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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2024 · Filings through 2026-06-24

SecureWorks (SCWX)

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.

$8,187,796
Wendy Thomas total, FY2024
27th
CEO pay percentile vs peers
65:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
99.79%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against SCWX
7 companies name SCWX as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses SCWX 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 SCWX 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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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2024

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Wendy Thomas$500,000$71,875$7,243,375$0$359,375$0$13,171$8,187,796
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Fulton447,17836,8923,833,4210184,46103,5284,505,480
President
Alpana Wegner296,461110,0393,241,4570132,96002,0333,782,950
Chief Financial Officer
George Hanna425,00036,6562,555,6090183,28106,9523,207,498
Chief Legal & Administrative Officer
Christian Grant289,51323,740489,705072,37809,046884,382
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Paul Parrish124,78800000378,799503,587
Former 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 officerFY2024 totalFY2023 totalFY2022 totalΔ FY20232024
Wendy Thomas$8,187,796$10,359,440
Stephen Fulton4,505,480
Alpana Wegner3,782,950
George Hanna3,207,498
Christian Grant884,382
Paul Parrish503,5874,126,958

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

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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

We have designed our executive compensation programs to align our executive officers interests with those of our stockholders and to advance our long-term business strategy as a leading global cybersecurity provider of technology-driven solutions.

CEO STI target (% of salary)100%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedging
Anti-pledgingTrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20242024-06-25707,297,5561,465,5742,20499.79%Passed
20232023-06-27706,760,224667,56813,44899.9%Passed
20222022-06-21706,378,6861,529,3211,08799.78%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
20242024-06-2599.79%a
20232023-06-2799.9%b
20222022-06-2199.78%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “however, an abstention will have the same effect as a vote against Proposal 2 (ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm), Proposal 3 (advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation as disclosed in this proxy statement), and Proposal 4 (approval of the share increase amendment under the SecureWorks Corp.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against Proposal 2 (ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm), Proposal 3 (advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation as disclosed in this proxy statement) and Proposal 4 (approval of the share increase amendment under the SecureWorks Corp.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against Proposal 2 (ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm), Proposal 3 (advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation as disclosed in this proxy statement) and Proposal 4 (advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation).”.

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.

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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)65 : 1
CEO total compensation
Median employee compensation
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2024

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Mark J. HawkinsIndependent$85,000$199,995$284,995
Pamela DaleyIndependent80,000199,995279,995
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$50,000
Annual equity retainer$200,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 10,000 / 8,000
Stock ownership guideline
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2024
Cash retainers and fees$165,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$399,990
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$564,990

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

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Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2024

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 SecureWorks 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 SecureWorks.

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
1SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.2026Mark McClain$607,500$78,849,289$0$633,565$80,100,892
2New Relic, Inc.2023William Staples585,00022,261,1240367,08823,214,892
3Commvault Systems, Inc.2026Sanjay Mirchandani693,65418,046,78601,111,25019,909,500
4Qualys, Inc.2025Sumedh Thakar616,16714,597,5650723,37715,947,158
5ACI Worldwide, Inc.2025Thomas Warsop III750,00013,204,02701,018,87514,999,961
6Varonis Systems, Inc.2025Yakov Faitelson560,00013,000,0490713,87714,375,278
7Guidewire Software, Inc.2025Mike Rosenbaum750,00012,280,2030975,00014,012,061
8Tenable Holdings, Inc.2025Stephen Vintz450,58310,999,9500397,80711,862,340
9Verint Systems, Inc.2025Dan Bodner807,7759,371,5280532,14210,825,132
10Progress Software Corporation2025Yogesh Gupta649,0387,043,1271,800,010845,00010,534,808
11Rapid7, Inc.2025Corey Thomas545,0009,195,5760315,00010,058,576
12SecureWorks2024Wendy Thomas500,0007,243,3750359,3758,187,796
13Mandiant, Inc.2021Kevin R. Mandia440,0006,946,8800391,8207,780,218
14A10 Networks, Inc.2025Dhrupad Trivedi697,9175,211,97301,056,8006,974,141
15Blackbaud, Inc.2025Michael Gianoni800,0315,206,285006,022,250
16OneSpan, Inc.2025Victor Limongelli600,0002,500,0210150,0003,627,046

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
SecureWorks86%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
A10 Networks, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50NoRadford-AON
ACI Worldwide, Inc.135.85%PSU 65 · RSU 35NoCompensia, Inc.
Blackbaud, Inc.102.3%PRSU 75 · RSA 25NoCompensia, Inc.
Commvault Systems, Inc.127%RSU 40 · MSU 30 · PSU 30Yes — Relative TSRCompensia, Inc.
Guidewire Software, Inc.130%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoSemler Brossy
Mandiant, Inc.89%RSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR)Compensia, Inc.
New Relic, Inc.62.8%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoCompensia
OneSpan, Inc.25%PSU 75 · RSU 25NoFrederic W. Cook & Co, Inc.
Progress Software Corporation130%PSU 50 · RSU 30 · Options 20Yes — Relative TSRPay Governance
Qualys, Inc.not disclosednot disclosedNoCompensia, Inc.
Rapid7, Inc.50%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoCompensia
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.104%RSU 100not disclosedCompensia
Tenable Holdings, Inc.99.9%RSU 65 · PSU 35NoCompensia
Varonis Systems, Inc.162%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoCompensia, Inc.
Verint Systems, Inc.65%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSRWillis Towers Watson

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.

