CEO Preston Wigner was paid $3,179,995 in fiscal year 2026, ↓ down 28.3% from fiscal year 2025, the 22nd percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001628280-26-046310 ↗): 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.
$3,796,603 Airton Hentschke total, FY2026 Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer — highest-paid officer; CEO Preston Wigner: $3,179,995 | 22nd CEO (Preston Wigner) pay percentile vs peers | 995:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | 98.5% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airton Hentschke | $730,200 | $0 | $2,663,536 | $0 | $158,500 | $226,549 | $17,818 | $3,796,603 |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Preston Wigner | 828,800 | 0 | 1,849,532 | 0 | 215,900 | 262,955 | 22,808 | 3,179,995 |
| Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Johan Kroner | 555,100 | 0 | 1,453,975 | 0 | 111,200 | 206,829 | 22,741 | 2,349,845 |
| Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Catherine Claiborne | 424,800 | 0 | 414,718 | 0 | 69,100 | 233,484 | 22,435 | 1,164,537 |
| Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | ||||||||
| J. Patrick O'Keefe | 419,200 | 0 | 409,253 | 0 | 65,100 | 103,786 | 17,467 | 1,014,806 |
| Senior Vice President, Universal Ingredients, Inc. | ||||||||
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 | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airton Hentschke | $3,796,603 | $3,110,141 | $2,684,703 | ↑ +686,462 |
| Preston Wigner | 3,179,995 | 4,433,544 | 1,554,763 | ↓ −1,253,549 |
| Johan Kroner | 2,349,845 | 2,173,089 | 1,976,899 | ↑ +176,756 |
| Catherine Claiborne | 1,164,537 | 1,434,259 | 1,434,259 | ↓ −269,722 |
| J. Patrick O'Keefe | 1,014,806 | 1,211,861 | 1,040,260 | ↓ −197,055 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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Each company listed discloses UVV 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 UVV in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.
| Executive | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Airton Hentschke | COO | $3,796,603 |
| Catherine Claiborne | General Counsel | $1,164,537 |
| Preston Wigner | CEO | $3,179,995 |
| J. Patrick O'Keefe | SVP | $1,014,806 |
| Johan Kroner | CFO | $2,349,845 |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Diana F. Cantor | Independent Director | $241,637 |
| Fotini E. Manolios | Independent Director | $212,166 |
| Gregory A. Trojan | Independent Director | $26,875 |
| Jacqueline T. Williams | Independent Director | $229,887 |
| Lennart R. Freeman | Independent Director | $235,387 |
| Robert C. Sledd | Independent Director | $235,387 |
| Thomas H. Johnson | Independent Director | $264,087 |
Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2026 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.
| Insider | Role | Transaction date | Code | Shares | Price | Value | Security | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fotini E. Manolios | Director | 2026-08-04 | A | 2,650 | $0 | $0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Thomas H. Tullidge Jr | Director | 2026-08-04 | A | 2,650 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Jacqueline T. Williams | Director | 2026-08-04 | A | 2,650 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Gregory A. Trojan | Director | 2026-08-04 | A | 4,580 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Diana F. Cantor | Director | 2026-08-04 | A | 2,650 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Lennart R. Freeman | Director | 2026-08-04 | A | 2,650 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Robert C. Sledd | Director | 2026-08-04 | A | 2,650 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Arthur J. Schick Jr. | Director | 2026-08-04 | A | 2,650 | 0 | 0 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Lennart R. Freeman | Director | 2026-08-10 | D | 1,782 | 50 | 88,777 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Preston Wigner | Director | 2026-10-01 | D | 6,469 | 42 | 269,628 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick O Keefe | — | 2025-05-30 | — | 0 | — | 261,900 | $523,800 |
