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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-06-10

Addus HomeCare (ADUS)

CEO R. Dirk Allison was paid $12,190,449 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 119.6% from fiscal year 2024, the 80th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001437749-26-013190 ↗): 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.

$12,190,449 ↑
R. Dirk Allison total, FY2025
80th
CEO pay percentile vs peers
753:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
92.13%
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
R. Dirk Allison$1,076,923$0$9,767,870$0$1,320,000$0$25,656$12,190,449
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Brian Poff548,38504,508,8940602,640022,2435,682,162
EVP, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
Heather Dixon162,5001,500,0003,099,9900234,0000215,1505,211,640
President and Chief Operating Officer
W. Bradley Bickham611,42301,574,9870671,760031,7412,889,911
Former President and Chief Operating Officer
Darby Anderson411,6920562,5350372,600031,0331,377,860
EVP, Chief Government Relations Officer
Sean Gaffney384,8850562,5350348,300019,0011,314,721
EVP, Chief Legal 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. Dirk Allison$12,190,449$5,549,980$4,169,841↑ +6,640,469
Brian Poff5,682,1622,471,8621,780,054↑ +3,210,300
Heather Dixon5,211,640———
W. Bradley Bickham2,889,9112,692,1772,020,889↑ +197,734
Darby Anderson1,377,8601,387,0361,176,728↓ −9,176
Sean Gaffney1,314,7211,319,1461,109,376↓ −4,425

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 ADUS
11 companies name ADUS as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses ADUS 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 ADUS in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

01b

Executives — the named officers

One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.

ExecutiveRoleFY2025 total
Brian PoffCFO$5,682,162
Heather DixonPresident$5,211,640
R. Dirk AllisonCEO$12,190,449
Sean GaffneyGeneral Counsel$1,314,721
W. Bradley BickhamPresident$2,889,911
Darby AndersonEVP$1,377,860
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
Darin J. GordonIndependent Director$249,968
Jean RushIndependent Director$231,218
Mark L. FirstIndependent Director$282,468
Michael EarleyIndependent Director$259,968
Veronica Hill-MilbourneIndependent Director$231,218
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
R. Dirk AllisonRSU2025-03-10——63,500—$6,017,895
W. Bradley BickhamRSU2025-02-21——14,419—1,574,987
Sean GaffneyRSU2025-02-21——5,150—562,535
Brian PoffRSU2025-02-21——13,732—1,499,946
Heather DixonRSU2025-09-15——28,370—3,099,990
R. Dirk AllisonRSU2025-02-21——34,331—3,749,975
Darby AndersonRSU2025-02-21——5,150—562,535
Brian PoffRSU2025-03-10——31,750—3,008,948
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
R. Dirk Allison$9,767,870$0$00.0%
W. Bradley Bickham1,574,987000.0%
Sean Gaffney562,535000.0%
Brian Poff4,508,894000.0%
Heather Dixon3,099,990000.0%
Darby Anderson562,535000.0%

% 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
Heather DixonRSU28,370—$3,046,654
Darby AndersonRSU10,036—1,077,766
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our compensation and benefits programs are designed to attract and retain talented, qualified executives to manage and lead the Company, to motivate them to pursue corporate objectives, to align the interests of our executive with those of our shareholders and to maximize the long-term growth of the Company. We believe that our compensation program allows us to reward executive officers for a job done well, compensate them within market standards, provide compensation that is fair to the executive officer and the Company, and create a high-performance culture.

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

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-1015,632,6141,304,36731,32092.13%Passed
20252025-06-1815,216,8591,330,5228,66291.96%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
20262026-06-1092.13%a
20252025-06-1891.96%b

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “With respect to Proposals 2 and 3, abstentions have the same effect as negative votes because, in order to pass, each of Proposals 2 an holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “With respect to Proposal 4, an abstention will not be counted as expressing any preference with regards to Proposal 4.”.

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.

07

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)753 : 1
CEO total compensation$12,190,449
Median employee compensation$16,198
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Mark L. FirstIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation (Chair)$147,500$134,968———$282,468
Michael EarleyIndependent · Audit (Chair)125,000134,968———259,968
Susan T. Weaver, M.D., FACPIndependent · Compensation118,750134,968———253,718
Darin J. GordonIndependent · Government Affairs (Chair) · Audit115,000134,968———249,968
Veronica Hill-MilbourneIndependent · Government Affairs96,250134,968———231,218
Esteban López, M.DIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance96,250134,968———231,218
Jean RushIndependent · Audit · Compensation96,250134,968———231,218
Heather DixonEmployee director · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY71,250134,968———206,218
R. Dirk AllisonNot independent · Board Chair · Government Affairs · Newly elected—————0
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$100,000
Annual equity retainer$135,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)30,000 / 25,000 / 25,000
Stock ownership guideline—
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$866,250
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,079,744
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,945,994

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

10

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.

10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Addus HomeCare names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Addus HomeCare.

