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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-09-09

Preformed Line Products (PLPC)

CEO Dennis McKenna was paid $3,287,390 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 11.4% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0000080035-26-000011 ↗): 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.

$4,993,779
Robert Ruhlman total, FY2025
Executive Chairman — highest-paid officer; CEO Dennis McKenna: $3,287,390
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CEO (Dennis McKenna) pay percentile vs peers
214:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
99.69%
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
Robert Ruhlman$1,000,008$0$2,158,435$0$1,100,009$0$735,328$4,993,779
Executive Chairman
Dennis McKenna725,00401,564,8430725,0040272,5393,287,390
Chief Executive Officer
J. Ryan Ruhlman560,0040604,3440560,0040238,4381,962,790
President
Andrew Klaus460,0080496,5240460,0080167,5931,584,133
Chief Financial Officer
John Hofstetter410,0040442,4690348,5030145,5761,346,553
Executive VP - U.S. Operations

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
Robert Ruhlman$4,993,779$4,661,904$4,891,381↑ +331,875
Dennis McKenna3,287,3902,951,5841,945,776↑ +335,806
J. Ryan Ruhlman1,962,7901,732,9151,377,243↑ +229,875
Andrew Klaus1,584,1331,509,0611,839,220↑ +75,072
John Hofstetter1,346,5531,294,1381,219,572↑ +52,415

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 PLPC
8 companies name PLPC as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses PLPC 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 PLPC 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.

ExecutiveRoleFY2025 total
Andrew KlausCFO$1,584,133
Dennis McKennaCEO$3,287,390
J. Ryan RuhlmanPresident$1,962,790
John HofstetterEVP$1,346,553
Robert RuhlmanExecutive Chairman$4,993,779
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
David C. SunkleIndependent Director$192,837
Glenn E. CorlettIndependent Director$140,013
Maegan A. R. CrossIndependent Director$130,007
Matthew D. FrymierIndependent Director$150,013
R. Steven KestnerIndependent Director$147,513
Richard R. GascoigneIndependent Director$145,013
02

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
John HofstetterExecutive Vice President2026-06-08D3,446$358$1,235,219CommonForm 4 ↗
Jon Ryan RuhlmanDirector2026-06-09A18,00000CommonForm 4 ↗
Maegan A. R. CrossDirector2026-06-09A18,00000CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert G. RuhlmanDirector2026-06-09D18,00000CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert G. RuhlmanDirector2026-06-09D18,00000CommonForm 4 ↗
Timothy O'ShaughnessyV.P. Human Resources2026-06-10D750361270,683CommonForm 4 ↗
Assaad A. MorcosVP, US Manufacturing2026-06-10D1,000361360,910CommonForm 4 ↗
John J. OlenikVP-Research & Engineering2026-06-10D1,000361360,910CommonForm 4 ↗
Assaad A. MorcosVP, US Manufacturing2026-06-10A1,000132132,400CommonForm 4 ↗
Assaad A. MorcosVP, US Manufacturing2026-06-10D1,000132132,400Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Jon Ryan RuhlmanDirector2026-06-11D1,000361360,680CommonForm 4 ↗
Andrew KlausCFO2026-06-12D635362230,010CommonForm 4 ↗
Randall M. RuhlmanGreater-than-10% holder2026-08-03D9,1213583,266,686CommonForm 4 ↗
Randall M. RuhlmanGreater-than-10% holder2026-08-03A9,1213583,266,686CommonForm 4 ↗
Glenn E. CorlettDirector2026-08-05D2,000457914,040CommonForm 4 ↗
Randall M. RuhlmanGreater-than-10% holder2026-09-04D14240056,806CommonForm 4 ↗
Randall M. RuhlmanGreater-than-10% holder2026-09-08D5,0004082,038,900CommonForm 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.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
J. Ryan RuhlmanPSU2025-02-056931,3871,3862,773$604,344
Robert G. RuhlmanPSU2025-02-053,7147,427—14,8542,158,435
Andrew KlausPSU2025-02-055701,1391,1392,278496,524
John HofstetterPSU2025-02-055081,0151,0152,030442,469
Dennis McKennaPSU2025-02-052,6925,385—10,7691,564,843
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
J. Ryan Ruhlman$0$604,344$0100.0%
Robert G. Ruhlman02,158,4350100.0%
Andrew Klaus0496,5240100.0%
John Hofstetter0442,4690100.0%
Dennis McKenna01,564,8430100.0%

% 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 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Andrew KlausPSU8,865—$1,832,484
John HofstetterPSU8,005—1,654,714
RuhlmanPSU44,165—9,129,347
Dennis McKennaPSU24,355—5,034,422
RuhlmanPSU10,084—2,084,464
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The compensation program is designed to attract, motivate, and retain key leadership members by ensuring a significant portion of compensation is tied to company performance. It aims to align officer compensation with long- and short-term company performance, maintain competitiveness within the employment environment, and reward officers for meeting performance targets.

CEO STI target (% of salary)NaN%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantnot disclosed
Clawback policyAdopted in August 2023 in accordance with final NASDAQ rules. Requires reimbursement or forfeiture of incentive compensation if financial results are restated due to an Accounting Restatement (excluding changes in accounting rules/laws) for the three years prior to the restatement conclusion.
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-043,862,98911,84124,81299.69%Passed
20232023-05-094,037,28893,74941,06297.73%Passed
20202020-05-054,127,215145,2378,51196.6%Passed
20172017-05-092,174,558738,874629,22374.64%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
20262026-05-0499.69%a
20232023-05-0997.73%b
20202020-05-0596.6%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted in favor of nor against any nominee and, therefore, have no effect on this proposal.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as votes against the proposal.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted in favor of nor against any nominee and, therefore, have no effect on this proposal.”.

