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Bel Fuse board awards $882K in FY2024 bonuses to NEOs despite missing matrix targets; modifies 2025 incentive plan
BEL FUSE INC /NJ
- Bonus payouts: Farouq Tuweiq $328,125, Steve Dawson $131,250, Peter Bittner III $328,125, Kenneth Lai $94,500; paid partly in cash, partly in restricted stock.
- Steve Dawson base salary raised to $315,000 from $250,000, effective retroactively to Jan 1, 2025.
- FY2024 matrix targets (revenue and EBITDA growth) were not met; Committee used discretion to award 70% of target plus individual factor.
- For 2025, incentive measures switch to target net revenue (dollars) and non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin (%); PSUs with 3-year TSR vesting to be added.
- CEO Daniel Bernstein's FY2024 bonus was set by prior agreement (Feb 8-K).