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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-06-03

Carlsmed (CARL)

CEO Michael Cordonnier was paid $2,789,967 in fiscal year 2025 (SEC filing 0001794546-26-000005 ↗): 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.

$2,789,967
Michael Cordonnier total, FY2025
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- Michael Cordonnier (Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Co-Founder), FY2025 total compensation $2,789,967 (base salary $480,822) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001794546-26-000005, filed 2026-04-22]

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CARL's next annual pay disclosure, estimated April 22, 2027.est. Filing ↗

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Michael Cordonnier$480,822$0$353,218$1,510,370$414,709$0$30,848$2,789,967
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Co-Founder
Scott Durall411,26000802,741283,770018,5011,516,272
Chief Commercial Officer
Leonard Greenstein377,86300517,423217,27106,7541,119,311
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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
Michael Cordonnier$2,789,967———
Scott Durall1,516,272———
Leonard Greenstein1,119,311———

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 CARL
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01c

Board of directors

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DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Jonathan (Jon) D. Root, M.DIndependent Director$287,495
Kevin O’BoyleIndependent Director$308,745
Kevin SidowLead Independent Director$341,699
Niall CaseyDirector$1,148,317
Philip (Phil) YoungIndependent Director$287,495
Robert Mittendorff, M.DIndependent Director$28,750
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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
Leonard GreensteinRSU59,737—$737,752
Michael CordonnierPSU112,478—1,389,103
Michael CordonnierRSU358,422—0
Michael CordonnierOption168,7174.35—
Michael CordonnierOption133,92915—
Leonard GreensteinOption34,8641.17—
Leonard GreensteinOption66,96515—
Scott DurallOption61,6052.23—
Scott DurallOption101,2304.35—
Scott DurallOption66,96515—
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The company aims to attract and retain highly qualified non-employee directors and align executive compensation with long-term stockholder value through a mix of cash and equity incentives.

CEO STI target (% of salary)NaN%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantCompensia, Inc.
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
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Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-03—————

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
20262026-06-03—a

a. 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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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Niall CaseyEmployee director$507,668—$625,828—$14,821$1,148,317
Kevin SidowIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance61,250259,99520,454—0341,699
Kevin O’BoyleIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation48,750259,9950—0308,745
Jonathan (Jon) D. Root, M.DIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)27,500259,9950—0287,495
Philip (Phil) YoungIndependent · Audit27,500259,9950—0287,495
Robert Mittendorff, M.DIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance28,75000—028,750
Michael CordonnierEmployee director · Board Chair—————0
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$45,000
Annual equity retainer$130,000
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$701,418
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,039,980
All other compensation$14,821
Total cost of the board$1,756,219

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
1Carlsmed2025Michael Cordonnier$480,822$353,218$1,510,370$414,709$2,789,967

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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Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Carlsmed in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Michael Cordonnier (Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Co-Founder) was the highest-paid executive at Carlsmed in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $2,789,967.
How much does Carlsmed spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Carlsmed reported total board compensation of $1,756,219 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, Michael CordonnierDEF 14A2026-04-220001794546-26-000005Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,789,967. Filing ↗machine: span 513282–513291
2Section 01, Scott DurallDEF 14A2026-04-220001794546-26-000005Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,516,272. Filing ↗machine: span 556958–556967
3Section 01, Leonard GreensteinDEF 14A2026-04-220001794546-26-000005Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,119,311. Filing ↗machine: span 535131–535140
4Section 08, Niall CaseyDEF 14A2026-04-220001794546-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 1,148,317. Filing ↗machine: span 386038–386249
5Section 08, Kevin SidowDEF 14A2026-04-220001794546-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 341,699. Filing ↗machine: span 368928–369137
6Section 08, Kevin O’BoyleDEF 14A2026-04-220001794546-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 308,745. Filing ↗machine: span 352023–352232
7Section 08, Jonathan (Jon) D. Root, M.DDEF 14A2026-04-220001794546-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 287,495. Filing ↗machine: span 360480–360689
8Section 08, Philip (Phil) YoungDEF 14A2026-04-220001794546-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 287,495. Filing ↗machine: span 377376–377585
9Section 08, Robert Mittendorff, M.DDEF 14A2026-04-220001794546-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 28,750. Filing ↗machine: span 336992–337200
10Section 08, Michael CordonnierDEF 14A2026-04-220001794546-26-000005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
11Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-06-030001193125-26-255404Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. Filing ↗
12Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 701,418 + equity 1,039,980 + all other 14,821 = 1,756,219, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,756,219
13Carlsmed (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220001794546-26-000005CEO total compensation as printed in Carlsmed's own proxy. As printed: 2,789,967. Filing ↗machine: span 513282–513291

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