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BUILD-A-BEAR Workshop Executive Compensation (FY26)

BBW · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Sharon John
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 11, 2026

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Who is BUILD-A-BEAR Workshop's chief executive and what were they paid?
Sharon John was paid $3,396,235 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026.
What was BUILD-A-BEAR Workshop's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 94.7% support at the meeting held June 11, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in BUILD-A-BEAR Workshop's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes American Outdoor Brands, Inc., Citi Trends Inc., Duluth Holdings Inc., Funko, Inc. and J.Jill, Inc., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sharon John
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Voin Todorovic
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
J. Christopher Hurt
Chief Operations Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Henderson
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Yevgeny Fundler
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eric Fencl
Former Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sharon John
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eric Fencl
Former Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
David HendersonRSA◇——◇——◇
David HendersonPRSU◇——◇——◇
Eric FenclPRSU———◇———
Eric FenclRSA———◇———
J. Christopher HurtPRSU◇——◇——◇
J. Christopher HurtRSA◇——◇——◇
Sharon JohnRSA◇——◇——◇
Sharon JohnPRSU◇——◇——◇
Voin TodorovicPRSU◇——◇——◇
Voin TodorovicRSA◇——◇——◇
Yevgeny FundlerRSA◇——◇———
Yevgeny FundlerPRSU◇——◇———
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Voin TodorovicRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
J. Christopher HurtRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
David HendersonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Eric FenclPSU◇◇——
Yevgeny FundlerPSU◇◇——
Sharon JohnRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • American Outdoor Brands, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Citi Trends Inc. CTRN
  • Duluth Holdings Inc. DLTH
  • Funko, Inc. FNKO
  • J.Jill, Inc. JILL
  • Oxford Industries, Inc. OXM
  • Shake Shack Inc. SHAK
  • The Marcus Corporation MCS
  • Vera Bradley Inc. symbol not shown
  • Vince Holding Corp. symbol not shown
  • Weyco Group, Inc. WEYS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026June 11, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 12, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 13, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 8, 2023=◇◇◇
2022June 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2021June 10, 2021=◇◇◇
2020June 11, 2020=◇◇◇
2019June 6, 2019=◇◇◇
2018May 10, 2018=◇◇◇
2017May 11, 2017=◇◇◇
2016May 12, 2016=◇◇◇
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Citations

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150 figures on this page: 139 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
139 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001437749-26-020370
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001437749-26-013976
    Board of Directors Compensation · Fiscal 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Fiscal 2025 Summary Compensation Table · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End
  3. 0001437749-25-020255
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001437749-24-020268
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001437749-23-017061
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  6. 0001437749-22-014789
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  7. 0001437749-21-014621
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  8. 0001437749-20-013031
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001437749-19-011622
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001437749-18-009519
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001437749-17-008832
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001437749-16-031729
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers BUILD-A-BEAR Workshop discloses

The companies named in BBW's own disclosed peer group.

Citi Trends Inc.Funko, Inc.J.Jill, Inc.Oxford Industries, Inc.Shake Shack Inc.The Marcus CorporationWeyco Group, Inc.

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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