Red Cat Holdings (RCAT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jeffrey Thompson, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $6.8M in fiscal YE December 31, 2025, up 281% from $1.8M the year before.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 18, 2026
Pay year
fiscal YE December 31, 2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$6.8M+281% vs prior year
CEO Option Awards
$6,543,000Granted in fiscal 2025
CEO Salary
$137,500Reduced to zero mid-year
CEO Bonus
$125,000Discretionary cash bonus

How Thompson was paid

$6.8M in total for fiscal YE December 31, 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary2%Bonus2%Option awards96%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jeffrey ThompsonChief Executive Officer and President$6,816,406
Leah LungerFormer Chief Financial Officer$6,969
Geoffrey HitchcockChief Revenue Officer$230,000
Chris EricsonChief Operating Officer$625,187

What changed and why

  • Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Thompson agreed to reduce his base salary to zero dollars effective May 20, 2025.
  • $6.8MTotal compensation for the chief executive officer increased to $6,816,406 in fiscal 2025 due to option grants.
  • $6.5MOption awards of $6,543,000 were granted to the chief executive officer in lieu of cash salary and to incentivize performance.
  • Discretionary cash bonuses were awarded to executives based on company operational performance.

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.