Former BL Stores Executive Compensation (FY23)

Name: Former BL Stores (BIG) executive compensation
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BIG · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2023

Chief executive, fiscal 2023

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Bruce Thorn

Latest say-on-pay support

May 29, 2024

Chief executive pay ratio

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To the median employee

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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 3, 2024

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What changed from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2023

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Chief executive total compensation — Bruce Thorn: $8,523,181 → $7,755,707 (9.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.

Who is Former BL Stores' chief executive and what were they paid?

Bruce Thorn was paid $7,755,707 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2023. Compared with the $8,523,181 reported for fiscal 2022, Thorn's total was 9.0% lower.

What was Former BL Stores' say-on-pay result?

For fiscal 2024, the say-on-pay proposal drew 74.3% support at the meeting held May 29, 2024.

Which companies are in Former BL Stores' peer group?

Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Abercrombie & Fitch, Academy Sports & Outdoors, American Eagle Outfitters, Bath and Body Works, Inc. and Designer Brands.

What is Former BL Stores' chief executive pay ratio?

The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 788:1 for fiscal 2023, against median employee compensation of $9,846.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.

Fiscal 2022

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Bruce Thorn President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Jonathan Ramsden Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇	— not reconciled
Michael Schlonsky Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Ronald Robins Jr. Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Governance Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇

Fiscal 2023

Officer	Salary	Bonus	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Bruce Thorn President and Chief Executive Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Jonathan Ramsden Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Margarita Giannantonio Former Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer Departed during or after this year	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Michael Schlonsky Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇
Ronald Robins Jr. Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Governance Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	◇	—	◇	—	◇	—	◇	◇

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 2023

Officer	Award	Grant date	Threshold units	Target units	Units granted	Maximum units	Exercise price	Grant date fair value
Bruce Thorn	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Bruce Thorn	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Bruce Thorn	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Jonathan Ramsden	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Jonathan Ramsden	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Jonathan Ramsden	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Margarita Giannantonio	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Margarita Giannantonio	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Margarita Giannantonio	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Michael Schlonsky	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Michael Schlonsky	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Michael Schlonsky	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇
Ronald Robins Jr.	PSU	◇	—	◇	—	—	—	◇
Ronald Robins Jr.	RSU	◇	—	—	◇	—	—	◇
Ronald Robins Jr.	PSU	◇	◇	◇	—	◇	—	◇

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 2023 year end

Officer	Award	Unvested units	Market value of unvested units	Exercise price	Expires
Thorn	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Ramsden	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Schlonsky	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Robins	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—
Giannantonio	PSU	◇	◇	—	—
	RSU	◇	◇	—	—

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.

Bruce Thorn

President and Chief Executive Officer · Offer letter

Change-in-control multiple

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Jonathan Ramsden

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer · Retention agreement

Change-in-control multiple

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Michael Schlonsky

Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer · Amended agreement

Change-in-control multiple

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Ronald Robins Jr.

General Counsel · Severance agreement

Change-in-control multiple

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Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.

Fiscal 2023

Director	Fees earned in cash	Stock awards	Option awards	Non-equity incentive	Pension and deferred earnings	All other compensation	Total
Cynthia T. Jamison Board chair	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Ms. Jamison	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Ms. Gottschalk	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Marla C. Gottschalk	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Nancy A. Reardon	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Ms. Reardon	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Ms. Schoppert	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Wendy L. Schoppert	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Christopher J. McCormick	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Mr. McCormick	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Sandra Y. Campos	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Ms. Campos	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Kimberley A. Newton	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Ms. Newton	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Mr. Chambers	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
James R. Chambers	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Sebastian J. DiGrande	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Mr. DiGrande	◇	◇	—	—	—	◇	◇
Mr. Kingsbury	◇	—	—	—	—	—	◇

Maureen B. Short and Bruce K. Thorn served on the board in fiscal 2023 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.

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	◇
Board chair premium	◇
Audit committee chair	◇
Audit committee member	◇
Compensation committee chair	◇
Compensation committee member	◇
Nominating and governance chair	◇
Nominating and governance member	◇

Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Fiscal 2023

Abercrombie & Fitch ANF
Academy Sports & Outdoors ASO
American Eagle Outfitters AEO
Bath and Body Works, Inc. symbol not shown
Designer Brands DBI

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.

Year	Meeting	Support	Votes for	Votes against	Abstentions
2024	May 29, 2024	=	◇	◇	◇
2023	May 23, 2023	=	◇	◇	◇
2022	May 24, 2022	=	◇	◇	◇
2021	May 26, 2021	=	◇	◇	◇
2020	June 10, 2020	=	◇	◇	◇
2019	May 30, 2019	=	◇	◇	◇
2018	May 31, 2018	=	◇	◇	◇
2017	May 25, 2017	=	◇	◇	◇
2016	May 26, 2016	=	◇	◇	◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.

Ratio

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Median employee compensation

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Chief executive total compensation

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- Bruce Thorn (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2023 total compensation $7,755,707 (base salary $1,223,077) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001104659-24-049441, filed 2024-04-19]

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242 figures on this page: 233 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.

233 cited to the filing

9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

8-K, filed June 3, 2024
0000768835-24-000043
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
DEF 14A, filed April 19, 2024
0001104659-24-049441
CEO PAY RATIO · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Potential Payments Upon Termination
8-K, filed May 30, 2023
0000768835-23-000076
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed May 31, 2022
0000768835-22-000095
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed June 1, 2021
0000768835-21-000086
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed June 12, 2020
0000768835-20-000089
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed June 3, 2019
0000768835-19-000036
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed June 6, 2018
0000768835-18-000062
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed May 31, 2017
0000768835-17-000050
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
8-K, filed June 1, 2016
0000768835-16-000103
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Peers Former BL Stores discloses

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Abercrombie & Fitch Academy Sports & Outdoors American Eagle Outfitters Designer Brands

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854

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@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}
}