CEO Joseph Harary was paid $754,777 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 1.6% from fiscal year 2024, the 1st percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001493152-26-020409 ↗): 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.
$754,777 ↓ Joseph Harary total, FY2025 | 1st CEO pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | 81.94% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Harary | $625,000 | $0 | $0 | $63,700 | $18,000 | $0 | $48,077 | $754,777 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Michael LaPointe | 27,846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,884 | 0 | 3,077 | 61,807 |
| Vice President-Aerospace Products | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Harary | $754,777 | $766,962 | — | ↓ −12,185 |
| Michael LaPointe | 61,807 | 46,360 | — | ↑ +15,447 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Kaganowicz | Independent Director | $84,100 |
| Darryl Daigle | Independent Director | $84,100 |
| Eyal Peso | Independent Director | $84,100 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Harary | RSU | 2025-12-31 | — | 65,000 | 65,000 | — | $63,700 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Harary | $63,700 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael LaPointe | Option | 6,000 | 1.02 | — |
| Joseph Harary | Option | 60,000 | 1.68 | — |
| Joseph Harary | Option | 55,000 | 1.72 | — |
| Michael LaPointe | Option | 6,000 | 1.95 | — |
| Michael LaPointe | Option | 5,000 | 1.72 | — |
| Joseph Harary | Option | 60,000 | 1.02 | — |
| Michael LaPointe | Option | 5,000 | 3.11 | — |
| Michael LaPointe | Option | 6,000 | 1.68 | — |
| Joseph Harary | Option | 60,000 | 1.95 | — |
| Joseph Harary | Option | 65,000 | 1.33 | — |
The Company seeks to include in compensation for the Company's executive officers a combination of base salary, equity incentives, and performance-based bonuses that is intended to attract, retain and motivate executive officers who have the skills, experience and knowledge important to the success of the Company and to reward superior performance and encourage actions that drive our business strategy.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Connell & Partners |
| Clawback policy | — |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-11 | 7,016,800 | 1,353,117 | 193,172 | 81.94% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-12 | 7,678,696 | 614,856 | 688,575 | 85.49% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-13 | 8,772,887 | 924,360 | 300,113 | 87.75% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-06-08 | 6,917,810 | 819,624 | 257,391 | 86.53% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-06-11 | 8,379,143 | 1,042,525 | 342,622 | 85.81% | Passed |
| 2017 | 2017-06-08 | 6,801,419 | 1,138,830 | 340,473 | 82.14% | 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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-11 | 81.94%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-12 | 85.49%b |
| 2024 | 2024-06-13 | 87.75%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as votes against the proposal.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as votes against the proposal.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as votes against the 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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyal PesoIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance | $40,000 | $0 | $44,100 | $0 | $0 | $84,100 |
| Alexander KaganowiczIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Audit · Compensation | 40,000 | 0 | 44,100 | 0 | 0 | 84,100 |
| Darryl DaigleIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 40,000 | 0 | 44,100 | 0 | 0 | 84,100 |
| Joseph M. HararyEmployee director | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $40,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $47,700 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $120,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $120,000 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies Research Frontiers 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 Research Frontiers.
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 | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2025 | Christopher Anzalone | $981,046 | $6,810,292 | $0 | $1,236,000 | $9,029,861 |
| 2 | Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | 2026 | Gary Owens | 808,846 | 4,700,017 | 0 | 1,120,000 | 6,643,208 |
| 3 | Riot Blockchain, Inc. | 2025 | Jason Les | 1,584,337 | 0 | 0 | 1,827,581 | 3,460,222 |
| 4 | Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. | 2025 | Shahram Askarpour | 525,000 | 1,019,953 | 196,340 | 750,750 | 2,506,043 |
| 5 | PowerFleet, Inc. | 2026 | Steve Towe | 555,778 | 1,469,007 | 0 | 110,044 | 2,134,829 |
| 6 | Aware, Inc. | 2025 | Ajay Amlani | 111,110 | 881,751 | 833,664 | 0 | 1,826,746 |
| 7 | Research Frontiers | 2025 | Joseph Harary | 625,000 | 0 | 63,700 | 18,000 | 754,777 |
| 8 | Creative Realities, Inc. | 2024 | Richard Mills | 450,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450,000 |
| 9 | Autoscope Technologies Corp. | 2021 | Andrew Berger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | Microvision, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | ParkerVision, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | PURE Bioscience, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Peraso Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | eMagin Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Frontiers | not disclosed | Options 100 | not disclosed | Connell & Partners |
| Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 125% | PSU 70 · RSU 30 | not disclosed | Compensia |
| Autoscope Technologies Corp. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Semler Brossy Consulting Group, LLC |
| Aware, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Creative Realities, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| eMagin Corp. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. | 143% | not disclosed | No | FW Cook |
| Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | 125% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | Frederic W. Cook & Co, Inc. |
| Microvision, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| ParkerVision, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Peraso Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| PowerFleet, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 66.7 · RSU 33.3 | not disclosed | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| PURE Bioscience, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Riot Blockchain, Inc. | 125% | not disclosed | Yes — TSR relative to RUSSELL 3000 Index | Compensia Inc. |
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.
