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Fiscal year 2026 · Filings through 2026-07-07

Mama's Creations (MAMA)

CEO Adam Michaels was paid $2,340,664 in fiscal year 2026, ↑ up 88.8% from fiscal year 2025, the 40th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001493152-26-024239 ↗): 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.

$2,340,664 ↑
Adam Michaels total, FY2026
40th
CEO pay percentile vs peers
60:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
98.32%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2026

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Adam Michaels$450,000$55,000$1,460,664$0$360,000$0$15,000$2,340,664
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman
Moore Tappan307,50030,00045,2580125,000015,000522,758
Chief Operating Officer
Anthony Gruber275,00050,00045,2580110,000015,000495,258
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 officerFY2026 totalFY2025 totalFY2024 totalΔ FY2025→2026
Adam Michaels$2,340,664$1,240,000$4,307,312↑ +1,100,664
Moore Tappan522,758———
Anthony Gruber495,258365,000712,016↑ +130,258

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 MAMA
1 company names MAMA as a compensation peer

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

01b

Executives — the named officers

One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.

ExecutiveRoleFY2026 total
Adam MichaelsCEO$2,340,664
Anthony GruberCFO$495,258
Moore TappanCOO$522,758
01c

Board of directors

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

DirectorRoleFY2026 total
Dean JanewayIndependent Director$88,655
Fred D’AgostinoFormer director (through FY2026)$16,667
Lynn L. BlakeIndependent Director$98,655
Meghan HensonIndependent Director$88,655
Shirley RomigIndependent Director$78,655
Thomas TotoFormer director (through FY2026)$16,667
02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2026

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Adam MichaelsRSU2025-10-31——18,885—$199,992
Adam MichaelsRSU2025-04-15——94,200—600,054
Moore TappanRSU2025-06-06——5,700—45,258
Adam MichaelsPSU2025-04-1547,10094,200—103,620660,618
Anthony GruberRSU2025-06-06——5,700—45,258
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Adam Michaels$800,046$660,618$045.2%
Moore Tappan45,258000.0%
Anthony Gruber45,258000.0%

% 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 2026

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Adam MichaelsPSU525,000—$7,927,500
Anthony GruberPSU203,285—3,069,604
Moore TappanPSU300,000—4,530,000
Adam MichaelsPSU175,000—2,642,500
Adam MichaelsRSU97,478—1,471,918
Adam MichaelsRSU94,200—1,422,420
Adam MichaelsRSU23,073—348,402
Adam MichaelsRSU69,445—1,048,620
Adam MichaelsRSU19,815—299,207
Adam MichaelsRSU46,297—699,085
Adam MichaelsRSU18,885—285,164
Anthony GruberRSU5,700—86,070
Moore TappanRSU5,700—86,070
Moore TappanRSU4,120—62,212
Adam MichaelsOption25,8717.57—
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultant—
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-07-0227,712,940472,105177,46898.32%Passed
20252025-07-0325,497,797472,8541,047,49298.18%Passed
20242024-07-0319,045,7183,153,76146,44985.79%Passed
20222022-10-0412,303,545251,48130,76498%Passed
20162016-06-2216,770,339208,7462,00098.77%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
20262026-07-0298.32%a
20252025-07-0398.18%b
20242024-07-0385.79%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. 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)60 : 1
CEO total compensation$2,340,664
Median employee compensation$39,200
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2026

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Lynn L. BlakeIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating/Governance$60,000$38,655$0—$0$98,655
Meghan HensonIndependent · Compensation · Audit · Nominating/Governance50,00038,6550—088,655
Dean JanewayIndependent · Nominating/Governance (Chair)50,00038,6550—088,655
Shirley RomigIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance40,00038,6550—078,655
Fred D’AgostinoIndependent · Departed during FY16,66700—016,667
Thomas TotoIndependent · Departed during FY16,66700—016,667
Adam L. MichaelsEmployee director · Board Chair—————0
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity retainer$40,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 20,000 / 20,000
Stock ownership guideline—
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2026
Cash retainers and fees$233,334
Equity awards (grant-date value)$154,620
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$387,954

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

10

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2026

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 Mama's Creations 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 Mama's Creations.

