Kustom Entertainment (KUST) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stanton E. Ross, Chairman, CEO and President, was paid $421,542 in 2025, up 161% from $161,660 the year before.

Filed
September 22, 2026
Annual meeting
October 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$421,542+161% vs prior year
CFO total compensation
$128,768Thomas J. Heckman, 2025
COO total compensation
$267,952Peng Han, 2025
CEO discretionary bonus
$150,000Paid during 2025
2026 CEO base salary
$200,000Approved January 27, 2026
Ross change-in-control payment
$50,000Retention agreement
Ross severance payment
$200,000After change in control

How Ross was paid

$421,542 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.

Salary61%Bonus36%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stanton E. RossChairman, CEO and President$421,542
Thomas J. HeckmanCFO, Treasurer and Secretary$128,768
Peng HanCOO$267,952

What changed and why

  • $422K$421,542 was CEO Stanton Ross’s 2025 total compensation, compared with $161,660 in 2024.
  • $150K$150,000 was a discretionary bonus paid to Ross during 2025.
  • No stock or option awards were made to the named executives during 2025.
  • $256K$256,216 was Ross’s 2025 salary after executives voluntarily reduced salaries during 2024 to support cash flow.
  • $200K$200,000 was Ross’s annual base salary approved for 2026.
  • Retention agreements provide change-in-control and severance payments for Ross and Heckman.

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About this page

The figures were read out of the DEF 14A proxy statement on EDGAR by a language model and every number was then checked against the filing text; a figure that could not be found there is left out rather than shown. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the filing for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.

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