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OmniAb (OABI): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$3,811,740CEO Matthew Foehr · source
CEO vs. named peers1st pct.Of 1 peer CEOs

CEO pay, last three years

  • $2,647,424FY2023
  • $3,647,160FY2024
  • $3,811,740FY2025

CEO total pay was $3,811,740 in fiscal 2025, up from $3,647,160 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $620,866 · bonus $0 · stock awards $640,500 · option awards $2,104,620

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at OmniAb, Inc. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Matthew Foehr (President, Chief Executive Officer and Director) was the highest-paid executive at OmniAb, Inc. in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,811,740.
How does OmniAb, Inc.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Matthew Foehr's total compensation ranked at the 1st percentile of OmniAb, Inc.'s disclosed peer group.
How much does OmniAb, Inc. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, OmniAb, Inc. reported total board compensation of $767,571 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.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Matthew Foehr$620,866$0$640,500$2,104,620$436,289$0$9,465$3,811,740
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Charles Berkman503,5280205,875676,485227,462011,0751,624,425
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Kurt Gustafson496,7750205,875676,485224,41409,5521,613,101
Executive Vice President, Finance and 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
Matthew Foehr$3,811,740$3,647,160$2,647,424↑ +164,580
Charles Berkman1,624,4251,690,1091,336,498↓ −65,684
Kurt Gustafson1,613,1011,672,1071,293,807↓ −59,006

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 practices are intended to foster a high-performance culture through a comprehensive rewards program designed to motivate employees and align with our organizational mission, values, and culture. Attracting and retaining top-tier talent is critical for our business success and long-term stability. Our commitment is to provide competitive compensation to all our employees.

CEO STI target (% of salary)70%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantAlpine Rewards, LLC
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Kurt GustafsonPSU—————$205,875
Matthew FoehrPSU—————640,500
Charles BerkmanPSU—————205,875
Charles BerkmanOption—————676,485
Kurt GustafsonOption—————676,485
Matthew FoehrOption—————2,104,620

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Kurt Gustafson$0$205,875$676,48523.3%
Matthew Foehr0640,5002,104,62023.3%
Charles Berkman0205,875676,48523.3%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Charles BerkmanOption7,31410.41—
Matthew FoehrOption12,43210.41—
Kurt GustafsonRSU13,542—25,053
Charles BerkmanRSU13,542—25,053
Kurt GustafsonRSU27,084—50,105
Charles BerkmanRSU27,084—50,105
Kurt GustafsonOption29,05712.39—
Matthew FoehrRSU36,459—67,449
Charles BerkmanOption43,8703.68—
Kurt GustafsonRSU56,250—104,063
Charles BerkmanRSU56,250—104,063
Matthew FoehrRSU72,917—134,896
Matthew FoehrOption74,5783.68—
Kurt GustafsonOption81,2503.75—
Charles BerkmanOption81,2503.75—
Kurt GustafsonOption132,0325.64—
Charles BerkmanOption132,0325.64—
Kurt GustafsonOption174,3803.68—
Matthew FoehrRSU175,000—323,750
Matthew FoehrOption218,7503.75—
Kurt GustafsonOption267,1883.66—
Charles BerkmanOption267,1883.66—
Matthew FoehrOption355,4695.64—
Matthew FoehrOption831,2503.66—
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Steve CrouseIndependent · Audit · Science and Technology · Newly elected$30,598$107,200$117,152—$0$254,950
Philip J. Gotwals, Ph.DIndependent · Human Capital Management and Compensation · Science and Technology · Newly elected29,464107,200117,152—0253,816
Steve LoveIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Human Capital Management and Compensation (Chair)80,90034,00036,688—0151,588
John HigginsIndependent · Board Chair · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance80,00034,00036,688—0150,688
Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Ph.DIndependent · Human Capital Management and Compensation · Science and Technology (Chair)77,50034,00036,688—0148,188
Jennifer Cochran, Ph.DIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Science and Technology77,50034,00036,688—0148,188
Sarah BoyceIndependent · Human Capital Management and Compensation · Departed during FY41,20900—041,209
Matthew W. FoehrEmployee director000—00

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$50,000
Annual equity retainer$70,688
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline3x annual retainer

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$417,171
Equity awards (grant-date value)$350,400
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$767,571