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
1Coffee2025Mark Davis$621,370$3,750,000$3,750,000$8,751,050$20,897,082
2SkinHealth2025Marla Beck796,1543,713,63501,050,0007,662,185
3Lakeland2025David Findlay739,6541,304,5820393,1282,473,892
4Mama's Creations2026Adam Michaels450,0001,460,6640360,0002,340,664
5Farmer2025Kevin Helmick686,850331,9130536,2501,644,243
6Limoneira2025Harold Edwards719,250499,997001,277,951

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
Mama's Creationsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Coffee125.175% of target for CEO ($751,050 actual vs $600,000 target); 125.175% of target for CFO ($281,644 actual vs $225,000 target); 125.175% of target for CLO ($187,763 actual vs $150,000 target)%RSUs 50 · Stock Options 50not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Farmer150%PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Cash LTI 25NoAon
Lakeland106%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoPearl Meyer & Partners
Limoneiranot disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50NoPearl Meyer
SkinHealth140%RSU 75 · PSU 25Yes — Relative TSRFrederic W. Cook & Co. (FW Cook)

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.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Mama's Creations in fiscal 2026?
As disclosed, Adam Michaels (Chief Executive Officer, Chairman) was the highest-paid executive at Mama's Creations in fiscal 2026, with total compensation of $2,340,664.
How does Mama's Creations's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Adam Michaels's total compensation ranked at the 40th percentile of Mama's Creations's disclosed peer group.
What is Mama's Creations's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Mama's Creations's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 60:1.
How did shareholders vote on Mama's Creations's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 98.32% of shareholders supported Mama's Creations's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Mama's Creations spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2026?
As disclosed, Mama's Creations reported total board compensation of $387,954 for fiscal 2026.

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.

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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, Adam MichaelsDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 18. As printed: 2,340,664. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c29 · span 451591–451600
2Section 01, Moore TappanDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 18. As printed: 522,758. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c29 · span 491230–491237
3Section 01, Anthony GruberDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 18. As printed: 495,258. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c29 · span 471439–471446
4Section 03, Adam Michaels RSUDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 517729–517736
5Section 03, Adam Michaels RSUDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 511861–511868
6Section 03, Moore Tappan RSUDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 535345–535351
7Section 03, Adam Michaels PSUDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 514788–514795
8Section 03, Anthony Gruber RSUDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 526535–526541
9Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 60 : 1. Filing ↗
10Section 08, Lynn L. BlakeDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 98,655. Filing ↗machine: span 815337–815407
11Section 08, Meghan HensonDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 88,655. Filing ↗machine: span 818155–818225
12Section 08, Dean JanewayDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 88,655. Filing ↗machine: span 819532–819602
13Section 08, Shirley RomigDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 78,655. Filing ↗machine: span 820921–820991
14Section 08, Fred D’AgostinoDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 16,667. Filing ↗machine: span 816766–816836
15Section 08, Thomas TotoDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 16,667. Filing ↗machine: span 822329–822399
16Section 08, Adam L. MichaelsDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
17Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-07-070001493152-26-032364Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.32% (votes for as printed: 27,712,940). Filing ↗
18Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-07-080001641172-25-018188Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.18% (votes for as printed: 25,497,797). Filing ↗
19Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-07-090001493152-24-026626Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 85.79% (votes for as printed: 19,045,718). Filing ↗
20Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
21Section 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
22Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 233,334 + equity 154,620 + all other 0 = 387,954, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 387,954
23Coffee, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-160001628280-26-025374CEO total compensation as printed in Coffee's own proxy. As printed: 20,897,082. Filing ↗machine: span 450786–450796
24SkinHealth, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001683168-26-003189CEO total compensation as printed in SkinHealth's own proxy. As printed: 7,662,185. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c25 · span 535635–535644
25Lakeland, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-050000721994-26-000036CEO total compensation as printed in Lakeland's own proxy. As printed: 2,473,892. Filing ↗machine: span 916200–916209
26Mama's Creations (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-05-180001493152-26-024239CEO total compensation as printed in Mama's Creations's own proxy. As printed: 2,340,664. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c29 · span 451591–451600
27Farmer, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-160001437749-26-008310CEO total compensation as printed in Farmer's own proxy. As printed: 1,644,243. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c28 · span 608756–608765
28Limoneira, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-02-180001174947-26-000188CEO total compensation as printed in Limoneira's own proxy. As printed: 1,277,951. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c6 · span 771090–771099
29Section 10a, Farmer reciprocityDEF 14A—0001437749-26-008310Farmer's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Mama's Creations. Filing ↗
30Section 10a, Lakeland reciprocityDEF 14A—0000721994-26-000036Lakeland's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Mama's Creations. Filing ↗
31Section 10a, SkinHealth reciprocityDEF 14A—0001683168-26-003189SkinHealth's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Mama's Creations. Filing ↗
32Section 10a, Limoneira reciprocityDEF 14A—0001174947-26-000188Limoneira's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Mama's Creations. Filing ↗

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