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Hyperscale Data, Inc.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Apr 15, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Apr 15, 2026

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth all compensation earned in all capacities during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, by our principal executive officer. Because we are a Smaller Reporting Company, we only have to report information of our principal executive officer and our two other most highly compensated executive officers.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and principal positionYearSalary ($)Bonus ($)Stock Awards ($)Option Awards ($)All Other Compensation ($)(1)Total ($)
Milton C. Ault, III2025400,0001,016,667--150,2291,566,896
Executive Chairman of the Board2024400,00016,667--126,950543,617
William B. Horne2025466,6671,220,833--88,8761,776,376
Chief Executive Officer2024400,00016,667--84,502501,169
Henry C. Nisser2025366,667766,667--51,5561,184,890
President and General Counsel2024300,00012,500--24,921337,421
(1)The amounts in “All Other Compensation” consist of 401(k) matching amounts, vehicle allowance, personal use of the Company’s corporate aircraft, health insurance benefits, long-term and short-term disability insurance benefits, travel and entertainment expenses and certain perquisites. For 2025, “Other Perquisites” includes the aggregate incremental cost to the Company of personal benefits provided to executive officers. For Mr. Nisser, this includes a one-time gift of a personal item with a value of $22,650. The personal use of corporate aircraft, reflects the incremental cost to Hyperscale Data for use of the corporate aircraft, determined on the basis of the variable operational costs of each flight, including fuel, maintenance, flight crew travel expense. Summary table of “All Other Compensation” for the year ended December 31, 2025 is set forth below:
Name401(k) Matching Contribution ($)Automobile Expenses ($)Personal Use of Aircraft ($)Other Perquisites ($)Medical and Life Insurance Benefits ($)Total All Other Compensation ($)
Milton C. Ault, III17,50012,00090,766-29,963150,229
William B. Horne17,50012,000--59,37688,876
Henry C. Nisser17,500--22,65011,40651,556

Compensation from Related Companies

The compensation table above does not include compensation paid to those executives from related companies for the year ended December 31, 2025 as set forth below:

Alzamend · Circle 8
Name · Board Fees · Officer Compensation · Board Fees
Milton C. Ault, III$25,000$-$-
William B. Horne$50,000$-$25,000
Henry C. Nisser$-$50,000$-

Employment Agreements

Milton C. Ault, III

On June 17, 2018, the Company entered into a ten-year executive employment agreement with Milton C. Ault, III, to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. On January 19, 2021, Mr. Ault was appointed as Executive Chairman of the Company. For his services, Mr. Ault will be paid a base salary of $400,000 per annum (the “Base Salary”).

Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the agreement, if the Company meets or exceeds criteria adopted by the Company’s compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee”) for earning bonuses which shall be adopted by the Compensation Committee annually, Mr. Ault shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus, which percentage shall be based on achievement of applicable performance goals determined by the Compensation Committee.

In addition, Mr. Ault shall be eligible to receive a performance-based award (the “CEO Performance Award”), provided that the Company, for any given fiscal year during the term of this agreement, meets the following criteria: (A) an increase in revenue, as calculated under GAAP over the previous fiscal year as reported in the Annual Report on Form 10-K or successor form for such fiscal year; provided that any increase less than thirty-five percent (35%) (the “Revenue Percentage”) shall reduce the CEO Performance Award correspondingly; (B) positive net income, as calculated under GAAP, as reported in the Annual Report on Form 10-K or successor form for such fiscal year, provided that any increase less than five percent (5%) (the “Net Income Percentage”) shall reduce the CEO Performance Award correspondingly; and (C) positive net cash flow from operations on a year-to-year basis, where cash flow is defined as the net amount of cash and cash-equivalents being transferred into and out of the Company. The CEO Performance Award shall consist of a number of shares of the Company’s common stock having a maximum value equal to ten percent (10%) of any appreciation in the Company’s Market Capitalization above the High Water Mark (as such terms are defined in the agreement) as measured by the daily average closing bid price of the Company’s common stock for the applicable fiscal year subject to proration obtained by the product of Revenue Percentage and the Net Income Percentage. If the CEO Performance Award in a fiscal year is less than ten percent (10%) due to a reduction caused by an annual shortfall in either the Revenue Percentage or the Net Income Percentage, the prior year’s targets would be deemed to have been achieved if a corresponding overage in a subsequent fiscal year results in the achievement of the cumulative targets. The annual and cumulative targets for revenue and net income, which are provided solely for the purpose of establishing cumulative totals, are set forth in the agreement.

