Childrens Place, Inc.
For the period ended May 6, 2026. Filed Apr 10, 2026.
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May 6, 2026 · Filed Apr 10, 2026
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Summary Compensation Table
The following table shows the compensation of the Company’s NEOs, including the Company’s CEO (our principal executive officer), the Company’s CFO (our principal financial officer) and the other most highly compensated executives who were designated by the Board as “executive officers” of the Company, for fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, as applicable.
| Name and Principal Position · Fiscal Year · Salary(1) · Bonus · Stock Awards(2) · Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation(3) · All Other Compensation · Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Umair(4) | 2025 | $650,000 | $— | $1,025,225 | $— | $39,775 | (5) | $1,715,000 | |||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | 2024 | 437,500 | — | 1,125,600 | 300,000 | 23,349 | (5) | 1,886,449 | |||||||
| John Szczepanski(6) Chief Financial Officer | 2025 | $424,039 | $— | $423,000 | $200,000 | $1,179 | (7) | $1,048,218 | |||||||
| Jared Shure Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel | 2025 | $500,000 | $— | $537,418 | $200,000 | $15,389 | (8) | $1,252,807 | |||||||
| 2024 | 489,904 | — | 562,800 | 200,000 | 15,420 | (8) | 1,268,124 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 425,000 | — | 268,492 | — | 15,059 | (8) | 708,551 | ||||||||
| Claudia Lima-Guinehut(9) Former Brand President | 2025 | $625,000 | $— | $684,318 | $— | $31,030 | (10) | $1,340,348 | |||||||
| 2024 | 228,366 | — | 844,200 | 200,000 | 506 | (10) | 1,273,072 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 173,973 | — | — | — | 5,301 | (10) | 179,274 | ||||||||
| Laura Lentini(11) Former Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer | 2025 | $172,116 | $— | $— | $— | $603 | (12) | $172,719 | |||||||
| 2024 | 100,961 | — | — | 40,000 | 387 | (12) | 141,348 | ||||||||
Notes to the Summary Compensation Table
| (1) | Includes any amounts deferred under our Deferred Compensation Plan and contributed under our 401(k) Plan. Fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023 were each 52-week fiscal years. |
| (2) | The stock award grant date fair value for both time-vested and performance-based stock awards is determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, in the case of performance-based stock awards, based on the number of shares probable of vesting as determined by those rules, multiplied by the fair market value of one share of our Common Stock on the grant date. For fiscal 2025, at the maximum possible vesting values, the performance-based stock awards set forth in this column, computed on the basis of the fair value price of one share of our Common Stock on the grant date, were $464,566, $348,425 and $265,386 for Mr. Umair, Ms. Lima-Guinehut and Mr. Shure, respectively. For fiscal 2024, at the maximum possible vesting values, the performance-based stock awards set forth in this column, computed on the basis of the fair value price of one share of our Common Stock on the grant date, were $1,500,791, $1,125,600 and $750,381 for Mr. Umair, Ms. Lima-Guinehut and Mr. Shure, respectively. For fiscal 2023, at the maximum possible vesting value, the performance-based stock awards set forth in this column, computed on the basis of the fair value price of one share of our Common Stock on the grant date, was $268,492 for Mr. Shure. For more information concerning the assumptions used in determining the portion of the performance-based awards that are probable of vesting, see Note 6 - Stock-Based Compensation in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our 2025 fiscal year; see also the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” table below. |
| (3) | The amounts shown are incentives earned in accordance with the annual incentive arrangements described in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis above, and which are payable pursuant to the annual Management Bonus Plan approved by the HC&C Committee for each respective fiscal year. Amounts shown are for services performed during the fiscal year and paid during the subsequent fiscal year. |
| (4) | Mr. Umair commenced serving as an executive officer on May 20, 2024. Accordingly, the table includes Mr. Umair’s compensation only for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025. |
| (5) | The amounts shown consist of: (i) for fiscal 2025, $31,482 for a leased vehicle $503 for life insurance premiums, $1,040 for executive long-term disability premiums and $6,750 for 401(k) plan matching contributions; and (ii) for fiscal 2024, $22,320 for a leased vehicle $445 for life insurance premiums and $584 for executive long-term disability premiums. |
| (6) | Mr. Szczepanski commenced serving as an executive officer on March 31, 2025. Accordingly, the table includes Mr. Szczepanski’s compensation only for fiscal 2025, prorated based on Mr. Szczepanski’s start date. |
| 2026 PROXY STATEMENT | 17 |
| (7) | The amounts shown consist of: $339 for life insurance premiums and $840 for executive long-term disability premiums. |
| (8) | The amounts shown consist of: (i) for fiscal 2025, $387 for life insurance premiums, $1,002 for executive long-term disability premiums and $14,000 for 401(k) plan matching contributions; (ii) for fiscal 2024, $513 for life insurance premiums, $876 for executive long-term disability premiums and $14,031 for 401(k) plan matching contributions; and (iii) for fiscal 2023, $516 for life insurance premiums, $876 for executive long-term disability premiums and $13,854 for 401(k) plan matching contributions. |
| (9) | Ms. Lima-Guinehut left the Company on June 6, 2023, rejoined the Company as an executive officer on September 9, 2024 and subsequently left the Company on February 12, 2026. Amounts shown for 2023 reflect Ms. Lima-Guinehut’s compensation from her previous tenure with the Company. |
| (10) | The amounts shown consist of: (i) for fiscal 2025, $13,829 for car services, $484 for life insurance premiums, $1,034 for executive long-term disability premiums and $15,683 for 401(k) plan matching contributions; (ii) for fiscal 2024, $214 for life insurance premiums and $292 for executive long-term disability premiums; and (iii) for fiscal 2023, $133 for life insurance premiums, $476 for executive long-term disability premiums and $4,692 for 401(k) plan matching contributions. |
| (11) | Ms. Lentini left the Company on July 2, 2025. |
| (12) | The amounts shown consist of: (i) for fiscal 2025, $145 for life insurance premiums and $458 for executive long-term disability premiums; and (ii) for fiscal 2024, $123 for life insurance premiums and $264 for executive long-term disability premiums. |
| 18 | 2026 PROXY STATEMENT |
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