Michael Nierenberg compensation by year
Rithm Capital Summary Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Component | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $653,587 | $1,250,000 | $1,067,235 | $1,000,000 |
| Bonus | $3,750,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $4,999,994 | $8,749,984 | $11,999,996 | $12,000,007 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $10,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $7,440,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $110 | $160,039 | $1,843 | $10,896 |
| Total | $9,403,691 | $20,160,023 | $21,069,074 | $20,450,903 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Rithm Capital Corp. DEF 14A filed April 9, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-041536, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Rithm Capital Corp. filed document, accession 0001104659-26-041536. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 9, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 6,511,868 | $70,979,361 | — |
| RSU | 682,234 | $7,436,351 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Rithm Capital Corp.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
15 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 9, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | Grant or award derivative | — | 5,125 | $0.00 | 289,476 |
| 2026-10-30 | Grant or award derivative | — | 55,188 | $0.00 | 2,130,298 |
| 2026-10-30 | Grant or award derivative | — | 3,066 | $0.00 | 328,604 |
| 2026-10-30 | Grant or award derivative | — | 7,929 | $0.00 | 306,096 |
| 2026-10-30 | Grant or award derivative | — | 23,064 | $0.00 | 890,285 |
| 2026-07-31 | Grant or award derivative | — | 2,848 | $0.00 | 325,538 |
| 2026-07-31 | Grant or award derivative | — | 51,262 | $0.00 | 2,075,110 |
| 2026-07-31 | Grant or award derivative | — | 4,761 | $0.00 | 284,351 |
The 8 most recent of 15 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 Rithm Capital discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary for cause | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | $17,440,000 | $76,941,552 | $54,660 | $94,436,212 |
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $17,440,000 | $78,415,712 | $54,660 | $95,910,372 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $17,440,000 | $76,941,552 | $54,660 | $94,436,212 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $17,440,000 | $78,415,712 | $54,660 | $95,910,372 |
| Voluntary resignation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Death | $0 | $78,415,712 | $0 | $78,415,712 |
| Disability | $0 | $78,415,712 | $0 | $78,415,712 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Rithm Capital Corp.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Rithm Capital’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Nierenberg · this page | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President | $20,450,903 |
| Nicola Santoro | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer | $2,810,902 |
| David Zeiden | Chief Legal Officer | $1,918,118 |
Board service
Rithm Capital board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Rithm Capital pays directors a $125,000 cash retainer and $150,000 in Common Stock. As stated in Rithm Capital's FY2025 proxy.
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