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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2023 · Filings through 2024-04-09

AssetMark Financial Holdings (AMK)

Fiscal year 2023 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.

$5,374,907
Michael Kim total, FY2023
CEO pay percentile vs peers
CEO-to-median pay ratio
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against AMK
1 company names AMK as a compensation peer

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

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2023

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Michael Kim$513,942$43,312$1,547,572$2,324,921$925,000$0$20,160$5,374,907
Chief Executive Officer and President and Former Chief Client Officer
Natalie Wolfsen465,30057,750808,9193,432,0220022,0874,786,078
Former Chief Executive Officer
Gary Zyla450,00022,687459,257974,246575,000022,1602,503,350
Chief Financial Officer
Carrie Hansen450,00022,6871,148,1280540,000022,1602,182,975
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 officerFY2023 totalFY2022 totalFY2021 totalΔ FY20222023
Michael Kim$5,374,907
Natalie Wolfsen4,786,078
Gary Zyla2,503,350
Carrie Hansen2,182,975

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

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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

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Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2023

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Natalie WolfsenOTHER$808,919
Carrie HansenOTHER1,148,128
Michael KimOTHER1,547,572
Gary ZylaOTHER459,257
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Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Grant-level vehicle detail not disclosed.

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

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2023

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Michael KimRSU42,302$1,266,945
Michael KimRSU9,706290,695
Gary ZylaOption62,02820.72
Gary ZylaRSU8,541255,803
Gary ZylaOption36,58725.61
Carrie HansenOption20,09528.48
Carrie HansenRSU14,474433,496
Gary ZylaRSU14,474433,496
Carrie HansenRSU2,34570,233
Natalie WolfsenRSU1,030,03730,849,614
Carrie HansenOption36,58725.61
Carrie HansenRSU37,8921,134,865
Michael KimRSU22,567675,882
Michael KimRSU17,270517,237
Michael KimRSU2,58177,301
Michael KimOption22,10628.48
Michael KimOption83,15025.61
Michael KimOption117,05730.3
Gary ZylaOption15,90530.3
Gary ZylaOption49,05230.3
Natalie WolfsenRSU894,41126,787,615
Natalie WolfsenRSU109,8893,291,176
Michael KimRSU18,085541,646
Gary ZylaRSU15,157453,952
Carrie HansenRSU8,541255,803
Carrie HansenOption62,02820.72
Gary ZylaRSU2,34570,233
Gary ZylaOption20,09528.48
Michael KimOption148,02020.72
Michael KimOption37,95530.3
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

We currently maintain a Variable Incentive Compensation Program that rewards our executive officers for our performance against business goals, and each executive officer for performance against his or her individual goals.

CEO STI target (% of salary)
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantMercer LLC
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2023

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Patricia GuinnIndependent · Audit and Risk (Chair) · Compensation$102,500$135,683$0$0$238,183
Rohit BhagatIndependent · Audit and Risk · Nominating, Governance and Compliance (Chair)100,000135,68300235,683
Joseph VelliIndependent · Audit and Risk87,500135,68300223,183
Xiaoning JiaoNot independent · Board Chair00000
Ying SunIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating, Governance and Compliance00000
Bryan LinIndependent · Compensation · Nominating, Governance and Compliance00000
Lei WangNot independent00000
Yi ZhouNot independent00000
Michael KimEmployee director · Newly elected0000
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$70,000
Annual equity retainer$130,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 20,000 / 12,500
Stock ownership guideline
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Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2023
Cash retainers and fees$290,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$407,049
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$697,049

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

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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
1AssetMark Financial Holdings2023Michael Kim$513,942$1,547,572$2,324,921$925,000$5,374,907

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.

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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, Michael KimDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 30. As printed: 5,374,907. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 357663–357672
2Section 01, Natalie WolfsenDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 30. As printed: 4,786,078. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c24 · span 370864–370873
3Section 01, Gary ZylaDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 30. As printed: 2,503,350. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c24 · span 361880–361889
4Section 01, Carrie HansenDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 30. As printed: 2,182,975. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c24 · span 366229–366238
5Section 03, Natalie Wolfsen OTHERDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t28 · r8 · c4 · span 369827–369834
6Section 03, Carrie Hansen OTHERDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t28 · r6 · c4 · span 365192–365201
7Section 03, Michael Kim OTHERDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t28 · r2 · c4 · span 356740–356749
8Section 03, Gary Zyla OTHERDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t28 · r4 · c4 · span 360945–360952
9Section 08, Patricia GuinnDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 238,183. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r4 · c3 · span 488136–488143
10Section 08, Rohit BhagatDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 235,683. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r3 · c3 · span 487189–487196
11Section 08, Joseph VelliDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 223,183. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r7 · c3 · span 490945–490952
12Section 08, Xiaoning JiaoDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r2 · c3 · span 485989–485990
13Section 08, Ying SunDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r6 · c3 · span 489928–489929
14Section 08, Bryan LinDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r5 · c3 · span 488996–488997
15Section 08, Lei WangDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r8 · c3 · span 491804–491805
16Section 08, Yi ZhouDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r9 · c3 · span 492863–492864
17Section 08, Michael KimDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
18Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 290,000 + equity 407,049 + all other 0 = 697,049, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 697,049
19AssetMark Financial Holdings (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2024-04-090001591587-24-000011CEO total compensation as printed in AssetMark Financial Holdings's own proxy. As printed: 5,374,907. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 357663–357672