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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-09-01

Aura Biosciences (AURA)

CEO Elisabet de los Pinos was paid $3,956,167 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 9.8% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001193125-26-163933 ↗): 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.

$3,956,167 ↑
Elisabet de los Pinos total, FY2025
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CEO pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Elisabet de los Pinos$645,483$0$1,492,378$1,513,293$284,013$0$21,000$3,956,167
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Anthony Gibney345,90901,006,9151,209,402189,000002,751,226
Chief Financial and Business Officer
J. Jill Hopkins551,2500926,477469,738220,500021,0002,188,965
Chief Medical Officer and President of Research and Development

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
Elisabet de los Pinos$3,956,167$3,604,339$4,044,598↑ +351,828
Anthony Gibney2,751,226———
J. Jill Hopkins2,188,9651,226,0762,935,681↑ +962,889

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 AURA
11 companies name AURA as a compensation peer

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

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
Antony MattessichIndependent Director$214,891
David JohnsonChair of the Board$235,331
Giovanni Mariggi, Ph.DIndependent Director—
Karan TakharIndependent Director—
Sapna Srivastava, Ph.DIndependent Director$213,271
Teresa Marie BitettiIndependent Director$283,562
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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Matrix Capital Management Company, LPGreater-than-10% holder2026-05-07D6,922,870$6$39,044,987Common, indirectForm 4 ↗
Natalie C. HollesDirector2026-05-19A553,84400CommonForm 4 ↗
Natalie C. HollesDirector2026-05-19A2,169,10300Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Natalie C. HollesDirector2026-05-19A600,11800CommonForm 4 ↗
Antony MattessichDirector2026-06-11A30,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Antony MattessichDirector2026-06-11A15,00000CommonForm 4 ↗
David JohnsonDirector2026-06-11A30,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
David JohnsonDirector2026-06-11A15,00000CommonForm 4 ↗
Sapna SrivastavaDirector2026-06-11A30,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Sapna SrivastavaDirector2026-06-11A15,00000CommonForm 4 ↗
Teresa Marie BitettiDirector2026-06-11A30,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Teresa Marie BitettiDirector2026-06-11A15,00000CommonForm 4 ↗
Anthony GibneySee Remarks2026-06-16D12,824682,330CommonForm 4 ↗
Conor KilroySee Remarks2026-07-01A14,85800CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeremy BenderDirector2026-07-07A60,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeremy BenderDirector2026-07-07A30,00000CommonForm 4 ↗
Susan Abu-AbsiChief Operating Officer2026-09-01A134,51300CommonForm 4 ↗
Susan Abu-AbsiChief Operating Officer2026-09-01A265,48700Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Amy ElazzouziSVP, Finance & PAO2026-09-01A46,46000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Amy ElazzouziSVP, Finance & PAO2026-09-01A23,54000CommonForm 4 ↗
J. Jill HopkinsChief Medical Officer2026-09-01A116,15000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
J. Jill HopkinsChief Medical Officer2026-09-01A58,85000CommonForm 4 ↗
Erica KratzChief Reg. & Quality Officer2026-09-01A199,11500Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Erica KratzChief Reg. & Quality Officer2026-09-01A100,88500CommonForm 4 ↗
Julie PersonChief People Officer2026-09-01A107,61100CommonForm 4 ↗
Julie PersonChief People Officer2026-09-01A212,38900Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

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Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Elisabet de los PinosRSU—————$1,492,378
Anthony GibneyOPTION—————1,209,402
Elisabet de los PinosOPTION—————1,513,293
Anthony GibneyRSU—————1,006,915
J. Jill HopkinsRSU—————926,477
J. Jill HopkinsOPTION—————469,738
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Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Elisabet de los Pinos$1,492,378$0$1,513,2930.0%
Anthony Gibney1,006,91501,209,4020.0%
J. Jill Hopkins926,4770469,7380.0%

% 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
J. Jill HopkinsRSU67,500—$367,875
Elisabet de los PinosRSU60,937—332,107
J. Jill HopkinsOption91,6678.97—
Elisabet de los PinosOption128,4107.77—
Elisabet de los PinosOption255,6807.68—
Elisabet de los PinosRSU122,201—665,995
Elisabet de los PinosOption50,78210.18—
Elisabet de los PinosRSU194,320—1,059,044
J. Jill HopkinsRSU120,635—657,461
Anthony GibneyOption250,0006.16—
J. Jill HopkinsOption79,3657.68—
J. Jill HopkinsOption22,4717.77—
J. Jill HopkinsRSU21,386—116,554
Anthony GibneyRSU150,000—817,500
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

We target a general competitive position, based on independent third-party benchmark analytics to inform the mix of compensation of base salary, bonus or long-term incentives.

CEO STI target (% of salary)55%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantPay Governance
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
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Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-08-05—————
20252025-06-17—————
20242024-06-20—————
20232023-06-07—————
20222022-06-15—————

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
20262026-08-05—a
20252025-06-17—b
20242024-06-20—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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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)—
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Teresa Marie BitettiIndependent · Compensation · Newly elected$34,436$123,060$126,066$0$0$283,562
David JohnsonIndependent · Board Chair · Nominating/Governance77,06080,34077,93100235,331
Antony MattessichIndependent · Audit · Nominating/Governance (Chair)56,62080,34077,93100214,891
Sapna Srivastava, Ph.DIndependent · Audit (Chair)55,00080,34077,93100213,271
Elisabet de los Pinos, Ph.DEmployee director000—00
Giovanni Mariggi, Ph.DIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair)000000
Karan TakharIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance · Not standing for re-election000000
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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—
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Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$223,116
Equity awards (grant-date value)$364,080
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$587,196

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
1Aura Biosciences2025Elisabet de los Pinos$645,483$1,492,378$1,513,293$284,013$3,956,167

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 Aura Biosciences in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Elisabet de los Pinos (President, Chief Executive Officer and Director) was the highest-paid executive at Aura Biosciences in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,956,167.
How much does Aura Biosciences spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Aura Biosciences reported total board compensation of $587,196 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, Elisabet de los PinosDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 3,956,167. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r2 · c29 · span 480151–480160
2Section 01, Anthony GibneyDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,751,226. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c28 · span 502083–502092
3Section 01, J. Jill HopkinsDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,188,965. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c29 · span 513138–513147
4Section 03, Elisabet de los Pinos RSUDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “EXECUTI VE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r2 · c13 · span 474616–474625
5Section 03, Anthony Gibney OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “EXECUTI VE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r4 · c17 · span 497932–497941
6Section 03, Elisabet de los Pinos OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “EXECUTI VE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r2 · c17 · span 476001–476010
7Section 03, Anthony Gibney RSUDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “EXECUTI VE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r4 · c13 · span 496547–496556
8Section 03, J. Jill Hopkins RSUDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “EXECUTI VE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r5 · c13 · span 507607–507614
9Section 03, J. Jill Hopkins OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “EXECUTI VE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r5 · c17 · span 508990–508997
10Section 07, pay ratio10-K2026-03-300001193125-26-130401Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
11Section 08, Teresa Marie BitettiDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 283,562. Filing ↗machine: t6 · r2 · c15 · span 330035–330244
12Section 08, David JohnsonDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 235,331. Filing ↗machine: t6 · r3 · c15 · span 336070–336279
13Section 08, Antony MattessichDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 214,891. Filing ↗machine: t6 · r5 · c15 · span 348345–348554
14Section 08, Sapna Srivastava, Ph.DDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 213,271. Filing ↗machine: t6 · r6 · c15 · span 354390–354599
15Section 08, Elisabet de los Pinos, Ph.DDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
16Section 08, Giovanni Mariggi, Ph.DDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t6 · r4 · c11 · span 340919–340920
17Section 08, Karan TakharDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t6 · r7 · c11 · span 359228–359229
18Section 02, Matrix Capital Management Company, LP 2026-05-07Form 42026-05-110000950142-26-001346Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
19Section 02, Natalie C. Holles 2026-05-19Form 42026-05-190001580111-26-000009Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
20Section 02, Natalie C. Holles 2026-05-19Form 42026-05-190001580111-26-000009Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
21Section 02, Natalie C. Holles 2026-05-19Form 42026-05-190001580111-26-000009Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
22Section 02, Antony Mattessich 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-150001193125-26-271165Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
23Section 02, Antony Mattessich 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-150001193125-26-271165Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
24Section 02, David Johnson 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-150001193125-26-271168Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 02, David Johnson 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-150001193125-26-271168Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
26Section 02, Sapna Srivastava 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-150001193125-26-271170Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
27Section 02, Sapna Srivastava 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-150001193125-26-271170Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, Teresa Marie Bitetti 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-150001193125-26-271171Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 02, Teresa Marie Bitetti 2026-06-11Form 42026-06-150001193125-26-271171Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
30Section 02, Anthony Gibney 2026-06-16Form 42026-06-160001193125-26-272703Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
31Section 02, Conor Kilroy 2026-07-01Form 42026-07-010001193125-26-292685Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
32Section 02, Jeremy Bender 2026-07-07Form 42026-07-080001193125-26-298542Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
33Section 02, Jeremy Bender 2026-07-07Form 42026-07-080001193125-26-298542Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
34Section 02, Susan Abu-Absi 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010002148701-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
35Section 02, Susan Abu-Absi 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010002148701-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
36Section 02, Amy Elazzouzi 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010002042910-26-000003Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
37Section 02, Amy Elazzouzi 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010002042910-26-000003Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
38Section 02, J. Jill Hopkins 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010001997710-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
39Section 02, J. Jill Hopkins 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010001997710-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
40Section 02, Erica Kratz 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010002148785-26-000009Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
41Section 02, Erica Kratz 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010002148785-26-000009Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
42Section 02, Julie Person 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010001946505-26-000009Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
43Section 02, Julie Person 2026-09-01Form 42026-09-010001946505-26-000009Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
44Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-08-050001193125-26-335157Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. Filing ↗
45Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-06-180000950170-25-087885Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. Filing ↗
46Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-06-210001193125-24-165656Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. Filing ↗
47Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
48Section 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
49Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 223,116 + equity 364,080 + all other 0 = 587,196, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 587,196
50Aura Biosciences (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-163933CEO total compensation as printed in Aura Biosciences's own proxy. As printed: 3,956,167. Filing ↗machine: t10 · r2 · c29 · span 480151–480160

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