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H&E Equipment Services Executive Compensation (FY23)

HEES · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2023

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Chief executive, fiscal 2023
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Bradley W. Barber
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2023
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Chief executive total compensation — Bradley W. Barber: $5,334,813 → $6,295,836 (18.0% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 61:1 → 83:1 (36.1% higher)

Frequently asked questions

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Who is H&E Equipment Services' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Bradley W. Barber, Chief Executive Officer and Director, came to $6,295,836 in fiscal 2023. Compared with the $5,334,813 reported for fiscal 2022, Barber's total was 18.0% higher.
What is H&E Equipment Services' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2023, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 83:1.

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
Bradley Barber
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
John Engquist
Executive Chairman of the Board
◇◇◇———◇◇
Leslie Magee
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
◇◇◇———◇◇
John McDowell Engquist
Chief Operating Officer and President
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bradley W. Barber
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇◇◇———◇◇
John M. Engquist
Executive Chairman of the Board
◇◇◇———◇◇
Leslie S. Magee
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
◇◇◇———◇◇
John McDowell Engquist
Chief Operating Officer and President
◇◇◇———◇◇
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Bradley W. BarberPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bradley W. BarberRSU◇——◇——◇
John M. EngquistRSU◇——◇——◇
John M. EngquistPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John McDowellPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John McDowellRSU◇——◇——◇
Leslie S. MageePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Leslie S. MageeRSU◇——◇——◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Leslie MageePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John EngquistRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Bradley BarberRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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 2023
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Patrick L. Edsell
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Paul N. Arnold
◇◇————◇
Bruce C. Bruckmann
◇◇————◇
Mary P. Thompson
◇◇————◇
Thomas J. Galligan III
◇◇————◇
Gary W. Bagley
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Lawrence C. Karlson
◇◇————◇
Jacob Thomas
◇◇————◇
Suzanne H. Wood
◇—————◇
John M. Engquist and Bradley W. Barber 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.
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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Stock.

Disclosed peer group

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

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Chief executive total compensation
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Documents cited

  1. 0000950170-24-039778
    2023 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · 2023 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE · Director Compensation · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END 2023 TABLE · and 2 more sections
  2. 0000950170-23-010762
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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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}
}
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