Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jonathan Shar, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $795,540 in 2026, down 81% from $4.2M the year before.

Filed
August 12, 2026
Annual meeting
September 24, 2026
Pay year
2026
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$795,540-81% vs prior year
CEO target incentive
85%Minimum target of base salary
CFO target incentive
75%Minimum target of base salary
General counsel target
50%Minimum target of base salary
Shar unvested PSUs
360,000Outstanding at fiscal year-end
Shar PSU market value
$3.70MAt May 1, 2026 closing price
CEO compensation actually paid
$733,545Fiscal 2026 pay-versus-performance

How Shar was paid

$795,540 in total for 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary75%Bonus25%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jonathan SharChief Executive Officer$795,540
Jason SnaguskyExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$401,310
Christopher NeumannExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$481,310

What changed and why

  • $4.23M$795,540 was CEO Jonathan Shar’s total compensation in Fiscal 2026, down from $4.23 million in Fiscal 2025.
  • $200K$200,000 was Shar’s Fiscal 2026 discretionary cash bonus.
  • $30,000$30,000 was General Counsel Christopher Neumann’s Fiscal 2026 discretionary cash bonus.
  • 85%85%, 75% and 50% are the minimum target incentive percentages for Shar, Snagusky and Neumann, respectively.
  • $3.70M$3.70 million was the market value of Shar’s 360,000 unvested PSU shares at fiscal year-end.
  • The Company’s Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2025 financial results were restated for previously identified misstatements.

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.