John Lowe compensation by year
CPI Card Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $356,761 | $372,521 | $420,000 | $500,000 | $621,154 | $648,365 |
| Bonus | $254,773 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $27,827 | $142,341 | $0 | $984,689 | $3,102,679 | $2,611,944 |
| Option awards | $0 | $141,962 | $0 | $66,635 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $481,118 | $631,650 | $714,000 | $197,760 | $783,125 | $520,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $11,400 | $2,137 | $12,200 | $13,200 | $38,541 | $14,000 |
| Total | $1,131,879 | $1,290,611 | $1,146,200 | $1,762,284 | $4,545,499 | $3,794,309 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CPI Card Group Inc. DEF 14A filed April 8, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-040936, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the CPI Card Group Inc. filed document, accession 0001104659-26-040936. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 8, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 60,000 | $880,800 | — |
| RSU | 40,000 | $587,200 | — |
| RSU | 31,180 | $457,722 | — |
| RSU | 26,106 | $383,236 | — |
| RSU | 18,669 | $274,061 | — |
| RSU | 14,375 | $211,025 | — |
| RSU | 12,938 | $189,930 | — |
| RSU | 9,530 | $139,900 | — |
| RSU | 8,260 | $121,257 | — |
| RSU | 8,122 | $119,231 | — |
| RSU | 5,650 | $82,942 | — |
| RSU | 3,955 | $58,059 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in CPI Card Group Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it. The 12 largest of 13 award rows shown.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
20 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 8, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Grant or award derivative | — | 16,345 | $0.00 | 16,345 |
| 2026-08-31 | Exercise or conversion | — | 3,955 | — | 80,810 |
| 2026-08-31 | Tax withholding | — | 1,740 | $28.97 | 79,070 |
| 2026-08-31 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 3,955 | $0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-08-30 | Exercise or conversion | — | 4,130 | — | 78,672 |
| 2026-08-30 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 4,130 | $0.00 | 4,130 |
| 2026-08-30 | Tax withholding | — | 1,817 | $28.83 | 76,855 |
| 2026-08-29 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 8,704 | $0.00 | 17,402 |
The 8 most recent of 20 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 CPI Card discloses, by trigger · FY2024| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,250,000 | — | — | — |
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $1,250,000 | — | — | — |
| Disability | $937,500 | — | — | — |
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | $937,500 | — | — | — |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $937,500 | — | — | — |
| Death | $937,500 | — | — | — |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in CPI Card Group Inc.'s FY2024 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
CPI Card’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Lowe · this page | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $3,794,309 |
| Jeffrey Hochstadt | Former Chief Financial Officer | $1,365,665 |
| Toni Thompson | Chief Operating Officer | $1,068,407 |
Board service
CPI Card board · FY2023–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: CPI Card pays directors a $90,000 cash retainer and $125,000 in RSUs. As stated in CPI Card's FY2025 proxy.
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