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Netlist Executive Compensation (FY24)

NLST · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024

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Chief executive, fiscal 2024
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Chun K. Hong
Latest say-on-pay support
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September 9, 2025

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What changed from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
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Chief executive total compensation — Chun K. Hong: $2,053,207 → $1,557,414 (24.1% lower)

Frequently asked questions

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Who is Netlist's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Chun K. Hong, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, came to $1,557,414 in fiscal 2024. Hong's total moved 24.1% lower from the $2,053,207 reported for fiscal 2023.
What was Netlist's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 89.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held September 9, 2025 for fiscal 2024.

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
Chun K. Hong
President, Chief Executive Officer and Sole Director
◇—◇———◇◇
Gail Sasaki
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Chun K. Hong
President, Chief Executive Officer and Sole Director
◇—◇———◇◇
Gail Sasaki
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Chun K. Hong
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇———◇◇
Gail Sasaki
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer 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 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Chun K. Hong—◇——◇——◇
Chun K. Hong—◇——◇——◇
Chun K. Hong—◇——◇——◇
Chun K. Hong—◇—————◇
Gail Sasaki—◇——◇——◇
Gail Sasaki—◇——◇——◇
Gail Sasaki—◇——◇——◇
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 2023 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Gail SasakiRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Chun HongRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/21/2024
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.
Chun K. Hong
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director · Employment agreement · citing a 2006 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇

Disclosed peer group

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

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024September 9, 2025=◇◇◇
2021August 16, 2022=◇◇◇
2018August 14, 2019=◇◇◇
2015June 8, 2016=◇◇◇
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Citations

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80 figures on this page: 76 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
76 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-089249
    EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
  2. 0001104659-25-089286
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  3. 0001558370-25-009552
    Director Compensation · Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0001558370-24-009622
    Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001558370-23-011644
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001104659-22-092559
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001104659-19-046160
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-16-126426
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001047469-06-012109
    EX-10.2
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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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