| Patrick O Keefe | OPTION | 2025-05-30 | — | — | 5,055 | — | 188,889 |
| Johan Kroner | OPTION | 2025-05-30 | — | — | 6,670 | — | 436,151 |
| Johan Kroner | OPTION | 2025-07-11 | — | — | 11,025 | — | 643,970 |
| Catherine Claiborne | OPTION | 2025-05-30 | — | — | 5,123 | — | 191,411 |
| Catherine Claiborne | OPTION | 2025-05-30 | — | — | 3,415 | — | 223,307 |
| Patrick O Keefe | OPTION | 2025-05-30 | — | — | 3,370 | — | 220,364 |
| Johan Kroner | OPTION | 2025-05-30 | — | — | 10,005 | — | 373,854 |
| Preston Wigner | OPTION | 2025-05-30 | — | — | 22,845 | — | 853,642 |
| Preston Wigner | OPTION | 2025-05-30 | — | — | 15,230 | — | 995,890 |
| Airton Hentschke | OPTION | 2025-05-30 | — | — | 15,090 | — | 563,863 |
| Airton Hentschke | OPTION | 2025-05-30 | — | — | 32,110 | — | 2,099,673 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick O Keefe | $0 | $0 | $409,253 | 0.0% |
| Johan Kroner | 0 | 0 | 1,453,975 | 0.0% |
| Catherine Claiborne | 0 | 0 | 414,718 | 0.0% |
| Preston Wigner | 0 | 0 | 1,849,532 | 0.0% |
| Airton Hentschke | 0 | 0 | 2,663,536 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Kroner | PSU | 6,670 | — | $351,509 |
| Catherine Claiborne | PSU | 3,250 | — | 171,275 |
| Johan Kroner | PSU | 7,740 | — | 407,898 |
| Preston Wigner | PSU | 15,230 | — | 802,621 |
| Preston Wigner | PSU | 27,812 | — | 1,465,692 |
| Johan Kroner | PSU | 11,536 | — | 607,947 |
| Airton Hentschke | PSU | 9,725 | — | 512,507 |
| Johan Kroner | PSU | 7,618 | — | 401,469 |
| Johan Kroner | PSU | 6,979 | — | 367,793 |
| Johan Kroner | PSU | 6,450 | — | 339,915 |
| Preston Wigner | PSU | 5,374 | — | 283,210 |
| Preston Wigner | PSU | 4,900 | — | 258,230 |
| Preston Wigner | PSU | 4,550 | — | 239,785 |
| Catherine Claiborne | PSU | 3,565 | — | 187,876 |
| Catherine Claiborne | PSU | 2,475 | — | 130,433 |
| Catherine Claiborne | PSU | 3,908 | — | 205,952 |
| Airton Hentschke | PSU | 11,485 | — | 605,260 |
| Airton Hentschke | PSU | 11,675 | — | 615,273 |
| Airton Hentschke | PSU | 33,599 | — | 1,770,667 |
| Preston Wigner | PSU | 15,937 | — | 839,880 |
| Airton Hentschke | PSU | 10,060 | — | 530,162 |
| Airton Hentschke | PSU | 10,500 | — | 553,350 |
| Preston Wigner | PSU | 5,449 | — | 287,162 |
| Johan Kroner | PSU | 6,960 | — | 366,792 |
| Catherine Claiborne | PSU | 3,573 | — | 188,297 |
| Catherine Claiborne | PSU | 3,526 | — | 185,820 |
| Catherine Claiborne | PSU | 3,837 | — | 202,210 |
| Catherine Claiborne | PSU | 3,964 | — | 208,903 |
| Catherine Claiborne | PSU | 3,515 | — | 185,241 |
| Catherine Claiborne | PSU | 3,415 | — | 179,971 |
| Catherine Claiborne | PSU | 3,370 | — | 177,599 |
| Catherine Claiborne | PSU | 2,923 | — | 154,042 |
The goal of our executive compensation program is to attract, motivate, reward, and retain the management talent required to achieve our business objectives, at compensation levels that are fair, equitable and competitive with those of comparable companies. This goal is furthered by the Committee's policy of linking compensation to individual and corporate performance and by encouraging significant stock ownership by senior management in order to support our business strategy and align the financial interests of management with those of the shareholders.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | 100% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Clawback policy | True |
| Anti-hedging | True |
| Anti-pledging | True |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-08-04 | 17,015,988 | 259,565 | 93,523 | 98.5% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-08-05 | 18,108,615 | 394,023 | 107,888 | 97.87% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-08-06 | 18,558,554 | 310,785 | 88,203 | 98.35% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-08-06 | 18,558,554 | 310,785 | 88,203 | 98.35% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-08-01 | 18,844,407 | 415,083 | 86,711 | 97.84% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-08-02 | 18,844,777 | 387,946 | 85,530 | 97.98% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-08-04 | 98.5%a |
| 2025 | 2025-08-05 | 97.87%b |
