Greenwave Technology Solutions, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Jun 15, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Jun 15, 2026
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
2025 Summary Compensation Table
Our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2025 was Danny Meeks, our Chief Executive Officer and former interim Chief Financial Officer.
Our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2024 were Danny Meeks, our Chief Executive Officer, and Isaac Dietrich, our former Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dietrich employment was terminated on April 12, 2025.
Ms. Pullano, our Chief Financial Officer, was appointed in February 2026 and was not a named executive officer for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The following table presents the compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
| Name and Principal Position · Year · Salary ($) · Bonus ($) · Stock awards ($)(1) · Option awards ($)(1) · Nonequity incentive plan compensation ($) · Nonqualified deferred compensation earnings ($)(2) · All other compensation ($) · Total ($) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Meeks | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,851,605 | — | 2,851,605 | |
| Chief Executive Officer and Former Interim Chief Financial Officer(3) | 2024 | 28,846 | — | — | — | — | 321,154 | 150,000 | (4) | 500,000 |
| Isaac Dietrich | 2025 | 107,468 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107,468 | |
| Former Chief Financial Officer(5) | 2024 | 64,624 | 230,100 | 93,000 | — | — | — | — | 387,724 | |
| (1) | These amounts are the aggregate fair value of the equity compensation incurred by the Company for payments to executives during the fiscal year. The aggregate fair value is computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718. The fair market value was calculated using the Black-Scholes options pricing model. |
| (2) | In 2024, our CEO deferred a portion of his salary not paid by the Company. |
| (3) | Mr. Meeks resigned as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company in February 2026. |
| (4) | Includes $38,000 attributed to the personal use of a car, $23,700 in reimbursed travel expenses, and a $10,000 business clothing allowance. |
| (5) | Mr. Dietrich was terminated as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in April 2025 |
Narrative Disclosure to the Summary Compensation Table
Danny Meeks
On September 30, 2021, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Danny Meeks pursuant to which Mr. Meeks serves as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Meeks shall receive an annual base salary of $500,000. In addition, Mr. Meeks shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus and shall be eligible to receive such awards under the Company’s incentive plans as determined by the Company’s Compensation Committee. Mr. Meeks may be terminated by the Company or may voluntarily resign, at any time, with or without cause. Either the Company or Mr. Meeks may terminate Mr. Meeks’ employment upon two weeks prior written notice.
Until October 1, 2026, for every $1 million in annual revenue Empire Services, Inc., a Virginia corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, generates over $20 million, Mr. Meeks shall be entitled to receive either 7,576 shares of the Company’s common stock or $50,000 in cash, at the discretion of Mr. Meeks.
Upon termination except by death (the “Termination Date”), the Company shall pay Mr. Meeks (i) any accrued but unpaid compensation, (ii) a pro-rata portion of his annual bonus calculated as of the Termination Date and (iii) reimbursement of expenses incurred on or prior to the Termination Date. In addition, Mr. Meeks may elect to receive Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 benefits for up to twelve months from the Termination Date. Upon termination of Mr. Meeks’ employment for death, the Company shall pay Mr. Meeks (i) any accrued but unpaid compensation and (ii) reimbursement of expenses incurred on or prior to such date. Mr. Meeks is also entitled to participate in any and all benefit plans such as health, dental and life insurance, from time to time, in effect for senior executives, along with vacation, sick and holiday pay in accordance with the Company’s policies established and in effect from time to time. In the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Mr. Meeks received $0 and $0 in bonuses, respectively. Mr. Meeks did not receive any compensation related to his position as a director. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, Mr. Meeks was owed $3,051,605 and $950,000 in accrued but unpaid bonuses, respectively.
Isaac Dietrich
On April 28, 2023, the Company hired Isaac Dietrich as Chief Financial Officer, for which he received a salary of $300,000 per year. On April 12, 2025, the Company terminated the employment of Isaac Dietrich, effective immediately.
At no time during the periods listed in the above tables, with respect to any named executive officers, was there:
| ● | any outstanding option or other equity-based award re-priced or otherwise materially modified (such as by extension of exercise periods, the change of vesting or forfeiture conditions, the change or elimination of applicable performance criteria, or the change of the bases upon which returns are determined); |
| ● | any waiver or modification of any specified performance target, goal or condition to payout with respect to any amount included in non-stock incentive plan compensation or payouts; or |
| ● | any non-equity incentive plan award made to a named executive officer. |
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, our CEO deferred a portion of his salary not paid by the Company, as disclosed in the table above. Such payments were deferred because timely payments further jeopardize the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company intends to make such payments as soon as it is able.
Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2025
The following table sets forth information regarding the outstanding equity awards held by our NEOs as of December 31, 2025:
| Option Awards · Stock Awards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) | Option Exercise Price ($) | Option Expiration Date | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($) |
| Isaac Dietrich | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $— |
Timing of Equity Awards
The Compensation Committee grants equity awards, including stock options, from time to time. This may also include grants in connection with a new hire, promotion, and other circumstances where the Compensation Committee deems it appropriate to make such grants. Although we have not adopted a formal policy regarding the timing of equity award grants, including stock options, the Compensation Committee does not take material nonpublic information into account when determining the terms of equity awards and has not timed grants or the disclosure of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation. During 2025, there were no stock option awards granted to any named executive officer within four business days preceding, or one business day after, the filing of any report on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, or 8-K that disclosed material nonpublic information.
Director Compensation
The following table presents the total compensation for each person who served as a non-employee director of our Board during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Other than as set forth in the table and described more fully below, we did not pay any compensation, reimburse any expense of, make any equity awards or non-equity awards to, or pay any other compensation to any of the other members of our Board in such period.
| Name · Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) · Stock Awards ($) · Option Awards ($) · All Other Compensation ($) · Total ($) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Lanthorn | $45,000 | (1) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $45,000 |
| Lisa Lucas-Burke | $36,889 | (2) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $36,889 |
| Henry Sicignano, III(3) | $29,583 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $29,583 | |
| Jason Adelman(4) | $18,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $18,000 | |
| Total: | $129,472 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $129,472 | |
| (1) | As of December 31, 2025, $1,500 is owed to Mrs. Lanthorn. |
| (2) | As of December 31, 2025, $1,500 is owed to Mrs. Lucas-Burke. |
| (3) | Mr. Sicignano, III resigned from the Board effective February 14, 2025. |
| (4) | Mr. Adelman resigned from the Board effective April 10, 2025. |
Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that we shall indemnify our officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with actions or proceedings brought against them by reason of their serving or having served as officers, directors or in other capacities. We shall be required to indemnify a director or officer in connection with an action or proceeding commenced by such director or officer only if the commencement of such action or proceeding by the director or officer was authorized in advance by the Board of Directors.
Our Equity Incentive Plans
Our Stockholders approved our 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (“2014 Plan”) in June 2014, our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) in December 2015, our 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (“2016 Plan”) in October 2016, our 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (“2017 Plan”) in December 2016, our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (“2018 Plan”) in June 2018, our 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (“2021 Plan”) in September 2021, our 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (“2022 Plan”) in November 2022, our 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (“2023 Plan”) in October 2023, and our 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (“2024 Plan” and together with the 2014 Plan, 2015 Plan, 2016 Plan, 2017 Plan, 2018 Plan, 2021 Plan, 2022 Plan, and 2023 Plan, the “Plans”) in May 2024, which was subsequently amended in July 2024. The Plans are identical, except for the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under each.
The Plans provide for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock bonus awards, restricted stock awards, performance stock awards and other forms of stock compensation to our employees, including officers, consultants and directors. Our Plans also provide that the grant of performance stock awards may be paid out in cash as determined by the Committee (as defined herein).
Summary of the Plans
Authorized Shares
No shares of our Common Stock are reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2014 Plan, 2015 Plan, the 2016 Plan, the 2017 Plan, the 2018 Plan, the 2021 Plan, 2022 Plan, or 2023 Plan. There are currently 5 shares of our Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to the 2018 Plan, 1,112 shares of our Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to the 2021 Plan, 327 shares of our Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to the 2022 Plan, 1,828 shares of our Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to the 2023 Plan, and 800,000 shares of our Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to the 2024 Plan. Shares of Common Stock issued under our Plans may be authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of our Common Stock. Shares of Common Stock subject to stock awards granted under our Plans that expire or terminate without being exercised in full, or that are paid out in cash rather than in shares of Common Stock, will not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under our Plans. Additionally, shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to stock awards under our Plans that we repurchase or that are forfeited, as well as shares of Common Stock reacquired by us as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a stock award, will become available for future grant under our Plans.