Upon termination of Mr. Ault’s employment (other than upon the expiration of the employment), Mr. Ault shall be entitled to receive: (A) any earned but unpaid base salary through the termination date; (B) all reasonable expenses paid or incurred; and (C) any accrued but unused vacation time.

Further, unless Mr. Ault’s employment is terminated as a result of his death or disability or for cause or he terminates his employment without good reason, then upon the termination or non-renewal of Mr. Ault’s employment, the Company shall pay to Mr. Ault a “Separation Payment” as follows: (A) an amount equal to four (4) weeks of base salary for each full year of service and credit for his service commencing from September 22, 2016, (B) should Mr. Ault provide the Company with a separation, waiver and release agreement within 60 days of termination, then the Company shall: (i) pay his base salary until the last to occur (the “Separation Period”) of (1) the expiration of the remaining portion of the initial term or the then applicable renewal term, as the case may be, but in no event an amount greater than the Base Salary payable should either such period expire within two years, or (2) the 12-month period commencing on the date Mr. Ault is terminated, payable in one lump sum; (ii) provide during the Separation Period the same medical, dental, long-term disability and life insurance; and (iii) pay an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the maximum annual bonus as Mr. Ault would have been otherwise entitled to receive by (y) the fraction in which the numerator is the number of calendar months worked including the entire month in which severance occurred and the denominator of which is 12; and (iv) all outstanding options and other equity awards shall immediately vest and become fully exercisable for a period of 24 months. Finally, upon the occurrence of a change in control, Mr. Ault will be paid an amount equal to the greater of: (i) five times his then current Base Salary or (ii) the Separation Payment amount set forth above, without regard to whether Mr. Ault continues in the employ of the Company or its successor.

William B. Horne

On January 25, 2018, we entered into an employment agreement with William Horne to serve as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the Company and its subsidiaries for an initial term through September 30, 2022, which automatically renews thereafter for successive one-year terms unless either party provides written notification at least four months prior to the end of a term of their desire to terminate. Mr. Horne’s base salary was $300,000 per annum, which was increased to $400,000 effective April 1, 2023 and further increased to $500,000, effective May 1, 2025. Mr. Horne is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus equal to a percentage of his annual base salary based on achievement of applicable performance goals determined by the Company’s compensation committee.

Upon termination of Mr. Horne’s employment (other than upon the expiration of the employment), Mr. Horne shall be entitled to receive: (i) any earned but unpaid base salary through the termination date; (ii) all reasonable expenses paid or incurred; and (iii) any accrued but unused vacation time.

Further, unless Mr. Horne’s employment is terminated as a result of his death or disability or for cause or he terminates his employment without good reason, then upon the termination or non-renewal of Mr. Horne’s employment, the Company shall pay to Mr. Horne a “Separation Payment” as follows: (A) an amount equal to four weeks of base salary for each full year of service, (B) should Mr. Horne provide the Company with a separation, waiver and release agreement within 60 days of termination, then the Company shall: (i) pay his base salary until the last to occur (the “Separation Period”) of (1) the expiration of the remaining portion of the initial term or the then applicable renewal term, as the case may be, or (2) the 12-month period commencing on the date Mr. Horne is terminated, payable in one lump sum; (ii) provide during the Separation Period the same medical, dental, long-term disability and life insurance; and (iii) pay an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the maximum annual bonus as Mr. Horne would have been otherwise entitled to receive by (y) the fraction in which the numerator is the number of calendar months worked including the entire month in which severance occurred and the denominator of which is 12; and (iv) all outstanding options and other equity awards shall immediately vest and become fully exercisable for a period of 24 months. Finally, upon the occurrence of a change in control, Mr. Horne will be paid an amount equal to four times his Separation Payment.

