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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-05-18

Mastech Digital (MHH)

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.

$8,814,382
Nirav Patel total, FY2025
CEO pay percentile vs peers
CEO-to-median pay ratio
92.25%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against MHH
2 companies name MHH as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses MHH 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 MHH 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
Nirav Patel$1,000,000$0$0$5,197,450$616,932$0$2,000,000$8,814,382
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kannan Sugantharaman184,99200584,700100,00000869,692
Chief Financial & Operations Officer
John Cronin, Jr.190,38500077,0000457,360724,745
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

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
Nirav Patel$8,814,382
Kannan Sugantharaman869,692
John Cronin, Jr.724,745450,000

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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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
Steven A. ShawGreater-than-10% holder2026-04-09A4,000$6$24,200CommonForm 4 ↗
Steven A. ShawGreater-than-10% holder2026-04-09A2,000612,380CommonForm 4 ↗
Steven A. ShawGreater-than-10% holder2026-04-15A3,000720,520CommonForm 4 ↗
Steven A. ShawGreater-than-10% holder2026-04-27A1,00077,040CommonForm 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.

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Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Kannan SugantharamanOPTION2025-04-1475,00075,000$344,625
Nirav PatelOPTION2025-01-06351,179351,1792,916,543
Nirav PatelOPTION2025-01-06351,179351,1792,280,908
Kannan SugantharamanOPTION2025-04-1475,00075,000240,075
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Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Kannan Sugantharaman$0$0$584,7000.0%
Nirav Patel005,197,4510.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Kannan SugantharamanOption75,0007.6
Nirav PatelOption351,17915.41
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The compensation program is designed to attract, motivate, and retain high-quality executives by providing total compensation that is performance-based and competitive with the markets and industries in which the Company competes for talent. A core objective is to emphasize pay-for-performance by linking compensation levels to shareholder value creation and targeting key financial and operational objectives.

CEO STI target (% of salary)NaN%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantWillis Towers Watson US LLC
Clawback policyThe Company has adopted a Claw Back Policy effective December 1, 2023, requiring the recovery of incentive-based compensation in the event of an accounting restatement. The clawback period is the three completed fiscal years preceding the restatement date. The policy complies with Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 811 of the NYSE American Company Guide.
Anti-hedging
Anti-pledging
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Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-139,313,024782,6455,83792.25%Passed
20252025-05-1410,018,8587,2091,76899.93%Passed
20242024-05-159,613,422509,2763,42194.97%Passed
20232023-05-109,671,666427,2933,49495.77%Passed
20222022-05-119,887,79620,8454,14499.79%Passed
20212021-05-129,628,434147,05643,02098.5%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
20262026-05-1392.25%a
20252025-05-1499.93%b
20242024-05-1594.97%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “If you hold your shares in your own name and abstain from voting on this matter, your abstention will have no effect.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “abstain from voting on this 14 Table of Contents matter, your abstention will have no effect.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “If you hold your shares in your own name and abstain from voting on this matter, your abstention will have no effect.”.

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.

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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)
CEO total compensation
Median employee compensation
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
John AusuraIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Departed during FY$79,500$65,000$0$110,082$254,582
Brenda GalileeIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Departed during FY75,00065,0000105,763245,763
Vladimir RakIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)72,50065,00000137,500
Arun NayarIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Newly elected31,25032,5000063,750
Srinivas KandulaIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Newly elected31,25032,5000063,750
Bonnie K. SmithIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Not standing for re-election31,25032,5000063,750
Gerhard WatzingerIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY32,5000014,94847,448
Nirav PatelEmployee director · Newly elected0000
Ashok TrivediNot independent00000
Vivek GuptaEmployee director · Departed during FY00000
Sunil WadhwaniNot independent00000
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$75,000
Annual equity retainer$75,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 10,000 / 5,000
Stock ownership guideline
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Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$353,250
Equity awards (grant-date value)$292,500
All other compensation$230,793
Total cost of the board$876,543

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

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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
1Mastech Digital2025Nirav Patel$1,000,000$0$5,197,450$616,932$8,814,382

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.

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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, Nirav PatelDEF 14A2026-04-090001193125-26-149074Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 29. As printed: 8,814,382. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r2 · c22 · span 656887–656896
2Section 01, Kannan SugantharamanDEF 14A2026-04-090001193125-26-149074Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 29. As printed: 869,692. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r5 · c22 · span 678538–678545
3Section 01, John Cronin, Jr.DEF 14A2026-04-090001193125-26-149074Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 29. As printed: 724,745. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r11 · c22 · span 725885–725892
4Section 03, Kannan Sugantharaman OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-090001193125-26-149074Section “ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION GEN ERAL” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r7 · c17 · span 799310–799317
5Section 03, Nirav Patel OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-090001193125-26-149074Section “ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION GEN ERAL” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r4 · c17 · span 780683–780692
6Section 03, Nirav Patel OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-090001193125-26-149074Section “ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION GEN ERAL” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r3 · c17 · span 773958–773967
7Section 03, Kannan Sugantharaman OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-090001193125-26-149074Section “ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION GEN ERAL” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r6 · c17 · span 792590–792597
8Section 07, pay ratio10-K2026-03-180001193125-26-112845Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
9Section 08, John AusuraDEF 14A2025-04-090001193125-25-076408Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 254,582. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r2 · c19 · span 430829–430836
10Section 08, Brenda GalileeDEF 14A2025-04-090001193125-25-076408Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 245,763. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r3 · c19 · span 432169–432176
11Section 08, Vladimir RakDEF 14A2025-04-090001193125-25-076408Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 137,500. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r5 · c19 · span 434958–434965
12Section 08, Arun NayarDEF 14A2025-04-090001193125-25-076408Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 63,750. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r6 · c19 · span 436361–436367
13Section 08, Srinivas KandulaDEF 14A2025-04-090001193125-25-076408Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 63,750. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r7 · c19 · span 437745–437751
14Section 08, Bonnie K. SmithDEF 14A2025-04-090001193125-25-076408Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 63,750. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r8 · c19 · span 439153–439159
15Section 08, Gerhard WatzingerDEF 14A2025-04-090001193125-25-076408Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 47,448. Filing ↗machine: t101 · r4 · c19 · span 433582–433588
16Section 08, Nirav PatelDEF 14A2025-04-090001193125-25-076408Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
17Section 08, Ashok TrivediDEF 14A2025-04-090001193125-25-076408Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
18Section 08, Vivek GuptaDEF 14A2026-04-090001193125-26-149074Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
19Section 08, Sunil WadhwaniDEF 14A2025-04-090001193125-25-076408Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
20Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-04-09Form 42026-04-130001193125-26-152107Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
21Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-04-09Form 42026-04-130001193125-26-152107Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
22Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-04-15Form 42026-04-160001193125-26-159445Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
23Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-04-27Form 42026-04-270001193125-26-182516Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
24Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-05-180001193125-26-228451Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.25% (votes for as printed: 9,313,024). Filing ↗
25Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-190001193125-25-122458Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.93% (votes for as printed: 10,018,858). Filing ↗
26Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-05-160001193125-24-140691Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.97% (votes for as printed: 9,613,422). Filing ↗
27Section 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
28Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 353,250 + equity 292,500 + all other 230,793 = 876,543, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 876,543
29Mastech Digital (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-090001193125-26-149074CEO total compensation as printed in Mastech Digital's own proxy. As printed: 8,814,382. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r2 · c22 · span 656887–656896