Byron Wortham compensation by year
ROCKY BRANDS Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $165,000 | $172,000 | $190,000 | $200,000 | $212,000 | $219,000 | $247,269 | $272,000 | $276,000 | $283,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $35,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $23,120 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $79,977 | $79,977 | $94,982 |
| Option awards | $3,410 | $5,700 | $34,700 | $49,042 | $52,975 | $65,053 | $87,965 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $53,100 | $114,000 | $96,887 | $169,000 | $44,711 | $0 | $0 | $49,259 | $166,199 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $3,600 | $6,925 | $10,568 | $10,586 | $23,388 | $20,051 | $19,697 | $20,093 | $20,373 | $24,324 |
| Total | $195,130 | $237,725 | $384,268 | $356,515 | $457,363 | $348,815 | $354,931 | $372,070 | $425,609 | $568,505 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: ROCKY BRANDS, INC. DEF 14A filed April 28, 2026, accession 0001437749-26-013668, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the ROCKY BRANDS, INC. filed document, accession 0001437749-26-013668. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 28, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2024 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 3,386 | $77,201 | — |
| RSU | 2,650 | $60,420 | — |
| Option | 3,000 | — | $39.80 |
| Option | 1,000 | — | $29.43 |
| Option | 2,400 | — | $28.07 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in ROCKY BRANDS, INC.'s FY2024 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments ROCKY BRANDS discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | — | — | — | $85,850 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $141,500 | $305,283 | $8,321 | $540,954 |
| Involuntary for cause | — | — | — | $27,326 |
| Voluntary resignation | — | — | — | $27,326 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $141,500 | — | — | $168,826 |
| Disability | — | — | — | $85,850 |
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $141,500 | $305,283 | $8,321 | $540,954 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in ROCKY BRANDS, INC.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
ROCKY BRANDS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Brooks | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,252,229 |
| Thomas Robertson | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $990,558 |
| Byron Wortham · this page | SVP of Georgia Boot & Durango Brands | $568,505 |
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