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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-06-11

Natural Gas Services Group (NGS)

CEO Justin Jacobs was paid $2,968,713 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 30.0% from fiscal year 2024, the 44th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001084991-26-000032 ↗): 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.

$2,968,713 ↑
Justin Jacobs total, FY2025
44th
CEO pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
93.86%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Justin Jacobs$581,250$0$1,631,862$0$711,706$0$43,895$2,968,713
Chief Executive Officer
Brian Tucker333,3330452,8630250,000042,1351,078,331
Former President and Chief Operating Officer
Ian Eckert415,000000381,107032,225828,332
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 officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Justin Jacobs$2,968,713$2,284,275—↑ +684,438
Brian Tucker1,078,3311,225,254253,653↓ −146,923
Ian Eckert828,332739,493—↑ +88,839

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 NGS
3 companies name NGS as a compensation peer

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

01c

Board of directors

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

DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Donald J. TringaliLead Independent Director$211,269
Georganne HodgesIndependent Director$185,019
J. Anthony Gallegos JrIndependent Director$174,591
Jean K. HolleyIndependent Director$185,019
Nigel J. JenveyIndependent Director$185,019
Stephen C. TaylorChair of the Board$262,410
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 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Justin JacobsRSU2025-03-13——35,087—$778,581
Justin JacobsPSU2025-03-1315,21030,420—60,840853,281
Brian TuckerPSU2025-03-134,5079,014—18,028252,843
Brian TuckerRSU2025-03-13——9,014—200,021
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Justin Jacobs$778,581$853,281$052.3%
Brian Tucker200,021252,843055.8%

% 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 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Justin JacobsPSU37,876—$1,274,527
Justin JacobsPSU35,087—1,180,678
Justin JacobsPSU30,420—1,023,633
Justin JacobsRSU20,921—703,992
Ian EckertPSU7,595—255,572
Ian EckertPSU5,063—170,370
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-108,576,391560,762201,90493.86%Passed
20252025-06-058,090,9281,331,487391,23785.87%Passed
20242024-06-134,930,1303,642,059770,26057.51%Passed
20232023-06-156,159,0162,320,725832,26672.63%Passed
20222022-06-164,390,1354,709,361958,98148.25%Failed
20212021-06-172,328,8196,720,5192,007,51625.73%Failed

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
20262026-06-1093.86%a
20252025-06-0585.87%b
20242024-06-1357.51%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation ("Say on Pay" Vote) -- Majority of votes cast | Abstentions: Under Colorado law (under which the Company is incorporated), abstentions are counted as shares present and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and therefore counted as present for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present, but they are not counted as shares cast and will therefore have no effect on the outcome of the 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.

08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Stephen C. TaylorNot independent · Board Chair$95,000$110,019——$57,391$262,410
Donald J. TringaliIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation · Nominating and Governance (Chair)101,250110,019——0211,269
Nigel J. JenveyIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Governance · Safety and Sustainability (Chair)75,000110,019——0185,019
Jean K. HolleyIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Safety and Sustainability75,000110,019——0185,019
Georganne HodgesIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating and Governance75,000110,019——0185,019
J. Anthony Gallegos JrIndependent · Audit · Safety and Sustainability45,000129,591——0174,591
Justin C. JacobsEmployee director—————0
John E. JacksonIndependent · Newly elected——————
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$60,000
Annual equity retainer$110,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 15,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guidelinethe director nominee has read and agrees to adhere to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Stock Ownership Guidelines, Clawback Policy, and any other of the corporation’s policies or guidelines applicable to directors
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$466,250
Equity awards (grant-date value)$679,686
All other compensation$57,391
Total cost of the board$1,203,327

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

10

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

NPK NPK International Inc.SHI SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.ESAB Energy Services of America Corp.TTRA TETRA Technologies, Inc.OIS Oil States International, Inc.NCSM NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.REI Ranger Energy Services, Inc.MMSI Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.DRLL Drilling Tools International Corp.NINE Nine Energy Service, Inc.FET Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.DMC DMC Global Inc.SOI Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc.KLX KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.PRIM Prime Energy Resources Corp.
10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Natural Gas Services Group 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.

— NPK International Inc. (NPK)32 SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc. (SHI)— Energy Services of America Corp. (ESAB)33 TETRA Technologies, Inc. (TTRA)— Oil States International, Inc. (OIS)34 NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (NCSM)— Ranger Energy Services, Inc. (REI)35— Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (MMSI)36 Drilling Tools International Corp. (DRLL)— Nine Energy Service, Inc. (NINE)37— Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET)38— DMC Global Inc. (DMC)39 Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. (SOI) KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (KLX)— Prime Energy Resources Corp. (PRIM)40

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 Natural Gas Services Group.

