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.
Each company listed discloses KOS 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 KOS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Inglis | $1,196,681 | $0 | $3,715,420 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $64,857 | $4,976,958 |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Neal Shah | 640,240 | 0 | 2,038,950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44,225 | 2,723,415 |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Christopher Ball | 552,986 | 0 | 1,366,509 | 0 | 415,000 | 0 | 44,175 | 2,378,670 |
| Former Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | ||||||||
| Josh Marion | 463,500 | 0 | 724,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43,960 | 1,232,420 |
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Inglis | $4,976,958 | $8,580,195 | $9,697,269 | −3,603,237 |
| Neal Shah | 2,723,415 | 4,995,455 | 5,389,312 | −2,272,040 |
| Christopher Ball | 2,378,670 | 3,744,267 | 4,553,999 | −1,365,597 |
| Josh Marion | 1,232,420 | 1,514,928 | — | −282,508 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Ball | RSU | 2025-01-31 | — | — | 99,525 | — | $364,262 |
| Christopher Ball | PSU | 2025-01-31 | 50,517 | 202,066 | — | 404,132 | 1,002,247 |
| Andrew Inglis | RSU | 2025-01-31 | — | — | 270,600 | — | 990,396 |
| Andrew Inglis | PSU | 2025-01-31 | 137,350 | 549,400 | — | 1,098,800 | 2,725,024 |
| Josh Marion | PSU | 2025-01-31 | 26,800 | 107,200 | — | 214,400 | 531,712 |
| Josh Marion | RSU | 2025-01-31 | — | — | 52,800 | — | 193,248 |
| Neal Shah | RSU | 2025-01-31 | — | — | 148,500 | — | 543,510 |
| Neal Shah | PSU | 2025-01-31 | 75,375 | 301,500 | — | 603,000 | 1,495,440 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Ball | $364,262 | $1,002,247 | $0 | 73.3% |
| Andrew Inglis | 990,396 | 2,725,024 | 0 | 73.3% |
| Josh Marion | 193,248 | 531,712 | 0 | 73.3% |
| Neal Shah | 543,510 | 1,495,440 | 0 | 73.3% |
% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Inglis | PSU | 1,572,954 | — | $1,431,388 |
| Neal Shah | PSU | 865,269 | — | 787,395 |
| Andrew Inglis | RSU | 528,846 | — | 481,250 |
| Neal Shah | RSU | 290,559 | — | 264,409 |
| Josh Marion | PSU | 187,843 | — | 170,937 |
| Josh Marion | RSU | 96,349 | — | 87,678 |
The executive compensation program is designed to link pay to performance, encourage prudent decision-making and risk management, and create a balanced focus on short-term and long-term performance and stockholder value creation. It emphasizes at-risk, performance-based pay, with a substantial portion of compensation provided in the form of long-term equity-based awards to align executive interests with stockholders.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-28 | 328,035,642 | 10,098,952 | 2,872,751 | 97.01% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-05 | 356,781,411 | 20,524,326 | 1,006,813 | 94.56% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-06 | 387,756,806 | 13,394,938 | 3,158,392 | 96.66% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-06-08 | 311,399,717 | 69,531,007 | 2,135,230 | 81.75% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-06-09 | 340,502,592 | 5,387,826 | 2,443,764 | 98.44% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-06-09 | 292,776,779 | 7,986,843 | 132,602 | 97.3% | 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 | 2026-05-28 | 97.01%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-05 | 94.56%b |
| 2024 | 2024-06-06 | 96.66%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have no effect on the proposal.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have no effect on the proposal.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions shall not be treated as votes cast, although they will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.”.