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

Peer group, and who names OmniAb as a peer

Companies that benchmark against OABI

2 companies name OABI as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses OABI in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named OABI in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

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
1Option2025John Rademacher$1,000,000$6,500,050$0$1,665,000$9,266,330
2OmniAb, Inc.2025Matthew Foehr620,866640,5002,104,620436,2893,811,740

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.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
OmniAb, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAlpine Rewards, LLC
Option111%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoPearl Meyer

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio

No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)—
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
Insider trades since the proxy

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
John HigginsDirector2026-06-17A20,000$0$0Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Steve LoveDirector2026-06-17D20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Philip J. GotwalsDirector2026-06-17D20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Philip J. GotwalsDirector2026-06-17A20,000——CommonForm 4 ↗
Steve CrouseDirector2026-06-17A40,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Jennifer R. CochranDirector2026-06-17A20,000——CommonForm 4 ↗
Carolyn R. BertozziDirector2026-06-17D20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Carolyn R. BertozziDirector2026-06-17A20,000——CommonForm 4 ↗
Steve LoveDirector2026-06-17A20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Philip J. GotwalsDirector2026-06-17A40,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
John HigginsDirector2026-06-17A20,000——CommonForm 4 ↗
Steve CrouseDirector2026-06-17D20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Jennifer R. CochranDirector2026-06-17A20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Steve LoveDirector2026-06-17A20,000——CommonForm 4 ↗
Philip J. GotwalsDirector2026-06-17A20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
John HigginsDirector2026-06-17D20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Steve CrouseDirector2026-06-17A20,000——CommonForm 4 ↗
Carolyn R. BertozziDirector2026-06-17A40,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Jennifer R. CochranDirector2026-06-17D20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Carolyn R. BertozziDirector2026-06-17A20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
John HigginsDirector2026-06-17A40,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Jennifer R. CochranDirector2026-06-17A40,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Steve LoveDirector2026-06-17A40,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Steve CrouseDirector2026-06-17A20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Amechi Ekeke NwachukuChief Operating Officer2026-08-01A800,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

Sources (48 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, Matthew Foehr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 30. As printed: 3,811,740. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Charles Berkman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 30. As printed: 1,624,425. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Kurt Gustafson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 30. As printed: 1,613,101. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kurt Gustafson PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “PROXIES SOLICITED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE SO VOTED UNLESS YOU SPECIFY OT” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Matthew Foehr PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “PROXIES SOLICITED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE SO VOTED UNLESS YOU SPECIFY OT” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Charles Berkman PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “PROXIES SOLICITED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE SO VOTED UNLESS YOU SPECIFY OT” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Charles Berkman Option. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “PROXIES SOLICITED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE SO VOTED UNLESS YOU SPECIFY OT” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kurt Gustafson Option. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “PROXIES SOLICITED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE SO VOTED UNLESS YOU SPECIFY OT” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Matthew Foehr Option. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “PROXIES SOLICITED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE SO VOTED UNLESS YOU SPECIFY OT” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2026-03-04. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Steve Crouse. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 254,950. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Philip J. Gotwals, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 253,816. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Steve Love. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 151,588. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, John Higgins. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,688. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 148,188. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jennifer Cochran, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 148,188. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sarah Boyce. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 41,209. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Matthew W. Foehr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, John Higgins 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Steve Love 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Philip J. Gotwals 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Philip J. Gotwals 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Steve Crouse 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jennifer R. Cochran 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Carolyn R. Bertozzi 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Carolyn R. Bertozzi 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Steve Love 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Philip J. Gotwals 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, John Higgins 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Steve Crouse 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jennifer R. Cochran 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Steve Love 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Philip J. Gotwals 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, John Higgins 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Steve Crouse 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Carolyn R. Bertozzi 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jennifer R. Cochran 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Carolyn R. Bertozzi 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, John Higgins 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jennifer R. Cochran 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Steve Love 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Steve Crouse 2026-06-17. Form 4, filed 2026-06-18. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Amechi Ekeke Nwachuku 2026-08-01. Form 4, filed 2026-08-03. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 417,171 + equity 350,400 + all other 0 = 767,571, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Option, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. CEO total compensation as printed in Option's own proxy. As printed: 9,266,330. View filing ↗
  • OmniAb, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in OmniAb, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,811,740. View filing ↗
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