Bridgeline Digital (BLIN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Roger Kahn, CEO and Director, was paid $934,871 in 2025, up 29% from $723,477 the year before.

Filed
August 7, 2026
Annual meeting
September 17, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$934,871+29% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
30%$278,211 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
PEO compensation paid
$752,018
Non-PEO compensation paid
$325,747
CEO stock awards
$278,211
CEO incentive compensation
$214,463
CFO option awards
$49,550

How Kahn was paid

$934,871 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.

Salary45%Stock awards30%Non-equity incentive23%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Roger KahnCEO and Director$934,871
Thomas WindhausenCFO, Secretary and Treasurer$388,442

What changed and why

  • $935K2025 CEO total compensation was $934,871, including $278,211 in stock awards and $214,463 in non-equity incentive compensation.
  • $388K2025 CFO total compensation was $388,442, including $49,550 in option awards and $48,049 in non-equity incentive compensation.
  • $752K$752,018 was compensation actually paid to the PEO, compared with $325,747 for the non-PEO NEO.
  • 96%96% of votes cast supported the 2025 say-on-pay proposal.
  • $422K$421,500 was Kahn’s new annual salary, with a $215,000 target incentive bonus under his amended agreement.
  • 15%15% was the fiscal 2025 increase in total stockholder return, which primarily drove higher compensation actually paid.

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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.