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Weis Markets (WMK): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$6,756,936CEO Jonathan Weis · source

Say-on-pay support90.05%Latest vote · source

CEO vs. named peers17th pct.Of 7 peer CEOs

CEO pay ratio436:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

$9,870,137FY2023
$9,278,502FY2024
$6,756,936FY2025

CEO total pay was $6,756,936 in fiscal 2025, down from $9,278,502 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $1,385,567 · bonus $0

Executives and directors

R. Gregory Zeh Jr. · Executive James Marcil · SVP Jonathan Weis · CEO Robert Gleeson · COO Michael Lockard · CFO Dennis G. Hatchell · Independent Director Edward J. Lauth III · Independent Director Gerrald B. Silverman · Independent Director Harold G. Graber · Director

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Weis Markets Inc in fiscal 2025?

As disclosed, Jonathan Weis (Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Weis Markets Inc in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $6,756,936.

How does Weis Markets Inc's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?

As disclosed, Jonathan Weis's total compensation ranked at the 17th percentile of Weis Markets Inc's disclosed peer group.

What is Weis Markets Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?

As disclosed, Weis Markets Inc's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 436:1.

How did shareholders vote on Weis Markets Inc's executive compensation?

As disclosed, 90.05% of shareholders supported Weis Markets Inc's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.

How much does Weis Markets Inc spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?

As disclosed, Weis Markets Inc reported total board compensation of $621,000 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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Summary compensation table

Named executive officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension / NQDC	All other	Total
Jonathan Weis	$1,385,567	$0	—	—	$5,069,575	—	$301,794	$6,756,936
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert Gleeson	616,328	0	—	—	846,868	—	58,288	1,521,484
Chief Operating Officer
Michael Lockard	620,303	0	—	—	718,088	—	103,751	1,442,142
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
R. Gregory Zeh Jr.	482,517	0	—	—	410,326	—	45,350	938,193
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
James Marcil	468,445	0	—	—	398,751	—	58,823	926,019
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

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	FY2025 total	FY2024 total	FY2023 total	Δ FY2024→2025
Jonathan Weis	$6,756,936	$9,278,502	$9,870,137	↓ −2,521,566
Robert Gleeson	1,521,484	1,064,897	—	↑ +456,587
Michael Lockard	1,442,142	1,693,917	1,370,459	↓ −251,775
R. Gregory Zeh Jr.	938,193	1,101,268	1,074,593	↓ −163,075
James Marcil	926,019	—	—	—

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 primary objective of the Company’s executive compensation program is to attract and retain qualified executives by providing a competitive combination of base salary, annual cash incentives, and benefits aligned with the Company's financial objectives. The Compensation Committee does not utilize equity-based incentives, as the Company is a controlled company with low trading volume where stock price is not driven by financial results.

CEO STI target (% of salary)	—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)	—
Independent consultant	Willis Towers Watson (WTW)
Clawback policy	true
Anti-hedging	false
Anti-pledging	false

Equity grants and outstanding awards

No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.

No outstanding equity awards are on file for this fiscal year.

Director compensation

Director	Cash fees	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	All other	Total
Edward J. Lauth IIIIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Special	$175,000	—	—	—	—	$175,000
Dennis G. HatchellIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Special	171,000	—	—	—	—	171,000
Gerrald B. SilvermanIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Special	165,000	—	—	—	—	165,000
Harold G. Graber	110,000	—	—	—	—	110,000
Jonathan H. WeisEmployee director · Board Chair	—	—	—	—	—	0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer	$110,000
Annual equity retainer	—
Per board meeting fee	—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)	6,000
Stock ownership guideline	—

Total cost of the board

Component	FY2025
Cash retainers and fees	$621,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)	$0
All other compensation	$0
Total cost of the board	$621,000

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

Peer group, and who names Weis Markets as a peer

Companies that benchmark against WMK

2 companies name WMK as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses WMK 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 WMK in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

VLGEA Village Super Market, Inc.TSCO Tractor Supply CompanySPTN SpartanNash Company Casey’s General Stores, Inc.SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.GO Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.BIG Big Lots Inc.

