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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-06-04

Tucows (TCX)

Fiscal year 2025 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.

$3,141,452
Elliot Noss total, FY2025
Former President and Chief Executive Officerhighest-paid officer; CEO David Woroch: $785,251
CEO (David Woroch) pay percentile vs peers
13:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
91.56%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against TCX
1 company names TCX as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses TCX 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 TCX 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 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Elliot Noss$410,980$0$0$42,300$133,008$0$2,555,164$3,141,452
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
David Woroch322,44000232,598227,17803,035785,251
Chief Executive Officer
Ivan Ivanov406,00000169,252177,292014,600767,144
Chief Financial Officer
Justin Reilly560,83800083,1590715644,712
Chief Executive Officer, Wavelo
Bret Fausett350,0000010,566154,362014,600529,528
Chief Legal 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 FY20242025
Elliot Noss$3,141,452
David Woroch785,251
Ivan Ivanov767,144
Justin Reilly644,712
Bret Fausett529,528

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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Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Elliot NossOPTION2025-06-04$42,300
Bret FausettOPTION2025-06-0510,566
David WorochOPTION2025-06-0521,150
Ivan IvanovOPTION2025-09-08169,252
David WorochOPTION2025-11-26211,448
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Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Elliot Noss$0$0$42,3000.0%
Bret Fausett0010,5660.0%
David Woroch00232,5980.0%
Ivan Ivanov00169,2520.0%

% 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 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Elliot NossRSU1,000,000$2,000,000
Justin ReillyRSU1,347,5191,347,519
Justin ReillyRSU841,743841,743
Ivan IvanovRSU659,200659,200
Bret FausettRSU653,333653,333
Justin ReillyRSU505,046505,046
Ivan IvanovRSU412,000412,000
Bret FausettRSU408,333408,333
Ivan IvanovRSU247,200247,200
Bret FausettRSU75,00075,000
David WorochRSU22,25038,500
Justin ReillyRSU16,75016,750
Ivan IvanovRSU15,62515,625
Bret FausettRSU10,43913,173
Ivan IvanovRSU8,9288,928
Justin ReillyRSU730730
David WorochOption2,50041.97
David WorochOption2,50026.78
David WorochOption11,25020.59
David WorochOption2,25019.57
David WorochOption20,00021.58
Ivan IvanovOption11,07221.88
Ivan IvanovOption20,00017.38
Justin ReillyOption4,00079.44
Justin ReillyOption1,25041.97
Bret FausettOption62541.97
Bret FausettOption1,29926.78
Bret FausettOption1,12419.57
Bret FausettOption2,67520.59
Bret FausettOption7,50020.25
Bret FausettOption25,0006
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

CEO STI target (% of salary)
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultant
Clawback policy
Anti-hedging
Anti-pledging
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Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-026,778,876624,5272,32091.56%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.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20262026-06-0291.56%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.

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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)13 : 1
CEO total compensation
Median employee compensation$75,493
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Mr. TaylorIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation$47,250$0$90,588$0$0$137,838
Mr. UhrenbacherIndependent · Governance · Compensation (Chair)47,250080,09500127,345
Mr. ToryIndependent · Audit47,250069,60200116,852
Mr. MathesonIndependent · Governance (Chair) · Compensation73,841032,67700106,518
Mr. NienaberIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation47,250059,10900106,359
Ms. CarlIndependent · Audit72,000032,67700104,677
Dr. MatzIndependent · Governance · Compensation38,045059,1090097,154
Elliot NossEmployee director · Departed during FY8,33300008,333
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

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

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$381,219
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$381,219

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
1Tucows2025David Woroch$322,440$0$232,598$227,178$785,251

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, Elliot NossDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,141,452. Filing ↗machine: r18 · c21 · span 501107–501116
2Section 01, David WorochDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 785,251. Filing ↗machine: span 449912–449919
3Section 01, Ivan IvanovDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 767,144. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c21 · span 462793–462800
4Section 01, Justin ReillyDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 644,712. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c21 · span 475449–475456
5Section 01, Bret FausettDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 529,528. Filing ↗machine: r14 · c21 · span 488223–488230
6Section 03, Elliot Noss OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 659575–659581
7Section 03, Bret Fausett OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 656017–656023
8Section 03, David Woroch OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 633311–633317
9Section 03, Ivan Ivanov OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 644368–644375
10Section 03, David Woroch OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 636945–636952
11Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 13 : 1. Filing ↗
12Section 08, Mr. TaylorDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 137,838. Filing ↗
13Section 08, Mr. UhrenbacherDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,345. Filing ↗
14Section 08, Mr. ToryDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 116,852. Filing ↗
15Section 08, Mr. MathesonDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 106,518. Filing ↗
16Section 08, Mr. NienaberDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 106,359. Filing ↗
17Section 08, Ms. CarlDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 104,677. Filing ↗
18Section 08, Dr. MatzDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 97,154. Filing ↗
19Section 08, Elliot NossDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 8,333. Filing ↗
20Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-06-040001437749-26-019571Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 91.56%. Filing ↗
21Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)ComputedcomputedRSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
22Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 381,219 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 381,219, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 381,219
23Tucows (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013073CEO total compensation as printed in Tucows's own proxy. As printed: 785,251. Filing ↗machine: span 449912–449919