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Nlight Executive Compensation (FY25)

LASR · Camas, WA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Scott Keeney
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 5, 2026
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Data as of November 12, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 8, 2026
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155 figures on this page: 149 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
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 — Scott Keeney: $5,139,076 → $37,333,189

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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Nlight's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Scott Keeney, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $37,333,189 in fiscal 2025. Keeney's total was up from the $5,139,076 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Nlight's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 38.5% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 5, 2026.
Which companies are in Nlight's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes 3D Systems, Cohu, CTS Corporation, FARO Technologies and Ichor, 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
Scott Keeney
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph Corso
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ran Bareket
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Keeney
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph Corso
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Keeney
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Joseph Corso
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Keeney
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph Corso
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Joseph CorsoRSU◇——◇——◇
Joseph CorsoPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Joseph CorsoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott KeeneyPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Scott KeeneyRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott KeeneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Scott KeeneyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Joseph CorsoPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Joseph Corso
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Scott Keeney
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bill Gossman
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Raymond Link
◇◇————◇
Camille Nichols
◇◇————◇
Geoffrey Moore
◇◇————◇
Bandel Carano
◇◇————◇
Gary Locke
◇◇————◇
Mark Hartman
◇◇————◇
Scott Keeney, Gerald Haines and Douglas Carlisle 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◇
Total board 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◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • 3D Systems DDD
  • Cohu COHU
  • CTS Corporation CTS
  • FARO Technologies FARO
  • Ichor ICHR
  • Impinj PI
  • Knowles KN
  • Ouster OUST
  • Photronics PLAB
  • SkyWater Technology SKYT
  • Veeco Instruments VECO
  • VPG VPG

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 5, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 10, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 8, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 10, 2021=◇◇◇

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Citations

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155 figures on this page: 149 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
149 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001124796-26-000032
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001124796-26-000018
    Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2025 · Outside Director Compensation Policy · Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2025 · and 1 more section
  3. 0001124796-25-000097
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001124796-25-000043
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001124796-24-000080
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001124796-24-000047
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001124796-23-000070
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001124796-23-000039
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001124796-22-000098
  10. 0001124796-21-000122
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Peers Nlight discloses

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

3D SystemsCohuCTS CorporationFARO TechnologiesIchorImpinjKnowlesOusterPhotronicsSkyWater TechnologyVeeco InstrumentsVPG

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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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