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FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.

For the period ended May 13, 2025. Filed Apr 1, 2025.

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May 13, 2025 · Filed Apr 1, 2025

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PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE

As described in greater detail in “Executive Compensation – Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” our executive compensation program reflects a variable pay-for-performance philosophy. The following table and related disclosures provide further “pay versus performance” disclosure with respect to our chief executive officer, also referred to as our principal executive officer (PEO), and our other named executive officers (NEOs), as contemplated by Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K.

Year · Summary Compensation Table Total to PEO1 · Compensation Actually Paid to PEO2 · Average Summary Compensation Table Total For Non-PEO NEOs3 · Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs4 · Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On: · Net Income (millions)7 · Year-Over-Year CV Bookings Growth8
Company TSR5 · Peer Group TSR6
(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
2024$215,293$215,293$970,804$432,335$38$151$-5.7-5.3%
2023$244,921$244,921$1,655,159$1,073,951$64$152$3.1-7.7%
2022$992,630$992,630$978,306$449,918$86$126$21.80.8%
2021$1,552,268$1,552,268$1,134,598$1,324,876$141$162$24.816.0%
2020$681,843$681,843$860,550$873,033$100$128$10.0-3.5%

(1)

The dollar amounts reported in column (b) are the amounts of total compensation reported for Mr. Colony (our Chief Executive Officer or PEO) for each corresponding year in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table. Refer to “Executive Compensation –Summary Compensation Table.”

(2)

The dollar amounts reported in column (c) represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” to Mr. Colony, as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. Because Mr. Colony did not receive or hold any equity awards during the years reflected in the table and we do not maintain a pension in which Mr. Colony participates, no additions or deductions from Summary Compensation Table (SCT) total compensation for our PEO are needed to determine the amount of “compensation actually paid” in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K.

(3)

The dollar amounts reported in column (d) represent the average of the amounts reported for the Company’s named executive officers (NEOs) as a group (excluding Mr. Colony, who has served as our CEO in each of the covered years) in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table in each applicable year. The names of each of the NEOs (excluding Mr. Colony) included for purposes of calculating the average amounts in each applicable year are as follow: (i) for 2023 and 2024, L. Christian Finn, Carrie Johnson, Sharyn Leaver, and Nate Swan; (ii) for 2022, L. Christian Finn, Kelley Hippler, Carrie Johnson, Sharyn Leaver, and Sarah Le Roy; (iii) for 2021, Scott Chouinard, Ryan Darrah, Michael Doyle, L. Christian Finn, Kelley Hippler, and Carrie Johnson; and (iv) for 2020, Michael Doyle, Kelley Hippler, Carrie Johnson, and Steve Peltzman.

(4)

The dollar amounts reported in column (e) represent the average amount of “compensation actually paid” (CAP) to the NEOs as a group (excluding Mr. Colony), as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the average amount of compensation earned by or paid to the NEOs as a group (excluding Mr. Colony) during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to the average compensation for the NEOs as a group (excluding Mr. Colony) for each year to determine the compensation actually paid:

Average Non-PEO NEOs SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation:
YearSalaryBonus and Non-Equity Incentive CompensationOther CompensationSCT TotalReported Value of Equity AwardsEquity Award AdjustmentsCAP
(i) · (ii) · (iii)
2024$410,319$80,645$17,357$970,804$(462,483)$(75,986)$432,335
2023$408,008$144,723$16,928$1,655,159$(1,085,500)$504,291$1,073,951
2022$355,306$149,711$8,317$978,306$(464,972)$(63,417)$449,918
2021$290,528$376,641$104,942$1,134,598$(362,487)$552,765$1,324,876
2020$369,916$141,109$12,038$860,550$(337,488)$349,971$873,033

(i)

Reflects "all other compensation" reported in the SCT for each year shown.

(ii)

Represents the grant date fair value of equity-based awards granted each year as reported in the “Stock Awards” and "Option Awards" columns in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. Because we do not maintain a pension in which any NEO participates, no adjustments from the SCT total related to pension value are needed to calculate “compensation actually paid” in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K.

(iii)

The equity award adjustments for each applicable year include the addition (or subtraction, as applicable) of the following: (i) the year-end fair value of any equity awards granted in the applicable year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the year; (ii) the amount of change as of the end of the applicable year (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of any awards granted in prior years that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the applicable year; (iii) for awards that are granted and vest in same applicable year, the fair value as of the vesting date; (iv) for awards granted in prior years that vest in the applicable year, the amount equal to the change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value; (v) for awards granted in prior years that are determined to fail to meet the applicable vesting conditions during the applicable year, a deduction for the amount equal to the fair value at the end of the prior fiscal year; and (vi) the dollar value of any dividends or other earnings paid on awards in the applicable year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise reflected in the fair value of such award or included in any other component of total compensation for the applicable year. The valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant. The amounts deducted or added in calculating the equity award adjustments are as follows:

Average Non-PEO NEOs Equity Award Adjustments:
2020 Average2021 Average2022 Average2023 Average2024 Average
Plus: Fair Value for Stock Awards Granted in the Covered Year that are Unvested at End of Year$392,907$450,772$257,486$610,348$347,917
Change in Fair Value of Outstanding Unvested Stock Awards from Prior Year$2,451$121,557$(152,787)$(85,607)$(334,414)
Change in Fair Value of Stock Awards from Prior Years that Vested in the Covered Year$(45,387)$27,727$(71,058)$(20,451)$(89,489)
Less: Fair Value of Stock Awards Forfeited during the Covered Year-$(47,291)$(97,057)--
Total Adjustment$349,971$552,765$(63,417)$504,291$(75,986)

(5)

Company TSR is calculated to show the cumulative stockholder return on our common stock during the covered period. We did not pay any dividends in the covered years.

(6)

Represents the weighted peer group TSR, weighted according to the respective companies’ stock market capitalization at the beginning of each period for which a return is indicated. The peer group used for this purpose is the following published industry index: S&P Small Cap 600 Information Technology.

(7)

The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of net income reflected in our audited financial statements for the applicable year.

(8)

Year-over-year CV bookings growth is the percentage increase in bookings of our CV products with respect to a given covered year compared to the prior covered year. For purposes of calculating the 2024 amount, we have excluded CV bookings attributable to our former FeedbackNow business that was divested in August 2024.

Financial Performance Measures

As described in greater detail in “Executive Compensation – Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” our executive compensation program reflects a variable pay-for-performance philosophy. The most important financial performance measures we used to link executive compensation actually paid to our NEOs, for the most recently completed fiscal year, to our performance are as follows:

CV Bookings

Modified Operating Income

Year-Over-Year CV Bookings Growth

Analysis of the Information Presented in the Pay versus Performance Table

While we utilize several performance measures to align executive compensation with our performance, all of these measures are not presented in the above Pay versus Performance Table. Moreover, we generally seek to incentivize long-term performance, and therefore do not specifically align our performance measures with compensation that is actually paid (as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K) for a particular year. In accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following descriptions of the relationships between information presented in the Pay versus Performance Table.

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