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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-09-11

Orthopediatrics (KIDS)

CEO David Bailey was paid $3,331,481 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 8.9% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001425450-26-000027 ↗): 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.

$3,331,481 ↓
David Bailey total, FY2025
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CEO pay percentile vs peers
32:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
David Bailey$550,000$0$2,445,200$0$322,281$0$14,000$3,331,481
President and Chief Executive Officer
Fred Hite501,00001,588,6170293,569014,0002,397,186
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Joseph Hauser413,00001,308,3990239,463014,0001,974,862
President of Trauma, Deformity and OPSB
Gregory Odle368,0000972,4270143,757014,0001,498,184
President of Scoliosis
Daniel Gerritzen368,0000972,4270143,757012,8801,497,064
Executive Vice President (Legal), General Counsel, and 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.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
David Bailey$3,331,481$3,656,888$2,721,840↓ −325,407
Fred Hite2,397,1862,581,0182,036,119↓ −183,832
Joseph Hauser1,974,8621,739,6791,351,904↑ +235,183
Gregory Odle1,498,1841,600,9921,351,904↓ −102,808
Daniel Gerritzen1,497,0641,599,9581,351,904↓ −102,894

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

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Companies that benchmark against KIDS
7 companies name KIDS as a compensation peer

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

01c

Board of directors

One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.

DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Bryan W. HughesIndependent Director$208,000
David R. PelizzonIndependent Director$198,000
George S. M. DyerIndependent Director$198,000
Harald RufIndependent Director$198,000
Jimmy D. McDonaldIndependent Director$199,250
Kelly FischerIndependent Director$73,125
Marie C. InfanteIndependent Director$203,000
Mark C. ThrodahlChair of the Board$203,000
Samuel D. RiccitelliLead Independent Director$198,000
Terry SchlotterbackFormer director (through FY2025)$201,750
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
Daniel GerritzenGeneral Counsel and Secretary2026-05-13D2,479$0$0CommonForm 4 ↗
Bryan W. HughesDirector2026-06-09A11,43600CommonForm 4 ↗
David R. PelizzonDirector2026-06-09A11,43600CommonForm 4 ↗
George S. M. DyerDirector2026-06-09A11,43600CommonForm 4 ↗
Marie C. InfanteDirector2026-06-09A11,43600CommonForm 4 ↗
Jimmy D. McDonaldDirector2026-06-09A11,43600CommonForm 4 ↗
David R. BaileyDirector2026-06-09A119,14000CommonForm 4 ↗
Samuel D. RiccitelliDirector2026-06-09A11,43600CommonForm 4 ↗
Kelly FischerDirector2026-06-09A11,43600CommonForm 4 ↗
Mark C. ThrodahlDirector2026-06-09A11,43600CommonForm 4 ↗
Harald RufDirector2026-06-09A11,43600CommonForm 4 ↗
Squadron Capital LLCGreater-than-10% holder2026-08-24D4,00026103,000CommonForm 4 ↗
David R. PelizzonDirector2026-08-24D4,00026103,000Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Jennifer N. PritzkerGreater-than-10% holder2026-08-24D4,00026103,000Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
David R. PelizzonDirector2026-08-25D16,30025403,262Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Squadron Capital LLCGreater-than-10% holder2026-08-25D16,30025403,262CommonForm 4 ↗
Jennifer N. PritzkerGreater-than-10% holder2026-08-25D16,30025403,262Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
David R. PelizzonDirector2026-08-26D18,00024437,040Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Jennifer N. PritzkerGreater-than-10% holder2026-08-26D18,00024437,040Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Squadron Capital LLCGreater-than-10% holder2026-08-26D18,00024437,040CommonForm 4 ↗
David R. PelizzonDirector2026-08-28D326,700237,527,168Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Squadron Capital LLCGreater-than-10% holder2026-08-28D326,700237,527,168CommonForm 4 ↗
Jennifer N. PritzkerGreater-than-10% holder2026-08-28D326,700237,527,168Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Jennifer N. PritzkerGreater-than-10% holder2026-09-01D10,13123234,026Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Squadron Capital LLCGreater-than-10% holder2026-09-01D10,13123234,026CommonForm 4 ↗
David R. PelizzonDirector2026-09-01D10,13123234,026Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Jennifer N. PritzkerGreater-than-10% holder2026-09-02D22,50023525,375Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Squadron Capital LLCGreater-than-10% holder2026-09-02D22,50023525,375CommonForm 4 ↗
David R. PelizzonDirector2026-09-02D22,50023525,375Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Squadron Capital LLCGreater-than-10% holder2026-09-10D302,369216,352,773CommonForm 4 ↗
David R. PelizzonDirector2026-09-10D302,369216,352,773Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Jennifer N. PritzkerGreater-than-10% holder2026-09-10D302,369216,352,773Common, indirectForm 4 ↗

