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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-08-17

Vroom (VRM)

CEO Thomas Shortt was paid $10,736,691 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 287.4% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001193125-26-187619 ↗): 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.

$10,736,691 ↑
Thomas Shortt total, FY2025
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CEO pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
99.05%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Thomas Shortt$777,981$200,000$7,051,871$2,706,839$0$0$0$10,736,691
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jonathan Sandison395,96235,0001,003,870156,5250001,591,357
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Anna-Lisa Corrales373,096—752,896104,3500001,230,342
Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance 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 officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Thomas Shortt$10,736,691$2,771,677$2,335,923↑ +7,965,014
Jonathan Sandison1,591,357———
Anna-Lisa Corrales1,230,342537,897—↑ +692,445

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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01c

Board of directors

One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.

DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Laura G. O'ShaughnessyFormer director (through FY2025)$238,000
Laura W. LangFormer director (through FY2025)$116,896
Matthew J. PietroforteIndependent Director$271,906
Michael J. FarelloIndependent Director$232,500
Nikul PatelIndependent Director$237,803
Paula B. PretlowFormer director (through FY2025)$116,670
Robert J. Mylod, JrChair of the Board$262,500
Robert R. KrakowiakIndependent Director$240,000
Timothy M. CrowIndependent Director$238,000
02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Anna-Lisa CorralesCLO, CCO, Secretary2026-05-08D35$12$427CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert J. Mylod, JrDirector2026-05-14A———Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.Director2026-05-14A———Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.Director2026-05-14A———Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert J. Mylod, JrDirector2026-05-14A———Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.Director2026-05-29A———Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.Director2026-05-29A———Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert J. Mylod, JrDirector2026-05-29A———Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert J. Mylod, JrDirector2026-05-29A———Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert R. KrakowiakDirector2026-06-11A9,83200CommonForm 4 ↗
Timothy M. CrowDirector2026-06-11A9,83200CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert J. Mylod, JrDirector2026-06-11A9,83200CommonForm 4 ↗
Nikul PatelDirector2026-06-11A9,83200CommonForm 4 ↗
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.Director2026-06-11A9,83200RSUForm 4 ↗
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.Director2026-06-11A9,83200RSUForm 4 ↗
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.Director2026-06-15A15,5950156Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.Director2026-06-15A15,5950156Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.Director2026-06-15A15,5957112,596CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert J. Mylod, JrDirector2026-06-15D13,1710132Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.Director2026-06-15A15,5957112,596CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert J. Mylod, JrDirector2026-06-15D13,171795,095CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert J. Mylod, JrDirector2026-06-15D2,424717,501CommonForm 4 ↗
Robert J. Mylod, JrDirector2026-06-15D2,424024Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Thomas H. ShorttDirector2026-06-30A65,38200CommonForm 4 ↗
Jacob Shlomo BenzaquenPrincipal Accounting Officer2026-06-30A6,42200CommonForm 4 ↗
Jonathan SandisonCFO, Vroom and UACC2026-06-30A13,27100CommonForm 4 ↗
Anna-Lisa CorralesCLO, CCO, Secretary2026-06-30A10,43100CommonForm 4 ↗
Jonathan SandisonCFO, Vroom and UACC2026-08-06A30,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Thomas H. ShorttDirector2026-08-06A205,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Jacob Shlomo BenzaquenPrincipal Accounting Officer2026-08-06A7,50000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Anna-Lisa CorralesCLO, CCO, Secretary2026-08-06A22,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.Director2026-08-13A———Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P.Director2026-08-13A———Derivative, Class A CommonForm 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.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Thomas ShorttRSU—————$7,051,871
Jonathan SandisonRSU—————1,003,870
Thomas ShorttOPTION2025-03-12————2,706,839
Anna-Lisa CorralesRSU—————104,350
Jonathan SandisonOPTION2025-03-12————156,525
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Thomas Shortt$7,051,871$0$2,706,8390.0%
Jonathan Sandison1,003,8700156,5250.0%
Anna-Lisa Corrales104,350000.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Jonathan SandisonRSU40,991—$814,901
Thomas ShorttRSU1,500—29,820
Thomas ShorttOption129,70045.7—
Jonathan SandisonOption7,50045.7—
Jonathan SandisonOption5,00045.7—
Jonathan SandisonRSU224—4,184
Jonathan SandisonOption5,00060.95—
Thomas ShorttRSU287,949—5,724,426
Jonathan SandisonRSU30,743—611,170
Thomas ShorttOption129,70060.95—
Jonathan SandisonOption7,50060.95—
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our compensation philosophy is driven by the need to attract and retain top executive talent, while ensuring that compensation aligns with our corporate and financial objectives and the long-term interests of our stockholders.

