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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-09-23

Quantum-Si (QSI)

CEO Jeffrey Hawkins was paid $3,183,693 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 28.3% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001816431-26-000021 ↗): 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.

$3,183,693 ↓
Jeffrey Hawkins total, FY2025
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CEO pay percentile vs peers
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CEO-to-median pay ratio
97.14%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote

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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Jeffrey Hawkins$620,833$0$2,000,000$0$562,500$0$360$3,183,693
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jeffry Keyes481,6670900,0000270,63004,5521,656,849
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
John Vieceli411,6670850,0000192,97503601,455,002
Chief Product 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
Jeffrey Hawkins$3,183,693$4,439,833—↓ −1,256,140
Jeffry Keyes1,656,8492,016,558—↓ −359,709
John Vieceli1,455,002———

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

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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
Amir JafriIndependent Director$207,500
Brigid A. MakesIndependent Director$208,750
Charles KummethChair of the Board$245,000
Jack KennyIndependent Director$212,500
Jonathan M. Rothberg, Ph.DDirector$195,000
Kevin RakinIndependent Director$203,125
Paula DowdyIndependent Director$202,813
Ruth FattoriIndependent Director$213,750
Scott MendelIndependent Director$211,250
02

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
Jeffrey HawkinsDirector2026-04-20D83,712$1$84,248CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffry KeyesChief Financial Officer2026-04-20D37,382137,621CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey HawkinsDirector2026-04-21D83,712183,293CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffry KeyesChief Financial Officer2026-04-21D37,381137,194CommonForm 4 ↗
Charles KummethDirector2026-05-18A251,18500Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Scott MendelDirector2026-05-18A251,18500Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Kevin RakinDirector2026-05-18A251,18500Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Jack KennyDirector2026-05-18A251,18500Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Paula DowdyDirector2026-05-18A251,18500Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Ruth FattoriDirector2026-05-18A251,18500Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Jonathan M. RothbergDirector2026-05-18A251,18500Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Amir JafriDirector2026-05-18A251,18500Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Brigid A. MakesDirector2026-05-18A251,18500Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
John VieceliChief Product Officer2026-06-22D15,111114,467CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffry KeyesChief Financial Officer2026-06-22D4,11613,941CommonForm 4 ↗
Christian LaPointeGC & Corp. Secretary2026-06-22D7,79417,462CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey HawkinsDirector2026-06-22D11,310110,828CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffry KeyesChief Financial Officer2026-06-23D4,11713,701CommonForm 4 ↗
Christian LaPointeGC & Corp. Secretary2026-06-23D7,79417,007CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey HawkinsDirector2026-06-23D11,311110,169CommonForm 4 ↗
John VieceliChief Product Officer2026-06-23D15,112113,586CommonForm 4 ↗
Christian LaPointeGC & Corp. Secretary2026-09-21D9,79517,403CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffry KeyesChief Financial Officer2026-09-21D5,17213,909CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey HawkinsDirector2026-09-21D20,143115,224CommonForm 4 ↗
Christian LaPointeGC & Corp. Secretary2026-09-22D4,72113,592CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffry KeyesChief Financial Officer2026-09-22D2,49311,897CommonForm 4 ↗
Jeffrey HawkinsDirector2026-09-22D9,70917,387CommonForm 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.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Jeffry KeyesRSU—————$900,000
John VieceliRSU—————850,000
Jeffrey HawkinsRSU—————2,000,000
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Jeffry Keyes$900,000$0$00.0%
John Vieceli850,000000.0%
Jeffrey Hawkins2,000,000000.0%

% 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
Jeffry KeyesRSU195,088—$214,597
Jeffry KeyesRSU750,000—825,000
John VieceliRSU97,545—107,300
Jeffrey HawkinsRSU1,666,666—1,833,333
John VieceliRSU575,521—633,073
Jeffrey HawkinsRSU536,494—590,143
Jeffrey HawkinsOption1,668,0002.4—
Jeffry KeyesOption375,0001.42—
John VieceliOption50,0002.15—
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our compensation philosophy is designed to align each executive's compensation with Quantum-Si Incorporated's short-term and long-term performance and to provide the compensation and incentives needed to attract, motivate and retain key executives who are crucial to our long-term success. Consistent with this philosophy, a significant portion of the total compensation opportunity for each of our executives is directly related to performance factors that measure our progress against the goals of our strategic and operating plans, as well as our performance against that of our peer companies.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantAon (January–May 2025); Meridian Compensation Partners (May–December 2025)
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-15441,315,11913,004,700226,84097.14%Passed
20252025-05-16438,851,2681,446,598179,58799.67%Passed
20242024-05-15459,462,890907,087144,87399.77%Passed
20232023-05-11446,045,2065,457,383120,94698.76%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
20262026-05-1597.14%a
20252025-05-1699.67%b
20242024-05-1599.77%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have no effect on the results of this vote.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have no effect on the results of this vote.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have no effect on the results of this vote.”.

