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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Fisch | $500,000 | $0 | $344,470 | $0 | $930,000 | $0 | $89,875 | $1,864,345 |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Andrew Hughes | 385,000 | 0 | 63,983 | 0 | 465,465 | 0 | 17,500 | 931,948 |
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
| Conor Tierney | 330,000 | 0 | 164,372 | 0 | 398,970 | 0 | 17,776 | 911,118 |
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Fisch | $1,864,345 | $1,126,967 | — | +737,378 |
| Andrew Hughes | 931,948 | — | — | — |
| Conor Tierney | 911,118 | 724,508 | — | +186,610 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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.
| Insider | Role | Transaction date | Code | Shares | Price | Value | Security | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Fisch | Director | 2026-05-15 | D | 40,242 | $2 | $76,057 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Andrew Hughes | Secretary & General Counsel | 2026-05-15 | D | 15,421 | 2 | 29,146 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Conor Tierney | Treasurer & CFO | 2026-05-15 | D | 26,549 | 2 | 50,178 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Matthew Fisch | Director | 2026-06-01 | A | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Conor Tierney | Treasurer & CFO | 2026-06-01 | A | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 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.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Fisch | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | $344,470 |
| Andrew Hughes | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | 63,983 |
| Conor Tierney | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | 164,372 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Fisch | $0 | $344,470 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Andrew Hughes | 0 | 63,983 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Conor Tierney | 0 | 164,372 | 0 | 100.0% |
% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Fisch | PSU | 46,874 | — | $86,248 |
| Conor Tierney | PSU | 2,778 | — | 5,112 |
| Conor Tierney | PSU | 625 | — | 1,150 |
| Conor Tierney | PSU | 2,084 | — | 3,835 |
| Andrew Hughes | PSU | 2,084 | — | 3,835 |
Base salaries are intended to provide a level of compensation sufficient to attract and retain an effective executive team, when considered in combination with the other components of our executive compensation program. The annual cash bonus program holds the NEOs accountable to business objectives, rewards the NEOs based on actual business results, and helps sustain a pay for performance culture.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | 100% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Compensia, Inc. |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | True |
| Anti-pledging | True |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-12 | 14,132,882 | 1,849,579 | 160,923 | 87.55% | 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 | 2026-05-12 | 87.55%a |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “An abstention will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal because an abstention represents a share considered present and entitled to vote.”.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy J. DunnIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Strategic Financing and M&A | $311,250 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $311,250 |
| Jonathon B. HusbyIndependent · Strategic Financing and M&A (Chair) · Audit | 260,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 260,000 |
| Prof. Dr. Bernd GottschalkIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Audit | 245,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 245,000 |
| Sue E. ZeifmanIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 245,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 245,000 |
| Luis C. DussanNot independent | 225,000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 225,000 |
| Doron SimonNot independent · Strategic Financing and M&A · Newly elected | 155,833 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 155,833 |
| Matthew FischEmployee director · Board Chair | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $0 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $1,442,083 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,442,083 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
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 | AEye | 2025 | Matthew Fisch | $500,000 | $344,470 | $0 | $930,000 | $1,864,345 |
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, Matthew Fisch | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,864,345. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c42 · span 582073–582082 |
| 2 | Section 01, Andrew Hughes | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 931,948. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c42 · span 594315–594322 |
| 3 | Section 01, Conor Tierney | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 911,118. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c42 · span 606601–606608 |
| 4 | Section 03, Matthew Fisch PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r1 · c18 · span 579139–579146 |
| 5 | Section 03, Andrew Hughes PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r3 · c18 · span 590934–590940 |
| 6 | Section 03, Conor Tierney PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r5 · c18 · span 603675–603682 |
| 7 | Section 07, pay ratio | 10-K | 2026-03-18 | 0001437749-26-008858 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Timothy J. Dunn | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 311,250. Filing ↗machine: t44 · r1 · c6 · span 656625–656632 |
| 9 | Section 08, Jonathon B. Husby | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,000. Filing ↗machine: t44 · r4 · c6 · span 665183–665190 |
| 10 | Section 08, Prof. Dr. Bernd Gottschalk | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 245,000. Filing ↗machine: t44 · r3 · c6 · span 662337–662344 |
| 11 | Section 08, Sue E. Zeifman | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 245,000. Filing ↗machine: t44 · r6 · c6 · span 670951–670958 |
| 12 | Section 08, Luis C. Dussan | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 225,000. Filing ↗machine: t44 · r2 · c6 · span 659472–659479 |
| 13 | Section 08, Doron Simon | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 155,833. Filing ↗machine: t44 · r5 · c6 · span 668117–668124 |
| 14 | Section 08, Matthew Fisch | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 02, Matthew Fisch 2026-05-15 | Form 4 | 2026-05-18 | 0001437749-26-017619 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 02, Andrew Hughes 2026-05-15 | Form 4 | 2026-05-18 | 0001437749-26-017626 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 02, Conor Tierney 2026-05-15 | Form 4 | 2026-05-18 | 0001437749-26-017623 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 02, Matthew Fisch 2026-06-01 | Form 4 | 2026-06-02 | 0001437749-26-019238 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 19 | Section 02, Conor Tierney 2026-06-01 | Form 4 | 2026-06-02 | 0001437749-26-019240 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 20 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-05-12 | 0001213900-26-055184 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 87.55% (votes for as printed: 14,132,882). Filing ↗ |
| 21 | 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) |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 1,442,083 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 1,442,083, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,442,083 |
| 24 | AEye (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-30 | 0001104659-26-036805 | CEO total compensation as printed in AEye's own proxy. As printed: 1,864,345. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c42 · span 582073–582082 |