Henry Nisser

On April 12, 2019, the Company entered into an employment agreement (the “Agreement”) with Henry Nisser to serve as General Counsel and Executive Vice President of the Company and its subsidiaries for an initial term through May 1, 20223 which automatically renews thereafter for successive one-year terms unless either party provides written notification at least four months prior to the end of a term of their desire to terminate. The effective date of the Agreement was May 1, 2019. Mr. Nisser’s base salary was $300,000 per annum, which was increased to $400,000 effective May 1, 2025.

Mr. Nisser is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus equal to a percentage of his annual base salary based on achievement of applicable performance goals determined by the Company’s compensation committee.

Mr. Nisser’s bonuses, if any, and all stock based compensation shall be subject to “Company Clawback Rights” if during the period that Mr. Nisser is employed by the Company and upon the termination of Mr. Nisser’s employment and for a period of two years thereafter, there is a restatement of any of the Company’s financial results from which any bonuses and stock based compensation to Mr. Nisser shall have been determined.

Upon termination of Mr. Nisser’s employment (other than upon the expiration of the employment), Mr. Nisser shall be entitled to receive: (A) any earned but unpaid base salary through the termination date; (B) all reasonable expenses paid or incurred; and (C) any accrued but unused vacation time.

Further, unless Mr. Nisser’s employment is terminated as a result of his death or disability or for cause or he terminates his employment without good reason, then upon the termination or non-renewal of Mr. Nisser’s employment, the Company shall pay to Mr. Nisser a “Separation Payment” as follows: (a) an amount equal to four weeks of base salary for each full year of service, (b) commencing on the date that shall be one (1) year from the effective date, should Mr. Nisser provide the Company with a separation, waiver and release agreement within 30 days of termination, then the Company shall pay to Mr. Nisser the Base Salary (in effect immediately prior to the termination date) an amount equal to the lesser of what Mr. Nisser would have received if the employment period ended after (1) the expiration of the remaining portion of the initial term or the then applicable renewal term, as the case may be, or (2) the 18-month period commencing on the date Executive is terminated, payable in one lump sum; (ii) provide during the separation period the same medical, dental, long-term disability and life insurance; and (iii) pay an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the maximum annual bonus as Mr. Nisser would have been otherwise entitled to receive by (y) the fraction in which the numerator is the number of calendar months worked including the entire month in which severance occurred and the denominator of which is 12; and (iv) all outstanding options and other equity awards shall immediately vest and become fully exercisable for a period of 24 months. Finally, upon the occurrence of a change in control, Mr. Nisser will be paid an amount equal to four times his Separation Payment.

CEO Pay Ratio

As required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, we are providing disclosure regarding the ratio of the annual total compensation of our principal executive officer to that of our median employee.

Our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer is William B. Horne. For 2025, Mr. Horne’s total annual compensation was $1,776,376, as reported under “Total” in the Summary Compensation Table. Our median employee earned $52,275 in total compensation for 2025. Based on this information, the ratio of our principal executive officer’s annual total compensation to that of our median employee was approximately 34:1.

Our median employee is employed in our Circle 8 subsidiary.

Calculation Methodology

To identify our median employee, we determined our total employee population worldwide as of December 31, 2025, excluding our Chief Executive Officer, in accordance with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K. As of that date, approximately 80% of our employee population was located in the United States and approximately 20% was located in non-U.S. jurisdictions.

We used full-year 2025 gross earnings as our consistently applied compensation measure. This measure included cash compensation (including base salary, wages, overtime, and bonuses) and equity-based compensation realized in 2025, as reflected in our internal payroll and compensation records.

For employees who were hired during 2025 and did not work for the full year, compensation was annualized in accordance with SEC rules. No cost-of-living adjustments were applied for employees in non-U.S. jurisdictions.

Once the median employee was identified, we calculated such employee’s annual total compensation for 2025 in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K, which is consistent with the methodology used to determine total compensation for our named executive officers as reported in the Summary Compensation Table.

Policies on Ownership, Insider Trading, 10b5-1 Plans and Hedging

We do not have formal stock ownership guidelines for our employees or directors, because the Board is satisfied that stock and option holdings among our employees or directors are sufficient at this time to provide motivation and to align this group’s interests with those of our stockholders.

