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Kite Realty Group Trust Executive Compensation (FY25)

KRG · Indianapolis, IN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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John Kite
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2026
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Data as of October 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 15, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — John Kite: $6,906,444 → $7,882,883 (14.1% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.3% → 97.3% (1.0 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Kite Realty Group Trust's chief executive and what were they paid?
John Kite, Chairman & CEO, received $7,882,883 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Kite's total was 14.1% higher than the $6,906,444 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Kite Realty Group Trust's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Kite Realty Group Trust's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Acadia Realty Trust, Brixmor Property Group, Inc., Curbline Properties Corp., Federal Realty Investment Trust and JBG SMITH Properties, 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
John Kite
Chairman & CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas McGowan
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Heath Fear
EVP & CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Kite
Chairman & CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas McGowan
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Heath Fear
EVP & CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Kite
Chairman & CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas McGowan
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Heath Fear
EVP & CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Kite
Chairman & CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas McGowan
President & COO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Heath Fear
EVP & CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Heath R. FearRSU◇——◇——◇
Heath R. FearPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John A KiteRSU◇——◇——◇
John A KitePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas K. McGowanRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas K. McGowanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 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
Thomas McGowanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Heath FearPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
John KitePSU◇◇——
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
Derrick Burks
◇◇————◇
Charles H. Wurtzebach, PH.D
◇◇————◇
Christie B. Kelly
◇◇————◇
David R. O'Reilly
◇◇————◇
Caroline L. Young
◇◇————◇
Steven P. Grimes
◇◇————◇
Bonnie S. Biumi
◇◇————◇
Peter L. Lynch
◇◇————◇
Victor J. Coleman
◇◇————◇
Barton R. Peterson
◇◇————◇
John A. Kite 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.
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◇
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 Common Shares.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Acadia Realty Trust AKR
  • Brixmor Property Group, Inc. BRX
  • Curbline Properties Corp. CURB
  • Federal Realty Investment Trust FRT
  • JBG SMITH Properties JBGS
  • Kimco Realty Corporation KIM
  • Macerich Company MAC
  • NNN REIT, Inc. NNN
  • Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. PECO
  • Regency Centers Corporation REG
  • Tanger, Inc. SKT
  • Urban Edge Properties UE

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 16, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 29, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 10, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 11, 2022=◇◇◇
2019May 14, 2020=◇◇◇
2017May 9, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 10, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 11, 2016=◇◇◇

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Citations

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169 figures on this page: 160 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
160 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001286043-26-000039
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001286043-26-000024
    Director Compensation · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN 2025 · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END DECEMBER 31, 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End December 31, 2025 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001286043-25-000051
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001140361-25-011849
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001286043-24-000054
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001140361-24-020064
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001286043-23-000060
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-22-060341
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001286043-20-000111
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001286043-18-000063
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001286043-17-000063
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001286043-16-000178
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001104659-23-037140
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Peers Kite Realty Group Trust discloses

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

Acadia Realty TrustBrixmor Property Group, Inc.Curbline Properties Corp.Federal Realty Investment TrustJBG SMITH PropertiesKimco Realty CorporationMacerich CompanyNNN REIT, Inc.Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.Regency Centers CorporationTanger, Inc.Urban Edge Properties

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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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