| 2024 | 2024-08-06 | 98.35%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “With respect to the approval of the non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of our named executive officers, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the proposal and will not count either in favor of, or against, the non-binding 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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 995 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $3,179,995 |
| Median employee compensation | $3,197 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas H. JohnsonIndependent | $139,750 | $123,637 | $0 | $0 | $700 | $264,087 |
| Diana F. CantorIndependent | 118,000 | 123,637 | 0 | 0 | — | 241,637 |
| Robert C. SleddIndependent | 111,750 | 123,637 | 0 | 0 | — | 235,387 |
| Lennart R. FreemanIndependent | 106,750 | 123,637 | 0 | 0 | 5,000 | 235,387 |
| Jacqueline T. WilliamsIndependent | 106,250 | 123,637 | 0 | 0 | — | 229,887 |
| Fotini E. ManoliosIndependent | 67,583 | 144,583 | 0 | 0 | — | 212,166 |
| Gregory A. TrojanIndependent | 26,875 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 26,875 |
| Annual cash retainer | $80,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $123,637 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 18,000 / 18,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $676,958 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $762,768 |
| All other compensation | $5,700 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,445,426 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies Universal names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.
Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Universal.
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 | Darling Ingredients, Inc. | 2025 | Randall Stuewe | $1,284,231 | $6,681,030 | $0 | $1,328,112 | $9,402,554 |
| 2 | TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | 2024 | Steven Oakland | 1,102,000 | 7,069,378 | 0 | 0 | 8,305,103 |
| 3 | Flowers Foods, Inc. | 2025 | A. Ryals McMullian | 1,041,730 | 5,735,842 | 0 | 733,524 | 7,776,698 |
| 4 | John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | 2026 | Jeffrey Sanfilippo | 985,470 | 1,687,431 | 0 | 1,841,863 | 5,326,942 |
| 5 | B&G Foods, Inc. | 2025 | Kenneth Keller | 1,224,258 | 2,625,864 | 0 | 710,437 | 4,589,619 |
| 6 | Hain Celestial Group, Inc. | 2025 | Wendy Davidson | 789,808 | 3,530,682 | 0 | 0 | 4,546,417 |
| 7 | J&J Snack Foods Corp. | 2025 | Daniel Fachner | 1,021,923 | 2,059,974 | 0 | 834,300 | 3,978,648 |
| 8 | Universal | 2026 | Preston Wigner | 828,800 | 1,849,532 | 0 | 215,900 | 3,179,995 |
| 9 | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 2026 | Sherman Miller | 627,538 | 502,523 | 0 | 0 | 2,109,221 |
| 10 | Seneca Foods Corporation | 2026 | Paul Palmby | 804,583 | 0 | 0 | 402,291 | 1,304,968 |
| — | Pyxus International, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | The Marzetti Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
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.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal | 26% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| B&G Foods, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Mercer |
| Darling Ingredients, Inc. | 70% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR) | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Flowers Foods, Inc. | 56.3% | PSU 70 · RSU 30 | Yes — TSR vs. Peer Group | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Willis Towers Watson (WTW) |
| Hain Celestial Group, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | Yes — Relative TSR versus the S&P Food & Beverage Select Industry Index | ClearBridge Compensation Group, LLC |
| J&J Snack Foods Corp. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | 158.1% | RSU 80 · PSU 20 | No | Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC |
| Pyxus International, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Seneca Foods Corporation | not disclosed | Restricted Stock 100 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| The Marzetti Company | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Pay Governance LLC |
Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.
Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.
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, Airton Hentschke | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 3,796,603. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c48 · span 637314–637323 |
| 2 | Section 01, Preston Wigner | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 3,179,995. Filing ↗machine: t40 · r4 · c16 · span 621641–621650 |
| 3 | Section 01, Johan Kroner | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 2,349,845. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c48 · span 629673–629682 |
| 4 | Section 01, Catherine Claiborne | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 1,164,537. Filing ↗machine: r16 · c48 · span 645350–645359 |
| 5 | Section 01, J. Patrick O'Keefe | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE”. As printed: 1,014,806. Filing ↗machine: t40 · r20 · c16 · span 651590–651599 |
| 6 | Section 03, Patrick O Keefe | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r24 · c8 · span 741273–741280 |
| 7 | Section 03, Patrick O Keefe OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r25 · c26 · span 745342–745349 |
| 8 | Section 03, Johan Kroner OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r13 · c24 · span 716871–716878 |
| 9 | Section 03, Johan Kroner OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r14 · c24 · span 719363–719370 |
| 10 | Section 03, Catherine Claiborne OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r21 · c25 · span 735778–735785 |
| 11 | Section 03, Catherine Claiborne OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r22 · c24 · span 738269–738276 |
| 12 | Section 03, Patrick O Keefe OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r26 · c24 · span 747833–747840 |
| 13 | Section 03, Johan Kroner OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r12 · c26 · span 714380–714387 |
| 14 | Section 03, Preston Wigner OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r8 · c25 · span 704934–704941 |
| 15 | Section 03, Preston Wigner OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r9 · c23 · span 707315–707322 |
| 16 | Section 03, Airton Hentschke OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r17 · c26 · span 726435–726442 |
| 17 | Section 03, Airton Hentschke OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t42 · r18 · c24 · span 728927–728936 |
| 18 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 995 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 1200890–1200893 |
| 19 | Section 08, Thomas H. Johnson | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 264,087. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r6 · c20 · span 1367986–1368291 |
| 20 | Section 08, Diana F. Cantor | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 241,637. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r4 · c20 · span 1361761–1362066 |
| 21 | Section 08, Robert C. Sledd | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 235,387. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r9 · c20 · span 1377329–1377634 |
| 22 | Section 08, Lennart R. Freeman | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 235,387. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r5 · c20 · span 1364875–1365180 |
| 23 | Section 08, Jacqueline T. Williams | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 229,887. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r12 · c20 · span 1386684–1386989 |
| 24 | Section 08, Fotini E. Manolios | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 212,166. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r7 · c20 · span 1371101–1371406 |
| 25 | Section 08, Gregory A. Trojan | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 26,875. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r10 · c2 · span 1378054–1378294 |
| 26 | Section 02, Fotini E. Manolios 2026-08-04 | Form 4 | 2026-08-06 | 0001192482-26-000432 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 27 | Section 02, Thomas H. Tullidge Jr 2026-08-04 | Form 4 | 2026-08-06 | 0001192482-26-000434 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 28 | Section 02, Jacqueline T. Williams 2026-08-04 | Form 4 | 2026-08-06 | 0001192482-26-000440 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 29 | Section 02, Gregory A. Trojan 2026-08-04 | Form 4 | 2026-08-06 | 0001192482-26-000431 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 30 | Section 02, Diana F. Cantor 2026-08-04 | Form 4 | 2026-08-06 | 0001192482-26-000438 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 31 | Section 02, Lennart R. Freeman 2026-08-04 | Form 4 | 2026-08-06 | 0001192482-26-000430 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 32 | Section 02, Robert C. Sledd 2026-08-04 | Form 4 | 2026-08-06 | 0001192482-26-000433 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 33 | Section 02, Arthur J. Schick Jr. 2026-08-04 | Form 4 | 2026-08-06 | 0001192482-26-000436 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 34 | Section 02, Lennart R. Freeman 2026-08-10 | Form 4 | 2026-08-11 | 0001192482-26-000442 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 35 | Section 02, Preston Wigner 2026-10-01 | Form 4 | 2026-10-05 | 0001193125-26-414162 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 36 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-08-05 | 0001628280-26-053392 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.5% (votes for as printed: 17,015,988). Filing ↗ |
