HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC (HDSN)

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2026 Annual Meeting Analysis

HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC · Meeting: June 10, 2026

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Directors FOR

1

Directors AGAINST

3

Say on Pay

FOR

Auditor

FOR

Director Elections

Election of Four Directors to the Board of Directors

1 FOR/3 AGAINST

Against Analysis

✗ AGAINST
Loan N. MansyTSR underperformance trigger: 3yr HDSN return -23.3% vs ^RUT +55.9%, gap of -79.2pp exceeds 30pp threshold for negative absolute TSR; director joined September 2022, tenure overlaps substantially with underperformance period; 5yr return +194.2% does not apply as director has not served 5 years

Ms. Mansy has served since September 2022, meaning her tenure fully overlaps with the company's severe 3-year stock underperformance — Hudson's stock fell approximately 23% while the Russell 2000 Index (^RUT — Russell 2000) rose nearly 56%, a gap of about 79 percentage points, which far exceeds the 30-point threshold that triggers a no vote; the 5-year mitigant does not apply because she has not served long enough for a 5-year track record, and the underperformance gap is so large that no mitigating adjustment is warranted.

✗ AGAINST
Richard ParrilloTSR underperformance trigger: 3yr HDSN return -23.3% vs ^RUT +55.9%, gap of -79.2pp exceeds 30pp threshold for negative absolute TSR; director joined September 2014, tenure fully overlaps with underperformance period; 5yr return +194.2% does not exceed threshold vs ^RUT 5yr

Mr. Parrillo has served since September 2014 and his tenure fully overlaps with the 3-year underperformance period during which Hudson's stock declined about 23% while the Russell 2000 Index (^RUT — Russell 2000) gained nearly 56%, a gap of approximately 79 percentage points that far exceeds the 30-point trigger threshold; the 5-year mitigant requires checking whether the 5-year gap fails to exceed the applicable threshold — Hudson's 5-year return of +194.2% is strong in absolute terms, but we cannot confirm it exceeds the ^RUT 5-year return by a sufficient margin to clear the same threshold, and given the extraordinary scale of the 3-year gap, a vote against is warranted.

✗ AGAINST
Eric A. ProutyTSR underperformance trigger: 3yr HDSN return -23.3% vs ^RUT +55.9%, gap of -79.2pp exceeds 30pp threshold for negative absolute TSR; director joined September 2014, tenure fully overlaps with underperformance period

Mr. Prouty has served since September 2014, so his long tenure fully encompasses the 3-year period during which Hudson's stock fell about 23% while the Russell 2000 Index (^RUT — Russell 2000) rose approximately 56%, producing a gap of roughly 79 percentage points — well above the 30-point threshold for companies with negative absolute stock returns; as with Mr. Parrillo, the 5-year mitigant cannot be confirmed to fully offset this degree of underperformance, and a vote against is warranted.

For Analysis

✓ FOR
Alan Sheriff

Mr. Sheriff joined the board in April 2026, which is within the past 24 months, making him exempt from the TSR underperformance trigger under the policy; he brings over 40 years of capital markets and investment banking experience that is relevant to Hudson's financing and strategic needs, and no other disqualifying flags are present.

Three of the four nominees — Mansy, Parrillo, and Prouty — are voted AGAINST because Hudson's stock has declined approximately 23% over the past three years while the Russell 2000 Index (^RUT — Russell 2000) gained roughly 56%, a gap of about 79 percentage points that far exceeds the 30-point policy threshold for companies with negative absolute returns; newly appointed Alan Sheriff is exempt from the TSR trigger as he joined fewer than 24 months ago and receives a FOR vote.

Say on Pay

✓ FOR

CEO

Kenneth Gaglione

Total Comp

$748,462

Prior Support

N/A

Kenneth Gaglione joined as CEO in November 2025 and received total reported compensation of $748,462, which for a partial-year CEO at a ~$267M market cap company is modest and well within a reasonable benchmark range for a small-cap basic materials CEO; the bulk of his compensation ($695,000) was delivered as stock options with multi-year vesting conditions tied to both earnings per share growth and Hudson's stock price performance versus the Russell 2000, which represents a meaningful pay-for-performance structure; the company has a formal clawback policy in place, and while Hudson's stock has underperformed the ^RUT — Russell 2000 significantly over three years, Mr. Gaglione only assumed the CEO role at the end of 2025 and the compensation structure is appropriately designed to align his future rewards with shareholder outcomes.

Auditor Ratification

✓ FOR

Auditor

BDO USA, P.C.

Tenure

N/A

Audit Fees

$1,217,425

Non-Audit Fees

$292,709

The non-audit fees paid to BDO USA, P.C. in 2025 — combining audit-related fees of $45,280 and tax fees of $247,429 for a total of $292,709 — represent approximately 24% of the core audit fees of $1,217,425, which is well below the 50% threshold that would raise independence concerns; BDO is a large national firm appropriate for a company of Hudson's size (~$267M market cap), auditor tenure is not disclosed so the tenure trigger cannot fire, and there is no indication of material financial restatements attributable to audit failure.

Overall Assessment

Hudson Technologies' 2026 annual meeting ballot presents a mixed picture: the say-on-pay vote for the new CEO earns a FOR given his modest partial-year pay and performance-linked equity structure, and auditor ratification is straightforward with non-audit fees well within acceptable limits; however, three of the four director nominees — Mansy, Parrillo, and Prouty — receive AGAINST votes because the company's stock has severely underperformed the Russell 2000 Index (^RUT — Russell 2000) over the past three years by approximately 79 percentage points, far exceeding the policy threshold, while newly added director Alan Sheriff earns a FOR vote as he joined within the past 24 months and is exempt from the performance trigger.

Filing date: April 24, 2026·Policy v1.2·high confidence

Compensation Peer Group

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^RUT__INDEX_BENCHMARK__:Russell 2000 Index