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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-05-20

Pennant Group (PNTG)

CEO Brent Guerisoli was paid $3,739,476 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 44.2% from fiscal year 2024, the 20th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001766400-26-000027 ↗): 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.

$3,739,476 ↑
Brent Guerisoli total, FY2025
20th
CEO pay percentile vs peers
98:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
78.42%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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PNTG's next annual pay disclosure, estimated March 14, 2027.est. Filing ↗

01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Brent Guerisoli$444,711$0$662,117$885,588$1,737,874$0$9,186$3,739,476
Chief Executive Officer
John Gochnour369,7110613,016811,7891,586,966010,1903,391,672
President and Chief Operating Officer
Lynette Walbom338,6540471,922664,1911,178,05507,6062,660,428
Chief Financial Officer
Jason Steik283,6541,031,2740516,593001,7651,833,286
Chief Clinical Officer
Kirk Cheney285,865500,000134,886516,593365,10002831,802,727
EVP, General Counsel 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 FY2024→2025
Brent Guerisoli$3,739,476$2,594,080$1,868,520↑ +1,145,396
John Gochnour3,391,6722,058,1941,495,135↑ +1,333,478
Lynette Walbom2,660,4281,598,867815,192↑ +1,061,561
Jason Steik1,833,2861,010,594720,996↑ +822,692
Kirk Cheney1,802,727951,624713,054↑ +851,103

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

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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
Barry M. SmithIndependent Director$251,693
Christopher R. ChristensenIndependent Director$236,693
Gregory K. MorrisIndependent Director$248,693
JoAnne StringfieldFormer director (through FY2025)$128,413
John G. NackelIndependent Director$259,193
Scott E. LambLead Independent Director$313,428
Stephen M. R. CoveyIndependent Director$242,193
Suzanne D. SnapperIndependent Director$123,468
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
Kirk CheneyRSU2026-03-03——4,085—$134,886
Brent GuerisoliRSU2026-03-03——20,052—662,117
Jason SteikOPTION2025-05-16——35,000—516,593
John GochnourOPTION2025-05-16——55,000—811,789
Lynette WalbomOPTION2025-05-16——45,000—664,191
Brent GuerisoliOPTION2025-05-16——60,000—885,588
Kirk CheneyOPTION2025-05-16——35,000—516,593
Lynette WalbomRSU2026-03-03——14,292—471,922
John GochnourRSU2026-03-03——18,565—613,016
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Kirk Cheney$134,886$0$516,5930.0%
Brent Guerisoli662,1170885,5880.0%
Jason Steik00516,5930.0%
John Gochnour613,0160811,7890.0%
Lynette Walbom471,9220664,1910.0%

% 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
Brent GuerisoliOption65,00015.09—
John GochnourOption12,5726.1—
John GochnourOption77,00015.09—
John GochnourOption32,00018.79—
Kirk CheneyOption16,00018.79—
John GochnourOption15,00027.56—
John GochnourRSU16,000—450,400
Brent GuerisoliOption36,00015.02—
Brent GuerisoliOption40,00038.88—
Brent GuerisoliOption20,00027.56—
Brent GuerisoliOption14,2826.16—
Brent GuerisoliOption12,4974.54—
Lynette WalbomOption28,00018.79—
Lynette WalbomOption15,00011.6—
John GochnourOption17,8536.16—
Kirk CheneyOption3,00012.52—
Kirk CheneyOption15,00015.02—
Lynette WalbomOption4,20012.52—
Kirk CheneyRSU5,600—157,640
Brent GuerisoliOption10,00014.13—
Brent GuerisoliOption40,00018.79—
Brent GuerisoliOption3,00031.54—
Brent GuerisoliOption8,9263.84—
John GochnourOption4,20012.52—
John GochnourOption4,00014.13—
John GochnourOption8,9264.54—
John GochnourOption15,00038.88—
John GochnourOption6,00037.98—
John GochnourOption3,00031.54—
Brent GuerisoliOption6,00012.52—
Brent GuerisoliRSU18,000—506,700
Brent GuerisoliOption6,00037.98—
John GochnourOption8,9263.84—
John GochnourOption27,00015.02—
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

