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Gulfport Energy Executive Compensation (FY25)

GPOR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 27, 2026
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 1, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — John Reinhart: $8,988,358 → $7,323,707 (18.5% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 97.8% → 98.1% (0.3 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was Gulfport Energy's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 27, 2026.
Which companies are in Gulfport Energy's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Amplify Energy Corp., BKV Corporation, California Resources Corporation, Crescent Energy Corporation and Diversified Energy Company PLC, among others. The 2025 Compensation Peer Group includes Berry Corporation, Civitas Resources, Inc., CNX Resources Corporation, Comstock Resources, Inc. and HighPeak Energy Inc., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Timothy Cutt
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Buese
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Craine
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Lester Zitkus
Senior Vice President of Land
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Michael Sluiter
Senior Vice President of Reservoir Engineering
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Reinhart
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Hodges
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Craine
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Sluiter
Senior Vice President of Reservoir Engineering
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Rucker
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Reinhart
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Hodges
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Craine
Executive Vice President and
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Rucker
Executive Vice President and
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Sluiter
Senior Vice President of Reservoir Engineering
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Reinhart
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Hodges
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Sluiter
Senior Vice President of Reservoir Engineering
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
John ReinhartPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John ReinhartRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew RuckerRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew RuckerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael HodgesRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael HodgesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael SluiterPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael SluiterRSU◇——◇——◇
Patrick CrainePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick CraineRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022 are included in the PDF.
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 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
John ReinhartPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael HodgesPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Patrick CrainePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Matthew RuckerPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael SluiterPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Timothy Cutt
Board chair
◇◇————◇
David Wolf
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Jason Martinez
◇◇————◇
David Reganato
◇◇————◇
Jeannie Powers
◇◇————◇
Mary Shafer-Malicki
◇◇————◇
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
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◇
Lead independent director 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 2025
  • Amplify Energy Corp. AMPY
  • BKV Corporation BKV
  • California Resources Corporation CRC
  • Crescent Energy Corporation CRGY
  • Diversified Energy Company PLC DEC
  • Empire Petroleum Corporation EP
  • Evolution Petroleum Corporation EPM
  • Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. GRNT
  • Kosmos Energy Ltd. KOS
  • Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. NOG
  • Prairie Operating Co. symbol not shown
  • PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation PNRG
  • Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. REPX
  • Ring Energy, Inc. REI
  • Sable Offshore Corp. SOC
  • SandRidge Energy, Inc. SD
  • Sitio Royalties Corp. symbol not shown
  • VAALCO Energy, Inc. EGY
  • Vitesse Energy, Inc. VTS
  • W&T Offshore, Inc. WTI
2025 Compensation Peer Group
  • Berry Corporation BERY
  • Civitas Resources, Inc. CIVI
  • CNX Resources Corporation CNX
  • Comstock Resources, Inc. CRK
  • HighPeak Energy Inc. HPK
  • Mach Natural Resources LP symbol not shown
  • Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation MGY
  • Matador Resources Company MTDR
  • Murphy Oil Corporation MUR
  • Range Resources Corporation RRC
  • SM Energy Company SM
  • Talos Energy Inc. TALO
  • Vital Energy, Inc. VTLE

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 27, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 21, 2025=◇◇◇

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- John Reinhart (Former President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $7,323,707 (base salary $919,726) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001213900-26-041489, filed 2026-04-08]

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185 figures on this page: 183 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
183 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001213900-26-063506
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001213900-26-041489
    2025 Director Compensation · 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001213900-25-047335
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001213900-23-028650
    Compensation Tables
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Peers Gulfport Energy discloses

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

Amplify Energy Corp.BKV CorporationCalifornia Resources CorporationCrescent Energy CorporationDiversified Energy Company PLCEvolution Petroleum CorporationGranite Ridge Resources, Inc.Kosmos Energy Ltd.Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.PrimeEnergy Resources CorporationRiley Exploration Permian, Inc.Ring Energy, Inc.Sable Offshore Corp.SandRidge Energy, Inc.VAALCO Energy, Inc.Vitesse Energy, Inc.W&T Offshore, Inc.Berry CorporationCivitas Resources, Inc.CNX Resources CorporationComstock Resources, Inc.HighPeak Energy Inc.Magnolia Oil & Gas CorporationMatador Resources Company

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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
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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