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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-07-22

Apogee Therapeutics (APGE)

Fiscal year 2025 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.

$1,291,500
Michael Henderson total, FY2025
1st
CEO pay percentile vs peers
CEO-to-median pay ratio
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against APGE
6 companies name APGE as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses APGE 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 APGE 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 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Michael Henderson$700,000$0$0$0$591,500$0$0$1,291,500
Chief Executive Officer
Carl Dambkowski540,000000315,90000855,900
Chief Medical 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 FY20242025
Michael Henderson$1,291,500$13,207,682$8,671,208−11,916,182
Carl Dambkowski855,900

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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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Michael HendersonRSU60,497$4,566,314
Michael HendersonRSU64,7244,885,368
Michael HendersonOption87,67322.86
Michael HendersonRSU71,8455,422,861
Carl DambkowskiRSU42,1993,185,181
Michael HendersonOption267,77749.07
Carl DambkowskiOption93,72249.07
Michael HendersonRSU60,3384,554,312
Michael HendersonOption199,25622.86
Carl DambkowskiRSU24,7491,868,055
Carl DambkowskiOption87,67322.86
Michael HendersonOption93,72249.07
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The executive compensation program is intended to align executive compensation with business objectives and to attract, retain, and reward executive officers who contribute to long-term success. The program emphasizes a high percentage of at-risk pay, linking short-term and long-term cash and equity incentives to measurable corporate and individual performance goals to reinforce a performance-driven culture.

CEO STI target (% of salary)
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantAlpine Rewards
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Mark C. McKennaIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation Committee (Chair) · Nominating Committee$87,231$399,988$487,219
Jennifer FoxIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair) · Compensation Committee64,038399,988464,026
William (BJ) Jones JrIndependent · Compensation · Nominating55,423399,988455,411
Andrew Gottesdiener, M.DIndependent · Audit · Not standing for re-election48,846399,988448,834
Peter HarwinIndependent · Audit Committee · Not standing for re-election48,846399,988448,834
Nimish ShahIndependent · Nominating Committee44,538399,988444,526
Lisa Bollinger, M.DIndependent · Audit · Nominating44,538399,988444,526
Tomas KiselakIndependent40,000399,988439,988
Michael Henderson, M.DEmployee director0
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity retainer$400,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$433,460
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$433,460

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

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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 Apogee Therapeutics 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 Apogee Therapeutics.

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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
1Arcellx2024Rami Elghandour$653,288$9,342,069$10,850,151$0$21,402,668
2Viking Therapeutics2025Brian Lian672,00017,756,8172,468,016373,00021,269,833
3Immunovant2026Eric Venker636,618019,010,639020,158,767
4Vaxcyte2025Grant Pickering800,0004,300,1598,714,048630,00014,458,937
5Avidity Biosciences2024Sarah Boyce659,90010,748,4802,157,090594,00014,176,480
6Nuvalent2025James Porter652,1004,392,5635,857,906469,51211,393,602
7Akero Therapeutics2024Andrew Cheng686,0002,879,1556,489,100411,60010,465,855
8IDEAYA Biosciences2025Yujiro Hata700,00008,418,840378,0009,512,640
9Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals2025Christopher Anzalone981,0466,810,29201,236,0009,029,861
10Kymera Therapeutics2025Nello Mainolfi693,00007,318,859519,7508,545,609
11Structure Therapeutics2025Raymond Stevens672,0942,387,9964,846,926508,8718,429,887
12Spyre Therapeutics2025Cameron Turtle665,00005,552,886475,4756,707,361
13Celldex Therapeutics2025Anthony Marucci785,80404,027,59005,366,709
14Neumora Therapeutics2025Paul Berns700,00003,326,181504,0004,562,461
15Dyne Therapeutics2025John Cox721,0000937,893410,9702,076,868
16Apogee Therapeutics2025Michael Henderson700,00000591,5001,291,500

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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Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Apogee Therapeuticsnot disclosedOption 100not disclosedAlpine Rewards
Akero Therapeutics100%not disclosednot disclosedPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Arcellx140%not disclosedNoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals125%PSU 70 · RSU 30not disclosedCompensia
Avidity Biosciencesnot disclosedPSU 100 · Option 80 · RSU 20not disclosedAlpine Rewards, LLC
Celldex Therapeutics100%Options 100not disclosedAon (Human Capital Solutions practice, a division of Aon plc)
Dyne Therapeutics95%not disclosednot disclosedAlpine Rewards, LLC
IDEAYA Biosciences90%Options 100not disclosedAon (Aon plc, Talent Solutions practice)
Immunovant110%not disclosedNoCompensia
Kymera Therapeutics125%not disclosedNoAlpine Rewards
Neumora Therapeuticsnot disclosedOptions 100not disclosedAlpine Rewards, LLC
Nuvalent120%not disclosedNoAlpine Rewards
Spyre Therapeutics130%Options 100not disclosedAlpine Rewards
Structure Therapeutics125%Options 67 · RSU 33NoAon
Vaxcyte105%not disclosednot disclosedPay Governance
Viking Therapeuticsnot disclosednot disclosedNoAon, plc (Aon)

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.