Peer reciprocity

The companies Weis Markets Inc names as compensation peers that name it back in their own disclosed peer groups.

Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA)²³Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (GO)²⁴

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	Tractor Supply Company	2025	Harry Lawton III	$1,344,231	$26,937,383	$2,311,740	$1,635,837	$32,277,194
2	Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.	2025	Jack Sinclair	1,289,000	4,888,121	1,700,085	3,615,645	11,517,223
3	Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.	2025	Jason Potter	925,539	4,100,005	3,363,334	487,065	9,501,919
4	Big Lots Inc.	2023	Bruce Thorn	1,223,077	5,019,800	0	1,290,240	7,755,707
5	Weis Markets Inc	2025	Jonathan Weis	1,385,567	—	—	5,069,575	6,756,936
6	Village Super Market, Inc.	2026	John Sumas	876,000	1,382,071	0	0	2,964,394
—	SpartanNash 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.

Incentive design against the same peers

Company	Annual incentive payout	Long-term vehicle mix	PSU measures include TSR	Compensation consultant
Weis Markets Inc	not disclosed	Cash LTIP 100	not disclosed	Willis Towers Watson (WTW)
Big Lots Inc.	not disclosed	PSU 33.33 · RSU 33.33 · SVCA 33.33	not disclosed	Meridian
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.	42.1%	PSU 50 · Options 50	No	Korn Ferry
SpartanNash Company	not disclosed	not disclosed	not disclosed	not disclosed
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.	187%	PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Option 25	No	Meridian
Tractor Supply Company	80.8%	PSU 50 · Options 25 · RSU 25	No	Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Village Super Market, Inc.	not disclosed	Restricted Stock 100	not disclosed	Compensation Advisory Partners

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.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio

Meeting year	Meeting date	For	Against	Abstain	Support	Outcome
2026	2026-04-30	19,063,321	2,106,873	21,096	90.05%	Passed
2023	2023-04-27	17,003,875	7,427,994	15,033	69.6%	Passed
2020	2020-04-30	18,362,648	7,097,853	13,478	72.12%	Passed
2017	2017-04-27	25,076,472	85,529	10,544	99.66%	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 year	Meeting date	Approval — company’s computation
2026	2026-04-30	90.05%^a
2023	2023-04-27	69.6%^b
2020	2020-04-30	72.12%^c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. 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.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)	436 : 1
CEO total compensation	$6,756,936
Median employee compensation	$15,493

Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (24 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, Jonathan Weis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 6,756,936. View filing ↗
Section 01, Robert Gleeson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,521,484. View filing ↗
Section 01, Michael Lockard. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,442,142. View filing ↗
Section 01, R. Gregory Zeh Jr.. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 938,193. View filing ↗
Section 01, James Marcil. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 926,019. View filing ↗
Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 436 : 1. View filing ↗
Section 08, Edward J. Lauth III. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 175,000. View filing ↗
Section 08, Dennis G. Hatchell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 171,000. View filing ↗
Section 08, Gerrald B. Silverman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 165,000. View filing ↗
Section 08, Harold G. Graber. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 110,000. View filing ↗
Section 08, Jonathan H. Weis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-04-30. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.05% (votes for as printed: 19,063,321). View filing ↗
Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-04-27. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 69.6% (votes for as printed: 17,003,875). View filing ↗
Section 06, 2020 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2020-04-30. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 72.12%. 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 621,000 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 621,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.
Tractor Supply Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Tractor Supply Company's own proxy. As printed: 32,277,194. View filing ↗
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. CEO total compensation as printed in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,517,223. View filing ↗
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,501,919. View filing ↗
Big Lots Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Big Lots Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,755,707. View filing ↗
Weis Markets Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Weis Markets Inc's own proxy. As printed: 6,756,936. View filing ↗
Village Super Market, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Village Super Market, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,964,394. View filing ↗
Section 10a, Village Super Market, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Village Super Market, Inc. names Weis Markets Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
Section 10a, Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. names Weis Markets Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