Companies Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.
Li-Cycle (LICY): executive pay, fiscal 2024
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CEO pay, last three years
- $2,323,259FY2023
- $1,774,501FY2024
CEO total pay was $1,774,501 in fiscal 2024, down from $2,323,259 in fiscal 2023.
FY2024: salary $600,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $1,127,404 · option awards $0
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Kochhar | $600,000 | $0 | $1,127,404 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $47,097 | $1,774,501 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Carl DeLuca | 520,000 | 0 | 618,702 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46,928 | 1,185,630 |
| General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
| Craig Cunningham | 180,822 | 0 | 599,744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275,297 | 1,055,863 |
| 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.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | FY2022 total | Δ FY2023→2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Kochhar | $1,774,501 | $2,323,259 | — | ↓ −548,758 |
| Carl DeLuca | 1,185,630 | 1,000,249 | — | ↑ +185,381 |
| Craig Cunningham | 1,055,863 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The Company’s executive compensation plan includes a mix of annual base salary, short-term cash incentives and long-term equity incentives. The Company believes that RSUs and PSUs will provide its executive officers with a strong link to long-term corporate performance and the creation of shareholder value even during periods of volatility in our stock price.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | false |
| Anti-pledging | false |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2024
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl DeLuca | RSU | 742 | — | $1,328 |
| Carl DeLuca | Option | 1,184 | 60.64 | — |
| Ajay Kochhar | RSU | 2,404 | — | 4,303 |
| Carl DeLuca | RSU | 3,190 | — | 5,710 |
| Ajay Kochhar | Option | 3,837 | 60.64 | — |
| Carl DeLuca | Option | 5,521 | 46.16 | — |
| Ajay Kochhar | RSU | 12,185 | — | 21,811 |
| Ajay Kochhar | Option | 21,085 | 46.16 | — |
| Craig Cunningham | RSU | 46,452 | — | 83,149 |
| Carl DeLuca | RSU | 52,157 | — | 93,361 |
| Craig Cunningham | RSU | 69,678 | — | 124,724 |
| Carl DeLuca | RSU | 92,807 | — | 166,125 |
| Ajay Kochhar | RSU | 133,737 | — | 239,389 |
| Ajay Kochhar | RSU | 200,606 | — | 359,084 |
| Craig Cunningham | RSU | 270,270 | — | 483,783 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline A. DedoIndependent · Audit | $329,477 | $170,000 | — | — | — | $499,477 |
| Scott ProchazkaIndependent · Audit (Chair) | 268,467 | 140,000 | — | — | — | 408,467 |
| Susan AlbanIndependent | 257,575 | 140,000 | — | — | — | 397,575 |
| Diane PearseIndependent · Audit | 254,539 | 140,000 | — | — | — | 394,539 |
| Kunal SinhaNot independent | 55,000 | 140,000 | — | — | — | 195,000 |
| Anthony TseIndependent | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark WellingsIndependent · Audit | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $55,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $140,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2024 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $1,165,058 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $730,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,895,058 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Li-Cycle as a peer
Companies that benchmark against LICY
No companies currently name LICY as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. | 2024 | Ajay Kochhar | $600,000 | $1,127,404 | $0 | $0 | $1,774,501 |
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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (13 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Ajay Kochhar. 10-K, filed 2025-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 115. As printed: 1,774,501. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Carl DeLuca. 10-K, filed 2025-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 115. As printed: 1,185,630. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Craig Cunningham. 10-K, filed 2025-03-31. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 115. As printed: 1,055,863. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jacqueline A. Dedo. 10-K, filed 2025-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 499,477. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Scott Prochazka. 10-K, filed 2025-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 408,467. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Susan Alban. 10-K, filed 2025-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 397,575. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Diane Pearse. 10-K, filed 2025-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 394,539. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Kunal Sinha. 10-K, filed 2025-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 195,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Anthony Tse. 10-K, filed 2025-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mark Wellings. 10-K, filed 2025-03-31. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 1,165,058 + equity 730,000 + all other 0 = 1,895,058, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. 10-K, filed 2025-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,774,501. View filing ↗