,244 | 96.72% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-07-29 | 14,954,345 | 420,503 | 37,215 | 97.26% | Passed |
| 2019 | 2019-08-01 | 7,453,281 | 394,648 | 56,575 | 94.97% | 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 | 2026-07-29 | 97.2%a |
| 2025 | 2025-07-30 | 95.96%b |
| 2023 | 2023-08-02 | 94.04%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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 39 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $93,679 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James T. ThompsonIndependent · Compensation Committee · Governance and Nominating Committee | $166,000 | $99,952 | — | — | — | $265,952 |
| Jeffrey L. WrightIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair) · Compensation Committee · Governance and Nominating Committee | 109,000 | 99,952 | — | — | — | 208,952 |
| Mary J. SchumacherIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee (Chair) · Governance and Nominating Committee | 104,000 | 99,952 | — | — | — | 203,952 |
| James A. FaulconbridgeIndependent · Audit Committee · Governance and Nominating Committee (Chair) | 93,000 | 99,952 | — | — | — | 192,952 |
| Jeffrey E. SpethmannIndependent · Audit Committee | 78,000 | 99,952 | — | — | — | 177,952 |
| Daniel J. StauberIndependent | 0 | 99,952 | — | — | — | 99,952 |
| Annual cash retainer | $70,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 / 80,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $550,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $599,712 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,149,712 |
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 | Hawkins | 2026 | Patrick Hawkins | $743,269 | $2,062,393 | $0 | $736,984 | $3,607,894 |
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.
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.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Patrick Hawkins | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 3,607,894. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c42 · span 275539–275548 |
| 2 | Section 01, Jeffrey Oldenkamp | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 2,083,934. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c42 · span 283117–283126 |
| 3 | Section 01, Drew Grahek | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 1,024,636. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c42 · span 290208–290217 |
| 4 | Section 01, Richard Erstad | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 918,308. Filing ↗machine: r15 · c42 · span 306252–306259 |
| 5 | Section 01, Douglas Lange | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 902,881. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c42 · span 297740–297747 |
| 6 | Section 01, David Mangine | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 852,605. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c42 · span 302733–302740 |
| 7 | Section 03, Patrick Hawkins PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 314903–314912 |
| 8 | Section 03, Richard Erstad PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 322749–322756 |
| 9 | Section 03, Drew Grahek PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 318065–318072 |
| 10 | Section 03, David Mangine PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 321105–321112 |
| 11 | Section 03, Douglas Lange PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 319581–319588 |
| 12 | Section 03, Jeffrey Oldenkamp PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 316539–316548 |
| 13 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 39 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 08, James T. Thompson | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,952. Filing ↗machine: span 583164–583171 |
| 15 | Section 08, Jeffrey L. Wright | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 208,952. Filing ↗machine: span 584947–584954 |
| 16 | Section 08, Mary J. Schumacher | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,952. Filing ↗machine: span 577078–577085 |
| 17 | Section 08, James A. Faulconbridge | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 192,952. Filing ↗machine: span 575526–575533 |
| 18 | Section 08, Jeffrey E. Spethmann | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 177,952. Filing ↗machine: span 578602–578609 |
| 19 | Section 08, Daniel J. Stauber | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 99,952. Filing ↗machine: span 579718–579724 |
| 20 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-08-03 | 0000046250-26-000037 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.2% (votes for as printed: 15,626,644). Filing ↗ |
| 21 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-08-01 | 0000046250-25-000045 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.96% (votes for as printed: 14,131,359). Filing ↗ |
| 22 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-08-03 | 0000046250-23-000027 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.04% (votes for as printed: 14,956,381). Filing ↗ |
| 23 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 24 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | computed | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 25 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 550,000 + equity 599,712 + all other 0 = 1,149,712, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,149,712 |
| 26 | Hawkins (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-06-18 | 0000046250-26-000026 | CEO total compensation as printed in Hawkins's own proxy. As printed: 3,607,894. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c42 · span 275539–275548 |