Bridgeline Digital, Inc.

Summary Compensation Table

The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth the total compensation paid or accrued for the fiscal years ended* September 30, 2025* and* September 30, 2024* for our principal executive officer and our other most highly compensated executive officer. We refer to these officers as our “named executive officers”.

Employment Agreements

Roger Kahn

On* February 3, 2025,the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Roger “Ari” Kahn, its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2025 (the “Amended and Restated Employment Agreement”). The Amended and Restated Employment Agreement supersedes and replaces Mr. Kahn’s Employment Agreement with the Company, dated September 13, 2019,*as amended.

The Amended and Restated Employment Agreement provides for a term of continued employment through* September 30, 2026,with automaticone*-year renewals at the end of each fiscal year unless earlier terminated.

The Amended and Restated Employment Agreement also provides for the following: (i) an increase in Mr. Kahn’s annual salary to*$421,500* (payable in semi-monthly installments); (ii) the opportunity for Mr. Kahn to earn an incentive bonus with a targeted amount of*$215,000,* based on performance criteria determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in its sole discretion; and (iii) the Company’s right, butnot its obligation, to issue discretionary equity incentive awards to Mr. Kahn, subject to applicable award agreements, equity incentive plans, and other such applicable terms, restrictions, and provisions.

The Amended and Restated Employment Agreement also provides severance benefits to Mr. Kahn (or in the event of his subsequent death, to his surviving spouse, or ifnone, to his estate) in the event that his employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause (as defined therein), or if he resigns from the Company for Good Reason (as defined therein). These severance benefits include, among other things:

Thomas R. Windhausen

Effective* November 30, 2021,Thomas R. Windhausen was appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company. The Company and Mr. Windhausen entered into an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”), initially effective from November 30, 2021through September 30, 2022,unless extended by mutual agreement of the parties. The Employment Agreement has subsequently been renewed, most recently for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (the“2025* Renewal Term”).

Under the Employment Agreement, as renewed for fiscal2025, Mr. Windhausen is entitled to receive an updated annual base salary of*$270,000.* In addition, for fiscal2025, Mr. Windhausen is eligible to earn an annual incentive bonus with a target opportunity of*$52,500,* based on performance criteria determined by the Compensation Committee.

The Employment Agreement further provides that Mr. Windhausen is eligible to participate in all other employee benefit plans and programs offered to senior executives of the Company. In the event that Mr. Windhausen’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause, he is entitled to receive severance benefits as set forth in the Employment Agreement.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal2025 Year-End

The following table sets forth information concerning outstanding stock options for each named executive officer as of* September 30, 2025*.

Director Compensation

The non-employee members of our Board of Directors are compensated as follows:

Fees are paid quarterly. Other directors who serve on our standing committees, other than the Audit Committee, donot receive additional compensation for their committee services:

Director Compensation Table

The following table provides information on the total compensation earned by each non-employee director of the Company for the fiscal year ended* September 30, 2025*.

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation paid to our non-employee directors during the fiscal year ended* September 30, 2025*.

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