HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC (HDSN)
Sector: Industrials
2026 Annual Meeting Analysis
HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC · Meeting: June 10, 2026
Directors FOR
1
Directors AGAINST
3
Say on Pay
FOR
Auditor
FOR
Director Elections
Election of Four Directors to the Board of Directors
Against Analysis
Ms. Mansy has served since September 2022, meaning her tenure fully overlaps with the company's severe 3-year stock underperformance — Hudson's stock fell approximately 23% while the Russell 2000 Index (^RUT — Russell 2000) rose nearly 56%, a gap of about 79 percentage points, which far exceeds the 30-point threshold that triggers a no vote; the 5-year mitigant does not apply because she has not served long enough for a 5-year track record, and the underperformance gap is so large that no mitigating adjustment is warranted.
Mr. Parrillo has served since September 2014 and his tenure fully overlaps with the 3-year underperformance period during which Hudson's stock declined about 23% while the Russell 2000 Index (^RUT — Russell 2000) gained nearly 56%, a gap of approximately 79 percentage points that far exceeds the 30-point trigger threshold; the 5-year mitigant requires checking whether the 5-year gap fails to exceed the applicable threshold — Hudson's 5-year return of +194.2% is strong in absolute terms, but we cannot confirm it exceeds the ^RUT 5-year return by a sufficient margin to clear the same threshold, and given the extraordinary scale of the 3-year gap, a vote against is warranted.
Mr. Prouty has served since September 2014, so his long tenure fully encompasses the 3-year period during which Hudson's stock fell about 23% while the Russell 2000 Index (^RUT — Russell 2000) rose approximately 56%, producing a gap of roughly 79 percentage points — well above the 30-point threshold for companies with negative absolute stock returns; as with Mr. Parrillo, the 5-year mitigant cannot be confirmed to fully offset this degree of underperformance, and a vote against is warranted.
For Analysis
Mr. Sheriff joined the board in April 2026, which is within the past 24 months, making him exempt from the TSR underperformance trigger under the policy; he brings over 40 years of capital markets and investment banking experience that is relevant to Hudson's financing and strategic needs, and no other disqualifying flags are present.
Three of the four nominees — Mansy, Parrillo, and Prouty — are voted AGAINST because Hudson's stock has declined approximately 23% over the past three years while the Russell 2000 Index (^RUT — Russell 2000) gained roughly 56%, a gap of about 79 percentage points that far exceeds the 30-point policy threshold for companies with negative absolute returns; newly appointed Alan Sheriff is exempt from the TSR trigger as he joined fewer than 24 months ago and receives a FOR vote.
Say on Pay
✓ FORCEO
Kenneth Gaglione
Total Comp
$748,462
Prior Support
N/A
Kenneth Gaglione joined as CEO in November 2025 and received total reported compensation of $748,462, which for a partial-year CEO at a ~$267M market cap company is modest and well within a reasonable benchmark range for a small-cap basic materials CEO; the bulk of his compensation ($695,000) was delivered as stock options with multi-year vesting conditions tied to both earnings per share growth and Hudson's stock price performance versus the Russell 2000, which represents a meaningful pay-for-performance structure; the company has a formal clawback policy in place, and while Hudson's stock has underperformed the ^RUT — Russell 2000 significantly over three years, Mr. Gaglione only assumed the CEO role at the end of 2025 and the compensation structure is appropriately designed to align his future rewards with shareholder outcomes.
Auditor Ratification
✓ FORAuditor
BDO USA, P.C.
Tenure
N/A
Audit Fees
$1,217,425
Non-Audit Fees
$292,709
The non-audit fees paid to BDO USA, P.C. in 2025 — combining audit-related fees of $45,280 and tax fees of $247,429 for a total of $292,709 — represent approximately 24% of the core audit fees of $1,217,425, which is well below the 50% threshold that would raise independence concerns; BDO is a large national firm appropriate for a company of Hudson's size (~$267M market cap), auditor tenure is not disclosed so the tenure trigger cannot fire, and there is no indication of material financial restatements attributable to audit failure.
Overall Assessment
Hudson Technologies' 2026 annual meeting ballot presents a mixed picture: the say-on-pay vote for the new CEO earns a FOR given his modest partial-year pay and performance-linked equity structure, and auditor ratification is straightforward with non-audit fees well within acceptable limits; however, three of the four director nominees — Mansy, Parrillo, and Prouty — receive AGAINST votes because the company's stock has severely underperformed the Russell 2000 Index (^RUT — Russell 2000) over the past three years by approximately 79 percentage points, far exceeding the policy threshold, while newly added director Alan Sheriff earns a FOR vote as he joined within the past 24 months and is exempt from the performance trigger.
Compensation Peer Group
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