Administration
Our Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof (collectively, the “Committee”), has the authority to administer our Plans. Our Board may also delegate to one or more of our officers the authority to designate employees other than Directors and officers to receive specified stock, which, in respect to those awards, said officer or officers shall then have all authority that the Committee would have.
Subject to the terms of our Plans, the Committee has the authority to determine the terms of awards, including recipients, the exercise price or strike price of stock awards, if any, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each stock award, the fair market value of a share of our Common Stock, the vesting schedule applicable to the awards, together with any vesting acceleration, the form of consideration, if any, payable upon exercise or settlement of the stock award and the terms and conditions of the award agreements for use under the Plans. The Committee has the power to modify outstanding awards under the Plans, subject to the terms of the Plans and applicable law. Subject to the terms of our Plans, the Committee has the authority to reprice any outstanding option or stock appreciation right, cancel and re-grant any outstanding option or stock appreciation right in exchange for new stock awards, cash or other consideration, or take any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles, with the consent of any adversely affected participant.
Stock Options
Stock options may be granted under the Plans. The exercise price of options granted under our Plans must at least be equal to the fair market value of our Common Stock on the date of grant. The term of an ISO may not exceed 10 years, except that with respect to any participant who owns more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of our outstanding stock, the term must not exceed 5 years and the exercise price must equal at least 110% of the fair market value on the grant date. The Committee will determine the methods of payment of the exercise price of an option, which may include cash, shares of Common Stock or other property acceptable to the Committee, as well as other types of consideration permitted by applicable law. No single participant may receive more than 25% of the total options awarded in any single year. Subject to the provisions of our Plans, the Committee determines the other terms of options.
Performance Shares
Performance shares may be granted under our Plans. Performance shares are awards that will result in a payment to a participant only if performance goals established by the administrator are achieved or the awards otherwise vest. The Committee will establish organizational or individual performance goals or other vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number and/or the value of performance shares to be paid out to participants. After the grant of a performance share, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any performance criteria or other vesting provisions for such performance shares. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned performance units or performance shares in the form of cash, in shares of Common Stock or in some combination thereof, per the terms of the agreement approved by the Committee and delivered to the participant. Such agreement will state all terms and conditions of the agreement.
Restricted Stock
The terms and conditions of any restricted stock awards granted to a participant will be set forth in an award agreement and, subject to the provisions in the Plans, will be determined by the Committee. Under a restricted stock award, we issue shares of our Common Stock to the recipient of the award, subject to vesting conditions and transfer restrictions that lapse over time or upon achievement of performance conditions. The Committee will determine the vesting schedule and performance objectives, if any, applicable to each restricted stock award. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, the recipient may vote and receive dividends on shares of restricted stock issued under our Plans.
Other Share-Based Awards and Cash Awards
The Committee may make other forms of equity-based awards under our Plans, including, for example, deferred shares, stock bonus awards and dividend equivalent awards. In addition, our Plans authorize us to make annual and other cash incentive awards based on achieving performance goals that are pre-established by our compensation committee.
Merger, Consolidation or Asset Sale
If the Company is merged or consolidated with another entity or sells or otherwise disposes of substantially all of its assets to another company while awards or options remain outstanding under the Plans, unless provisions are made in connection with such transaction for the continuance of the Plans and/or the assumption or substitution of such awards or options with new options or stock awards covering the stock of the successor company, or parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices, then all outstanding options and stock awards which have not been continued, assumed or for which a substituted award has not been granted shall, whether or not vested or then exercisable, unless otherwise specified in the relevant agreements, terminate immediately as of the effective date of any such merger, consolidation or sale.
Change in Capitalization
If the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of shares of Common Stock or other capital readjustment, the payment of a stock dividend, or other increase or reduction of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, without receiving consideration therefore in money, services or property, then awards amounts, type, limitations, and other relevant consideration shall be appropriately and proportionately adjusted. The Committee shall make such adjustments, and its determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Plan Amendment or Termination
Our Board has the authority to amend, suspend, or terminate our Plans, provided that such action does not materially impair the existing rights of any participant without such participant’s written consent. Each of the Plans will terminate ten years after the earlier of (i) the date that each such Plan is adopted by the Board, or (ii) the date that each such Plan is approved by the Stockholders, except that awards that are granted under the applicable Plan prior to its termination will continue to be administered under the terms of the that Plan until the awards terminate, expire or are exercised.
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