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Coya Therapeutics (COYA): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $1,497,168FY2024
- $2,091,007FY2025
CEO total pay was $2,091,007 in fiscal 2025, up from $1,497,168 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $546,000 · bonus $395,850 · stock awards $0 · option awards $1,149,157
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arun Swaminathan | $546,000 | $395,850 | $0 | $1,149,157 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,091,007 |
| Chief Executive Officer, Director | ||||||||
| Howard Berman | 436,800 | 316,680 | 0 | 718,221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,471,701 |
| Former Chief Executive Officer, Former Executive Chairman of the Board | ||||||||
| Fred Grossman | 498,160 | 288,933 | 0 | 670,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,457,433 |
| President, Chief Medical Officer | ||||||||
| David Snyder | 442,000 | 256,360 | 0 | 670,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,368,700 |
| Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arun Swaminathan | $2,091,007 | $1,497,168 | — | ↑ +593,839 |
| Howard Berman | 1,471,701 | 2,680,268 | 1,317,200 | ↓ −1,208,567 |
| Fred Grossman | 1,457,433 | 1,892,438 | 592,482 | ↓ −435,005 |
| David Snyder | 1,368,700 | 1,465,084 | 947,888 | ↓ −96,384 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
Our compensation packages for the named executive officers consist primarily of base salary, annual cash bonus and a stock option grant.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Snyder | Option | 6,389 | 3.85 | — |
| Howard Berman | Option | 9,167 | 3.85 | — |
| Arun Swaminathan | Option | 12,778 | 4.05 | — |
| Fred Grossman | Option | 14,399 | 5.9 | — |
| Fred Grossman | Option | 14,403 | 4.25 | — |
| Arun Swaminathan | Option | 29,546 | 5.9 | — |
| David Snyder | Option | 29,546 | 5.9 | — |
| Fred Grossman | Option | 29,546 | 5.9 | — |
| Arun Swaminathan | Option | 33,337 | 8.15 | — |
| David Snyder | Option | 33,337 | 8.15 | — |
| Fred Grossman | Option | 33,337 | 8.15 | — |
| Howard Berman | Option | 55,857 | 5.9 | — |
| Howard Berman | Option | 77,286 | 8.15 | — |
| David Snyder | Option | 97,613 | 6.07 | — |
| Fred Grossman | Option | 97,613 | 6.07 | — |
| Howard Berman | Option | 104,585 | 6.07 | — |
| Arun Swaminathan | Option | 167,337 | 6.07 | — |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dov GoldsteinIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | $63,752 | $0 | $45,270 | — | — | $109,022 |
| Anabella VillalobosIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 53,752 | 0 | 45,270 | — | — | 99,022 |
| Dieter WeinandIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 53,252 | 0 | 45,270 | — | — | 98,522 |
| Ann LeeIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 52,500 | 0 | 45,270 | — | — | 97,770 |
| Wilbur RossIndependent | 40,000 | 0 | 45,270 | — | — | 85,270 |
| Arun SwaminathanEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mark PavaoIndependent · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $40,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $10,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 7,500 / 10,000 / 7,500 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $263,256 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $263,256 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Coya Therapeutics as a peer
Companies that benchmark against COYA
No companies currently name COYA as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coya Therapeutics, Inc. | 2025 | Arun Swaminathan | $546,000 | $0 | $1,149,157 | $0 | $2,091,007 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 2025-06-26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 2024-05-08 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 2023-06-28 | — | — | — | — | — |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-25 | —a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-26 | —b |
| 2024 | 2024-05-08 | —c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (17 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Arun Swaminathan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-13. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,091,007. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Howard Berman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-13. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,471,701. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Fred Grossman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-13. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,457,433. View filing ↗
- Section 01, David Snyder. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-13. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,368,700. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Dov Goldstein. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 109,022. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Anabella Villalobos. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 99,022. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Dieter Weinand. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 98,522. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Ann Lee. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 97,770. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Wilbur Ross. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 85,270. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Arun Swaminathan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mark Pavao. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-25. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-26. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-08. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 263,256 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 263,256, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Coya Therapeutics, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Coya Therapeutics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,091,007. View filing ↗