NPK International (NPKI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Matthew S. Lanigan, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.2M in 2025, up 144% from $3.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 98:1, on median employee pay of $83,965.

Filed
April 9, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.2M+144% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
98:1median $83,965
CEO pay in equity
50%$4.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
100%$754,000 target amount
Stock Awards Value
$4,058,537CEO 2025 stock awards
Non-Equity Incentive
$3,339,632CEO 2025 non-equity compensation

How Lanigan was paid

$8.2M 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.

Salary9%Stock awards50%Non-equity incentive41%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Matthew S. LaniganPresident and Chief Executive Officer$8,196,160
Gregg S. PiontekSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,534,610
Lori A. BriggsExecutive Vice President, Business Operations$2,361,746
M. Celeste FrugéVice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary$1,549,418
Douglas L. WhiteFormer Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer$794,036

What changed and why

  • $8.2MCEO total compensation increased to $8,196,160 in 2025 due to a transition from performance-based cash awards to performance-based restricted stock units.
  • $4.1MStock awards for the CEO totaled $4,058,537 in 2025 compared to $1,301,729 in 2024.
  • $3.3MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO reached $3,339,632 in 2025.
  • 95%At our 2025 Annual Meeting, 95% of stockholder votes were cast in favor of executive compensation.

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.