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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-07-31

Knowles (KN)

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.

$8,674,916
Jeffrey Niew total, FY2025
84th
CEO pay percentile vs peers
730:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
96.29%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against KN
19 companies name KN as a compensation peer

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

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Jeffrey Niew$750,000$0$6,844,773$0$1,050,300$0$29,843$8,674,916
President & Chief Executive Officer
John Anderson450,00001,553,7770407,430017,5002,428,707
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Daniel Giesecke450,00001,075,7020380,268023,5811,929,551
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Robert Perna450,0000836,6430373,968021,7951,682,406
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Raymond Cabrera350,0000836,6430253,512023,3531,463,508
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources 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.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY20242025
Jeffrey Niew$8,674,916$6,411,574
John Anderson2,428,7072,336,748
Daniel Giesecke1,929,5511,680,631
Robert Perna1,682,4061,555,228
Raymond Cabrera1,463,5081,265,974

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
Air A. Bastarrica Jr.Vice President, Controller2026-04-27D2,153$30$64,504CommonForm 4 ↗
Air A. Bastarrica Jr.Vice President, Controller2026-04-27D1,9623059,370CommonForm 4 ↗
Air A. Bastarrica Jr.Vice President, Controller2026-04-27D2,2623169,398CommonForm 4 ↗
Laura AngeliniDirector2026-04-28A6,26530190,017RSUForm 4 ↗
Cheryl ShaversDirector2026-04-28A6,26530190,017RSUForm 4 ↗
Jason CardewDirector2026-04-28A6,26530190,017RSUForm 4 ↗
Michael WishartDirector2026-04-28A6,26530190,017RSUForm 4 ↗
Daniel CrowleyDirector2026-04-28A6,26530190,017RSUForm 4 ↗
Keith BarnesDirector2026-04-28A6,26530190,017RSUForm 4 ↗
Air A. Bastarrica Jr.Vice President, Controller2026-04-30D3,62331111,987CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey NiewDirector2026-05-05D142,857334,749,995CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey NiewDirector2026-05-05A142,857172,395,712CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey NiewDirector2026-05-05D142,857172,395,712Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Raymond CabreraSVP, Chief HR Officer2026-05-13D17,59937644,475CommonForm 4 ↗
Raymond CabreraSVP, Chief HR Officer2026-05-13D25,21017422,772Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Raymond CabreraSVP, Chief HR Officer2026-05-13A25,21017422,772CommonForm 4 ↗
Daniel GieseckeSenior Vice President & COO2026-05-27D10,18937380,355CommonForm 4 ↗
Daniel GieseckeSenior Vice President & COO2026-05-27D10,01237373,548CommonForm 4 ↗
Raymond CabreraSVP, Chief HR Officer2026-07-27D6,17836224,138CommonForm 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
Robert PernaPSU2025-02-1819,08442,939$486,642
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Robert Perna$0$486,642$0100.0%

% 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
Daniel GieseckeRSU24,537$525,828
Jeffrey NiewPSU252,8155,417,815
Jeffrey NiewPSU296,8926,362,396
Jeffrey NiewPSU325,0766,966,368
Raymond CabreraPSU35,359757,738
Raymond CabreraOption25,21016.77
Jeffrey NiewRSU78,8061,688,813
Daniel GieseckeRSU6,985149,689
Raymond CabreraPSU47,0161,007,553
Raymond CabreraPSU42,939920,183
Raymond CabreraRSU19,084408,970
Robert PernaPSU42,939920,183
John AndersonRSU11,350243,231
John AndersonPSU87,3141,871,128
John AndersonPSU79,7451,708,925
Daniel GieseckePSU47,1441,010,301
Daniel GieseckeRSU17,911383,833
Daniel GieseckePSU60,4491,295,411
Daniel GieseckePSU55,2081,183,113
Robert PernaRSU6,112130,980
Robert PernaRSU19,084408,970
Jeffrey NiewRSU30,645656,722
Jeffrey NiewRSU107,9612,313,604
Jeffrey NiewRSU81,7881,752,717
John AndersonPSU76,6101,641,758
John AndersonRSU35,442759,522
Raymond CabreraRSU5,239112,272
Robert PernaPSU47,0161,007,553
Raymond CabreraRSU13,931298,541
Robert PernaRSU13,931298,541
Jeffrey NiewOption142,85716.77
John AndersonRSU25,871554,416
Robert PernaPSU41,252884,020
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Knowles' executive compensation program is designed to achieve the following key objectives: Long-Term Focus, Pay for Performance, Attract and Retain Key Talent, Risk Mitigation