| 37 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-08-06 | 0000102037-25-000052 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.87% (votes for as printed: 18,108,615). Filing ↗ |
| 38 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-08-07 | 0000102037-24-000030 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.35%. Filing ↗ |
| 39 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 40 | Section 03b vehicle mix (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 |
| 41 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 676,958 + equity 762,768 + all other 5,700 = 1,445,426, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,445,426 |
| 42 | Darling Ingredients, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-19 | 0001193125-26-116042 | CEO total compensation as printed in Darling Ingredients, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,402,554. Filing ↗machine: t222 · r3 · c27 · span 972629–972638 |
| 43 | TreeHouse Foods, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-03-13 | 0001320695-25-000030 | CEO total compensation as printed in TreeHouse Foods, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,305,103. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c27 · span 993489–993498 |
| 44 | Flowers Foods, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-14 | 0001104659-26-043025 | CEO total compensation as printed in Flowers Foods, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,776,698. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c48 · span 1362376–1362385 |
| 45 | John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-09-14 | 0001193125-26-390588 | CEO total compensation as printed in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,326,942. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c31 · span 902720–902729 |
| 46 | B&G Foods, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-03 | 0001104659-26-039621 | CEO total compensation as printed in B&G Foods, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,589,619. Filing ↗ |
| 47 | Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-09-18 | 0001193125-25-207370 | CEO total compensation as printed in Hain Celestial Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,546,417. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r14 · c38 · span 1813238–1813247 |
| 48 | J&J Snack Foods Corp., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | CEO total compensation as printed in J&J Snack Foods Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,978,648. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 557467–557476 |
| 49 | Universal (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-07-01 | 0001628280-26-046310 | CEO total compensation as printed in Universal's own proxy. As printed: 3,179,995. Filing ↗machine: t40 · r4 · c16 · span 621641–621650 |
| 50 | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-08-18 | 0001140361-26-033569 | CEO total compensation as printed in Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,109,221. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c7 · span 408100–408109 |
| 51 | Seneca Foods Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-07-07 | 0001437749-26-022933 | CEO total compensation as printed in Seneca Foods Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 1,304,968. Filing ↗machine: span 190773–190782 |
| 52 | Section 10a, Flowers Foods, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-043025 | Flowers Foods, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Universal. Filing ↗ |
| 53 | Section 10a, Hain Celestial Group, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-25-207370 | Hain Celestial Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Universal. Filing ↗ |
| 54 | Section 10a, B&G Foods, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-039621 | B&G Foods, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Universal. Filing ↗ |
| 55 | Section 10a, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-390588 | John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Universal. Filing ↗ |
| 56 | Section 10a, Darling Ingredients, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-116042 | Darling Ingredients, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Universal. Filing ↗ |
| 57 | Section 10a, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001140361-26-033569 | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Universal. Filing ↗ |
| 58 | Section 10a, TreeHouse Foods, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001320695-25-000030 | TreeHouse Foods, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Universal. Filing ↗ |
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