Fiscal year 2024 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.
Each company listed discloses RICK 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 RICK in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Langan | $1,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $129,649 | $1,829,649 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Bradley Chhay | 600,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63,375 | 663,375 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Travis Reese | 466,635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48,227 | 514,862 |
| Executive Vice President | ||||||||
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 | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | FY2022 total | Δ FY2023→2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Langan | $1,829,649 | — | — | — |
| Bradley Chhay | 663,375 | — | — | — |
| Travis Reese | 514,862 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2024 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.
| Insider | Role | Transaction date | Code | Shares | Price | Value | Security | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Scott Langan | Director | 2025-08-18 | A | 725 | $37 | $26,658 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Eric Scott Langan | Director | 2025-08-18 | A | 645 | 37 | 23,678 | Common | Form 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.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Chhay | Option | 20,000 | 100 | — |
| Eric Langan | Option | 20,000 | 100 | — |
| Travis Reese | Option | 20,000 | 100 | — |
The primary goal of the Company's executive compensation policy is to try to align the interests of the executive officers with the interests of the stockholders.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | not disclosed |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-08-18 | 3,841,183 | 235,979 | 7,116 | 94.21% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-08-28 | 4,215,684 | 137,173 | 228,671 | 96.85% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-08-28 | 3,526,934 | 149,316 | 12,442 | 95.94% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-08-23 | 3,622,693 | 202,291 | 22,213 | 94.71% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-09-14 | 3,736,361 | 32,651 | 176,154 | 99.13% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-09-14 | 3,294,834 | 105,937 | 11,434 | 96.88% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-08-18 | 94.21%a |
| 2024 | 2024-08-28 | 96.85%b |
| 2023 | 2023-08-28 | 95.94%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “On this matter, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the voting.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “On this matter, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the voting.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “On this matter, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the voting.”.
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.
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yura BarabashIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating Committee · Compensation Committee | $60,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| Arthur Allan PriaulxIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating Committee · Compensation Committee | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 |
| Elaine J. MartinIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating Committee · Compensation Committee | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 |
| Luke C. LirotIndependent · Nominating Committee · Compensation Committee | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50,000 |
| Travis ReeseEmployee director | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Eric S. LanganEmployee director · Board Chair | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | — |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 10,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2024 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $210,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $210,000 |
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 | RCI Hospitality Holdings | 2024 | Eric Langan | $1,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,829,649 |
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.
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, Eric Langan | DEF 14A | 2025-07-03 | 0001628280-25-034299 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 1,829,649. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c36 · span 141799–141808 |
| 2 | Section 01, Bradley Chhay | DEF 14A | 2025-07-03 | 0001628280-25-034299 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 663,375. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c36 · span 150652–150659 |
| 3 | Section 01, Travis Reese | DEF 14A | 2025-07-03 | 0001628280-25-034299 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 514,862. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c36 · span 159261–159268 |
| 4 | Section 08, Yura Barabash | DEF 14A | 2025-07-03 | 0001628280-25-034299 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 60,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r4 · c2 · span 273323–273329 |
| 5 | Section 08, Arthur Allan Priaulx | DEF 14A | 2025-07-03 | 0001628280-25-034299 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r6 · c2 · span 274584–274590 |
| 6 | Section 08, Elaine J. Martin | DEF 14A | 2025-07-03 | 0001628280-25-034299 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r5 · c2 · span 273950–273956 |
| 7 | Section 08, Luke C. Lirot | DEF 14A | 2025-07-03 | 0001628280-25-034299 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 50,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r3 · c2 · span 272667–272673 |
| 8 | Section 08, Travis Reese | DEF 14A | 2025-07-03 | 0001628280-25-034299 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 08, Eric S. Langan | DEF 14A | 2025-07-03 | 0001628280-25-034299 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 02, Eric Scott Langan 2025-08-18 | Form 4 | 2025-08-18 | 0001628280-25-040649 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 02, Eric Scott Langan 2025-08-18 | Form 4 | 2025-08-18 | 0001628280-25-040649 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-08-18 | 0001628280-25-040667 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.21% (votes for as printed: 3,841,183). Filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-08-29 | 0001628280-24-038823 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.85% (votes for as printed: 4,215,684). Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-08-30 | 0001628280-23-030960 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.94% (votes for as printed: 3,526,934). Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 210,000 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 210,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 210,000 |
| 16 | RCI Hospitality Holdings (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-07-03 | 0001628280-25-034299 | CEO total compensation as printed in RCI Hospitality Holdings's own proxy. As printed: 1,829,649. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c36 · span 141799–141808 |