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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-05-07

Pediatrix Medical Group (MD)

Former CEO James Swift was paid $2,775,881 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 15.9% from fiscal year 2024, the 17th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001193125-26-127299 ↗): 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.

$3,031,152
Mary Ann Moore total, FY2025
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary — highest-paid officer; CEO James Swift: $2,775,881
17th
CEO (James Swift) pay percentile vs peers
91:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
97.28%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Mary Ann Moore$500,000$0$1,391,936$0$1,125,000$0$14,216$3,031,152
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary
James Swift54,1670730,720068,98101,922,0132,775,881
Former Chief Executive Officer
Kasandra Rossi437,5000598,2760810,000014,2611,860,037
Executive Vice President, 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
Mary Ann Moore$3,031,152$2,388,592$1,834,988↑ +642,560
James Swift2,775,8813,301,0122,237,839↓ −525,131
Kasandra Rossi1,860,0371,344,756—↑ +515,281

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

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02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Kasandra RossiPSU2025-06-0106,945—13,890$98,272
James SwiftPSU2025-06-01035,055—70,110496,028
Mary Ann MoorePSU2025-06-01022,800—45,600322,620
Mary Ann MoorePSU2025-06-01011,779—23,558166,673
Mary Ann MooreRSU2025-06-01——53,004—750,007
Kasandra RossiRSU2025-06-01——26,502—375,003
Kasandra RossiPSU2025-06-0108,834—17,668125,001
James SwiftPSU2025-03-20016,586—33,172234,692
Mary Ann MoorePSU2025-03-20010,787—21,574152,636
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Kasandra Rossi$375,003$223,273$037.3%
James Swift0730,7200100.0%
Mary Ann Moore750,007641,929046.1%

% 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
James SwiftPSU16,586—$354,775
Kasandra RossiRSU7,929—169,601
Kasandra RossiPSU17,955—384,057
Kasandra RossiPSU230,755—5,039,689
Kasandra RossiRSU230,755—5,039,689
Kasandra RossiRSU11,779—251,953
Kasandra RossiPSU51,300—1,097,307
Kasandra RossiPSU22,800—487,692
Kasandra RossiRSU566,878—12,380,616
Kasandra RossiRSU27,832—595,326
James SwiftRSU16,586—354,775
Kasandra RossiPSU148,554—3,244,419
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

We are committed to employing the highest quality executive team in the healthcare services industry. We must offer a total executive compensation package that best supports our leadership talent and growth strategies and focuses executives on financial and operational results. We use a mix of fixed and variable (at-risk) pay to support these objectives, by giving our executives a substantial equity stake in the business and rewarding them for performance that drives shareholder value over the long term.

CEO STI target (% of salary)150%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantSemler Brossy Consulting Group
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-0770,257,8321,960,93115,56897.28%Passed
20252025-05-0867,114,5284,951,665333,45493.13%Passed
20242024-05-0971,662,7633,286,99835,88995.61%Passed
20232023-05-1173,569,3272,311,93527,96696.95%Passed
20222022-05-1234,566,40445,167,188191,31043.35%Failed
20212021-05-1262,368,26414,588,32823,36481.04%Passed

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
20262026-05-0797.28%a
20252025-05-0893.13%b
20242024-05-0995.61%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast either in favor of or against the election of the nominees for Director, the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors, the advisory vote on executive compensation or the approval of the Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast either in favor of or against the election of the nominees for Director, the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors or the advisory vote on executive compensation.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast either in favor of or against the election of the nominees for Director, the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors or the advisory vote on executive compensation.”.

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.

07

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)91 : 1
CEO total compensation$14,170,209
Median employee compensation$155,070
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$95,000
Annual equity retainer$165,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)30,000 / 20,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline—
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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 Pediatrix Medical Group 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 Pediatrix Medical Group.

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
1The Ensign Group, Inc.2025Barry Port$549,264$2,912,355$0$10,317,247$13,804,700
2Chemed Corporation2025Kevin McNamara1,858,7922,883,5535,036,0211,486,97612,904,720
3Addus HomeCare Corporation2025R. Dirk Allison1,076,9239,767,87001,320,00012,190,449
4RadNet, Inc.2025Howard Berger3,000,0008,999,9660012,087,934
5Premier, Inc.2024Michael Alkire1,095,8768,500,03901,800,15011,806,381
6Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.2025Christopher Hunter1,061,0005,712,01201,135,2707,909,463
7Surgery Partners, Inc.2025J. Eric Evans1,050,0005,000,000006,083,862
8Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.2025Nikolas Stengle229,3104,283,9680403,5715,307,655
9Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.2025Jeffrey Shaner750,0002,603,99301,500,0004,864,165
10Healthcare Services Group, Inc.2025Theodore Wahl1,005,1082,475,457818,544330,8514,725,723
11Pediatrix Medical Group2025James Swift54,167730,720068,9812,775,881
12National HealthCare Corporation2025Stephen Flatt577,000505,215300,4811,280,0002,685,370
13Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.2025Kevin Clark18,2692,177,134002,355,403
—Amedisys, Inc.——————not in coverage universe
—ModivCare Inc.——————not in coverage universe

