James A. Burke compensation by year
Vistra Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1,391,731 |
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $11,433,561 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $2,965,508 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other | $198,388 |
| Total | $15,989,188 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Vistra Corp. DEF 14A filed March 18, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-019029, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Vistra Corp. filed document, accession 0001628280-26-019029. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 18, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 1,141 | $184,078 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Vistra Corp.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
3 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 18, 2026)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Purchase | — | 4,465 | $135.25 | 1,146,352 |
| 2026-08-31 | Purchase | — | 2,200 | $135.99 | 1,141,887 |
| 2026-08-24 | Purchase | — | 2,000 | $135.00 | 1,139,687 |
The 3 most recent of 3 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Vistra discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability | $0 | $75,997,563 | $0 | $79,804,901 |
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $10,378,986 | $88,661,644 | $39,694 | $102,344,077 |
| Death | $0 | $75,997,563 | $0 | $79,804,901 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $10,378,986 | $88,661,644 | $39,694 | $102,344,077 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $6,942,466 | $75,997,563 | $39,694 | $86,787,061 |
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | $6,942,466 | $75,997,563 | $39,694 | $86,787,061 |
| Involuntary for cause | $0 | — | — | $0 |
| Retirement | $0 | $7,737,871 | $0 | $10,477,027 |
| Voluntary resignation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Vistra Corp.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Vistra’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| James A. Burke · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $15,989,188 |
| Stacey Dor | Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer & Executive Vice President Public Affairs | $6,757,520 |
| Kristopher E. Moldovan | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $6,709,289 |
| Scott A. Hudson | Executive Vice President and President Vistra Retail | $4,129,002 |
| Stephanie Zapata Moore | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer | $3,170,883 |
Board service
Vistra board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Vistra pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $180,000 in RSUs. As stated in Vistra's FY2025 proxy.
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