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, Joseph Harary | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001493152-26-020409 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 1. As printed: 754,777. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Michael LaPointe | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001493152-26-020409 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 61,807. Filing ↗machine: t66 · span 272573–272579 |
| 3 | Section 03, Joseph Harary RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001493152-26-020409 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t70 · r6 · c17 · span 305911–305917 |
| 4 | Section 07, pay ratio | 10-K/A | 2026-03-19 | 0001493152-26-011611 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 5 | Section 08, Eyal Peso | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001493152-26-020409 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 84,100. Filing ↗machine: t80 · r5 · c11 · span 393913–393919 |
| 6 | Section 08, Alexander Kaganowicz | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001493152-26-020409 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 84,100. Filing ↗machine: t80 · r4 · c11 · span 393090–393096 |
| 7 | Section 08, Darryl Daigle | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001493152-26-020409 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 84,100. Filing ↗machine: t80 · r3 · c11 · span 392529–392535 |
| 8 | Section 08, Joseph M. Harary | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001493152-26-020409 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-06-12 | 0001493152-26-028339 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 81.94% (votes for as printed: 7,016,800). Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-13 | 0001641172-25-015113 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 85.49% (votes for as printed: 7,678,696). Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-14 | 0001493152-24-023797 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 87.75% (votes for as printed: 8,772,887). Filing ↗ |
| 12 | 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) |
| 13 | Section 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 |
| 14 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 120,000 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 120,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 120,000 |
| 15 | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-01-27 | 0000879407-26-000019 | CEO total compensation as printed in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,029,861. Filing ↗machine: span 692475–692484 |
| 16 | Mesa Laboratories, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-07-22 | 0000724004-26-000071 | CEO total compensation as printed in Mesa Laboratories, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,643,208. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c24 · span 580946–580955 |
| 17 | Riot Blockchain, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001104659-26-053098 | CEO total compensation as printed in Riot Blockchain, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,460,222. Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-13 | 0001104659-26-027765 | CEO total compensation as printed in Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,506,043. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c47 · span 412417–412426 |
| 19 | PowerFleet, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-07-29 | 0001493152-26-035236 | CEO total compensation as printed in PowerFleet, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,134,829. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c26 · span 373462–373471 |
| 20 | Aware, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-05-22 | 0001193125-26-237209 | CEO total compensation as printed in Aware, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,826,746. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 317476–317485 |
| 21 | Research Frontiers (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001493152-26-020409 | CEO total compensation as printed in Research Frontiers's own proxy. As printed: 754,777. Filing ↗ |
| 22 | Creative Realities, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-12-03 | 0001437749-25-036687 | CEO total compensation as printed in Creative Realities, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 450,000. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c29 · span 190047–190054 |
| 23 | Autoscope Technologies Corp., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2022-03-22 | 0000897101-22-000300 | CEO total compensation as printed in Autoscope Technologies Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 24 | Section 10a, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000879407-26-000019 | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Research Frontiers. Filing ↗ |
| 25 | Section 10a, PowerFleet, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001493152-26-035236 | PowerFleet, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Research Frontiers. Filing ↗ |
| 26 | Section 10a, Riot Blockchain, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-053098 | Riot Blockchain, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Research Frontiers. Filing ↗ |
| 27 | Section 10a, Mesa Laboratories, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000724004-26-000071 | Mesa Laboratories, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Research Frontiers. Filing ↗ |
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