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.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Gregory OdleRSU2025-03-15——38,773—$972,427
Joseph HauserRSU2025-03-15——52,169—1,308,399
Fred HiteRSU2025-03-15——63,342—1,588,617
David BaileyRSU2025-03-15——97,496—2,445,200
Daniel GerritzenRSU2025-03-15——38,773—972,427
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Gregory Odle$972,427$0$00.0%
Joseph Hauser1,308,399000.0%
Fred Hite1,588,617000.0%
David Bailey2,445,200000.0%
Daniel Gerritzen972,427000.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
David BaileyRSU550,000—$9,806,500
Joseph HauserRSU306,498—5,464,859
Gregory OdleRSU184,000—3,280,720
Joseph HauserRSU400,000—7,132,000
David BaileyRSU412,500—7,354,875
Fred HiteRSU501,000—8,932,830
Daniel GerritzenRSU368,000—6,561,440
Daniel GerritzenRSU184,000—3,280,720
Gregory OdleRSU368,000—6,561,440
Joseph HauserRSU413,000—7,363,790
Fred HiteRSU375,750—6,699,622
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

We design our executive compensation program to align the attraction, motivation and retention of our NEOs with the goal of promoting the interests of our stockholders. In an effort to achieve this balance and to motivate and reward individual initiative and effort, we seek to ensure that a meaningful portion of our NEOs annual target total direct compensation opportunity is both at-risk and variable in nature.

CEO STI target (% of salary)75%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantNFP Compensation Consulting
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-041,629,000————

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
20262026-06-04—a

a. 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.

07

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)32 : 1
CEO total compensation$3,331,481
Median employee compensation—
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Bryan W. HughesIndependent · Audit (Chair)$32,500$175,500$0$0$0$208,000
Marie C. InfanteIndependent · Corporate Governance (Chair)27,500175,500000203,000
Mark C. ThrodahlNot independent · Board Chair27,500175,500000203,000
Terry SchlotterbackIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY26,250175,500000201,750
Jimmy D. McDonaldIndependent · Compensation (Chair)23,750175,500000199,250
David R. PelizzonIndependent22,500175,500000198,000
George S. M. DyerIndependent · Compensation · Corporate Governance22,500175,500000198,000
Harald RufIndependent22,500175,500000198,000
Samuel D. RiccitelliIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Corporate Governance22,500175,500000198,000
Kelly FischerIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Newly elected—73,12500073,125
David R. BaileyEmployee director000—00
Fred L. HiteEmployee director000—00
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$22,500
Annual equity retainer$175,500
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)5,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guidelineWe maintain stock ownership guidelines for the non-employee members of our Board of Directors.
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$227,500
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,652,625
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,880,125

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

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
1Orthopediatrics2025David Bailey$550,000$2,445,200$0$322,281$3,331,481

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.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Orthopediatrics in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, David Bailey (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Orthopediatrics in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,331,481.
What is Orthopediatrics's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Orthopediatrics's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 32:1.
How much does Orthopediatrics spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Orthopediatrics reported total board compensation of $1,880,125 for fiscal 2025.

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.