CEO STI target (% of salary)150%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantThe Overture Alliance
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-114,180,24040,2862,41799.05%Passed
20252025-06-124,541,39212,3413,06799.73%Passed
20242024-06-13389,31470,8766,98884.6%Passed
20232023-06-1530,591,0838,887,501458,58877.49%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
20262026-06-1199.05%a
20252025-06-1299.73%b
20242024-06-1384.6%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “3: To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers Majority of votes cast Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “3: To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers Majority of votes cast Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “3: To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers Majority of votes cast Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect.”.

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)—
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Matthew J. PietroforteIndependent · Compensation · Newly elected$30,000$241,096$0$0—$271,906
Robert J. Mylod, JrIndependent · Board Chair · Audit (Chair)62,500200,000000262,500
Robert R. KrakowiakIndependent · Compensation (Chair)40,000200,000000240,000
Timothy M. CrowIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)38,000200,000000238,000
Laura G. O'ShaughnessyIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY38,000200,000000238,000
Nikul PatelIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Newly elected24,104213,699000237,803
Michael J. FarelloIndependent · Compensation32,500200,000000232,500
Laura W. LangIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY16,896100,000000116,896
Paula B. PretlowIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY16,670100,000000116,670
Thomas H. ShorttEmployee director000—00
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$30,000
Annual equity retainer$200,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)10,000 / 5,000 / 4,000
Stock ownership guideline—
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$298,670
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,654,795
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,953,465

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

10b

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
1Vroom2025Thomas Shortt$777,981$7,051,871$2,706,839$0$10,736,691

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.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Vroom in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Thomas Shortt (Chief Executive Officer and Director) was the highest-paid executive at Vroom in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $10,736,691.
How did shareholders vote on Vroom's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 99.05% of shareholders supported Vroom's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Vroom spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Vroom reported total board compensation of $1,953,465 for fiscal 2025.

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.