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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 HendersonDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177342Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,291,500. Filing ↗
2Section 01, Carl DambkowskiDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177342Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 855,900. Filing ↗
3Section 08, Mark C. McKennaDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177342Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 487,219. Filing ↗machine: span 338224–338433
4Section 08, Jennifer FoxDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177342Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 464,026. Filing ↗machine: span 314236–314445
5Section 08, William (BJ) Jones JrDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177342Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 455,411. Filing ↗machine: span 328641–328850
6Section 08, Andrew Gottesdiener, M.DDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177342Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 448,834. Filing ↗machine: span 319044–319253
7Section 08, Peter HarwinDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177342Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 448,834. Filing ↗machine: span 323839–324048
8Section 08, Nimish ShahDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177342Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 444,526. Filing ↗machine: span 343015–343224
9Section 08, Lisa Bollinger, M.DDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177342Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 444,526. Filing ↗machine: span 309445–309654
10Section 08, Tomas KiselakDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177342Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 439,988. Filing ↗machine: span 333433–333642
11Section 08, Michael Henderson, M.DDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177342Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
12Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
13Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 433,460 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 433,460, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 433,460
14Arcellx, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-04-170001193125-25-084363CEO total compensation as printed in Arcellx's own proxy. As printed: 21,402,668. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c31 · span 471887–471897
15Viking Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-010001193125-26-137915CEO total compensation as printed in Viking Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 21,269,833. Filing ↗machine: t8 · r2 · c17 · span 395920–395930
16Immunovant, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-07-220001764013-26-000092CEO total compensation as printed in Immunovant's own proxy. As printed: 20,158,767. Filing ↗machine: span 465716–465726
17Vaxcyte, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001193125-26-173672CEO total compensation as printed in Vaxcyte's own proxy. As printed: 14,458,937. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c30 · span 561197–561207
18Avidity Biosciences, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-04-290001599901-25-000092CEO total compensation as printed in Avidity Biosciences's own proxy. As printed: 14,176,480. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 430390–430400
19Nuvalent, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-280001861560-26-000013CEO total compensation as printed in Nuvalent's own proxy. As printed: 11,393,602. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c14 · span 689237–689247
20Akero Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-04-280000950170-25-058964CEO total compensation as printed in Akero Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 10,465,855. Filing ↗machine: t13 · r2 · c14 · span 492349–492359
21IDEAYA Biosciences, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-290001193125-26-191501CEO total compensation as printed in IDEAYA Biosciences's own proxy. As printed: 9,512,640. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c14 · span 627310–627319
22Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-01-270000879407-26-000019CEO total compensation as printed in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals's own proxy. As printed: 9,029,861. Filing ↗machine: span 692475–692484
23Kymera Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-290001193125-26-191495CEO total compensation as printed in Kymera Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 8,545,609. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c14 · span 676137–676146
24Structure Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001104659-26-047740CEO total compensation as printed in Structure Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 8,429,887. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c47 · span 552927–552936
25Spyre Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-100001636282-26-000039CEO total compensation as printed in Spyre Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 6,707,361. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 393018–393027
26Celldex Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-290001104659-26-050884CEO total compensation as printed in Celldex Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 5,366,709. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c54 · span 1024857–1024866
27Neumora Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-170001193125-26-161489CEO total compensation as printed in Neumora Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 4,562,461. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c29 · span 444810–444819
28Dyne Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001193125-26-173655CEO total compensation as printed in Dyne Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 2,076,868. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c24 · span 816239–816248
29Apogee Therapeutics (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177342CEO total compensation as printed in Apogee Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 1,291,500. Filing ↗
30Section 10a, Akero Therapeutics reciprocityDEF 14A0000950170-25-058964Akero Therapeutics's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Apogee Therapeutics. Filing ↗
31Section 10a, Structure Therapeutics reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-047740Structure Therapeutics's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Apogee Therapeutics. Filing ↗
32Section 10a, Arcellx reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-25-084363Arcellx's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Apogee Therapeutics. Filing ↗
33Section 10a, Vaxcyte reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-173672Vaxcyte's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Apogee Therapeutics. Filing ↗
34Section 10a, Dyne Therapeutics reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-173655Dyne Therapeutics's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Apogee Therapeutics. Filing ↗
35Section 10a, Celldex Therapeutics reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-050884Celldex Therapeutics's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Apogee Therapeutics. Filing ↗
36Section 10a, Avidity Biosciences reciprocityDEF 14A0001599901-25-000092Avidity Biosciences's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Apogee Therapeutics. Filing ↗
37Section 10a, Kymera Therapeutics reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-191495Kymera Therapeutics's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Apogee Therapeutics. Filing ↗
38Section 10a, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals reciprocityDEF 14A0000879407-26-000019Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Apogee Therapeutics. Filing ↗
39Section 10a, IDEAYA Biosciences reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-191501IDEAYA Biosciences's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Apogee Therapeutics. Filing ↗
40Section 10a, Spyre Therapeutics reciprocityDEF 14A0001636282-26-000039Spyre Therapeutics names Apogee Therapeutics in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
41Section 10a, Viking Therapeutics reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-137915Viking Therapeutics's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Apogee Therapeutics. Filing ↗
42Section 10a, Immunovant reciprocityDEF 14A0001764013-26-000092Immunovant names Apogee Therapeutics in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
43Section 10a, Nuvalent reciprocityDEF 14A0001861560-26-000013Nuvalent's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Apogee Therapeutics. Filing ↗