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—
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Charles KummethIndependent · Board Chair$100,000$0$145,000—$0$245,000
Ruth FattoriIndependent · Compensation (Chair)68,7500145,000—0213,750
Jack KennyIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance (Chair)67,5000145,000—0212,500
Scott MendelIndependent · Audit (Chair)66,2500145,000—0211,250
Brigid A. MakesIndependent · Audit63,7500145,000—0208,750
Amir JafriIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance62,5000145,000—0207,500
Kevin RakinIndependent · Audit58,1250145,000—0203,125
Paula DowdyIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance57,8130145,000—0202,813
Jonathan M. Rothberg, Ph.DNot independent50,0000145,000—0195,000
Jeffrey HawkinsEmployee director000—00
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer—
Annual equity retainer—
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$594,688
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$594,688

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
1Quantum-Si2025Jeffrey Hawkins$620,833$2,000,000$0$562,500$3,183,693

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 Quantum-Si in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Jeffrey Hawkins (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Quantum-Si in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $3,183,693.
How did shareholders vote on Quantum-Si's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 97.14% of shareholders supported Quantum-Si's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Quantum-Si spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Quantum-Si reported total board compensation of $594,688 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.

11

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, Jeffrey HawkinsDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 3. As printed: 3,183,693. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c54 · span 238204–238213
2Section 01, Jeffry KeyesDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 3. As printed: 1,656,849. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c54 · span 245931–245940
3Section 01, John VieceliDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 3. As printed: 1,455,002. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c54 · span 253723–253732
4Section 03, Jeffry Keyes RSUDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t16 · r5 · c11 · span 244582–244589
5Section 03, John Vieceli RSUDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t16 · r8 · c11 · span 252051–252058
6Section 03, Jeffrey Hawkins RSUDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t16 · r2 · c11 · span 236322–236331
7Section 07, pay ratio10-K2026-03-030001816431-26-000011Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
8Section 08, Charles KummethDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 245,000. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r2 · c10 · span 344310–344642
9Section 08, Ruth FattoriDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 213,750. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r4 · c10 · span 347467–347773
10Section 08, Jack KennyDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 212,500. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r6 · c10 · span 350569–350875
11Section 08, Scott MendelDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 211,250. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r8 · c10 · span 353678–353984
12Section 08, Brigid A. MakesDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 208,750. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r7 · c10 · span 352125–352431
13Section 08, Amir JafriDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 207,500. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r5 · c10 · span 349018–349324
14Section 08, Kevin RakinDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 203,125. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r9 · c10 · span 355230–355536
15Section 08, Paula DowdyDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 202,813. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r3 · c10 · span 345914–346220
16Section 08, Jonathan M. Rothberg, Ph.DDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 195,000. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r10 · c10 · span 356798–357104
17Section 08, Jeffrey HawkinsDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
18Section 02, Jeffrey Hawkins 2026-04-20Form 42026-04-220001140361-26-016152Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
19Section 02, Jeffry Keyes 2026-04-20Form 42026-04-220001140361-26-016155Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
20Section 02, Jeffrey Hawkins 2026-04-21Form 42026-04-220001140361-26-016152Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
21Section 02, Jeffry Keyes 2026-04-21Form 42026-04-220001140361-26-016155Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
22Section 02, Charles Kummeth 2026-05-18Form 42026-05-200001140361-26-022241Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
23Section 02, Scott Mendel 2026-05-18Form 42026-05-200001140361-26-022242Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
24Section 02, Kevin Rakin 2026-05-18Form 42026-05-200001140361-26-022238Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 02, Jack Kenny 2026-05-18Form 42026-05-200001140361-26-022243Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
26Section 02, Paula Dowdy 2026-05-18Form 42026-05-200001140361-26-022239Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
27Section 02, Ruth Fattori 2026-05-18Form 42026-05-200001140361-26-022245Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, Jonathan M. Rothberg 2026-05-18Form 42026-05-200001140361-26-022237Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 02, Amir Jafri 2026-05-18Form 42026-05-200001140361-26-022244Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
30Section 02, Brigid A. Makes 2026-05-18Form 42026-05-200001140361-26-022240Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
31Section 02, John Vieceli 2026-06-22Form 42026-06-240001140361-26-026287Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
32Section 02, Jeffry Keyes 2026-06-22Form 42026-06-240001140361-26-026290Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
33Section 02, Christian LaPointe 2026-06-22Form 42026-06-240001140361-26-026294Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
34Section 02, Jeffrey Hawkins 2026-06-22Form 42026-06-240001140361-26-026285Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
35Section 02, Jeffry Keyes 2026-06-23Form 42026-06-240001140361-26-026290Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
36Section 02, Christian LaPointe 2026-06-23Form 42026-06-240001140361-26-026294Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
37Section 02, Jeffrey Hawkins 2026-06-23Form 42026-06-240001140361-26-026285Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
38Section 02, John Vieceli 2026-06-23Form 42026-06-240001140361-26-026287Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
39Section 02, Christian LaPointe 2026-09-21Form 42026-09-230001140361-26-037476Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
40Section 02, Jeffry Keyes 2026-09-21Form 42026-09-230001140361-26-037478Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
41Section 02, Jeffrey Hawkins 2026-09-21Form 42026-09-230001140361-26-037481Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
42Section 02, Christian LaPointe 2026-09-22Form 42026-09-230001140361-26-037476Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
43Section 02, Jeffry Keyes 2026-09-22Form 42026-09-230001140361-26-037478Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
44Section 02, Jeffrey Hawkins 2026-09-22Form 42026-09-230001140361-26-037481Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
45Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-05-150001816431-26-000037Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.14% (votes for as printed: 441,315,119). Filing ↗
46Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-190001140361-25-019766Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.67% (votes for as printed: 438,851,268). Filing ↗
47Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-05-170001140361-24-026703Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.77% (votes for as printed: 459,462,890). Filing ↗
48Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
49Section 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
50Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 594,688 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 594,688, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 594,688
51Quantum-Si (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021CEO total compensation as printed in Quantum-Si's own proxy. As printed: 3,183,693. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c54 · span 238204–238213

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