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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, Thomas ShorttDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 29. As printed: 10,736,691. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r2 · c16 · span 505879–505889
2Section 01, Jonathan SandisonDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 29. As printed: 1,591,357. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r4 · c16 · span 518750–518759
3Section 01, Anna-Lisa CorralesDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 29. As printed: 1,230,342. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r6 · c16 · span 530315–530324
4Section 03, Thomas Shortt RSUDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r2 · c9 · span 503513–503522
5Section 03, Jonathan Sandison RSUDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r4 · c9 · span 516383–516392
6Section 03, Thomas Shortt OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r2 · c11 · span 504192–504201
7Section 03, Anna-Lisa Corrales RSUDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r6 · c11 · span 528641–528648
8Section 03, Jonathan Sandison OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r4 · c11 · span 517062–517069
9Section 07, pay ratio10-K2026-03-260001193125-26-126253Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
10Section 08, Matthew J. PietroforteDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 271,906. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r9 · c9 · span 765614–765822
11Section 08, Robert J. Mylod, JrDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,500. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r2 · c9 · span 739948–740156
12Section 08, Robert R. KrakowiakDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 240,000. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r8 · c9 · span 761918–762126
13Section 08, Timothy M. CrowDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 238,000. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r3 · c9 · span 743520–743728
14Section 08, Laura G. O'ShaughnessyDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 238,000. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r6 · c9 · span 754596–754804
15Section 08, Nikul PatelDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 237,803. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r10 · c9 · span 769324–769532
16Section 08, Michael J. FarelloDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 232,500. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r4 · c9 · span 747268–747476
17Section 08, Laura W. LangDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 116,896. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r5 · c9 · span 750986–751194
18Section 08, Paula B. PretlowDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 116,670. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r7 · c9 · span 758317–758525
19Section 08, Thomas H. ShorttDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
20Section 02, Anna-Lisa Corrales 2026-05-08Form 42026-05-120002034984-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
21Section 02, Robert J. Mylod, Jr 2026-05-14Form 42026-06-050001193125-26-260186Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
22Section 02, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 2026-05-14Form 42026-06-030001104659-26-070254Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
23Section 02, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 2026-05-14Form 42026-06-030001104659-26-070255Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
24Section 02, Robert J. Mylod, Jr 2026-05-14Form 42026-06-050001193125-26-260186Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 02, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 2026-05-29Form 42026-06-030001104659-26-070254Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
26Section 02, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 2026-05-29Form 42026-06-030001104659-26-070255Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
27Section 02, Robert J. Mylod, Jr 2026-05-29Form 42026-06-050001193125-26-260186Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, Robert J. Mylod, Jr 2026-05-29Form 42026-06-050001193125-26-260186Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 02, Robert R. Krakowiak 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-120001683084-26-000001Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
30Section 02, Timothy M. Crow 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-120001389396-26-000001Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
31Section 02, Robert J. Mylod, Jr 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-120001214607-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
32Section 02, Nikul Patel 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-150001615561-26-000002Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
33Section 02, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-150001104659-26-074229Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
34Section 02, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-150001104659-26-074228Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
35Section 02, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 2026-06-15Form 42026-06-160001104659-26-074791Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
36Section 02, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 2026-06-15Form 42026-06-160001104659-26-074792Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
37Section 02, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 2026-06-15Form 42026-06-160001104659-26-074792Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
38Section 02, Robert J. Mylod, Jr 2026-06-15Form 42026-06-170001214607-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
39Section 02, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 2026-06-15Form 42026-06-160001104659-26-074791Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
40Section 02, Robert J. Mylod, Jr 2026-06-15Form 42026-06-170001214607-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
41Section 02, Robert J. Mylod, Jr 2026-06-15Form 42026-06-170001214607-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
42Section 02, Robert J. Mylod, Jr 2026-06-15Form 42026-06-170001214607-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
43Section 02, Thomas H. Shortt 2026-06-30Form 42026-07-020001461101-26-000003Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
44Section 02, Jacob Shlomo Benzaquen 2026-06-30Form 42026-07-020002068536-26-000003Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
45Section 02, Jonathan Sandison 2026-06-30Form 42026-07-020002059222-26-000002Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
46Section 02, Anna-Lisa Corrales 2026-06-30Form 42026-07-020002034984-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
47Section 02, Jonathan Sandison 2026-08-06Form 42026-08-100002059222-26-000003Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
48Section 02, Thomas H. Shortt 2026-08-06Form 42026-08-100001461101-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
49Section 02, Jacob Shlomo Benzaquen 2026-08-06Form 42026-08-100002068536-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
50Section 02, Anna-Lisa Corrales 2026-08-06Form 42026-08-100002034984-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
51Section 02, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 2026-08-13Form 42026-08-170001104659-26-097892Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
52Section 02, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. 2026-08-13Form 42026-08-170001104659-26-097897Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
53Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-06-120001193125-26-269693Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.05% (votes for as printed: 4,180,240). Filing ↗
54Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-06-130000950170-25-086062Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.73% (votes for as printed: 4,541,392). Filing ↗
55Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-06-140000950170-24-073703Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.6% (votes for as printed: 389,314). Filing ↗
56Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
57Section 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
58Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 298,670 + equity 1,654,795 + all other 0 = 1,953,465, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,953,465
59Vroom (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-187619CEO total compensation as printed in Vroom's own proxy. As printed: 10,736,691. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r2 · c16 · span 505879–505889

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