Build-A-Bear Workshop had a difficult year in fiscal 2018, posting a $17.9 million loss, so its top executives earned no bonuses.
Reported pay for Chief Executive Sharon John, however, rose 14 percent to $2.1 million, a filed last week discloses.
The main factor boosting her pay was a "business transformation incentive grant" consisting of options and performance-based stock. Including that transformation incentive, John was credited with $1.25 million worth of stock and $180,475 worth of options last year.
More than half of the stock — in the special incentive and the company's regular long-term pay plan — can only be collected if Build-A-Bear meets profit and revenue targets for 2018, 2019 and 2020.
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That portion of John's pay truly is at risk: Performance-based stock issued in 2015 and 2016 was forfeited because the company didn't meet its three-year goals.Ìý
John's base salary rose 1.7 percent last year to $711,654.Ìý
Build-A-Bear's share price fell 45 percent during the fiscal year, which ended Feb. 1.
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29. Allied Healthcare Products Inc.

28. Peak Resorts

27. Reliv International

26. Avadel Pharmaceuticals

25. Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

24. Huttig Building Products, Inc.

23. Foresight Energy

22. Cass Information Systems

21. Build-A-Bear Workshop

20. Commerce Bancshares (John W. Kemper)

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19. Aegion Corporation

18. Esco Technologies Inc.

17. Spire

16. Commerce Bancshares (David Kemper)

15. Perficient

13. Edgewell Personal Care Co.

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12. Belden

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11. Olin

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10. Reinsurance Group

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9. Energizer

8. Peabody Energy

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7. Caleres

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6. Ameren

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4. Post Holdings

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2. Emerson

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