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) | 17 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy A. FranklinIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair) | $125,000 | $170,000 | — | — | — | $295,000 |
| Steven M. SterinIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair) · Compensation Committee | 125,000 | 170,000 | — | — | — | 295,000 |
| Deanna L. GoodwinIndependent · Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee (Chair) · Compensation Committee | 100,000 | 170,000 | — | — | — | 270,000 |
| Adebayo O. OgunlesiIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation Committee (Chair) | 100,000 | 170,000 | — | — | — | 270,000 |
| Sir John GrantIndependent · Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | 75,000 | 170,000 | — | — | — | 245,000 |
| J. Mike SticeIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee | 75,000 | 170,000 | — | — | — | 245,000 |
| Maria Moræus HanssenIndependent · Audit Committee · Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee | 75,000 | 170,000 | — | — | — | 245,000 |
| Andrew G. InglisEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $170,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 50,000 / 25,000 / 50,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $5 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $675,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $1,190,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,865,000 |
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.
Of the companies Kosmos Energy 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 Kosmos Energy.
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 | Murphy Oil Corporation | 2025 | Eric Hambly | $950,000 | $4,917,315 | $0 | $1,324,063 | $7,651,445 |
| 2 | Kosmos Energy | 2025 | Andrew Inglis | 1,196,681 | 3,715,420 | 0 | 0 | 4,976,958 |
| — | Talos Energy Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not 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.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos Energy | not disclosed | PSU 67 · RSU 33 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Murphy Oil Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners LLC |
| Talos Energy Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
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.
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, Andrew Inglis | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 4,976,958. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 925119–925128 |
| 2 | Section 01, Neal Shah | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,723,415. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c22 · span 938018–938027 |
| 3 | Section 01, Christopher Ball | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,378,670. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c22 · span 950862–950871 |
| 4 | Section 01, Josh Marion | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,232,420. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c22 · span 963690–963699 |
| 5 | Section 03, Christopher Ball RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1044788–1044795 |
| 6 | Section 03, Christopher Ball PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1050006–1050015 |
| 7 | Section 03, Andrew Inglis RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1011569–1011576 |
| 8 | Section 03, Andrew Inglis PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1016697–1016706 |
| 9 | Section 03, Josh Marion PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1066471–1066478 |
| 10 | Section 03, Josh Marion RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1061433–1061440 |
| 11 | Section 03, Neal Shah RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1028112–1028119 |
| 12 | Section 03, Neal Shah PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1033366–1033375 |
| 13 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 17 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 08, Roy A. Franklin | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 295,000. Filing ↗machine: span 451272–451447 |
| 15 | Section 08, Steven M. Sterin | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 295,000. Filing ↗machine: span 459445–459620 |
| 16 | Section 08, Deanna L. Goodwin | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 270,000. Filing ↗machine: span 453996–454171 |
| 17 | Section 08, Adebayo O. Ogunlesi | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 270,000. Filing ↗machine: span 456722–456897 |
| 18 | Section 08, Sir John Grant | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 245,000. Filing ↗machine: span 467629–467803 |
| 19 | Section 08, J. Mike Stice | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 245,000. Filing ↗machine: span 464981–465156 |
| 20 | Section 08, Maria Moræus Hanssen | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 245,000. Filing ↗machine: span 462219–462394 |
| 21 | Section 08, Andrew G. Inglis | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 22 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-05-28 | 0001509991-26-000029 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.01% (votes for as printed: 328,035,642). Filing ↗ |
| 23 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-05 | 0001509991-25-000035 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.56% (votes for as printed: 356,781,411). Filing ↗ |
| 24 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-07 | 0001509991-24-000056 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.66% (votes for as printed: 387,756,806). Filing ↗ |
| 25 | 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) |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 675,000 + equity 1,190,000 + all other 0 = 1,865,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,865,000 |
| 28 | Murphy Oil Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-27 | 0001193125-26-127236 | CEO total compensation as printed in Murphy Oil Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 7,651,445. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c39 · span 786403–786412 |
| 29 | Kosmos Energy (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001140361-26-014971 | CEO total compensation as printed in Kosmos Energy's own proxy. As printed: 4,976,958. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 925119–925128 |
| 30 | Section 10a, Murphy Oil Corporation reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-127236 | Murphy Oil Corporation names Kosmos Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |