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Artiva Biotherapeutics (ARTV): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$6,671,215CEO Fred Aslan · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $1,107,533FY2023
  • $7,827,554FY2024
  • $6,671,215FY2025

CEO total pay was $6,671,215 in fiscal 2025, down from $7,827,554 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $665,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $5,455,700 · option awards $0

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Executives and directors

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Fred Aslan$665,000$0$5,455,700$0$536,281$0$14,234$6,671,215
Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer Bush520,0000697,5010304,980014,2341,536,715
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Compliance Officer
Christopher Horan490,0000638,2360287,38502341,415,855
Chief Technical Operations 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
Fred Aslan$6,671,215$7,827,554$1,107,533↓ −1,156,339
Jennifer Bush1,536,7151,505,605725,591↑ +31,110
Christopher Horan1,415,855———

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

The company seeks to motivate and reward executives for achievements relative to corporate goals and expectations. Equity awards are considered an integral component of the compensation program to secure and retain services and align interests with stockholders.

CEO STI target (% of salary)NaN%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultant—
Clawback policyDodd-Frank Act-compliant clawback policy implemented as required by SEC rules; Section 304 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act applies.
Anti-hedgingInsider Trading Policy prohibits directors, officers, consultants, and employees from engaging in derivatives securities or hedging transactions.
Anti-pledgingInsider Trading Policy prohibits pledging securities as collateral for a loan without prior Board approval and pre-clearance from the Chief Legal Officer.
Equity grants and outstanding awards

No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Christopher HoranRSU1,616—$6,933
Christopher HoranRSU3,421—14,676
Jennifer BushRSU3,426—14,698
Jennifer BushRSU7,400—31,746
Jennifer BushRSU13,680—58,687
Christopher HoranRSU13,683—58,700
Fred AslanRSU13,776—59,099
Christopher HoranRSU17,188—73,737
Jennifer BushRSU34,375—147,469
Christopher HoranRSU48,750—209,138
Jennifer BushRSU60,371—258,992
Jennifer BushRSU70,405—302,037
Fred AslanRSU76,002—326,049
Christopher HoranRSU88,436—379,390
Fred AslanRSU148,958—639,030
Fred AslanRSU162,500—697,125
Fred AslanRSU212,888—913,290
Fred AslanRSU566,470—2,430,156
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Daniel Baker, M.DIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Clinical Development · Commercial Planning$51,898—$128,629——$180,527
Brian Daniels, M.DIndependent · Clinical Development Committee (Chair) · Compensation Committee (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee · Philanthropic Committee100,967—16,390——117,357
Diego Miralles, M.DIndependent55,000—16,390——71,390
Elizabeth HougenIndependent · Audit (Chair)55,000—16,390——71,390
Alison Moore, Ph.DIndependent · Technical Operations (Chair)55,000—16,390——71,390
Laura Stoppel, Ph.DIndependent · Clinical Development Committee · Audit54,859—16,390——71,249
Laura Bessen, M.DIndependent · Departed during FY28,410—0——28,410
Fred Aslan, M.DEmployee director—————0
Elaine SorgIndependent · Audit Committee · Commercial Planning Committee (Chair)——————

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 / 12,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline—

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$401,134
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$401,134

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

Peer group, and who names Artiva Biotherapeutics as a peer

Companies that benchmark against ARTV

No companies currently name ARTV as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

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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
1Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.2025Fred Aslan$665,000$5,455,700$0$536,281$6,671,215

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.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-09-08—————
20252025-06-24—————

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
20262026-09-08—a
20252025-06-24—b

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. 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.

CEO pay ratio

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

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (18 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, Fred Aslan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 34. As printed: 6,671,215. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jennifer Bush. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 34. As printed: 1,536,715. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Christopher Horan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 34. As printed: 1,415,855. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K/A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Daniel Baker, M.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 180,527. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Brian Daniels, M.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 117,357. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Diego Miralles, M.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 71,390. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Elizabeth Hougen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 71,390. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Alison Moore, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 71,390. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Laura Stoppel, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 71,249. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Laura Bessen, M.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 28,410. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Fred Aslan, M.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Elaine Sorg. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-09-11. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-25. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 401,134 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 401,134, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-03. CEO total compensation as printed in Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,671,215. View filing ↗
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