CEO STI target (% of salary)120%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantCompensia, Inc.
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-04-2876,319,3242,884,25460,11196.29%Passed
20252025-04-2980,183,8581,454,30039,97998.17%Passed
20242024-04-3082,245,0811,520,07161,34898.11%Passed
20232023-05-0277,583,2407,603,26364,28491.01%Passed
20222022-04-2681,821,6952,104,78495,25197.38%Passed
20212021-04-2780,196,1432,238,45187,51297.18%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
20262026-04-2896.29%a
20252025-04-2998.17%b
20242024-04-3098.11%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “54 Abstentions will count as a vote against the proposals, other than for the election of directors (Proposal 1) and for the frequency of future say on pay advisory votes (Proposal 3).”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions are treated as present and entitled to vote, so they will have the effect of a vote cast against: the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent public accounting firm (Proposal 2), and the non-binding approval of the Company's NEO compensation (Proposal 3) .”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions are treated as present and entitled to vote, so they will have the effect of a vote cast against: the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent public accounting firm (Proposal 2), the non-binding approval of the Company's NEO compensation (Proposal 3) , the approval of an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Proposal 4), and the approval of the Second Amended and Restated 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan (Proposal 5).”.

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)730 : 1
CEO total compensation$8,674,916
Median employee compensation$11,877
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Keith BarnesIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation · Governance and Nominating$167,617$190,002$0$0$0$357,619
Cheryl ShaversIndependent · Compensation · Governance and Nominating (Chair)85,500190,002000275,502
Jason CardewIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Governance and Nominating85,000190,002000275,002
Didier HirschIndependent · Audit · Not standing for re-election85,000190,002000275,002
Daniel CrowleyIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Governance and Nominating81,500190,002000271,502
Michael WishartIndependent · Audit75,000190,002000265,002
Ye Jane LiIndependent · Audit75,000190,002000265,002
Laura AngeliniIndependent · Compensation73,000190,002000263,002
Donald MacleodIndependent · Audit · Departed during FY000000
Jeffrey NiewEmployee director00000
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$70,000
Annual equity retainer$190,002
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$727,617
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,520,016
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$2,247,633

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

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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 Knowles 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 Knowles.

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
1Ribbon Communications2025Bruce McClelland$750,000$16,370,820$0$225,188$17,457,675
2Viavi Solutions2025Oleg Khaykin900,0009,114,2770576,56210,595,839
3Mercury Systems2025William Ballhaus974,1157,553,69601,669,13410,229,945
4Knowles2025Jeffrey Niew750,0006,844,77301,050,3008,674,916
5Semtech2026Hong Hou692,3506,582,3430875,0638,177,250
6Methode Electronics2026Jonathan DeGaynor1,018,2694,456,04502,562,5008,090,755
7MaxLinear2025Kishore Seendripu721,4447,095,625007,817,568
8ADTRAN2025Thomas Stanton1,022,6853,763,04102,884,0007,683,726
9Arlo Technologies2025Matthew McRae790,0005,590,0000963,8007,358,402
10Power Integrations2025Jennifer Lloyd295,0006,024,623006,321,439
11Harmonic2025Nimrod Ben-Natan609,0004,927,5620570,0006,163,092
12FormFactor2025Michael Slessor664,6154,398,7700406,0355,481,644
13Digi International2025Ronald Konezny583,8463,454,3240949,1795,002,124
14CTS2025Kieran O'Sullivan856,3202,900,0490975,7804,758,899
15Veeco Instruments2025William Miller680,9613,931,130004,624,824
16Cohu2025Luis Müller715,0003,508,4930250,3454,498,059
17NetScout Systems2026Anil Singhal594,8251,346,2560999,9153,206,287
18Rogers Corporation2025Ali El-Haj558,8881,582,485002,504,583
19Vishay Precision Group2025Ziv Shoshani743,2351,300,661002,279,041
Bel Fusenot in coverage universe

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
Knowles116.7%PSU 55 · RSU 45NoCompensia, Inc.
ADTRAN200%RSU 57 · PSU 43NoPay Governance LLC
Arlo Technologies122%PSU 100NoPay Governance
Bel Fuse125%not disclosedYes — Relative Total Stockholder Return (TSR)Meridian
Cohu31.8%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — TSR performance relative to the Russell 2000 IndexCompensia
CTS112.8%not disclosedYes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (RTSR) ModifierExequity, LLP
Digi International147%RSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — TSR vs Russell 2000 IndexRadford Consulting (AON)
FormFactor61.8%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Aon's Human Capital Solutions practice
Harmonic95%RSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR)Exequity
MaxLinear131%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoCompensia
Mercury Systems113.2%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoMeridian Compensation Partners
Methode Electronics200%RSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
NetScout Systems174.7%RSU 60 · PSU 40Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR) vs. Russell 2000 Indexnot disclosed
Power Integrations76.8%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoAon's Human Capital Solutions practice
Ribbon Communications30%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Relative TSRFW Cook
Rogers Corporation5.94%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoCompensia
Semtech100%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoCompensia
Veeco Instrumentsnot disclosedPSU 65 · RSU 35NoCompensation Strategies, Inc.
Viavi Solutions51.2%RSU 40Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR) relative to Nasdaq Telecommunications IndexCompensia, Inc.
Vishay Precision Groupnot disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50NoEY Parthenon

