CEO Courtney Riley was paid $1,412,000 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 1.5% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0000072162-26-000018 ↗): 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.
$2,616,000 Michael Simmons total, FY2025 Vice Chairman of the Board — highest-paid officer; CEO Courtney Riley: $1,412,000 | — CEO (Courtney Riley) pay percentile vs peers | 17:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | — Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Simmons | $2,616,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,616,000 |
| Vice Chairman of the Board | ||||||||
| Courtney Riley | 1,412,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,412,000 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Amy Samford | 1,225,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,225,000 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| John Sunny | 1,142,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,142,000 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer | ||||||||
| John Powers | 723,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 723,000 |
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Simmons | $2,616,000 | $1,659,000 | $1,320,000 | ↑ +957,000 |
| Courtney Riley | 1,412,000 | 1,433,000 | 1,399,000 | ↓ −21,000 |
| Amy Samford | 1,225,000 | 1,231,000 | 1,175,000 | ↓ −6,000 |
| John Sunny | 1,142,000 | 1,078,000 | — | ↑ +64,000 |
| John Powers | 723,000 | 696,000 | 671,000 | ↑ +27,000 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Gerald Turner | RSU | 88,000 | — | $20,076 |
| Kevin B. Kramer | RSU | 82,000 | — | 20,100 |
| Loretta J. Feehan | RSU | 107,000 | — | 20,100 |
| Loretta J. Feehan | RSU | 108,000 | — | 20,076 |
| John E. Harper | RSU | 107,000 | — | 20,100 |
| Meredith W. Mendes | RSU | 103,000 | — | 20,076 |
| Loretta J. Feehan | PSU | 128,076 | — | 24,059 |
| Meredith W. Mendes | RSU | 107,000 | — | 20,100 |
| Cecil H. Moore Jr | RSU | 107,000 | — | 20,100 |
| R. Gerald Turner | RSU | 40,500 | — | 20,100 |
| Loretta J. Feehan | RSU | 105,000 | — | 19,493 |
| John E. Harper | RSU | 108,000 | — | 20,076 |
| Kevin B. Kramer | RSU | 83,000 | — | 20,076 |
NL's executive officers are employees of Contran and provide services to NL pursuant to an Intercorporate Services Agreement (ISA). NL's compensation philosophy is based on the cost of employing these personnel, which is allocated to NL based on the estimated percentage of time devoted to the company, and is determined to be fair and reasonable without independent market research.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | false |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 17 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $81,209 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil H. Moore JrIndependent · Audit (Chair) | $107,000 | $20,100 | — | — | — | $127,100 |
| John E. HarperIndependent · Audit | 107,000 | 20,100 | — | — | — | 127,100 |
| Loretta J. FeehanNot independent · Board Chair | 107,000 | 20,100 | — | — | — | 127,100 |
| Meredith W. MendesIndependent · Audit | 107,000 | 20,100 | — | — | — | 127,100 |
| Kevin B. KramerIndependent · Audit | 82,000 | 20,100 | — | — | — | 102,100 |
| R. Gerald TurnerIndependent · Audit · Newly elected | 40,500 | 20,100 | — | — | — | 60,600 |
| Courtney J. RileyEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Michael S. SimmonsEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | $1,000 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 45,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $3 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $550,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $120,600 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $671,100 |
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 | NLI HOLDINGS, INC. | 2025 | Courtney Riley | $1,412,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,412,000 |
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.
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.
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, Michael Simmons | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0000072162-26-000018 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,616,000. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c10 · span 424379–424388 |
| 2 | Section 01, Courtney Riley | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0000072162-26-000018 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,412,000. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c10 · span 434907–434916 |
| 3 | Section 01, Amy Samford | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0000072162-26-000018 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,225,000. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c10 · span 447029–447038 |
| 4 | Section 01, John Sunny | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0000072162-26-000018 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,142,000. Filing ↗machine: r14 · c10 · span 459210–459219 |
| 5 | Section 01, John Powers | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0000072162-26-000018 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 723,000. Filing ↗machine: r17 · c10 · span 468337–468344 |
| 6 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0000072162-26-000018 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 17 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 08, Cecil H. Moore Jr | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,100. |
| 8 | Section 08, John E. Harper | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,100. |
| 9 | Section 08, Loretta J. Feehan | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,100. |
| 10 | Section 08, Meredith W. Mendes | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,100. |
| 11 | Section 08, Kevin B. Kramer | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 102,100. |
| 12 | Section 08, R. Gerald Turner | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 60,600. |
| 13 | Section 08, Courtney J. Riley | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. |
| 14 | Section 08, Michael S. Simmons | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. |
| 15 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 16 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 550,500 + equity 120,600 + all other 0 = 671,100, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 671,100 |
| 17 | NLI HOLDINGS, INC. (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0000072162-26-000018 | CEO total compensation as printed in NLI HOLDINGS, INC.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,412,000. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c10 · span 434907–434916 |
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