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Park Aerospace Executive Compensation (FY26)

PKE · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Brian Shore
Latest say-on-pay support
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July 21, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Brian Shore: $303,255 → $331,592 (9.3% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.6% → 95.0% (0.6 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Park Aerospace's chief executive and what were they paid?
Brian Shore, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, received $331,592 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Shore's total was 9.3% higher than the $303,255 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Park Aerospace's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held July 21, 2026.
What is Park Aerospace's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 5.5:1, against median employee compensation of $60,648.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Esquivel
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Esquivel
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Brian Shore
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇——◇——◇◇
Cory Nickel
Senior Vice President and General Manager
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Christopher Goldner
Vice President -- Finance
◇◇—◇———◇
P. Matthew Farabaugh
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇————◇◇
John Jamieson
Senior Vice President of Project Management
◇◇—————◇
Constantine Petropoulos
Senior Vice President -- Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer
◇——————◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Constantine Petropoulos
Senior Vice President -- Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Mark Esquivel
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Brian Shore
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇——◇——◇◇
Christopher Goldner
Vice President -- Finance
◇◇—◇——◇◇
Cory Nickel
Senior Vice President and General Manager
◇◇—◇——◇◇
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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brian E. ShoreAll Option Awards◇——◇—◇◇
Christopher GoldnerAll Option Awards◇——◇—◇◇
Constantine PetropoulosAll Option Awards◇——◇—◇◇
Cory NickelAll Option Awards◇——◇—◇◇
Mark A. EsquivelAll Option Awards◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Christopher GoldnerOption◇—◇6/18/2034
Option◇—◇6/13/2035
Cory NickelOption◇—◇4/12/2032
Option◇—◇5/1/2033
Option◇—◇6/18/2034
Option◇—◇6/13/2035
Brian ShoreOption◇—◇6/18/2034
Option◇—◇6/13/2035
Option◇—◇5/1/2033
Option◇—◇4/12/2032
Mark EsquivelOption◇—◇4/12/2032
Option◇—◇6/18/2034
Option◇—◇5/1/2033
Option◇—◇6/13/2035
Constantine PetropoulosOption◇—◇6/13/2035
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.
Christopher Goldner
Vice President -- Finance · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven T. Warshaw
◇—◇———◇
Carl W. Smith
◇—◇———◇
D. Bradley Thress
Lead independent director
◇—◇———◇
Emily J. Groehl
◇—◇———◇
Yvonne Julian
◇—◇———◇
Dale Blanchfield
◇—————◇
Shane Connor
◇—————◇
Brian E. Shore served on the board in fiscal 2026 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee member◇
Equity is delivered as Options.
Stock ownership guideline: 1,000 shares minimum

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
2026July 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2025July 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2024July 18, 2024=◇◇◇
2023July 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2022July 19, 2022=◇◇◇
2021July 20, 2021=◇◇◇
2020July 21, 2020=◇◇◇
2019July 16, 2019=◇◇◇
2018July 30, 2018=◇◇◇
2017July 18, 2017=◇◇◇
2016July 19, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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178 figures on this page: 167 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
167 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001437749-26-024687
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0002077096-26-000207
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001437749-25-023446
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001174947-25-000945
    Summary Compensation Table · Summary Compensation Table for 2025, 2024 and 2023 Fiscal Years
  5. 0001437749-24-023187
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001437749-23-027495
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001437749-22-017491
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001437749-21-017342
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001437749-20-015689
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001437749-19-014329
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001437749-18-013996
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001437749-17-012928
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001437749-16-035554
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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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