BKV (BKV) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Christopher P. Kalnin, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.9M in 2025, up 31% from $4.5M the year before.

Filed
April 28, 2026
Annual meeting
June 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$5.9M+31% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
58%$3.4M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$795,386Paid in fiscal 2025
CEO Target Bonus
125%Percentage of base salary
Retention Bonus
$1,000,000Eric S. Jacobsen
Sign-on Bonus
$1,000,000Dilanka Seimon

How Kalnin was paid

$5.9M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary13%Stock awards58%Non-equity incentive28%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Christopher P. KalninChief Executive Officer$5,903,801
Eric S. JacobsenPresident — Upstream$4,306,883
Dilanka SeimonChief Commercial Officer$3,445,756

What changed and why

  • $5.9MChief Executive Officer total compensation increased to $5,903,801 in 2025 from $4,518,960 in 2024.
  • $1MEric S. Jacobsen received a one-time cash retention bonus of $1,000,000 in connection with his transition to President — Upstream.
  • $1MDilanka Seimon received a one-time cash sign-on bonus of $1,000,000 upon joining the company as Chief Commercial Officer.
  • Stock awards granted in 2025 included time-restricted stock units and performance-restricted stock units.
  • Stock options are not a part of the executive compensation program.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.