Independent Director · Biglari Holdings Inc. (BH)

John G. Cardwell director compensation at Biglari (FY2025): $90K

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for John G. Cardwell at Biglari Holdings 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 11, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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Biglari Director Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held
In US dollars, as Biglari reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2025$90,000——$0$90,000

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Biglari Holdings Inc. DEF 14A filed March 11, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-016859, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the Biglari Holdings Inc. filed document, accession 0001628280-26-016859. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 11, 2026.

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$90,000 John G. Cardwell, FY2025 total director compensation

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Data as of March 11, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

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company policy · FY2025

Biglari pays directors a $90,000 cash retainer.

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FY2025 · as the proxy prints them

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The rest of the Biglari board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Kenneth R. CooperIndependent Director$100,000
Philip L. CooleyIndependent Director$270,000
Ruth J. PersonIndependent Director$90,000
Sardar BiglariChair of the Board—

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