We believe that compensation paid to our executive officers should be closely aligned with our performance and the performance of each individual executive officer on both a short-term and a long-term basis, based upon the value each executive officer provides to our Company, and designed to assist us in attracting and retaining the best possible executive talent, which we believe is critical to our long-term success.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantThe Company engages periodically with a Compensation Adviser to review and advise the Compensation Committee on the Company's executive compensation. The Compensation Committee did not retain a Compensation Adviser relating to executive compensation in 2025, but did reference compensation studies performed for the Company previously.
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-1421,632,2635,954,15326,13878.42%Passed
20252025-05-1618,745,2766,947,66322,18172.96%Passed
20242024-05-2313,703,3557,599,88012,36564.33%Passed
20232023-05-2520,042,765888,88120,65995.75%Passed
20222022-06-0124,855,389261,6255,99598.96%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
20262026-05-1478.42%a
20252025-05-1672.96%b
20242024-05-2364.33%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)98 : 1
CEO total compensation$3,739,476
Median employee compensation$38,063
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Scott E. LambIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance$67,500$245,928$0$0$0$313,428
John G. NackelIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Audit64,500194,693000259,193
Barry M. SmithIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)57,000194,693000251,693
Gregory K. MorrisIndependent · Quality Assurance and Compliance (Chair)54,000194,693000248,693
Stephen M. R. CoveyIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance47,500194,693000242,193
Christopher R. ChristensenIndependent · Quality Assurance and Compliance42,000194,693000236,693
JoAnne StringfieldIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Departed during FY26,250102,163000128,413
Suzanne D. SnapperIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Newly elected30,93892,530000123,468
Brent J. GuerisoliEmployee director · Board Chair · Quality Assurance and Compliance000—00
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$30,000
Annual equity retainer$194,693
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)22,500 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline33% of cumulative shares granted
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$389,688
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,414,086
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,803,774

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.

10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Pennant 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.

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 Pennant 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
1Chemed Corporation2025Kevin McNamara$1,858,792$2,883,553$5,036,021$1,486,976$12,904,720
2Addus Homecare Corporation2025R. Dirk Allison1,076,9239,767,87001,320,00012,190,449
3Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.2025Nikolas Stengle229,3104,283,9680403,5715,307,655
4Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.2025Jeffrey Shaner750,0002,603,99301,500,0004,864,165
5Pennant Group2025Brent Guerisoli444,711662,117885,5881,737,8743,739,476
6Sonida Senior Living Inc2025Brandon Ribar550,0001,223,4510430,8222,204,273
—Enhabit, 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
Pennant Groupnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedThe Company engages periodically with a Compensation Adviser to review and advise the Compensation Committee on the Company's executive compensation. The Compensation Committee did not retain a Compensation Adviser relating to executive compensation in 2025, but did reference compensation studies performed for the Company previously.
Addus Homecare Corporationnot disclosedRestricted Stock 100not disclosedFW Cook
Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.200%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoAon Human Capital Solutions (division of Aon plc)
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.125.7%not disclosedNoF.W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Chemed Corporationnot disclosednot disclosedYes — 3-Year Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Compensation Strategies, Inc.
Enhabit, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Sonida Senior Living Incnot disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50NoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC