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)214 : 1
CEO total compensation$4,993,779
Median employee compensation$23,285
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
David C. SunkleIndependent · Nominating$86,875$43,132$0$0$62,829$192,837
Matthew D. FrymierIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation75,00075,01300—150,013
R. Steven KestnerIndependent · Compensation (Chair)72,50075,01300—147,513
Richard R. GascoigneIndependent · Audit · Nominating (Chair)70,00075,01300—145,013
Glenn E. CorlettIndependent · Audit · Compensation65,00075,01300—140,013
Maegan A. R. CrossIndependent · Nominating86,87543,13200—130,007
Robert G. RuhlmanEmployee director · Board Chair000—00
J. Ryan RuhlmanEmployee director000—00
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$45,000
Annual equity retainer$75,013
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)—
Stock ownership guideline$135,000
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$456,250
Equity awards (grant-date value)$386,316
All other compensation$62,829
Total cost of the board$905,395

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

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
1Preformed Line Products2025Dennis McKenna$725,004$1,564,843$0$725,004$3,287,390

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.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Preformed Line Products in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Robert Ruhlman (Executive Chairman) was the highest-paid executive at Preformed Line Products in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $4,993,779.
What is Preformed Line Products's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Preformed Line Products's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 214:1.
How did shareholders vote on Preformed Line Products's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 99.69% of shareholders supported Preformed Line Products's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Preformed Line Products spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Preformed Line Products reported total board compensation of $905,395 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, Robert RuhlmanDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 4,993,779. Filing ↗machine: r16 · c11 · span 733805–733814
2Section 01, Dennis McKennaDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 3,287,390. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c11 · span 750280–750289
3Section 01, J. Ryan RuhlmanDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,962,790. Filing ↗machine: r16 · c11 · span 783386–783395
4Section 01, Andrew KlausDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,584,133. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c11 · span 766840–766849
5Section 01, John HofstetterDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,346,553. Filing ↗machine: r20 · c11 · span 799947–799956
6Section 03, J. Ryan Ruhlman PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010000080035-26-000011Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 985486–985493
7Section 03, Robert G. Ruhlman PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010000080035-26-000011Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 957525–957534
8Section 03, Andrew Klaus PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010000080035-26-000011Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 976158–976165
9Section 03, John Hofstetter PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010000080035-26-000011Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 994820–994827
10Section 03, Dennis McKenna PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010000080035-26-000011Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 966842–966851
11Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 214 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 116076–116079
12Section 08, David C. SunkleDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 192,837. Filing ↗machine: t74 · r17 · c11 · span 1411566–1412367
13Section 08, Matthew D. FrymierDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,013. Filing ↗machine: t74 · r8 · c11 · span 1387519–1388320
14Section 08, R. Steven KestnerDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 147,513. Filing ↗machine: t74 · r14 · c11 · span 1403574–1404376
15Section 08, Richard R. GascoigneDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 145,013. Filing ↗machine: t74 · r11 · c11 · span 1395554–1396352
16Section 08, Glenn E. CorlettDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,013. Filing ↗machine: t74 · r2 · c11 · span 1371459–1372260
17Section 08, Maegan A. R. CrossDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 130,007. Filing ↗machine: t74 · r5 · c11 · span 1379475–1380275
18Section 08, Robert G. RuhlmanDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
19Section 08, J. Ryan RuhlmanDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
20Section 02, John Hofstetter 2026-06-08Form 42026-06-090001548773-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
21Section 02, Jon Ryan Ruhlman 2026-06-09Form 42026-08-040001650279-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
22Section 02, Maegan A. R. Cross 2026-06-09Form 42026-08-040001683450-26-000002Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
23Section 02, Robert G. Ruhlman 2026-06-09Form 42026-08-040001160545-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
24Section 02, Robert G. Ruhlman 2026-06-09Form 42026-08-040001160545-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 02, Timothy O'Shaughnessy 2026-06-10Form 42026-06-100001764012-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
26Section 02, Assaad A. Morcos 2026-06-10Form 42026-06-100002052614-26-000007Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
27Section 02, John J. Olenik 2026-06-10Form 42026-06-100001799197-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, Assaad A. Morcos 2026-06-10Form 42026-06-100002052614-26-000007Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 02, Assaad A. Morcos 2026-06-10Form 42026-06-100002052614-26-000007Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
30Section 02, Jon Ryan Ruhlman 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-110001650279-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
31Section 02, Andrew Klaus 2026-06-12Form 42026-06-120001809722-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
32Section 02, Randall M. Ruhlman 2026-08-03Form 42026-08-040001257493-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
33Section 02, Randall M. Ruhlman 2026-08-03Form 42026-08-040001257493-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
34Section 02, Glenn E. Corlett 2026-08-05Form 42026-08-060001188615-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
35Section 02, Randall M. Ruhlman 2026-09-04Form 42026-09-090001257493-26-000007Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
36Section 02, Randall M. Ruhlman 2026-09-08Form 42026-09-090001257493-26-000007Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
37Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-05-040000080035-26-000019Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.69% (votes for as printed: 3,862,989). Filing ↗
38Section 06, 2023 voteForm 8-K2023-05-110000950170-23-021121Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.73% (votes for as printed: 4,037,288). Filing ↗
39Section 06, 2020 voteForm 8-K2020-05-070001104659-20-057777Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.6%. Filing ↗
40Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
41Section 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
42Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 456,250 + equity 386,316 + all other 62,829 = 905,395, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 905,395
43Preformed Line Products (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-200000080035-26-000011CEO total compensation as printed in Preformed Line Products's own proxy. As printed: 3,287,390. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c11 · span 750280–750289

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