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.

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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, Jeffrey NiewDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 37. As printed: 8,674,916. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 691533–691542
2Section 01, John AndersonDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 37. As printed: 2,428,707. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c21 · span 696819–696828
3Section 01, Daniel GieseckeDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 37. As printed: 1,929,551. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c21 · span 707231–707240
4Section 01, Robert PernaDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 37. As printed: 1,682,406. Filing ↗machine: r14 · c21 · span 712615–712624
5Section 01, Raymond CabreraDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 37. As printed: 1,463,508. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c21 · span 701851–701860
6Section 03, Robert Perna PSUDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 202” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t64 · r16 · c11 · span 766876–766882
7Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 730 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 978080–978083
8Section 08, Keith BarnesDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 357,619. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r3 · c4 · span 343632–343639
9Section 08, Cheryl ShaversDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 275,502. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r9 · c4 · span 350788–350795
10Section 08, Jason CardewDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 275,002. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r4 · c4 · span 344793–344800
11Section 08, Didier HirschDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 275,002. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r6 · c4 · span 347118–347125
12Section 08, Daniel CrowleyDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 271,502. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r5 · c4 · span 345956–345963
13Section 08, Michael WishartDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,002. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r10 · c4 · span 352112–352119
14Section 08, Ye Jane LiDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,002. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r7 · c4 · span 348277–348284
15Section 08, Laura AngeliniDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 263,002. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r2 · c4 · span 342470–342477
16Section 08, Donald MacleodDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r8 · c4 · span 349550–349551
17Section 08, Jeffrey NiewDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
18Section 02, Air A. Bastarrica Jr. 2026-04-27Form 42026-04-290001745084-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
19Section 02, Air A. Bastarrica Jr. 2026-04-27Form 42026-04-290001745084-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
20Section 02, Air A. Bastarrica Jr. 2026-04-27Form 42026-04-290001745084-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
21Section 02, Laura Angelini 2026-04-28Form 42026-04-290001949708-26-000001Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
22Section 02, Cheryl Shavers 2026-04-28Form 42026-04-290001196914-26-000002Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
23Section 02, Jason Cardew 2026-04-28Form 42026-04-290001529005-26-000001Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
24Section 02, Michael Wishart 2026-04-28Form 42026-04-290001593411-26-000001Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 02, Daniel Crowley 2026-04-28Form 42026-04-290001504939-26-000001Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
26Section 02, Keith Barnes 2026-04-28Form 42026-04-290001268517-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
27Section 02, Air A. Bastarrica Jr. 2026-04-30Form 42026-04-300001745084-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, Jeffrey Niew 2026-05-05Form 42026-05-070001535760-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 02, Jeffrey Niew 2026-05-05Form 42026-05-070001535760-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
30Section 02, Jeffrey Niew 2026-05-05Form 42026-05-070001535760-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
31Section 02, Raymond Cabrera 2026-05-13Form 42026-05-140001598091-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
32Section 02, Raymond Cabrera 2026-05-13Form 42026-05-140001598091-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
33Section 02, Raymond Cabrera 2026-05-13Form 42026-05-140001598091-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
34Section 02, Daniel Giesecke 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290001598086-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
35Section 02, Daniel Giesecke 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290001598086-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
36Section 02, Raymond Cabrera 2026-07-27Form 42026-07-280001598091-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
37Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-04-290001587523-26-000021Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.29% (votes for as printed: 76,319,324). Filing ↗
38Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-010001587523-25-000046Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.17% (votes for as printed: 80,183,858). Filing ↗
39Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-05-070001587523-24-000051Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.11% (votes for as printed: 82,245,081). Filing ↗
40Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)ComputedcomputedRSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
41Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 727,617 + equity 1,520,016 + all other 0 = 2,247,633, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 2,247,633
42Ribbon Communications, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-170001104659-26-044643CEO total compensation as printed in Ribbon Communications's own proxy. As printed: 17,457,675. Filing ↗machine: t160 · r1 · c42 · span 1626864–1626874
43Viavi Solutions, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-10-030001628280-25-043990CEO total compensation as printed in Viavi Solutions's own proxy. As printed: 10,595,839. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 1093592–1093602
