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Sachem Capital (SACH): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$1,655,089CEO John Villano · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $1,722,327FY2024
  • $1,655,089FY2025

CEO total pay was $1,655,089 in fiscal 2025, down from $1,722,327 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $750,000 · bonus $675,000 · stock awards $125,000 · option awards $0

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Sachem Capital in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, John Villano (Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director) was the highest-paid executive at Sachem Capital in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $1,655,089.
How much does Sachem Capital spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Sachem Capital reported total board compensation of $499,459 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.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
John Villano$750,000$675,000$125,000$0$0$0$105,089$1,655,089
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jeffery Walraven689,23150,000323,80000032,6221,095,653
Executive Vice President and 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.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
John Villano$1,655,089$1,722,327—↓ −67,238
Jeffery Walraven1,095,65373,750—↑ +1,021,903

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

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Company aims to ensure that executive compensation is competitive and fair by comparing it with a group of peer companies. Base salaries are set based on qualifications, experience, and market data, while incentive compensation is determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion based on Company performance.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantFarient
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
John VillanoRSA2025-08-11——112,613—$125,000
Jeffery WalravenRSA2025-03-10——20,000——
Jeffery WalravenRSA2025-09-03——236,220——

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Grant-level vehicle detail not disclosed.

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Jeffery WalravenRSU15,000—$15,600
John VillanoRSU43,630—45,375
John VillanoRSU74,571—77,554
John VillanoRSU112,613—117,118
Jeffery WalravenRSU236,220—245,669
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Brian A. PrinzIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)$125,603$43,800——$0$169,403
Arthur L. GoldbergIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY122,47843,800——0166,278
Leslie BernhardIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance163,7780——0163,778

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$150,000
Annual equity retainer—
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)7,500 / 5,000 / 2,500
Stock ownership guideline—

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$411,859
Equity awards (grant-date value)$87,600
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$499,459

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

Peer group, and who names Sachem Capital as a peer

Companies that benchmark against SACH

No companies currently name SACH as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.

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
1Sachem Capital2025John Villano$750,000$125,000$0$0$1,655,089

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.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio

No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.

Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (11 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, John Villano. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-11. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,655,089. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jeffery Walraven. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-11. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,095,653. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, John Villano RSA. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-11. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jeffery Walraven RSA. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-11. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jeffery Walraven RSA. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-11. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Brian A. Prinz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-11. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 169,403. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Arthur L. Goldberg. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-11. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 166,278. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Leslie Bernhard. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-11. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 163,778. View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 411,859 + equity 87,600 + all other 0 = 499,459, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Sachem Capital (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Sachem Capital's own proxy. As printed: 1,655,089. View filing ↗
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