Precision Optics (POCI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Dr. Joseph N. Forkey, Director, Chief Executive Officer, President and Treasurer, was paid $1.1M in 2025, up 341% from $251,032 the year before.

Filed
February 2, 2026
Annual meeting
March 19, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.1M+341% vs prior year
CEO Base Salary
$270,359Fiscal 2025 base salary
CEO Stock Bonus
$94,20020,000 shares of common stock
CEO Option Awards
$742,000Grant date fair value
CFO Total Compensation
$487,084Wayne M. Coll fiscal 2025 total
Former COO Total Compensation
$423,952Mahesh Lawande fiscal 2025 total

How Forkey was paid

$1.1M 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.

Salary24%Bonus9%Option awards67%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Dr. Joseph N. ForkeyDirector, Chief Executive Officer, President and Treasurer$1,106,559
Wayne M. CollChief Financial Officer, Secretary$487,084
Mahesh LawandeFormer Chief Operating Officer$423,952

What changed and why

  • $1.1MDr. Joseph N. Forkey received a total compensation of $1,106,559 in fiscal 2025, up from $251,032 in fiscal 2024.
  • $251KDr. Forkey's base salary increased from $251,032 to $270,359 in fiscal 2025.
  • $94,200Dr. Forkey received a performance bonus of $94,200 paid in 20,000 shares of common stock.
  • $742KOption awards for Dr. Forkey totaled $742,000 following a stock option grant for 200,000 shares.

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.