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, David BaileyDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 3,331,481. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c36 · span 363407–363416
2Section 01, Fred HiteDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,397,186. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c36 · span 370892–370901
3Section 01, Joseph HauserDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,974,862. Filing ↗machine: r14 · c36 · span 393236–393245
4Section 01, Gregory OdleDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,498,184. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c36 · span 378321–378330
5Section 01, Daniel GerritzenDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,497,064. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c36 · span 385794–385803
6Section 03, Gregory Odle RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001425450-26-000027Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 407558–407565
7Section 03, Joseph Hauser RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001425450-26-000027Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 410391–410400
8Section 03, Fred Hite RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001425450-26-000027Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 406142–406151
9Section 03, David Bailey RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001425450-26-000027Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 404700–404709
10Section 03, Daniel Gerritzen RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001425450-26-000027Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 408976–408983
11Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 32 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 411648–411650
12Section 08, Bryan W. HughesDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 208,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r4 · c12 · span 563082–563323
13Section 08, Marie C. InfanteDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r5 · c12 · span 565651–565892
14Section 08, Mark C. ThrodahlDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r11 · c12 · span 581065–581306
15Section 08, Terry SchlotterbackDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 201,750. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r10 · c12 · span 578499–578740
16Section 08, Jimmy D. McDonaldDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 199,250. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r6 · c12 · span 568221–568462
17Section 08, David R. PelizzonDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 198,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r7 · c12 · span 570791–571032
18Section 08, George S. M. DyerDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 198,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r2 · c12 · span 557779–558049
19Section 08, Harald RufDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 198,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r9 · c12 · span 575927–576168
20Section 08, Samuel D. RiccitelliDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 198,000. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r8 · c12 · span 573364–573605
21Section 08, Kelly FischerDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 73,125. Filing ↗machine: t19 · r3 · c3 · span 560515–560755
22Section 08, David R. BaileyDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
23Section 08, Fred L. HiteDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
24Section 02, Daniel Gerritzen 2026-05-13Form 42026-05-140001425450-26-000038Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 02, Bryan W. Hughes 2026-06-09Form 42026-06-100001425450-26-000060Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
26Section 02, David R. Pelizzon 2026-06-09Form 42026-06-100001425450-26-000061Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
27Section 02, George S. M. Dyer 2026-06-09Form 42026-06-100001425450-26-000052Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, Marie C. Infante 2026-06-09Form 42026-06-100001425450-26-000054Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 02, Jimmy D. McDonald 2026-06-09Form 42026-06-100001425450-26-000055Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
30Section 02, David R. Bailey 2026-06-09Form 42026-06-100001425450-26-000056Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
31Section 02, Samuel D. Riccitelli 2026-06-09Form 42026-06-100001425450-26-000058Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
32Section 02, Kelly Fischer 2026-06-09Form 42026-06-100001425450-26-000059Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
33Section 02, Mark C. Throdahl 2026-06-09Form 42026-06-100001425450-26-000053Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
34Section 02, Harald Ruf 2026-06-09Form 42026-06-100001425450-26-000057Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
35Section 02, Squadron Capital LLC 2026-08-24Form 42026-08-260001193125-26-369063Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
36Section 02, David R. Pelizzon 2026-08-24Form 42026-08-260001425450-26-000081Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
37Section 02, Jennifer N. Pritzker 2026-08-24Form 42026-08-260001193125-26-369065Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
38Section 02, David R. Pelizzon 2026-08-25Form 42026-08-260001425450-26-000081Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
39Section 02, Squadron Capital LLC 2026-08-25Form 42026-08-260001193125-26-369063Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
40Section 02, Jennifer N. Pritzker 2026-08-25Form 42026-08-260001193125-26-369065Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
41Section 02, David R. Pelizzon 2026-08-26Form 42026-08-260001425450-26-000081Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
42Section 02, Jennifer N. Pritzker 2026-08-26Form 42026-08-260001193125-26-369065Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
43Section 02, Squadron Capital LLC 2026-08-26Form 42026-08-260001193125-26-369063Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
44Section 02, David R. Pelizzon 2026-08-28Form 42026-09-010001425450-26-000083Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
45Section 02, Squadron Capital LLC 2026-08-28Form 42026-09-010001193125-26-378892Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
46Section 02, Jennifer N. Pritzker 2026-08-28Form 42026-09-010001193125-26-378877Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
47Section 02, Jennifer N. Pritzker 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010001193125-26-378877Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
48Section 02, Squadron Capital LLC 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010001193125-26-378892Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
49Section 02, David R. Pelizzon 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010001425450-26-000083Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
50Section 02, Jennifer N. Pritzker 2026-09-02Form 42026-09-040001193125-26-383746Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
51Section 02, Squadron Capital LLC 2026-09-02Form 42026-09-040001193125-26-383761Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
52Section 02, David R. Pelizzon 2026-09-02Form 42026-09-040001425450-26-000085Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
53Section 02, Squadron Capital LLC 2026-09-10Form 42026-09-110001193125-26-388667Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
54Section 02, David R. Pelizzon 2026-09-10Form 42026-09-100001425450-26-000087Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
55Section 02, Jennifer N. Pritzker 2026-09-10Form 42026-09-110001193125-26-388664Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
56Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-04-200001425450-26-000027Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. Filing ↗
57Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
58Section 03b vehicle mix (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
59Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 227,500 + equity 1,652,625 + all other 0 = 1,880,125, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,880,125
60Orthopediatrics (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-200001425450-26-000027CEO total compensation as printed in Orthopediatrics's own proxy. As printed: 3,331,481. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c36 · span 363407–363416

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