Evolution Petroleum (EPM) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Kelly W. Loyd, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.3M in 2025, up 22% from $1.1M the year before.

Filed
October 23, 2025
Annual meeting
December 4, 2025
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.3M+22% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
41%$534,672 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
COO total compensation
$860,3822025 Summary Compensation Table
CFO total compensation
$828,7492025 Summary Compensation Table
CEO stock awards
$534,6722025 grant-date fair value
CEO incentive compensation
$356,250Short-term incentive plan
CEO contingent award value
$139,321Excluded as not probable

How Loyd was paid

$1.3M 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.

Salary29%Stock awards41%Non-equity incentive27%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Kelly W. LoydPresident & Chief Executive Officer$1,315,704
J. Mark BunchChief Operating Officer$860,382
Ryan StashSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer$828,749

What changed and why

  • $1.3M$1,315,704 CEO total compensation in 2025 increased from $1,080,561 in 2024.
  • $356K$356,250 CEO non-equity incentive compensation reflected fiscal-year performance under the short-term incentive plan.
  • Substantial compensation continued to be delivered through equity incentives to align executives with stockholders.
  • Three-year relative total shareholder return versus peers remained a performance metric for 2025 equity awards.
  • $139K$139,321 of contingent CEO equity award value was excluded because outperform targets were not considered probable at issuance.
  • 94%Over 94% of votes cast supported named executive officer compensation at the 2024 annual meeting.

Other Evolution Petroleum proxy statements

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.