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Tecnoglass Inc.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 2, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Mar 2, 2026

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

Item 11.Executive Compensation.

Overview; Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Our policies with respect to the compensation of our executive officers are administered by our board in consultation with our compensation committee. Our compensation policies are intended to provide for compensation that:

●is sufficient to attract and retain executives of outstanding ability and potential;
●is tailored to the unique characteristics and needs of our company;
●considers individual value and contribution to our success;
●is designed to motivate our executive officers to achieve our annual and long-term goals by rewarding performance based on the attainment of those goals;
●is designed to appropriately take into account risk and reward in the context of our business environment;
●reflects an appropriate relationship between executive compensation and the creation of shareholder value; and
●is sensitive to market benchmarks.

The compensation committee is in charge of recommending executive compensation packages to our board that meet these goals. In making decisions about executive compensation, the compensation committee relies on the experience of its members as well as subjective considerations of various factors, including individual and corporate performance, our strategic business goals, each executive’s position, experience, level of responsibility, and future potential, and compensation paid by companies of similar size in our industry. The compensation committee sets specific KPI’s or benchmarks for annual fixed compensation or for allocations between different elements of compensation.

Our compensation committee is charged with performing an annual review of our executive officers’ cash compensation and equity holdings to determine whether they provide adequate incentives and motivation to executive officers and whether they adequately compensate the executive officers relative to comparable officers in other companies. As part of this review, management submits recommendations to the compensation committee.

We believe it is important when making compensation-related decisions to be informed as to current practices of similarly situated publicly held companies in our industry. Our compensation committee stays appraised of the cash and equity compensation practices of publicly held companies in the glass and aluminum industries through the review of such companies’ public reports and through other resources. The companies chosen for inclusion in any benchmarking group would have business characteristics comparable to our company, including revenues, financial growth metrics, stage of development, employee headcount and market capitalization. While benchmarking may not always be appropriate as a stand-alone tool for setting compensation due to the aspects of our business and objectives, we generally believe that gathering this information is an important part of our compensation-related decision-making process.

Consideration of Shareholder Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

We also take into consideration our most recent shareholder advisory vote (a “Say on Pay Advisory Vote”) on executive compensation, as required by Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In the last advisory vote, conducted at our annual general meeting on December 19, 2025, our compensation program was approved on an advisory basis by over 67% of the shareholders who submitted a vote thereabout. We consider this to be a strong validation that our pay practices are firmly aligned with our shareholders’ best interests. In accordance with the shareholder vote held at our 2025 annual general meeting, we conduct a Say on Pay Advisory Vote every three years. The next will be at our 2028 annual general meeting.

Base Salaries

Each of our named executive officers is employed on an at-will basis. Base salaries for our executive officers are individually determined by our compensation committee each year to ensure that each executive’s base salary forms part of a compensation package which appropriately rewards the executive for the value he or she brings to our company. Each executive’s base salary may be increased or decreased in the discretion of the compensation committee in accordance with our compensation philosophy.

Bonuses

In addition to their base salaries, our named executive officers are entitled to receive annual performance bonuses based on the company’s financial performance and achievement of certain targets throughout the year.

Other Compensation and Benefits

Named executive officers receive additional compensation in the form of vacation, medical, 401(k), and other benefits generally available to all of our employees. We do not provide any other perquisites or other personal benefits to our named executive officers.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table summarizes the total compensation for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, of each of our named executive officers.

Name and principal position · Year · Salary · Bonus · Other · Total (1)
Jose M. Daes (2)2025$3,822,080$1,248,832$-$5,070,912
Chief Executive Officer2024$3,292,800$1,152,480$-$4,445,280
2023$2,940,000$1,029,000$-$3,969,000
Christian T. Daes (3)2025$3,822,080$1,248,832$-$5,070,912
Chief Operating Officer2024$3,292,800$1,152,480$-$4,445,280
2023$2,940,000$1,029,000$-$3,969,000
Santiago Giraldo2025$731,808$292,723$-$1,024,531
Chief Financial Officer2024$665,280$232,848$-$898,128
2023$594,000$207,900$-$801,900
Carlos Amin2025$293,750$-$1,114,583$1,408,333
Vicepresident of Sales2024$225,000$-$1,426,545$1,651,545
2023$225,000$-$1,416,989$1,641,989
Samir Amin2025$293,750$-$1,112,068$1,405,818
Vicepresident of Operations and2024$225,000$-$1,426,545$1,651,545
Logistics2024$225,000$-$1,426,545$1,651,545
(1)During the period covered by the table, we did not issue any stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation, or other compensation, nor did any of the named executive officers experience any change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings.
(2)Mr. Daes also serves as chief executive officer of ES.
(3)Mr. Daes also serves as chief executive officer of TG.

Compensation Arrangements with Named Executive Officers

On November 5, 2025, our compensation committee recommended, and on February 25, 2026, our Board approved, the following compensation arrangements for 2026 for each of Messrs. Daes, Daes, and Giraldo: (i) with respect to each of Messrs. Daes and Daes, a base salary of $4,075,515 plus a bonus of up to $1,628,206; and (ii) with respect to Mr. Giraldo, a base salary of $779,376 and a performance bonus of up to $311,750 per year. Each of the bonuses will be based on our 2026 financial performance and achievement of certain to-be-agreed upon targets throughout the year.

