Vitesse Energy (VTS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Robert W. Gerrity, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.2M in fiscal 2025, down 3% from $3.3M the year before.

Filed
April 17, 2026
Annual meeting
June 5, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$3.2M-3% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
55%$1.8M in awards
CEO 2025 Salary
$570,000Unchanged from prior year
CEO Target Bonus %
100%Of base salary
STIP Achievement
127%Company performance metrics

How Gerrity was paid

$3.2M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary18%Stock awards55%Non-equity incentive27%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Robert W. GerrityChief Executive Officer$3,214,317
Brian J. CreePresident$2,102,240
James P. HendersonChief Financial Officer$1,537,640

What changed and why

  • $3.2MChief Executive Officer Robert W. Gerrity earned total compensation of $3,214,317 in fiscal 2025, representing a decrease from $3,317,979 in fiscal 2024.
  • 40%Long-term equity awards for executive officers consisted of 40% time-based restricted stock units and 60% performance-based stock units.
  • Short-term incentive plan awards were based two-thirds on quantitative company performance metrics and one-third on individual performance including acquisitions.
  • 127%Quantitative company performance metrics for the short-term incentive plan were achieved at 127% of target for fiscal 2025.
  • Brian J. Cree was appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer effective March 26, 2026, ahead of leadership transition plans.

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.