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
1Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.2025Mark Ordan$970,014$8,456,024$0$2,700,000$14,140,217
2The Ensign Group, Inc.2025Barry Port549,2642,912,355010,317,24713,804,700
3Chemed Corporation2025Kevin McNamara1,858,7922,883,5535,036,0211,486,97612,904,720
4Addus HomeCare2025R. Dirk Allison1,076,9239,767,87001,320,00012,190,449
5RadNet, Inc.2025Howard Berger3,000,0008,999,9660012,087,934
6Option Care Health, Inc.2025John Rademacher1,000,0006,500,05001,665,0009,266,330
7Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.2025Jeffrey Shaner750,0002,603,99301,500,0004,864,165
8U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.2025Christopher Reading1,003,1251,955,25001,506,3754,468,314
9The Pennant Group, Inc.2025Brent Guerisoli444,711662,117885,5881,737,8743,739,476
10Select Medical Holdings Corporation2025Thomas Mullin618,0001,425,0000939,3603,042,527
11National HealthCare Corporation2025Stephen Flatt577,000505,215300,4811,280,0002,685,370
—Enhabit, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—Amedisys, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—ModivCare Inc.——————not in coverage universe

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.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Addus HomeCarenot disclosedRestricted Stock 100not disclosedFW Cook
Amedisys, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.200%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoAon Human Capital Solutions (division of Aon plc)
Chemed Corporationnot disclosednot disclosedYes — 3-Year Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Compensation Strategies, Inc.
Enhabit, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
ModivCare Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
National HealthCare Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedfalse
Option Care Health, Inc.111%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoPearl Meyer
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.180%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoSemler Brossy Consulting Group
RadNet, Inc.not disclosedRSU 100NoPearl Meyer
Select Medical Holdings Corporation190%RSU 100not disclosednot disclosed
The Ensign Group, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedWillis Towers Watson
The Pennant Group, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedThe Company engages periodically with a Compensation Adviser to review and advise the Compensation Committee on the Company's executive compensation. The Compensation Committee did not retain a Compensation Adviser relating to executive compensation in 2025, but did reference compensation studies performed for the Company previously.
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC

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.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Addus HomeCare in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, R. Dirk Allison (Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Addus HomeCare in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $12,190,449.
How does Addus HomeCare's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, R. Dirk Allison's total compensation ranked at the 80th percentile of Addus HomeCare's disclosed peer group.
What is Addus HomeCare's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Addus HomeCare's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 753:1.
How did shareholders vote on Addus HomeCare's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 92.13% of shareholders supported Addus HomeCare's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Addus HomeCare spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Addus HomeCare reported total board compensation of $1,945,994 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.

11

Source register

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.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, R. Dirk AllisonDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 12,190,449. View filing ↗
2Section 01, Brian PoffDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 5,682,162. View filing ↗
3Section 01, Heather DixonDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 5,211,640. View filing ↗
4Section 01, W. Bradley BickhamDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,889,911. View filing ↗
5Section 01, Darby AndersonDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,377,860. View filing ↗
6Section 01, Sean GaffneyDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,314,721. View filing ↗
7Section 03, R. Dirk Allison RSUDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
8Section 03, W. Bradley Bickham RSUDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
9Section 03, Sean Gaffney RSUDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
10Section 03, Brian Poff RSUDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
11Section 03, Heather Dixon RSUDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
12Section 03, R. Dirk Allison RSUDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
13Section 03, Darby Anderson RSUDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
14Section 03, Brian Poff RSUDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
15Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 753 : 1. View filing ↗
16Section 08, Mark L. FirstDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 282,468. View filing ↗
17Section 08, Michael EarleyDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 259,968. View filing ↗
18Section 08, Susan T. Weaver, M.D., FACPDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 253,718. View filing ↗
19Section 08, Darin J. GordonDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 249,968. View filing ↗
20Section 08, Veronica Hill-MilbourneDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 231,218. View filing ↗
21Section 08, Esteban López, M.DDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 231,218. View filing ↗
22Section 08, Jean RushDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 231,218. View filing ↗
23Section 08, Heather DixonDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 206,218. View filing ↗
24Section 08, R. Dirk AllisonDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
25Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-06-100001437749-26-020152Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.13% (votes for as printed: 15,632,614). View filing ↗
26Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-06-230000950170-25-089023Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 91.96% (votes for as printed: 15,216,859). View filing ↗
27Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
28Section 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).
29Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 866,250 + equity 1,079,744 + all other 0 = 1,945,994, summed across the director compensation table rows.
30Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-270001193125-26-127299CEO total compensation as printed in Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 14,140,217. View filing ↗
31The Ensign Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001125376-26-000014CEO total compensation as printed in The Ensign Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,804,700. View filing ↗
32Chemed Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-090001562762-26-000052CEO total compensation as printed in Chemed Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 12,904,720. View filing ↗
33Addus HomeCare (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190CEO total compensation as printed in Addus HomeCare's own proxy. As printed: 12,190,449. View filing ↗
34RadNet, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-200001683168-26-003086CEO total compensation as printed in RadNet, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,087,934. View filing ↗
35Option Care Health, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-080001140361-26-013825CEO total compensation as printed in Option Care Health, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,266,330. View filing ↗
36Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-170001193125-26-161632CEO total compensation as printed in Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,864,165. View filing ↗
37U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-160001140361-26-014952CEO total compensation as printed in U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,468,314. View filing ↗
38The Pennant Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-310001766400-26-000027CEO total compensation as printed in The Pennant Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,739,476. View filing ↗
39Select Medical Holdings Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-040001104659-26-023205CEO total compensation as printed in Select Medical Holdings Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 3,042,527. View filing ↗
40National HealthCare Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001140361-26-013005CEO total compensation as printed in National HealthCare Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 2,685,370. View filing ↗
41Section 10a, U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-26-014952U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. names Addus HomeCare in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
42Section 10a, RadNet, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001683168-26-003086RadNet, Inc. names Addus HomeCare in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
43Section 10a, Option Care Health, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-26-013825Option Care Health, Inc. names Addus HomeCare in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
44Section 10a, The Pennant Group, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001766400-26-000027The Pennant Group, Inc. names Addus HomeCare in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
45Section 10a, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-161632Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. names Addus HomeCare in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
46Section 10a, Chemed Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A—0001562762-26-000052Chemed Corporation names Addus HomeCare in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
47Section 10a, The Ensign Group, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001125376-26-000014The Ensign Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Addus HomeCare. View filing ↗