Risk Management as related to our Compensation Policies and Practices

Our compensation committee regularly convenes and confers with management regarding our policies and practices of compensating employees, including non-executive officers, as they relate to risk management practices and risk-taking incentives. Our compensation committee has determined, and our management agrees, that our current compensation policies and practices for employees are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

Policies and Practices for Granting certain Equity Awards

As noted below, we have not granted any share options, share appreciation rights or any other awards under long-term incentive plans. We do not currently have any plans to issue any such award. If and when we begin issuing such awards, our compensation committee will determine how the board determines when to grant such awards (for example, whether such awards are granted on a predetermined schedule); and whether the board or compensation committee takes material nonpublic information into account when determining the timing and terms of such an award, and, if so, how the board or compensation committee takes material nonpublic information into account when determining the timing and terms of such an award. In any event, we will take precautions reasonably designed to ensure we do not time the disclosure of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation.

Pay Versus Performance

Average Summary · Average · Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On:
YearSummary Compensation Table Total for PEO ($)(1)Compensation Actually Paid to PEO ($)(1)Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs ($) (2)Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs ($)(2)*On Total Shareholder Return ($)Peer Group Total Shareholder ReturnNet Income ($)Operating Income
20255,070,9125,070,9123,030,8443,030,844167.61170.69159,566,000231,617,000
20244,445,2804,445,2802,671,7042,671,704262.18173.24161,309,000227,001,000
20233,969,0003,969,0002,385,4502,385,450149.91158.59183,000,000259,804,000

(1) For each of the years presented in the table, our principal executive officer (PEO) is our Chief Executive Officer, Jose M. Daes.

(2) For each of the years presented in the table, our non-principal executive officers (non-PEOs) are Christian T. Daes and Santiago Giraldo.

Pay Ratio Disclosures

The following pay ratio information is provided in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act.

For fiscal 2025, the Company’s last completed fiscal year:

●the median of the annual total compensation of all employees of the Company (other than the Chief Executive Officer) was $5,687; and
●the annual total compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Jose M. Daes, was $5,070,912.

Based on this information, the ratio for 2025 of the annual total compensation of the Chief Executive Officer to the median of the annual total compensation of all employees is 892 to 1.

The following steps were taken to determine the total annual compensation of the median employee and the Chief Executive Officer:

●As of December 31, 2025, the employee population consisted of approximately 9,601 individuals, including full time, part time, temporary, and seasonal employees employed on that date. This date was selected because it aligned with calendar year end and allowed identification of employees in a reasonably efficient manner.
●For purposes of identifying the median employee from our employee population base, wages from our internal payroll records for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2025, were used. These wages were consistent with amounts reported to taxation authorities for fiscal 2024. Consistent with the calculation of the Chief Executive Officer’s annual compensation, other elements of employee compensation were considered and added, if applicable when calculating the annual total compensation for all employees.
●In addition, the compensation of approximately 1,511 full time employees who were hired during 2024 and employed on December 31, 2025, was annualized. We had no part time employees.
●The median employee was identified using this compensation measure and methodology, which was consistently applied to all employees. The amounts reported in the 2025 Summary Compensation Table for named executive officers was used for the total annual compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. The salary amount reported in this table was annualized to reflect a full year’s compensation for the purpose of calculating the pay ratio disclosure.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

As of December 31, 2025, we had not granted any share options, share appreciation rights or any other awards under long-term incentive plans to any of our executive officers.

Pension Benefits

As of December 31, 2025, we had not granted any pension benefits to any of our executive officers.

Nonqualified Defined Contribution and Other Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

As of December 31, 2025, we did not have any nonqualified defined contribution or other nonqualified deferred compensation plans.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control

As of December 31, 2025, none of our executive officers are entitled to payments or the provision of other benefits such as perquisites and health care benefits in connection with a termination or change-in-control.

Director Compensation

Each of our non-employee directors receives cash compensation of $96,426 each year. Additionally, our chairman of the Audit Committee and each other member of our Audit Committee receives additional cash compensation of $51,072 and $16,162, respectively, for serving on our Audit Committee. Our Chairman of the Compensation Committee and our Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee receive a compensation of $ 32,378. Employee directors do not receive cash compensation for their service as directors.

The following table summarizes the compensation of our non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2025.

NameFees earned or paid in cashStock AwardsTotal
Carlos Cure$163,660-$163,660
Luis Fernando Castro Vergara$144,966-$144,966
Julio A. Torres$128,750-$128,750
Jon Paul Perez$112,588-$112,588
Anne Louise Carricarte$144,966-$144,966
(1)To date, we have not compensated our directors with stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation, pension value, nonqualified deferred compensation earnings or other compensation.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

No person who served as a member of the compensation committee of our board of directors during the last completed fiscal year, indicating each committee member (a) was, during the fiscal year, an officer or employee of ours; (b) was formerly an officer of the registrant; or (c) had any relationship requiring disclosure by us under any paragraph of Item 404 of Regulation S-K. We do not have any of the relationships described in Item 407(e)(4)(iii) that would require disclosure by us pursuant thereto.

Compensation Committee Report

The compensation committee met with our management to review and discuss the preceding Compensation Discussion and Analysis. Based on such review and discussion, the compensation committee approved this Compensation Discussion and Analysis and authorized and recommended its inclusion in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Compensation Committee

Julio Torres, Chairperson

Luis Fernando Castro Vergara

Ann Louise Carricarte

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