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Lexeo Therapeutics (LXEO): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$3,650,940CEO R. Nolan Townsend · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $1,737,218FY2023
  • $4,375,248FY2024
  • $3,650,940FY2025

CEO total pay was $3,650,940 in fiscal 2025, down from $4,375,248 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $632,700 · bonus $0 · stock awards $1,493,488 · option awards $1,165,982

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, R. Nolan Townsend (Chief Executive Officer and Director) was the highest-paid executive at Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,650,940.
How much does Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. reported total board compensation of $406,000 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
R. Nolan Townsend$632,700$0$1,493,488$1,165,982$347,985$0$10,785$3,650,940
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jenny Robertson459,6000485,613407,444183,8400609,3862,145,883
Former Chief Legal Officer
Louis Tamayo181,8180215,5501,066,013197,76004,7741,665,915
Chief Financial 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 officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
R. Nolan Townsend$3,650,940$4,375,248$1,737,218↓ −724,308
Jenny Robertson2,145,8832,485,1101,296,634↓ −339,227
Louis Tamayo1,665,915———

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

The company aims to attract and retain talented executives by providing competitive compensation packages that align with market practices and company performance.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantAlpine Rewards, LLC
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Jenny RobertsonRSU13,357—$132,635
Jenny RobertsonRSU20,100—199,593
R. Nolan TownsendRSU24,607—244,348
Jenny RobertsonRSU36,250—359,963
Louis TamayoRSU45,000—446,850
R. Nolan TownsendRSU67,000—665,310
Jenny RobertsonOption72,5007.33—
Jenny RobertsonOption74,21614.48—
R. Nolan TownsendRSU103,750—1,030,238
R. Nolan TownsendOption136,71614.48—
R. Nolan TownsendOption207,5007.33—
Louis TamayoOption280,0004.79—
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Steven Altschuler, M.DIndependent · Science and Technology · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Compensation$82,000$0$81,361$0$0$163,361
Paula HJ CholmondeleyIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Audit (Chair)59,614081,36100140,975
Reinaldo DiazIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair)59,500081,36100140,861
Mette Kirstine AggerIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Audit59,500081,36100140,861
Brenda Cooperstone, M.DIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Science and Technology (Chair)58,000081,36100139,361
Tim Van HauwermeirenIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance46,000074,57900120,579
Tolga TangulerIndependent · Compensation41,386047,4590088,845
R. Nolan TownsendEmployee director—————0
Dr. Sepp-LorenzinoIndependent · Science and Technology——————

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity retainer—
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 12,000 / 12,000
Stock ownership guideline—

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$406,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$406,000

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Lexeo Therapeutics as a peer

Companies that benchmark against LXEO

3 companies name LXEO as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name LXEO as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

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.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc.2025R. Nolan Townsend$632,700$1,493,488$1,165,982$347,985$3,650,940

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 yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-25—————
20252025-06-26—————
20242024-06-25—————

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 yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-06-25—a
20252025-06-26—b
20242024-06-25—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 (18 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, R. Nolan Townsend. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 3,650,940. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jenny Robertson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 2,145,883. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Louis Tamayo. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 1,665,915. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Steven Altschuler, M.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 163,361. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Paula HJ Cholmondeley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,975. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Reinaldo Diaz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,861. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Mette Kirstine Agger. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,861. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Brenda Cooperstone, M.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 139,361. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Tim Van Hauwermeiren. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 120,579. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Tolga Tanguler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 88,845. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, R. Nolan Townsend. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Dr. Sepp-Lorenzino. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-29. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-30. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-28. 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 406,000 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 406,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,650,940. View filing ↗
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