HighPeak Energy Executive Compensation (FY25)
HPK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 2, 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 — Michael Hollis: $2,298,992 → $2,823,992 (22.8% higher)
Frequently asked questions
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Who is HighPeak Energy's chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Hollis was paid $2,823,992 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Hollis' total moved 22.8% higher from the $2,298,992 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was HighPeak Energy's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 94.4% support at the meeting held June 2, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in HighPeak Energy's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include BKV Corporation, Civitas Resources, Inc., Comstock Resources, Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. and Gulfport Energy Corporation, among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Hollis President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rodney Woodard Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Hightower Former Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Hollis President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rodney Woodard Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Hollis President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
W. Ryan Hightower Executive Vice President | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Silver Executive Vice President | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rodney Woodard Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Tholen Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Silver | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Jack Hightower | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Michael Hollis | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Rodney Woodard | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| Steven Tholen | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hightower | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/30/2026 |
| W. Hightower | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/30/2026 |
| Steven Tholen | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/30/2026 |
| Rodney Woodard | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/30/2026 |
| Michael Hollis | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/30/2026 |
| Daniel Silver | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/30/2026 |
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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry C. Oldham | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jay M. Chernosky | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Keith A. Covington | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jason A. Edgeworth Board chair | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sharon F. Fulgham | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Daniel Silver, Michael L. Hollis and Jack Hightower served on the board in fiscal 2025 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 equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
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
- BKV Corporation BKV
- Civitas Resources, Inc. CIVI
- Comstock Resources CRK
- Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. GRNT
- Gulfport Energy Corporation GPOR
- Mach Natural Resources LP symbol not shown
- Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation MGY
- Matador Resources Company MTDR
- Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. REPX
- Ring Energy, Inc. REI
- SM Energy Company SM
- Vital Energy, Inc. VTLE
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 2, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact HighPeak Energy disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where HighPeak Energy sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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84 figures on this page: 83 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0001437749-26-019162Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-26-014193DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
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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}
}