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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-07-06

Achieve Life Sciences (ACHV)

Former CEO Richard Stewart was paid $1,368,525 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 21.1% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0000949858-26-000006 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$1,368,525 ↓
Richard Stewart total, FY2025
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CEO pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
98.7%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Richard Stewart$615,000$0$522,900$0$230,625$0$0$1,368,525
Former Chief Executive Officer
Erik Atkisson130,2550853,1480000983,403
Chief Legal Officer
Jaime Xinos450,0000311,00048,601135,00000944,601
Former Chief Commercial 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
Richard Stewart$1,368,525$1,735,552$1,350,905↓ −367,027
Erik Atkisson983,403———
Jaime Xinos944,6011,056,470—↓ −111,869

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Companies that benchmark against ACHV
No companies currently name ACHV as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

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01b

Executives — the named officers

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ExecutiveRoleFY2025 total
Erik AtkissonGeneral Counsel$983,403
Jaime XinosCCO$944,601
Richard StewartCEO$1,368,525
01c

Board of directors

One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.

DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Andrew D. GoldbergDirector—
Bridget MartellIndependent Director$135,680
Kristen SlaouiIndependent Director$251,678
Nancy PhelanIndependent Director$241,262
Stuart DutyIndependent Director$140,430
Thomas B. KingChair of the Board$116,216
Thomas SelligIndependent Director$139,430
Vaughn HimesFormer director (through FY2025)—
02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Richard StewartPSU———157,500—$522,900
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Richard Stewart$0$522,900$0100.0%

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

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Jaime XinosPSU80,000—$397,600
Erik AtkissonOption250,0004.78—
Jaime XinosOption22,5004.52—
Richard StewartOption2,0834.9—
Jaime XinosOption9034.9—
Jaime XinosOption15,0003.32—
Jaime XinosPSU32,500—161,525
Richard StewartPSU75,000—372,750
Richard StewartOption21,6674.55—
Jaime XinosOption7,5834.55—
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our Compensation Committee has adopted a pay for performance philosophy. We do not have any formal policies for allocating compensation among salary, annual cash incentive awards and long-term incentive equity grants, short- and long-term compensation or among cash and non-cash compensation. Instead, our Compensation Committee and our Board of Directors exercise judgment to establish a total compensation program for each NEO that is a mix of current, short- and long-term incentive compensation, and cash and non-cash compensation, that our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors believe is appropriate to achieve the goals of our executive compensation program and our corporate objectives.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantAon
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-07-0246,351,648610,7441,346,81698.7%Passed
20232023-06-078,705,275554,973182,51894.01%Passed
20202020-05-125,795,0682,205,275163,27572.44%Passed
20172017-10-268,378,32919,9057,15599.76%Passed

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
20262026-07-0298.7%a
20232023-06-0794.01%b
20202020-05-1272.44%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.

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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Kristen SlaouiIndependent · Not standing for re-election$47,083$0$190,845—$13,750$251,678
Nancy PhelanIndependent · Audit · Nominating/Governance50,4170190,845—0241,262
Stuart DutyIndependent · Audit · Not standing for re-election58,500081,930—0140,430
Thomas SelligIndependent · Nominating/Governance (Chair) · Audit · Compensation57,500081,930—0139,430
Bridget MartellIndependent · Not standing for re-election53,750081,930—0135,680
Thomas B. KingIndependent · Board Chair · Lead Independent Director · Not standing for re-election34,286081,930—0116,216
Richard StewartEmployee director—————0
Andrew D. GoldbergEmployee director—————0
Vaughn HimesIndependent · Departed during FY000—00
Reid WaldmanIndependent · Compensation · Newly elected——————
Chris MartinIndependent · Compensation · Newly elected——————
Aaron RoystonIndependent · Nominating/Governance · Newly elected——————
Lucian IancoviciIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance · Newly elected——————
Jeffrey FarrowIndependent · Nominating/Governance · Audit · Newly elected——————
09

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 / 10,000 / 7,500
Stock ownership guideline—
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$301,536
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$13,750
Total cost of the board$315,286

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

10b

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
1Achieve Life Sciences2025Richard Stewart$615,000$522,900$0$230,625$1,368,525

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.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Achieve Life Sciences in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Richard Stewart (Former Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Achieve Life Sciences in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $1,368,525.
How did shareholders vote on Achieve Life Sciences's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 98.7% of shareholders supported Achieve Life Sciences's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Achieve Life Sciences spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Achieve Life Sciences reported total board compensation of $315,286 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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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Richard StewartDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,368,525. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 491833–491842
2Section 01, Erik AtkissonDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 983,403. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c23 · span 509747–509754
3Section 01, Jaime XinosDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 944,601. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c24 · span 528030–528037
4Section 03, Richard Stewart PSUDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
5Section 08, Kristen SlaouiDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 251,678. Filing ↗machine: span 340545–340753
6Section 08, Nancy PhelanDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 241,262. Filing ↗machine: span 334433–334641
7Section 08, Stuart DutyDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 140,430. Filing ↗machine: span 304156–304364
8Section 08, Thomas SelligDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 139,430. Filing ↗machine: span 328469–328677
9Section 08, Bridget MartellDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 135,680. Filing ↗machine: span 322505–322713
10Section 08, Thomas B. KingDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 116,216. Filing ↗machine: span 310269–310477
11Section 08, Richard StewartDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
12Section 08, Andrew D. GoldbergDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
13Section 08, Vaughn HimesDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
14Section 08, Reid WaldmanDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
15Section 08, Chris MartinDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
16Section 08, Aaron RoystonDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
17Section 08, Lucian IancoviciDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
18Section 08, Jeffrey FarrowDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
19Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-07-060001193125-26-296174Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.7% (votes for as printed: 46,351,648). Filing ↗
20Section 06, 2023 voteForm 8-K2023-06-090001193125-23-164423Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.01% (votes for as printed: 8,705,275). Filing ↗
21Section 06, 2020 voteForm 8-K2020-05-140001564590-20-025268Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 72.44% (votes for as printed: 5,795,068). Filing ↗
22Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
23Section 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).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
24Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 301,536 + equity 0 + all other 13,750 = 315,286, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 315,286
25Achieve Life Sciences (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-06-080000949858-26-000006CEO total compensation as printed in Achieve Life Sciences's own proxy. As printed: 1,368,525. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 491833–491842

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