Nathans Famous (NATH) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Eric Gatoff, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.7M in 2025, up 18% from $1.4M the year before.

Filed
July 25, 2025
Annual meeting
September 9, 2025
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.7M+18% vs prior year
Prior say-on-pay support
76.0%Votes cast in favor, 2023
CFO total compensation
$548,509Robert Steinberg, fiscal 2025
Chair total compensation
$1,024,787Howard M. Lorber, fiscal 2025
CEO bonus
$1,000,000Fiscal 2025

How Gatoff was paid

$1.7M 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.

Salary37%Bonus59%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Eric GatoffChief Executive Officer$1,694,216
Robert SteinbergVice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary$548,509
Howard M. LorberExecutive Chairman of the Board$1,024,787

What changed and why

  • $1.7M$1,694,216 was CEO Eric Gatoff’s total compensation, up from $1,440,087 in 2024.
  • $1M$1,000,000 was Gatoff’s fiscal 2025 bonus, compared with $750,000 in 2024.
  • $625K$625,000 was Gatoff’s fiscal 2025 salary, down from $637,019 in 2024.
  • $3.4M$3,379,500 was Howard Lorber’s stock award in 2023; no NEO received equity awards in 2025.
  • 76.0%76.0% of votes cast supported the company’s executive compensation at the 2023 annual meeting.
  • No stock options, restricted stock, or restricted stock units were granted to NEOs in fiscal 2025.

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.