Independent Director · DONEGAL GROUP INC (DGICA)

Chair, Compensation Committee

Jack L. Hess director compensation at Donegal (FY2025): $117K

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for Jack L. Hess at DONEGAL GROUP INC. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed March 16, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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What they were paid

DONEGAL Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as DONEGAL reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2025$109,100$7,735——$116,835
FY2024$110,000$6,995$6,345$0$123,340
FY2023$109,600$7,100$6,795—$123,495
FY2022$109,800$7,145$6,660—$123,605
FY2021$103,750$7,035$5,445—$116,230

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: DONEGAL GROUP INC DEF 14A filed March 16, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-009495, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the DONEGAL GROUP INC filed document, accession 0001140361-26-009495. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 16, 2026.

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$116,835 Jack L. Hess, FY2025 total director compensation

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Data as of March 16, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2025

DONEGAL pays directors a $90,000 cash retainer and $9,990 in Restricted Stock.

Committees

FY2025 · as the proxy prints them

Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating/Governance · Executive

The rest of the DONEGAL board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Annette B. SzadyIndependent Director$104,235
Barry C. HuberIndependent Director$105,435
Britta H. SchatzIndependent Director$104,235
David C. KingIndependent Director$98,235
Dennis J. BixenmanIndependent Director$108,935
Jon M. MahanIndependent Director$98,935
Kevin M. Kraft SrIndependent Director$110,735
S. Trezevant Moore JrIndependent Director$104,185

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