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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-05-21

Tic Solutions (TIC)

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.

$2,741,682
Talman Pizzey total, FY2025
Former Chief Executive Officerhighest-paid officer; CEO Benjamin Heraud: $986,249
CEO (Benjamin Heraud) pay percentile vs peers
52:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against TIC
No companies currently name TIC as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

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

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Talman Pizzey$708,697$0$2,021,800$0$0$0$11,185$2,741,682
Former Chief Executive Officer
Kristin Schultes453,84601,441,500000499,5252,394,871
Chief Financial Officer
Fiona Sutherland254,91472,540551,400000570,2041,449,058
Former General Counsel
Benjamin Heraud232,6920750,0050003,552986,249
Chief Executive Officer
Richard Tong181,923300,0000000435,884917,807
Former General Counsel
Greg Conaway129,10100000172,719301,820
Former Chief Accounting Officer
MaryJo O'Brien139,615000001,099140,714
Chief Human Resources 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
Talman Pizzey$2,741,682
Kristin Schultes2,394,871
Fiona Sutherland1,449,058
Benjamin Heraud986,249
Richard Tong917,807
Greg Conaway301,820
MaryJo O'Brien140,714

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
Benjamin HeraudPSU2025-08-0417,85735,71435,714$374,997
Benjamin HeraudRSU2025-08-0435,715375,008
Talman PizzeyPSU2025-04-1173,333146,667146,6671,347,870
Kristin SchultesPSU2025-08-2130,00060,00060,000614,400
Kristin SchultesRSU2025-04-1130,000275,700
Kristin SchultesPSU2025-04-1130,00060,00060,000551,400
Fiona SutherlandPSU2025-04-1120,00040,00040,000367,600
Fiona SutherlandRSU2025-04-1120,000183,800
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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
Benjamin Heraud$375,008$374,997$050.0%
Talman Pizzey01,347,8700100.0%
Kristin Schultes275,7001,165,800080.9%
Fiona Sutherland183,800367,600066.7%

% 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
Talman PizzeyPSU73,334$741,407
Talman PizzeyRSU73,333741,397
Talman PizzeyPSU55,000556,050
Benjamin HeraudRSU35,715361,079
Kristin SchultesRSU30,000303,300
Kristin SchultesPSU30,000303,300
Kristin SchultesRSU20,000202,200
Benjamin HeraudPSU17,857180,534
Kristin SchultesPSU15,000151,650
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Company's compensation policies are designed to attract and retain key employees, motivate executives to achieve short- and long-term goals, and create sustainable improvements in stockholder value by appropriately rewarding performance and aligning interests with stockholders.

CEO STI target (% of salary)
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantMercer and Aon
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledging
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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)52 : 1
CEO total compensation
Median employee compensation$11,023
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Rory CullinanIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit Committee (Chair)$77,500$100,000$0$0$177,500
Peter A. HochfelderIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee (Chair)60,000100,00000160,000
James E. LillieIndependent · Compensation Committee · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair)60,000100,00000160,000
Antoinette C. BushIndependent · Compensation Committee · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee55,000100,00000155,000
Elizabeth Meloy HepdingIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee55,000100,00000155,000
Byron RothIndependent · Newly elected20,548100,00000120,548
Dickerson WrightIndependent · Newly elected20,548100,00000120,548
Talman PizzeyEmployee director0
Robert A. E. FranklinEmployee director · Board Chair000
Benjamin HeraudEmployee director0
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Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$348,596
Equity awards (grant-date value)$700,000
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,048,596

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
1Tic Solutions2025Benjamin Heraud$232,692$750,005$0$0$986,249

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, Talman PizzeyDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,741,682. Filing ↗machine: span 661634–661643
2Section 01, Kristin SchultesDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,394,871. Filing ↗machine: span 701739–701748
3Section 01, Fiona SutherlandDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,449,058. Filing ↗machine: span 800933–800942
4Section 01, Benjamin HeraudDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 986,249. Filing ↗machine: span 728558–728565
5Section 01, Richard TongDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 917,807. Filing ↗machine: span 776800–776807
6Section 01, Greg ConawayDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 301,820. Filing ↗machine: span 840493–840500
7Section 01, MaryJo O'BrienDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 140,714. Filing ↗machine: span 752647–752654
8Section 03, Benjamin Heraud PSUDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 940424–940431
9Section 03, Benjamin Heraud RSUDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 951298–951305
10Section 03, Talman Pizzey PSUDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 887776–887785
11Section 03, Kristin Schultes PSUDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 929214–929221
12Section 03, Kristin Schultes RSUDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 918751–918758
13Section 03, Kristin Schultes PSUDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 908351–908358
14Section 03, Fiona Sutherland PSUDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 983959–983966
15Section 03, Fiona Sutherland RSUDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 994359–994366
16Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 52 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 1425133–1425135
17Section 08, Rory CullinanDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 177,500. Filing ↗machine: span 306637–306644
18Section 08, Peter A. HochfelderDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 160,000. Filing ↗machine: span 315141–315148
19Section 08, James E. LillieDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 160,000. Filing ↗machine: span 319477–319484
20Section 08, Antoinette C. BushDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 155,000. Filing ↗machine: span 302483–302490
21Section 08, Elizabeth Meloy HepdingDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 155,000. Filing ↗machine: span 310976–310983
22Section 08, Byron RothDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 120,548. Filing ↗machine: span 323628–323635
23Section 08, Dickerson WrightDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 120,548. Filing ↗machine: span 327960–327967
24Section 08, Talman PizzeyDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
25Section 08, Robert A. E. FranklinDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
26Section 08, Benjamin HeraudDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
27Section 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
28Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 348,596 + equity 700,000 + all other 0 = 1,048,596, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,048,596
29Tic Solutions (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-05-210001213900-26-060056CEO total compensation as printed in Tic Solutions's own proxy. As printed: 986,249. Filing ↗machine: span 728558–728565