44Mercury Systems, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-09-100001049521-25-000029CEO total compensation as printed in Mercury Systems's own proxy. As printed: 10,229,945. Filing ↗machine: t51 · r4 · c26 · span 817842–817852
45Knowles (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-110001587523-26-000010CEO total compensation as printed in Knowles's own proxy. As printed: 8,674,916. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 691533–691542
46Semtech, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-210001140361-26-015949CEO total compensation as printed in Semtech's own proxy. As printed: 8,177,250. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 1219054–1219063
47Methode Electronics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-07-310001140361-26-030317CEO total compensation as printed in Methode Electronics's own proxy. As printed: 8,090,755. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 718592–718601
48MaxLinear, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001288469-26-000021CEO total compensation as printed in MaxLinear's own proxy. As printed: 7,817,568. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c33 · span 860942–860951
49ADTRAN, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-270001193125-26-127315CEO total compensation as printed in ADTRAN's own proxy. As printed: 7,683,726. Filing ↗machine: t94 · r5 · c30 · span 1321525–1321534
50Arlo Technologies, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001140361-26-016680CEO total compensation as printed in Arlo Technologies's own proxy. As printed: 7,358,402. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c19 · span 935213–935222
51Power Integrations, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-210000833640-26-000065CEO total compensation as printed in Power Integrations's own proxy. As printed: 6,321,439. Filing ↗machine: t228 · r8 · c20 · span 1012835–1012844
52Harmonic, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001140361-26-016701CEO total compensation as printed in Harmonic's own proxy. As printed: 6,163,092. Filing ↗machine: t189 · r3 · c19 · span 1385331–1385341
53FormFactor, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001039399-26-000016CEO total compensation as printed in FormFactor's own proxy. As printed: 5,481,644. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 765051–765060
54Digi International, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-12-170001104659-25-122033CEO total compensation as printed in Digi International's own proxy. As printed: 5,002,124. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c6 · span 312252–312261
55CTS, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001193125-26-140010CEO total compensation as printed in CTS's own proxy. As printed: 4,758,899. Filing ↗
56Veeco Instruments, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-190001104659-26-032085CEO total compensation as printed in Veeco Instruments's own proxy. As printed: 4,624,824. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c57 · span 726251–726260
57Cohu, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001437749-26-010960CEO total compensation as printed in Cohu's own proxy. As printed: 4,498,059. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c15 · span 853738–853747
58NetScout Systems, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-07-240001193125-26-316095CEO total compensation as printed in NetScout Systems's own proxy. As printed: 3,206,287. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c25 · span 2186913–2186922
59Rogers Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-240001140361-26-010927CEO total compensation as printed in Rogers Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 2,504,583. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 664816–664826
60Vishay Precision Group, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-090001437749-26-011815CEO total compensation as printed in Vishay Precision Group's own proxy. As printed: 2,279,041. Filing ↗machine: span 674953–674962
61Section 10a, Mercury Systems reciprocityDEF 14A0001049521-25-000029Mercury Systems's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗
62Section 10a, Methode Electronics reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-030317Methode Electronics names Knowles in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
63Section 10a, NetScout Systems reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-25-165434NetScout Systems's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗
64Section 10a, Rogers Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-010927Rogers Corporation names Knowles in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
65Section 10a, CTS reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-140010CTS names Knowles in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
66Section 10a, Cohu reciprocityDEF 14A0001437749-26-010960Cohu's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗
67Section 10a, Vishay Precision Group reciprocityDEF 14A0001437749-26-011815Vishay Precision Group's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗
68Section 10a, ADTRAN reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-127315ADTRAN's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗
69Section 10a, Bel Fuse reciprocityDEF 14A0001437749-26-011998Bel Fuse's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗
70Section 10a, FormFactor reciprocityDEF 14A0001039399-26-000016FormFactor's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗
71Section 10a, Arlo Technologies reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-016680Arlo Technologies's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗
72Section 10a, Digi International reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-25-122033Digi International's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗
73Section 10a, Harmonic reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-016701Harmonic's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗
74Section 10a, Veeco Instruments reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-032085Veeco Instruments's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗
75Section 10a, MaxLinear reciprocityDEF 14A0001288469-26-000021MaxLinear names Knowles in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
76Section 10a, Semtech reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-015949Semtech's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗
77Section 10a, Ribbon Communications reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-044643Ribbon Communications's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Knowles. Filing ↗