CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi was paid $1,594,984 in fiscal year 2026, ↑ up 1.0% from fiscal year 2025 (SEC filing 0001104659-26-078330 ↗): 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.
$2,763,035 Rell Lafargue total, FY2026 President & Chief Operating Officer — highest-paid officer; CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi: $1,594,984 | — CEO (Golnar Khosrowshahi) pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | 99.74% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rell Lafargue | $408,411 | $0 | $1,801,093 | $0 | $540,841 | $0 | $12,690 | $2,763,035 |
| President & Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Golnar Khosrowshahi | 441,525 | 0 | 920,000 | 0 | 220,763 | 0 | 12,696 | 1,594,984 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Jim Heindlmeyer | 376,912 | 0 | 183,860 | 0 | 188,456 | 0 | 12,273 | 761,501 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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 | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rell Lafargue | $2,763,035 | $2,398,316 | $2,061,299 | ↑ +364,719 |
| Golnar Khosrowshahi | 1,594,984 | 1,578,649 | 1,562,347 | ↑ +16,335 |
| Jim Heindlmeyer | 761,501 | 742,924 | 724,806 | ↑ +18,577 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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Each company listed discloses RSVR 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 RSVR in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Rothstein | Independent Director | $100,000 |
| Ezra S. Field | Chair of the Board | $130,000 |
| Helima Croft | Independent Director | $100,000 |
| Jennifer G. Koss | Independent Director | $100,000 |
| Neil de Gelder | Independent Director | $115,000 |
| Ryan P. Taylor | Independent Director | $100,000 |
| Stephen M. Cook | Independent Director | $100,000 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Heindlmeyer | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | $183,860 |
| Golnar Khosrowshahi | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | 3,680,000 |
| Rell Lafargue | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | 1,447,514 |
| Jim Heindlmeyer | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | 179,373 |
| Rell Lafargue | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | 1,801,093 |
| Golnar Khosrowshahi | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | 920,000 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Heindlmeyer | $363,233 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Golnar Khosrowshahi | 4,600,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rell Lafargue | 3,248,607 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rell Lafargue | RSU | 93,872 | — | $919,007 |
| Golnar Khosrowshahi | RSU | 126,027 | — | 1,233,804 |
| Jim Heindlmeyer | RSU | 12,593 | — | 123,285 |
| Rell Lafargue | RSU | 123,363 | — | 1,207,724 |
| Jim Heindlmeyer | RSU | 11,632 | — | 113,877 |
| Rell Lafargue | RSU | 123,362 | — | 1,207,714 |
The compensation program for our Named Executive Officers consists principally of base salary, performance-based cash bonus, and equity-based incentive compensation.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | FW Cook |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | false |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-08-06 | 61,386,037 | 160,952 | 3,284 | 99.74% | 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 | 2026-08-06 | 99.74%a |
a. 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.
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra S. FieldIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation (Chair) | $50,000 | $80,000 | — | — | — | $130,000 |
| Neil de GelderIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Governance | 35,000 | 80,000 | — | — | — | 115,000 |
| Stephen M. CookIndependent · Governance · Compensation | 20,000 | 80,000 | — | — | — | 100,000 |
| Helima CroftIndependent · Governance | 20,000 | 80,000 | — | — | — | 100,000 |
| Ryan P. TaylorIndependent · Governance | 20,000 | 80,000 | — | — | — | 100,000 |
| Adam RothsteinIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Governance · Strategy (Chair) | 20,000 | 80,000 | — | — | — | 100,000 |
| Jennifer G. KossIndependent · Audit · Governance | 20,000 | 80,000 | — | — | — | 100,000 |
| Rell LafargueEmployee director | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Golnar KhosrowshahiEmployee director | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $20,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $80,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $5 |
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $185,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $560,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $745,000 |
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 | Reservoir Media | 2026 | Golnar Khosrowshahi | $441,525 | $920,000 | $0 | $220,763 | $1,594,984 |
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, Rell Lafargue | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,763,035. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c41 · span 347282–347291 |
| 2 | Section 01, Golnar Khosrowshahi | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,594,984. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c41 · span 338760–338769 |
| 3 | Section 01, Jim Heindlmeyer | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 761,501. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c41 · span 355789–355796 |
| 4 | Section 03, Jim Heindlmeyer RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 354142–354149 |
| 5 | Section 03, Golnar Khosrowshahi RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 307367–307377 |
| 6 | Section 03, Rell Lafargue RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 349578–349587 |
| 7 | Section 03, Jim Heindlmeyer RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 358100–358107 |
| 8 | Section 03, Rell Lafargue RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 345633–345642 |
| 9 | Section 03, Golnar Khosrowshahi RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 08, Ezra S. Field | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 130,000. Filing ↗machine: span 497189–497196 |
| 11 | Section 08, Neil de Gelder | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 115,000. Filing ↗machine: span 495018–495025 |
| 12 | Section 08, Stephen M. Cook | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 100,000. Filing ↗machine: span 490747–490754 |
| 13 | Section 08, Helima Croft | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 100,000. Filing ↗machine: span 492821–492828 |
| 14 | Section 08, Ryan P. Taylor | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 100,000. Filing ↗machine: span 507654–507661 |
| 15 | Section 08, Adam Rothstein | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 100,000. Filing ↗machine: span 505553–505560 |
| 16 | Section 08, Jennifer G. Koss | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 100,000. Filing ↗machine: span 501375–501382 |
| 17 | Section 08, Rell Lafargue | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 08, Golnar Khosrowshahi | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 19 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-08-11 | 0001104659-26-094094 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.74% (votes for as printed: 61,386,037). Filing ↗ |
| 20 | 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) |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 185,000 + equity 560,000 + all other 0 = 745,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 745,000 |
| 23 | Reservoir Media (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-06-26 | 0001104659-26-078330 | CEO total compensation as printed in Reservoir Media's own proxy. As printed: 1,594,984. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c41 · span 338760–338769 |