Kenneth Berns compensation by year
Patterson-UTI Energy Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $382,404 | $450,000 | $450,000 | $450,000 | $590,000 | $590,000 |
| Bonus | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300,000 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,758,848 | $2,843,300 | $2,588,724 | $1,976,893 | $1,853,888 | $1,749,558 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $984,375 | $495,000 | $984,375 | $603,058 | $629,000 | $822,130 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total | $5,975,627 | $3,788,300 | $4,023,099 | $3,029,951 | $3,372,888 | $3,161,688 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 13, 2026, accession 0000889900-26-000020, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. filed document, accession 0000889900-26-000020. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 13, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 232,700 | $1,421,797 | — |
| RSU | 162,734 | $994,305 | — |
| RSU | 60,100 | $367,211 | — |
| PSU | 37,700 | $230,347 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
8 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 13, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | Tax withholding | — | 12,096 | $11.42 | 1,043,987 |
| 2026-05-05 | Tax withholding | — | 12,680 | $12.29 | 1,056,083 |
| 2026-05-01 | Exercise or conversion | — | 20,033 | — | 1,088,796 |
| 2026-05-01 | Tax withholding | — | 11,157 | $12.22 | 1,068,763 |
| 2026-05-01 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 20,033 | $10.80 | 1,068,763 |
| 2026-05-01 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 20,033 | — | 72,067 |
| 2026-04-30 | Grant or award derivative | — | 32,000 | — | 92,100 |
| 2026-04-30 | Grant or award | — | 47,900 | $0.00 | 1,079,920 |
The 8 most recent of 8 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 →
Patterson-UTI Energy’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| William Hendricks | President & Chief Executive Officer | $12,077,321 |
| James Holcomb | Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | $4,369,825 |
| C. Andrew Smith | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $3,839,733 |
| Seth Wexler | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | $3,372,495 |
| Kenneth Berns · this page | Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer | $3,161,688 |
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