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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2024 · Filings through 2025-11-17

Sotherly Hotels (SOHO)

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.

$780,419
Andrew Sims total, FY2024
Chairmanhighest-paid officer; CEO David Folsom: $749,144
CEO (David Folsom) pay percentile vs peers
2.21:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
79.85%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against SOHO
1 company names SOHO as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses SOHO 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 SOHO 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
Andrew Sims$559,316$0$147,000$0$0$0$74,103$780,419
Chairman
David Folsom553,7230124,15000071,271749,144
President and Chief Executive Officer
Anthony Domalski394,160090,25000067,497551,907
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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
Andrew Sims$780,419$884,506$741,129−104,087
David Folsom749,144815,069731,818−65,925
Anthony Domalski551,907609,855515,956−57,948

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.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2024

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Anthony DomalskiRSA2025-01-0245,000$42,750
David FolsomRSA2024-01-1844,95560,464
Anthony DomalskiRSA2024-01-1824,90033,491
Andrew SimsRSA2024-01-1823,71531,896
Andrew SimsRSA2023-01-2375,000138,203
David FolsomRSA2023-01-1226,43149,955
David FolsomRSA2023-01-2338,00070,023
David FolsomRSA2025-01-0257,00054,150
Andrew SimsRSA2025-01-0260,00057,000
Anthony DomalskiRSA2023-01-2334,00062,652
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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.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2024

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Anthony DomalskiRSU20,400$19,001
Anthony DomalskiRestricted Stock20,40019,001
Andrew SimsRSU45,00041,913
David FolsomRSU22,80021,236
David FolsomRestricted Stock22,80021,236
Andrew SimsRestricted Stock45,00041,913
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The principal objective of the Company's executive compensation plan has been and is to achieve the Company's business objectives by attracting, retaining and motivating talented executive officers by providing incentives and economic security.

CEO STI target (% of salary)30%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultant
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
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Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20252025-11-176,825,6071,722,55122,87479.85%Passed
20242024-04-305,051,265896,69861,09584.92%Passed
20232023-05-185,431,959729,67048,31388.16%Passed
20222022-04-263,809,058545,13988,98187.48%Passed
20212021-04-274,004,447354,89768,53791.86%Passed
20202020-04-284,651,5981,835,13470,43371.71%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
20252025-11-1779.85%a
20242024-04-3084.92%b
20232023-05-1888.16%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “For purposes of Proposals I, III, and IV, proxies received by the Company that reflect abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote, although they will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.”.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. 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.

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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)2.21 : 1
CEO total compensation
Median employee compensation
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2024

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
G. Scott Gibson IVIndependent · Audit (Chair)$35,125$4,035$0$0$39,160
Walter S. Robertson IIIIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Nominating/Corporate Governance and Compensation (Chair)33,8332,1380035,971
Maria L. CaldwellIndependent · Audit29,9174,0350033,952
Anthony C. ZinniIndependent · Nominating/Corporate Governance and Compensation29,3334,0350033,368
Herschel J. WalkerIndependent · Nominating/Corporate Governance and Compensation · Not standing for re-election23,5424,0350027,577
Edward S. SteinIndependent · Departed during FY17,7501,0090018,759
David R. FolsomEmployee director00000
Andrew M. SimsEmployee director · Board Chair00000
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$20,000
Annual equity retainer$4,035
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)
Stock ownership guideline
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2024
Cash retainers and fees$169,500
Equity awards (grant-date value)$19,287
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$188,787

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

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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
1Sotherly Hotels2024David Folsom$553,723$124,150$0$0$749,144

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.

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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, Andrew SimsDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 780,419. Filing ↗machine: span 316212–316219
2Section 01, David FolsomDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 749,144. Filing ↗machine: span 341613–341620
3Section 01, Anthony DomalskiDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 551,907. Filing ↗machine: span 367258–367265
4Section 03, Anthony Domalski RSADEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 384543–384549
5Section 03, David Folsom RSADEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 383640–383646
6Section 03, Anthony Domalski RSADEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 385444–385450
7Section 03, Andrew Sims RSADEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 381836–381842
8Section 03, Andrew Sims RSADEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t6 · r3 · c10 · span 320486–320493
9Section 03, David Folsom RSADEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t6 · r8 · c10 · span 351946–351952
10Section 03, David Folsom RSADEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t6 · r7 · c10 · span 345731–345737
11Section 03, David Folsom RSADEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 382739–382745
12Section 03, Andrew Sims RSADEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 382739–382745
13Section 03, Anthony Domalski RSADEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t6 · r11 · c10 · span 371391–371397
14Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-251749Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 2.21 : 1. Filing ↗
15Section 08, G. Scott Gibson IVDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 39,160. Filing ↗machine: t13 · r3 · c11 · span 657628–657634
16Section 08, Walter S. Robertson IIIDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 35,971. Filing ↗machine: t13 · r4 · c11 · span 662193–662199
17Section 08, Maria L. CaldwellDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 33,952. Filing ↗machine: t13 · r2 · c11 · span 653048–653054
18Section 08, Anthony C. ZinniDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 33,368. Filing ↗machine: t13 · r6 · c11 · span 671304–671310
19Section 08, Herschel J. WalkerDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 27,577. Filing ↗machine: t13 · r5 · c11 · span 666737–666743
20Section 08, Edward S. SteinDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 18,759. Filing ↗machine: t13 · r7 · c11 · span 675961–675967
21Section 08, David R. FolsomDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
22Section 08, Andrew M. SimsDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
23Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-11-170001193125-25-284727Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 79.85% (votes for as printed: 6,825,607). Filing ↗
24Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-05-010000950170-24-050965Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.92% (votes for as printed: 5,051,265). Filing ↗
25Section 06, 2023 voteForm 8-K2023-05-180000950170-23-023013Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 88.16% (votes for as printed: 5,431,959). Filing ↗
26Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
27Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 169,500 + equity 19,287 + all other 0 = 188,787, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 188,787
28Sotherly Hotels (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-10-010001193125-25-226633CEO total compensation as printed in Sotherly Hotels's own proxy. As printed: 749,144. Filing ↗machine: span 341613–341620