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
1Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.2025Fred Lampropoulos$1,890,000$9,313,606$0$1,882,894$13,755,143
2DMC Global Inc.2025Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh1,200,0684,295,97804,601,70010,144,565
3Energy Services of America Corp.2025Shyam P. Kambeyanda1,074,1756,754,6151,415,02309,695,542
4Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.2025Neal Lux717,7694,232,10501,196,4636,163,337
5Oil States International, Inc.2025Cindy Taylor925,0002,400,00301,654,2445,079,386
6Natural Gas Services Group2025Justin Jacobs581,2501,631,8620711,7062,968,713
7Ranger Energy Services, Inc.2025Paul McKinney626,6671,473,3060753,9842,884,957
8Prime Energy Resources Corp.2025Koti Vadlamudi115,385900,104002,176,941
9Nine Energy Service, Inc.2024Ann Fox726,923612,8600577,1602,022,618
10NPK International Inc.2025Maryjo Cohen630,00198,166——754,299
—SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—TETRA Technologies, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—Drilling Tools International Corp.——————not in coverage universe
—Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—KLX Energy Services Holdings, 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.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Natural Gas Services Groupnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
DMC Global Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedWTW
Drilling Tools International Corp.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Energy Services of America Corp.not disclosednot disclosedNoMeridian
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.124.53%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR)Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Nine Energy Service, Inc.not disclosednot disclosedNoCompensation Advisory Partners
NPK International Inc.not disclosedRestricted Stock 100not disclosednot disclosed
Oil States International, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 25 · Cash Performance Award 25not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners
Prime Energy Resources Corp.190%PSU 65 · RSU 35NoMeridian Compensation Partners
Ranger Energy Services, Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
TETRA Technologies, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot 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.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Natural Gas Services Group in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Justin Jacobs (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Natural Gas Services Group in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $2,968,713.
How does Natural Gas Services Group's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Justin Jacobs's total compensation ranked at the 44th percentile of Natural Gas Services Group's disclosed peer group.
How did shareholders vote on Natural Gas Services Group's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 93.86% of shareholders supported Natural Gas Services Group's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Natural Gas Services Group spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Natural Gas Services Group reported total board compensation of $1,203,327 for fiscal 2025.

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.

11

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, Justin JacobsDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Compensation Tables” · page 37. As printed: 2,968,713. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c21 · span 588917–588926
2Section 01, Brian TuckerDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Compensation Tables” · page 37. As printed: 1,078,331. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c21 · span 594190–594199
3Section 01, Ian EckertDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Compensation Tables” · page 37. As printed: 828,332. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c21 · span 601615–601622
4Section 03, Justin Jacobs RSUDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 636921–636928
5Section 03, Justin Jacobs PSUDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 633859–633866
6Section 03, Brian Tucker PSUDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 642620–642627
7Section 03, Brian Tucker RSUDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 645256–645263
8Section 08, Stephen C. TaylorDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,410. Filing ↗machine: span 362770–363009
9Section 08, Donald J. TringaliDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 211,269. Filing ↗machine: span 364693–364936
10Section 08, Nigel J. JenveyDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 185,019. Filing ↗machine: span 360928–361142
11Section 08, Jean K. HolleyDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 185,019. Filing ↗machine: span 359403–359642
12Section 08, Georganne HodgesDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 185,019. Filing ↗machine: span 357754–357968
13Section 08, J. Anthony Gallegos JrDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 174,591. Filing ↗machine: span 356176–356441
14Section 08, Justin C. JacobsDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
15Section 08, John E. JacksonDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
16Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-06-110001084991-26-000051Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.86% (votes for as printed: 8,576,391). Filing ↗
17Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-06-090001084991-25-000080Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 85.87% (votes for as printed: 8,090,928). Filing ↗
18Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-06-180001084991-24-000073Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 57.51% (votes for as printed: 4,930,130). Filing ↗
19Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
20Section 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
21Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 466,250 + equity 679,686 + all other 57,391 = 1,203,327, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,203,327
22Mammoth Energy Services, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-310000856982-26-000013CEO total compensation as printed in Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,755,143. Filing ↗machine: r21 · c8 · span 1277869–1277879
23DMC Global Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-175837CEO total compensation as printed in DMC Global Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,144,565. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c25 · span 1802544–1802554
24Energy Services of America Corp., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-270001877322-26-000025CEO total compensation as printed in Energy Services of America Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,695,542. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c18 · span 1799234–1799243
25Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-270001401257-26-000021CEO total compensation as printed in Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,163,337. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 343952–343961
26Oil States International, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-270001121484-26-000017CEO total compensation as printed in Oil States International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,079,386. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 888287–888296
27Natural Gas Services Group (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-280001084991-26-000032CEO total compensation as printed in Natural Gas Services Group's own proxy. As printed: 2,968,713. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c21 · span 588917–588926
28Ranger Energy Services, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-100001384195-26-000068CEO total compensation as printed in Ranger Energy Services, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,884,957. Filing ↗machine: span 545523–545532
29Prime Energy Resources Corp., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-200001104659-26-032237CEO total compensation as printed in Prime Energy Resources Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,176,941. Filing ↗machine: span 1489439–1489448
30Nine Energy Service, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-03-060001193125-25-048494CEO total compensation as printed in Nine Energy Service, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,022,618. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 262873–262882
31NPK International Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-140001437749-26-012242CEO total compensation as printed in NPK International Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 754,299. Filing ↗
32Section 10a, NPK International Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001437749-26-012242NPK International Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. Filing ↗
33Section 10a, Energy Services of America Corp. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001877322-26-000025Energy Services of America Corp.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. Filing ↗
34Section 10a, Oil States International, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001121484-26-000017Oil States International, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. Filing ↗
35Section 10a, Ranger Energy Services, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001384195-26-000068Ranger Energy Services, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. Filing ↗
36Section 10a, Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0000856982-26-000013Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. Filing ↗
37Section 10a, Nine Energy Service, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-25-048494Nine Energy Service, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. Filing ↗
38Section 10a, Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001401257-26-000021Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. Filing ↗
39Section 10a, DMC Global Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-175837DMC Global Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. Filing ↗
40Section 10a, Prime Energy Resources Corp. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-26-032237Prime Energy Resources Corp.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. Filing ↗