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.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Berman | $1,850,000 | $2,845,619 | $5,233,075 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29,318 | $9,958,012 |
| Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary | ||||||||
| John Kimble | 608,326 | 870,841 | 1,518,941 | 0 | 0 | -15,949 | 67,535 | 3,049,694 |
| Executive Vice President 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Berman | $9,958,012 | — | — | — |
| John Kimble | 3,049,694 | — | — | — |
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 | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Berman | RSU | 431,892 | — | $7,290,337 |
| Stephen Berman | RSU | 284,160 | — | 7,189,694 |
| John Kimble | RSU | 115,108 | — | 1,943,023 |
| John Kimble | RSU | 63,044 | — | 1,589,731 |
Compensate non-employee directors to attract and retain highly qualified members. Executive compensation is designed to align with company performance and peer benchmarks.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Frederic W. Cook & Co. |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-05 | 4,094,720 | 4,507,999 | 248,783 | 47.6% | Failed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-20 | 4,603,326 | 3,052,675 | 470,010 | 60.13% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-12-06 | 4,857,830 | 3,154,748 | 169,590 | 60.63% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-12-15 | 3,367,562 | 3,128,992 | 162,043 | 51.84% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-12-16 | 3,193,284 | 2,495,107 | 93,526 | 56.14% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-11-18 | 2,512,364 | 1,282,252 | 3,057 | 66.21% | 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 | 2026-06-05 | 47.6%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-20 | 60.13%b |
| 2024 | 2024-12-06 | 60.63%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) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander ShoghiIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation (Chair) | $137,500 | $85,003 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $222,503 |
| Lori J. MacPhersonIndependent · Compensation · Cybersecurity Oversight (Chair) · Cybersecurity (Chair) | 115,000 | 85,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200,003 |
| Neilwantie MahabirIndependent · Audit · Nominating (Chair) | 112,500 | 85,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197,503 |
| Jonathan R. LiebmanIndependent · Audit · Nominating · Newly elected | 55,000 | 85,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140,003 |
| Jordan MoelisIndependent · Cybersecurity Oversight · Newly elected | 52,500 | 85,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137,503 |
| Carole LevineIndependent · Not standing for re-election | 57,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57,500 |
| Matthew WinklerIndependent · Not standing for re-election | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55,000 |
| Joshua CascadeIndependent · Not standing for re-election | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 |
| Stephen G. BermanEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $100,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 / 10,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | 2x annual stipend |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $635,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $425,015 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,060,015 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
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 | Jakks Pacific | 2025 | Stephen Berman | $1,850,000 | $5,233,075 | $0 | $0 | $9,958,012 |
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, Stephen Berman | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 9,958,012. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c33 · span 171620–171629 |
| 2 | Section 01, John Kimble | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,049,694. Filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 08, Alexander Shoghi | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 222,503. Filing ↗machine: span 282918–282925 |
| 5 | Section 08, Lori J. MacPherson | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 200,003. Filing ↗machine: span 285352–285359 |
| 6 | Section 08, Neilwantie Mahabir | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 197,503. Filing ↗machine: span 288974–288981 |
| 7 | Section 08, Jonathan R. Liebman | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,003. Filing ↗machine: span 290210–290217 |
| 8 | Section 08, Jordan Moelis | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 137,503. Filing ↗machine: span 291406–291413 |
| 9 | Section 08, Carole Levine | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 57,500. Filing ↗machine: span 283275–283281 |
| 10 | Section 08, Matthew Winkler | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 55,000. Filing ↗machine: span 286931–286937 |
| 11 | Section 08, Joshua Cascade | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. Filing ↗machine: span 285699–285705 |
| 12 | Section 08, Stephen G. Berman | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-06-12 | 0001185185-26-002475 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 47.6% (votes for as printed: 4,094,720). Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-20 | 0001185185-25-000674 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 60.13% (votes for as printed: 4,603,326). Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-12-12 | 0001185185-24-001200 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 60.63% (votes for as printed: 4,857,830). Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 635,000 + equity 425,015 + all other 0 = 1,060,015, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,060,015 |
| 17 | Jakks Pacific (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001185185-26-001465 | CEO total compensation as printed in Jakks Pacific's own proxy. As printed: 9,958,012. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c33 · span 171620–171629 |