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.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Swanson | $450,000 | $0 | $337,496 | $274,559 | $7,965 | $0 | $8,011 | $1,078,031 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Byron Surrett | 250,000 | 3,750 | 599,905 | 133,523 | 5,697 | 0 | 7,521 | 1,000,396 |
| Chief Parks Operations Officer - Non-Florida Parks | ||||||||
| James Forrester Jr. | 285,000 | 8,550 | 363,964 | 217,884 | 22,481 | 0 | 7,756 | 905,635 |
| SVP, Finance, Former Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Swanson | $1,078,031 | — | — | — |
| Byron Surrett | 1,000,396 | — | — | — |
| James Forrester Jr. | 905,635 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Forrester Jr. | RSU | 2024-03-05 | — | — | 4,720 | — | $249,971 |
| James Mikolaichik | RSU | 2024-11-11 | — | — | 7,044 | — | 399,958 |
| Marc Swanson | OPTION | 2024-05-15 | — | — | 5,923 | — | 192,201 |
| James Mikolaichik | OPTION | 2024-11-18 | — | — | 10,200 | — | 354,144 |
| James Mikolaichik | RSU | 2024-11-11 | — | — | 35,223 | — | 1,999,962 |
| James Mikolaichik | OPTION | 2024-11-11 | — | — | 1,056 | — | 35,629 |
| James Mikolaichik | OPTION | 2024-11-11 | — | — | 18,492 | — | 631,317 |
| James Mikolaichik | OPTION | 2024-11-11 | — | — | 7,925 | — | 270,560 |
| Marc Swanson | PSU | 2024-08-14 | 1,635 | 7,230 | — | 9,037 | 337,496 |
| James Mikolaichik | OPTION | 2024-11-11 | — | — | 2,466 | — | 83,203 |
| James Mikolaichik | OPTION | 2024-11-18 | — | — | 23,800 | — | 826,336 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Forrester Jr. | $249,971 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| James Mikolaichik | 2,399,920 | 0 | 2,201,189 | 0.0% |
| Marc Swanson | 0 | 337,496 | 192,201 | 63.7% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-06-13 | 53,976,123 | 472,921 | 54,736 | 99.13% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-06-13 | 54,034,714 | 348,158 | 33,010 | 99.36% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-06-13 | 51,142,453 | 12,017,370 | 23,444 | 80.97% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-06-11 | 45,559,824 | 19,993,338 | 98,843 | 69.5% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-06-10 | 58,216,568 | 9,760,965 | 898,750 | 85.64% | Passed |
| 2019 | 2019-06-12 | 67,252,491 | 3,779,260 | 90,863 | 94.56% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-06-13 | 99.13%a |
| 2023 | 2023-06-13 | 99.36%b |
| 2022 | 2022-06-13 | 80.97%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the Nominee Proposal.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the Nominee Proposal.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the Nominee 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.
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 | United Parks & Resorts | 2024 | Marc Swanson | $450,000 | $337,496 | $274,559 | $7,965 | $1,078,031 |
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, Marc Swanson | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,078,031. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c29 · span 1290425–1290434 |
| 2 | Section 01, Byron Surrett | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,000,396. Filing ↗machine: r14 · c29 · span 1412969–1412978 |
| 3 | Section 01, James Forrester Jr. | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 905,635. Filing ↗machine: t34 · r7 · c29 · span 1341219–1341226 |
| 4 | Section 03, James Forrester Jr. RSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t36 · r22 · c32 · span 1713625–1713632 |
| 5 | Section 03, James Mikolaichik RSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t36 · r11 · c32 · span 1586887–1586894 |
| 6 | Section 03, Marc Swanson OPTION | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t37 · r6 · c7 · span 2129064–2129069 |
| 7 | Section 03, James Mikolaichik OPTION | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t36 · r19 · c32 · span 1680216–1680223 |
| 8 | Section 03, James Mikolaichik RSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t36 · r10 · c32 · span 1575185–1575194 |
| 9 | Section 03, James Mikolaichik OPTION | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t36 · r15 · c32 · span 1633602–1633608 |
| 10 | Section 03, James Mikolaichik OPTION | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t36 · r16 · c32 · span 1645255–1645262 |
| 11 | Section 03, James Mikolaichik OPTION | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t36 · r17 · c32 · span 1656908–1656915 |
| 12 | Section 03, Marc Swanson PSU | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t34 · r2 · c13 · span 1285057–1285064 |
| 13 | Section 03, James Mikolaichik OPTION | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t36 · r14 · c32 · span 1621950–1621956 |
| 14 | Section 03, James Mikolaichik OPTION | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t36 · r18 · c32 · span 1668562–1668569 |
| 15 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-17 | 0000950170-24-074282 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.13% (votes for as printed: 53,976,123). Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-06-15 | 0000950170-23-028313 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.36% (votes for as printed: 54,034,714). Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 06, 2022 vote | Form 8-K | 2022-06-14 | 0001564590-22-023231 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 80.97%. Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | 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 |
| 19 | United Parks & Resorts (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-04-30 | 0000950170-25-061190 | CEO total compensation as printed in United Parks & Resorts's own proxy. As printed: 1,078,031. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c29 · span 1290425–1290434 |