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.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Pediatrix Medical Group180%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoSemler Brossy Consulting Group
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.85.6%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoWTW
Addus HomeCare Corporationnot disclosedRestricted Stock 100not disclosedFW Cook
Amedisys, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.200%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoAon Human Capital Solutions (division of Aon plc)
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.125.7%not disclosedNoF.W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Chemed Corporationnot disclosednot disclosedYes — 3-Year Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Compensation Strategies, Inc.
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.20%RSU 60 · PSU 40NoPearl Meyer
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.not disclosednot disclosedYes — relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)not disclosed
ModivCare Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
National HealthCare Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedfalse
Premier, Inc.109.1%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoMercer
RadNet, Inc.not disclosedRSU 100NoPearl Meyer
Surgery Partners, Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · Restricted Stock 40NoFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FW Cook)
The Ensign Group, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedWillis Towers Watson

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.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Pediatrix Medical Group in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Mary Ann Moore (Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary) was the highest-paid executive at Pediatrix Medical Group in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,031,152.
How does Pediatrix Medical Group's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, James Swift's total compensation ranked at the 17th percentile of Pediatrix Medical Group's disclosed peer group.
What is Pediatrix Medical Group's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Pediatrix Medical Group's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 91:1.
How did shareholders vote on Pediatrix Medical Group's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 97.28% of shareholders supported Pediatrix Medical Group's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.

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, Mary Ann MooreDEF 14A2026-03-270001193125-26-127299Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 55. As printed: 3,031,152. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c24 · span 1856505–1856514
2Section 01, James SwiftDEF 14A2026-03-270001193125-26-127299Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 55. As printed: 2,775,881. Filing ↗machine: r22 · c24 · span 1960691–1960700
3Section 01, Kasandra RossiDEF 14A2026-03-270001193125-26-127299Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 55. As printed: 1,860,037. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c24 · span 1814532–1814541
4Section 03, Kasandra Rossi PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-127299Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 2204939–2204945
5Section 03, James Swift PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-127299Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 2419659–2419666
6Section 03, Mary Ann Moore PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-127299Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 2251589–2251596
7Section 03, Mary Ann Moore PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-127299Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 2264782–2264789
8Section 03, Mary Ann Moore RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-127299Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 2276952–2276959
9Section 03, Kasandra Rossi RSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-127299Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 2191747–2191754
10Section 03, Kasandra Rossi PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-127299Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 2178548–2178555
11Section 03, James Swift PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-127299Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 2432853–2432860
12Section 03, Mary Ann Moore PSUDEF 14A1900-01-010001193125-26-127299Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 2290146–2290153
13Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-03-270001193125-26-127299Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 91 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 3562405–3562412
14Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-05-070001193125-26-212117Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.28% (votes for as printed: 70,257,832). Filing ↗
15Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-080000950170-25-067076Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.13% (votes for as printed: 67,114,528). Filing ↗
16Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-05-090000950170-24-057093Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.61% (votes for as printed: 71,662,763). Filing ↗
17Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
18Section 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
19The Ensign Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001125376-26-000014CEO total compensation as printed in The Ensign Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,804,700. Filing ↗machine: span 521316–521326
20Chemed Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-090001562762-26-000052CEO total compensation as printed in Chemed Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 12,904,720. Filing ↗
21Addus HomeCare Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001437749-26-013190CEO total compensation as printed in Addus HomeCare Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 12,190,449. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 429879–429889
22RadNet, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-200001683168-26-003086CEO total compensation as printed in RadNet, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 12,087,934. Filing ↗machine: t93 · r1 · c26 · span 428610–428620
23Premier, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2024-10-210001193125-24-240399CEO total compensation as printed in Premier, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,806,381. Filing ↗machine: span 1173351–1173361
24Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-250001140361-26-011130CEO total compensation as printed in Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,909,463. Filing ↗
25Surgery Partners, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001638833-26-000039CEO total compensation as printed in Surgery Partners, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,083,862. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 365862–365872
26Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001193125-26-197412CEO total compensation as printed in Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,307,655. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c27 · span 1161767–1161776
27Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-170001193125-26-161632CEO total compensation as printed in Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,864,165. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c31 · span 437702–437711
28Healthcare Services Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-150000731012-26-000021CEO total compensation as printed in Healthcare Services Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,725,723. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c16 · span 1104226–1104235
29Pediatrix Medical Group (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-270001193125-26-127299CEO total compensation as printed in Pediatrix Medical Group's own proxy. As printed: 2,775,881. Filing ↗machine: r22 · c24 · span 1960691–1960700
30National HealthCare Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001140361-26-013005CEO total compensation as printed in National HealthCare Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 2,685,370. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c24 · span 312689–312698
31Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-300001140361-26-011981CEO total compensation as printed in Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,355,403. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c19 · span 890078–890087
32Section 10a, Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-26-011130Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. names Pediatrix Medical Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
33Section 10a, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-197412Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. names Pediatrix Medical Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
34Section 10a, Surgery Partners, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001638833-26-000039Surgery Partners, Inc. names Pediatrix Medical Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
35Section 10a, Healthcare Services Group, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0000731012-26-000021Healthcare Services Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Pediatrix Medical Group. Filing ↗
36Section 10a, Addus HomeCare Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A—0001437749-26-013190Addus HomeCare Corporation names Pediatrix Medical Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
37Section 10a, Premier, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-24-240399Premier, Inc. names Pediatrix Medical Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
38Section 10a, Chemed Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A—0001562762-26-000052Chemed Corporation names Pediatrix Medical Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
39Section 10a, Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-26-011981Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. names Pediatrix Medical Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
40Section 10a, The Ensign Group, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001125376-26-000014The Ensign Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Pediatrix Medical Group. Filing ↗
41Section 10a, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-161632Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. names Pediatrix Medical Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
42Section 10a, RadNet, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001683168-26-003086RadNet, Inc. names Pediatrix Medical Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗

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