Scott Staples compensation by year
FIRST ADVANTAGE Summary Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Component | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $600,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $616,667 | $700,000 |
| Bonus | — | $153,048 | $100,000 | $660,420 | $575,000 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,462,129 | $0 |
| Option awards | $6,165,446 | $0 | $0 | $1,359,816 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $4,350 | $4,575 | $4,996 | $5,218 | $7,350 |
| Total | $7,169,796 | $757,623 | $704,996 | $4,104,249 | $1,282,350 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP DEF 14A filed April 24, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-177294, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP filed document, accession 0001193125-26-177294. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 24, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 347,011 | $5,042,070 | — |
| PSU | 61,434 | $892,636 | — |
| Option | 341,945 | — | $13.50 |
| Option | 131,426 | — | $17.85 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments FIRST ADVANTAGE discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | $700,000 | $0 | $0 | $700,000 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $700,000 | $6,286,909 | $0 | $6,986,909 |
| Death | $0 | $297,545 | $0 | $297,545 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
FIRST ADVANTAGE’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Staples · this page | Chief Executive Officer | $1,282,350 |
| Joelle Smith | President | $1,107,350 |
| Bret Jardine | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $903,577 |
| Douglas Nairne | Global Chief Operating Officer | $849,621 |
| Steven Marks | Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President | $732,350 |
Board service
FIRST ADVANTAGE board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: FIRST ADVANTAGE pays directors a $60,000 cash retainer and $200,000 in equity. As stated in FIRST ADVANTAGE's FY2025 proxy.
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