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 Pennant Group in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Brent Guerisoli (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Pennant Group in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,739,476.
How does Pennant Group's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Brent Guerisoli's total compensation ranked at the 20th percentile of Pennant Group's disclosed peer group.
What is Pennant Group's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Pennant Group's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 98:1.
How did shareholders vote on Pennant Group's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 78.42% of shareholders supported Pennant Group's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Pennant Group spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Pennant Group reported total board compensation of $1,803,774 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, Brent GuerisoliDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 3,739,476. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c48 · span 361512–361521
2Section 01, John GochnourDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 3,391,672. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c48 · span 379197–379206
3Section 01, Lynette WalbomDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 2,660,428. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c48 · span 370006–370015
4Section 01, Jason SteikDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 1,833,286. Filing ↗machine: r15 · c48 · span 397176–397185
5Section 01, Kirk CheneyDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 1,802,727. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c48 · span 388133–388142
6Section 03, Kirk Cheney RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001766400-26-000027Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
7Section 03, Brent Guerisoli RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001766400-26-000027Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
8Section 03, Jason Steik OPTIONDEF 14A1900-01-010001766400-26-000027Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 523975–523982
9Section 03, John Gochnour OPTIONDEF 14A1900-01-010001766400-26-000027Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 513918–513925
10Section 03, Lynette Walbom OPTIONDEF 14A1900-01-010001766400-26-000027Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 509079–509086
11Section 03, Brent Guerisoli OPTIONDEF 14A1900-01-010001766400-26-000027Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 504297–504304
12Section 03, Kirk Cheney OPTIONDEF 14A1900-01-010001766400-26-000027Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 518755–518762
13Section 03, Lynette Walbom RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001766400-26-000027Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
14Section 03, John Gochnour RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001766400-26-000027Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
15Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 98 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 757535–757539
16Section 08, Scott E. LambDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 313,428. Filing ↗machine: t17 · r7 · c8 · span 257301–257659
17Section 08, John G. NackelDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 259,193. Filing ↗machine: t17 · r4 · c8 · span 251518–251876
18Section 08, Barry M. SmithDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 251,693. Filing ↗machine: t17 · r9 · c8 · span 261052–261410
19Section 08, Gregory K. MorrisDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 248,693. Filing ↗machine: t17 · r8 · c8 · span 259181–259539
20Section 08, Stephen M. R. CoveyDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 242,193. Filing ↗machine: t17 · r5 · c8 · span 253394–253752
21Section 08, Christopher R. ChristensenDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 236,693. Filing ↗machine: t17 · r3 · c8 · span 249727–250027
22Section 08, JoAnne StringfieldDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 128,413. Filing ↗machine: t17 · r10 · c8 · span 263087–263509
23Section 08, Suzanne D. SnapperDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 123,468. Filing ↗machine: t17 · r6 · c8 · span 255268–255626
24Section 08, Brent J. GuerisoliDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
25Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-05-200001766400-26-000056Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 78.42% (votes for as printed: 21,632,263). Filing ↗
26Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-200001766400-25-000071Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 72.96% (votes for as printed: 18,745,276). Filing ↗
27Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-05-290001766400-24-000063Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 64.33% (votes for as printed: 13,703,355). Filing ↗
28Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
29Section 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
30Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 389,688 + equity 1,414,086 + all other 0 = 1,803,774, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,803,774
31Chemed Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-090001562762-26-000052CEO total compensation as printed in Chemed Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 12,904,720. Filing ↗
32Addus Homecare Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190CEO total compensation as printed in Addus Homecare Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 12,190,449. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 429879–429889
33Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001193125-26-197412CEO total compensation as printed in Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,307,655. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c27 · span 1161767–1161776
34Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-170001193125-26-161632CEO total compensation as printed in Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,864,165. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c31 · span 437702–437711
35Pennant Group (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027CEO total compensation as printed in Pennant Group's own proxy. As printed: 3,739,476. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c48 · span 361512–361521
36Sonida Senior Living Inc, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-270001193125-26-182027CEO total compensation as printed in Sonida Senior Living Inc's own proxy. As printed: 2,204,273. Filing ↗machine: span 215940–215949
37Section 10a, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-161632Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. names Pennant Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
38Section 10a, Addus Homecare Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A—0001437749-26-013190Addus Homecare Corporation names Pennant Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
39Section 10a, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-197412Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Pennant Group. Filing ↗
40Section 10a, Chemed Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A—0001562762-26-000052Chemed Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Pennant Group. Filing ↗

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