Not independent
Tenure on this board
2.6 yrs
Also a director at
Builders Firstsource Inc (BLDR)
6 nominees · 4 ballot items.
Election of six directors; advisory vote to approve executive compensation; approval to amend and restate the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan to add 700,000 shares and make certain changes; ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors.
Elect six director nominees to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting.
Advisory (Say-on-Pay) vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers.
Proposal 2 requests a non-binding advisory approval of the company's executive compensation as disclosed in the proxy statement. Management seeks investor endorsement to validate its pay-for-performance approach, noting changes and justifications in 2025 including increased focus on adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow metrics, CEO transition compensation, and equity-based long-term incentives. Though advisory and not binding, board and compensation committee will consider vote outcome in future decisions. The board recommends FOR, arguing the program aligns executives with stockholder interests, supports retention and recruitment, contains governance features (clawback, no evergreen, minimum vesting), and was responsive to prior stockholder feedback. A majority of votes cast is required for approval; abstentions and broker non-votes don't count. The proposal's context includes CEO appointment mid-2025 and performance metrics tied to company recovery and funding potential purchase of remaining Arcadia stake.
Approve amendment and restatement of 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase share reserve by 700,000 shares and make other updates.
Proposal 3 asks shareholders to approve a material amendment and restatement of the company’s equity incentive plan, increasing the authorized share reserve by 700,000 shares to 1,260,000 and making limited technical and governance updates. Management frames the request as essential to preserve the Company’s ability to grant equity awards for retention, recruitment and alignment—pointing out that as of March 19, 2026 only ~87,151 shares remained and the company had already utilized cash awards in March 2026 to conserve shares. The proposal includes multiple investor-friendly safeguards (no evergreen, minimum one-year vesting, no repricing without shareholder approval, conservative share-counting and limits on director awards) and change-in-control protections tied to performance. Approval is also necessary for tax and Nasdaq compliance for future incentive stock option grants. The board recommends FOR, arguing the addition is prudent given historic burn rates and a projected one-year share runway absent approval; opponents could view the requested increase as potentially dilutive (estimated overhang rise to ~11.7%) and highlight the relatively short expected duration of the new share pool. The analytical context includes the company’s strategic objective to acquire the remaining interest in Arcadia Products and an emphasis on liquidity (Adjusted Free Cash Flow) in incentive metrics, making equity availability integral to management’s retention and incentive strategy.
Ratify appointment of EY as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026.
| # | Owner | % of shares | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P. | 5.8% | 1,194,441 | $6M |
| 2 | Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 3.9% | 804,618 | $4M |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.8% | 787,570 | $4M |
| 4 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 3.8% | 784,693 | $4M |
| 5 | GENDELL JEFFREY L | 3.7% | 752,094 | $4M |
| 6 | COOKE BIELER LP | 3.7% | 747,692 | $4M |
| 7 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3.4% | 704,567 | $4M |
| 8 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 3.0% | 616,445 | $3M |
| 9 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2.8% | 573,437 | $3M |
| 10 | Cerity Partners LLC | 2.6% | 535,920 | $3M |
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