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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, Wendy ThomasDEF 14A2024-05-150001140361-24-026278Section “Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 8,187,796. Filing ↗machine: t245 · r1 · c21 · span 729429–729438
2Section 01, Stephen FultonDEF 14A2024-05-150001140361-24-026278Section “Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 4,505,480. Filing ↗machine: t245 · r4 · c21 · span 740932–740941
3Section 01, Alpana WegnerDEF 14A2024-05-150001140361-24-026278Section “Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 3,782,950. Filing ↗machine: t245 · r7 · c21 · span 751928–751937
4Section 01, George HannaDEF 14A2024-05-150001140361-24-026278Section “Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 3,207,498. Filing ↗machine: t245 · r10 · c21 · span 763571–763580
5Section 01, Christian GrantDEF 14A2024-05-150001140361-24-026278Section “Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 884,382. Filing ↗machine: t245 · r16 · c21 · span 786257–786264
6Section 01, Paul ParrishDEF 14A2024-05-150001140361-24-026278Section “Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 503,587. Filing ↗machine: t245 · r13 · c21 · span 774579–774586
7Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14ASection “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 65 : 1.machine: span 1145436–1145443
8Section 08, Mark J. HawkinsDEF 14A2024-05-150001140361-24-026278Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 284,995. Filing ↗machine: t94 · r2 · c12 · span 394610–394617
9Section 08, Pamela DaleyDEF 14A2024-05-150001140361-24-026278Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 279,995. Filing ↗machine: t94 · r1 · c12 · span 392205–392212
10Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-06-250001468666-24-000031Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.79% (votes for as printed: 707,297,556). Filing ↗
11Section 06, 2023 voteForm 8-K2023-06-270001468666-23-000025Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.9% (votes for as printed: 706,760,224). Filing ↗
12Section 06, 2022 voteForm 8-K2022-06-210001468666-22-000025Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.78% (votes for as printed: 706,378,686). Filing ↗
13Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 165,000 + equity 399,990 + all other 0 = 564,990, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 564,990
14SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177300CEO total compensation as printed in SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 80,100,892. Filing ↗machine: span 461317–461327
15New Relic, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2023-06-300001448056-23-000042CEO total compensation as printed in New Relic, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 23,214,892. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 718611–718621
16Commvault Systems, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-06-240001169561-26-000018CEO total compensation as printed in Commvault Systems, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 19,909,500. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 580870–580880
17Qualys, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220001140361-26-016101CEO total compensation as printed in Qualys, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 15,947,158. Filing ↗machine: t212 · r2 · c19 · span 828448–828458
18ACI Worldwide, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-162572CEO total compensation as printed in ACI Worldwide, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 14,999,961. Filing ↗machine: t151 · r6 · c34 · span 887084–887094
19Varonis Systems, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-170001140361-26-015263CEO total compensation as printed in Varonis Systems, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 14,375,278. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 1111019–1111029
20Guidewire Software, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-10-300001528396-25-000233CEO total compensation as printed in Guidewire Software, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 14,012,061. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c21 · span 777771–777781
21Tenable Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001660280-26-000015CEO total compensation as printed in Tenable Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,862,340. Filing ↗machine: span 639236–639246
22Verint Systems, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-05-080001166388-25-000085CEO total compensation as printed in Verint Systems, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,825,132. Filing ↗machine: t40 · r3 · c16 · span 735065–735075
23Progress Software Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-250001552781-26-000161CEO total compensation as printed in Progress Software Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 10,534,808. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c7 · span 612818–612828
24Rapid7, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220001560327-26-000019CEO total compensation as printed in Rapid7, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,058,576. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c42 · span 505425–505435
25SecureWorks (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2024-05-150001140361-24-026278CEO total compensation as printed in SecureWorks's own proxy. As printed: 8,187,796. Filing ↗machine: t245 · r1 · c21 · span 729429–729438
26Mandiant, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2022-05-270001104659-22-065868CEO total compensation as printed in Mandiant, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,780,218. Filing ↗machine: t34 · r7 · c47 · span 1088226–1088235
27A10 Networks, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-100001140361-26-008793CEO total compensation as printed in A10 Networks, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,974,141. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 490057–490066
28Blackbaud, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-210001280058-26-000009CEO total compensation as printed in Blackbaud, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,022,250. Filing ↗machine: t43 · r2 · c18 · span 234129–234138
29OneSpan, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001044777-26-000011CEO total compensation as printed in OneSpan, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,627,046. Filing ↗machine: t87 · r3 · c25 · span 887252–887261
30Section 10a, A10 Networks, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-008793A10 Networks, Inc. names SecureWorks in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
31Section 10a, Blackbaud, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001280058-26-000009Blackbaud, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SecureWorks. Filing ↗
32Section 10a, Commvault Systems, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001169561-26-000018Commvault Systems, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SecureWorks. Filing ↗
33Section 10a, Guidewire Software, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001528396-25-000233Guidewire Software, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SecureWorks. Filing ↗
34Section 10a, Mandiant, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-22-065868Mandiant, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SecureWorks. Filing ↗
35Section 10a, New Relic, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001448056-23-000042New Relic, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SecureWorks. Filing ↗
36Section 10a, OneSpan, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001044777-26-000011OneSpan, Inc. names SecureWorks in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
37Section 10a, Qualys, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-016101Qualys, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SecureWorks. Filing ↗
38Section 10a, Rapid7, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001560327-26-000019Rapid7, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SecureWorks. Filing ↗
39Section 10a, SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-177300SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SecureWorks. Filing ↗
40Section 10a, Tenable Holdings, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001660280-26-000015Tenable Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SecureWorks. Filing ↗
41Section 10a, Varonis Systems, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-015263Varonis Systems, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SecureWorks. Filing ↗
42Section 10a, Verint Systems, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001166388-25-000085Verint Systems, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SecureWorks. Filing ↗