Companies U.S. GOLD CORP.
U.S. GOLD (USAU): executive pay, fiscal 2026
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CEO pay, last three years
- $300,000FY2024
- $1,012,670FY2025
- $1,109,102FY2026
CEO total pay was $1,109,102 in fiscal 2026, up from $1,012,670 in fiscal 2025.
FY2026: salary $346,667 · bonus $340,000 · stock awards $250,948 · option awards $171,487
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Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bee | $346,667 | $340,000 | $250,948 | $171,487 | — | — | $0 | $1,109,102 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer (PEO) | ||||||||
| Eric Alexander | 265,000 | 260,000 | 166,330 | 122,494 | — | — | 0 | 813,824 |
| Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
| Kevin Francis | 245,000 | 180,000 | 129,909 | 97,986 | — | — | 0 | 652,895 |
| Vice President-Exploration and Technical Services | ||||||||
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 officer | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bee | $1,109,102 | $1,012,670 | $300,000 | ↑ +96,432 |
| Eric Alexander | 813,824 | 781,252 | 240,000 | ↑ +32,572 |
| Kevin Francis | 652,895 | 588,931 | 220,000 | ↑ +63,964 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The Company believes that executive compensation should be competitive with other companies of similar size and complexity, and should align the interests of executives with those of stockholders.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2026
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Francis | RSU | 2,352 | — | $38,620 |
| Eric Alexander | RSU | 3,584 | — | 58,849 |
| Kevin Francis | Option | 3,626 | 7.65 | — |
| George Bee | RSU | 4,928 | — | 80,918 |
| Eric Alexander | Option | 5,525 | 7.65 | — |
| Kevin Francis | RSU | 6,752 | — | 110,868 |
| George Bee | Option | 7,597 | 7.65 | — |
| Eric Alexander | RSU | 8,645 | — | 141,951 |
| Kevin Francis | Option | 9,132 | 19.24 | — |
| Eric Alexander | Option | 11,416 | 19.24 | — |
| George Bee | RSU | 13,043 | — | 214,166 |
| George Bee | Option | 15,982 | 19.24 | — |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke NormanNot independent · Board Chair | $32,000 | $184,534 | $171,487 | — | $505,000 | $893,021 |
| Robert W. SchaferIndependent | 48,000 | 147,629 | 146,990 | — | 0 | 342,619 |
| Michael WaldkirchIndependent | 42,000 | 147,629 | 146,990 | — | 0 | 336,619 |
| Johanna FipkeIndependent · Lead Independent Director | 41,668 | 147,629 | 146,990 | — | 0 | 336,287 |
| George BeeEmployee director · Partial-year service | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $32,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $300,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 10,000 / 8,000 / 8,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $163,668 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $627,421 |
| All other compensation | $505,000 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,296,089 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names U.S. GOLD as a peer
Companies that benchmark against USAU
No companies currently name USAU as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. GOLD CORP. | 2026 | George Bee | $346,667 | $250,948 | $171,487 | — | $1,109,102 |
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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (12 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, George Bee. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-27. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 1,109,102. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Eric Alexander. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-27. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 813,824. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Kevin Francis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-27. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 652,895. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2026-07-29. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Luke Norman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 893,021. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Robert W. Schafer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 342,619. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Michael Waldkirch. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 336,619. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Johanna Fipke. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 336,287. View filing ↗
- Section 08, George Bee. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 163,668 + equity 627,421 + all other 505,000 = 1,296,089, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- U.S. GOLD CORP. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-27. CEO total compensation as printed in U.S. GOLD CORP.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,109,102. View filing ↗