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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-05-21

Investors Title (ITIC)

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.

$952,842
J. Allen Fine total, FY2025
1st
CEO pay percentile vs peers
12:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
98.35%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against ITIC
2 companies name ITIC as a compensation peer

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

01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
J. Allen Fine$593,475$300,000$0$0$0$0$59,367$952,842
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
W. Morris Fine508,913350,000000053,950912,862
Executive Vice President and Secretary
James Fine, Jr.508,913350,000000052,792911,704
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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
J. Allen Fine$952,842$928,696$731,233+24,146
W. Morris Fine912,862843,409657,489+69,453
James Fine, Jr.911,704651,714

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

02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Parker, Jr. Elton C.Director2026-05-13A538$231$124,278CommonForm 4 ↗
Dividend-equivalent accruals2026-05-204,5006 insiders, 6 accrual rows

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

View all 7 transactions
InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Parker, Jr. Elton C.Director2026-05-13A538$231$124,278CommonForm 4 ↗
Richard M. Hutson IIDirector2026-05-20A75000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Tammy F. ColeyDirector2026-05-20A75000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Joseph B. Dempster, JrDirector2026-05-20A75000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Parker, Jr. Elton C.Director2026-05-20A75000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
James E. ScottDirector2026-05-20A75000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
James H. Speed, JrDirector2026-05-20A75000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The ultimate objective of an effective executive compensation program is to reward the accretion of shareholder value over the long term. In keeping with this philosophy, the Compensation Committee has designed the Company's executive compensation program to reward the achievement of the Company's objectives and to align the interests of executives with those of shareholders.

CEO STI target (% of salary)
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultant
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20252025-05-211,408,19123,69419,06898.35%Passed
20222022-05-181,345,51721,2312,73398.45%Passed
20192019-05-151,273,76213,0217,91798.99%Passed
20162016-05-181,380,79431,95027,32297.74%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
20252025-05-2198.35%a
20222022-05-1898.45%b
20192019-05-1598.99%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast on the proposal.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast on the proposal.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast on the 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.

07

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)12 : 1
CEO total compensation$952,842
Median employee compensation$76,300
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Elton C. Parker, JrIndependent · Audit (Chair)$35,000$0$71,237$0$0$106,237
Richard M. Hutson IIIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating32,000071,23700103,237
James H. Speed, JrIndependent · Compensation30,000071,23700101,237
James E. ScottIndependent · Audit24,500071,2370095,737
Tammy F. ColeyIndependent · Audit24,500071,2370095,737
Joseph B. Dempster, JrIndependent · Compensation · Newly elected15,000071,2370086,237
David L. FrancisIndependent · Compensation · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY2,5000002,500
J. Allen FineEmployee director · Board Chair00000
James A. Fine, JrEmployee director00000
W. Morris FineEmployee director00000
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$7,500
Annual equity retainer
Per board meeting fee$2,500
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)500
Stock ownership guideline
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$163,500
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$163,500

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

10

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

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 Investors Title 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 Investors Title.

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
1Fidelity National Financial, Inc.2025Michael Nolan$1,083,846$5,960,007$0$4,400,000$11,646,893
2First American Financial Corporation2025Mark Seaton907,8274,800,87002,556,0008,281,947
3Stewart Information Services Corporation2025Frederick Eppinger1,100,0004,399,91002,206,1747,865,929
4Investors Title2025J. Allen Fine593,475000952,842

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.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Investors Titlenot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.200%PSU 100NoStrategic Compensation Group LLC (SCG)
First American Financial Corporation142%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoSemler Brossy Consulting Group, LLC
Stewart Information Services Corporation114.6%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoMercer (US) LLC

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.

11

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, J. Allen FineDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 952,842. Filing ↗machine: t79 · r2 · c15 · span 360790–360797
2Section 01, W. Morris FineDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 912,862. Filing ↗machine: t79 · r8 · c15 · span 377378–377385
3Section 01, James Fine, Jr.DEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 911,704. Filing ↗machine: t79 · r5 · c15 · span 369367–369374
4Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 12 : 1. Filing ↗machine: t145 · r1 · c3 · span 609967–609973
5Section 08, Elton C. Parker, JrDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 106,237. Filing ↗machine: t23 · r6 · c9 · span 155668–155675
6Section 08, Richard M. Hutson IIDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 103,237. Filing ↗machine: t23 · r5 · c9 · span 153666–153673
7Section 08, James H. Speed, JrDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 101,237. Filing ↗machine: t23 · r8 · c9 · span 159338–159345
8Section 08, James E. ScottDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 95,737. Filing ↗machine: t23 · r7 · c9 · span 157427–157433
9Section 08, Tammy F. ColeyDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 95,737. Filing ↗machine: t23 · r2 · c9 · span 148034–148040
10Section 08, Joseph B. Dempster, JrDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 86,237. Filing ↗machine: t23 · r3 · c9 · span 149808–149814
11Section 08, David L. FrancisDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 2,500. Filing ↗machine: t23 · r4 · c3 · span 150743–150748
12Section 08, J. Allen FineDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
13Section 08, James A. Fine, JrDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
14Section 08, W. Morris FineDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
15Section 02, Parker, Jr. Elton C. 2026-05-13Form 42026-05-130001804353-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
16Section 02, Richard M. Hutson II 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-210001435430-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
17Section 02, Tammy F. Coley 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-210001804354-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
18Section 02, Joseph B. Dempster, Jr 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-210002069598-26-000002Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
19Section 02, Parker, Jr. Elton C. 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-210001804353-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
20Section 02, James E. Scott 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-210001967442-26-000007Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
21Section 02, James H. Speed, Jr 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-210001492211-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
22Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-220000720858-25-000014Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.35% (votes for as printed: 1,408,191). Filing ↗
23Section 06, 2022 voteForm 8-K2022-05-190001157523-22-000667Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.45%. Filing ↗
24Section 06, 2019 voteForm 8-K2019-05-160001157523-19-001246Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.99%. Filing ↗
25Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
26Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 163,500 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 163,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 163,500
27Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-290001104659-26-051485CEO total compensation as printed in Fidelity National Financial, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,646,893. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c6 · span 620811–620821
28First American Financial Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-300001193125-26-130349CEO total compensation as printed in First American Financial Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 8,281,947. Filing ↗machine: t120 · r3 · c36 · span 1481750–1481759
29Stewart Information Services Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-250001104659-26-034511CEO total compensation as printed in Stewart Information Services Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 7,865,929. Filing ↗machine: span 772754–772763
30Investors Title (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-130001140361-26-014376CEO total compensation as printed in Investors Title's own proxy. As printed: 952,842. Filing ↗machine: t79 · r2 · c15 · span 360790–360797
31Section 10a, Stewart Information Services Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-034511Stewart Information Services Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Investors Title. Filing ↗
32Section 10a, Fidelity National Financial, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-051485Fidelity National Financial, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Investors Title. Filing ↗
33Section 10a, First American Financial Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-130349First American Financial Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Investors Title. Filing ↗