We have established an insider trading policy that provides guidelines to, and imposes restrictions on, officers, directors and employees with respect to transactions in the Company’s securities. The Company’s insider trading policy prohibits certain actions by such individuals relating to buying and selling common stock of the Company, and discourages certain other actions in other situations. Such individuals are authorized to enter into trading plans established according to Section 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act with an independent broker-dealer. Under these plans, the individual must not exercise any influence over the amount of the securities to be traded, the price at which they are to be traded or the date of the trade. The plan must either specify the amount, pricing and timing of transactions in advance or delegate discretion on these matters to an independent third party. Such plans provide a defense from insider trading liability.

We have not adopted any hedging policies.

Policies and Practices Related to the Grant of Certain Equity Awards Close in Time to the Release of Material Nonpublic Information

We do not have any formal policy that requires us to grant, or avoid granting, equity-based compensation to our executive officers at certain times. The timing of any equity grants to executive officers in connection with new hires, promotions, or other non-routine grants is tied to the event giving rise to the award (such as an executive officer’s commencement of employment or promotion effective date). As a result, in all cases, the timing of grants of equity awards, including stock options, occurs independent of the release of any material nonpublic information, and we do not time the disclosure of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of equity-based compensation.

During fiscal 2025, there were no equity grants made to our executive officers during any period beginning four business days before the filing of a periodic report or current report disclosing material non-public information and ending one business day after the filing or furnishing of such report with the SEC.

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

At the annual meeting of stockholders on December 29, 2025, the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. An advisory vote on executive compensation is held every three years.

Director Compensation

The Company pays each independent director an annual base amount of $55,000 annually, other than Messrs. Smith and Lorber, who receives a base amount of $65,000 annually due to the additional services provided by Mr. Smith as a lead independent director and Mr. Lorber as Audit Committee Chairman. Additionally, our Board makes recommendations for adjustments to an independent director’s compensation when the level of services provided is significantly above what was anticipated. In addition, independent directors are eligible, at the Board’s discretion, to receive a bonus.

The table below sets forth, for each non-employee director, the total amount of compensation related to his service during the year ended December 31, 2025:

Fees earned or · Stock · Option · All other
Namepaid in cash ($)awards ($)awards ($)compensation ($)Total ($)
Robert O. Smith131,000———131,000
Jeffrey A. Bentz121,000———121,000
Mordechai Rosenberg105,000———105,000
Michael Lorber(1)—————
(1)Mr. Lorber did not join the Board until January 19, 2026.

Stock Incentive Plans

The Company maintains equity incentive plans to provide long-term incentives to directors, officers, employees and consultants and to align their interests with those of stockholders.

On July 31, 2025, the Company adopted the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”), which was subsequently approved by the Company’s stockholders. The 2025 Plan authorizes the issuance of up to 8.0 million shares of Class A common stock pursuant to stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and other stock-based awards. The 2025 Plan is the Company’s primary equity compensation plan.

In connection with the adoption of the 2025 Plan, no additional awards will be granted under prior equity compensation plans, including the Company’s 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, 2018 Stock Incentive Plan and 2022 Stock Incentive Plan.

The purpose of the Company’s equity incentive plans is to attract and retain qualified personnel, provide additional incentives to employees, directors and consultants, and promote the success of the Company’s business by aligning compensation with stockholder interests.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately 6.2 million stock options outstanding and 1.8 million shares available for future issuance under the 2025 Plan.

401(k) Plans

Hyperscale Data and TurnOnGreen have adopted tax-qualified employee savings and retirement plan, or 401(k) plans, which generally cover all of their full-time employees. Pursuant to the 401(k) plans, eligible employees may make voluntary contributions to the plan up to a maximum of pursuant to the current Internal Revenue Code limits. The Hyperscale Data and TurnOnGreen 401(k) plans include matching contributions at the rate of (1) $1.00 for each $1.00 contributed, up to 3% of the base salary and (2) $0.50 for each $1.00 contributed thereafter, up to 5% of the base salary and permits discretionary contributions. The 401(k) plans are intended to qualify under Sections 401(k) and 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Contributions to such a qualified plan are deductible by the Company when made, and neither the contributions nor the income earned on those contributions is taxable to plan participants until withdrawn. All 401(k) plan contributions are credited to separate accounts maintained in trust.

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