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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-04-30

Sera Prognostics (SERA)

Fiscal year 2025 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.

$2,033,811
Zhenya Lindgardt total, FY2025
CEO pay percentile vs peers
CEO-to-median pay ratio
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against SERA
No companies currently name SERA as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Zhenya Lindgardt$607,000$0$526,718$493,971$392,122$0$14,000$2,033,811
President and Chief Executive Officer
John Boniface439,1300197,442186,970166,650014,0001,004,192
Chief Scientific Officer
Paul Kearney426,0750197,442186,970160,204014,000984,691
Chief Data 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 FY20242025
Zhenya Lindgardt$2,033,811$693,398+1,340,413
John Boniface1,004,192
Paul Kearney984,691847,042+137,649

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

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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
John BonifaceOPTION$186,970
Paul KearneyOPTION186,970
Zhenya LindgardtOPTION493,971
Paul KearneyRSU197,442
John BonifaceRSU197,442
Zhenya LindgardtRSU526,718
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
John Boniface$197,442$0$186,9700.0%
Paul Kearney197,4420186,9700.0%
Zhenya Lindgardt526,7180493,9710.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
John BonifaceRSU38,196$112,678
John BonifaceOption55,0964.2
Zhenya LindgardtRSU300,000885,000
Zhenya LindgardtRSU103,122304,210
Zhenya LindgardtOption147,3714.15
Paul KearneyOption6,524,2793.88
Paul KearneyOption7,9063.8
John BonifaceRSU11,05032,598
Paul KearneyRSU38,196112,678
Paul KearneyRSU8,00023,600
John BonifaceOption12,1713.75
John BonifaceOption10,9063.8
Paul KearneyOption3,0433.75
Paul KearneyOption55,0964.2
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our general executive compensation philosophy is to provide programs that attract, motivate, reward and retain highly qualified executives and motivate them to pursue our corporate objectives while encouraging the creation of long-term value for our stockholders.

CEO STI target (% of salary)68%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantCompensia
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
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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
Jeffrey T. ElliottIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Newly elected$35,792$120,000$120,000$0$0$275,792
Kim Kamdar, Ph.DIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating/Governance82,00024,95424,95400131,908
Sandra A.J. LawrenceIndependent · Audit (Chair)50,00024,95424,9540099,908
Joshua PhillipsIndependent · Audit · Compensation47,50024,95424,9540097,408
Jane F. Barlow, M.DIndependent · Nominating/Governance (Chair)43,50024,95424,9540093,408
Mansoor Raza Mirza, M.DIndependent · Nominating/Governance39,00024,95424,9540088,908
Gregory C. Critchfield, M.D., M.SIndependent35,00024,95424,9540084,908
Ryan TrimbleIndependent · Audit · Departed during FY21,2500021,250
Marcus Wilson, Pharm.DIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY18,5470018,547
Zhenya LindgardtEmployee director00000
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer
Annual equity retainer$240,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 10,000 / 8,000
Stock ownership guideline
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$372,589
Equity awards (grant-date value)$269,724
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$642,313

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

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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.

IMDX Insight Molecular DiagnosticsGNLX GeneluxMXCT MaxCyteMYGN Myriad GeneticsOBIO Orchestra BioMed HoldingsQSI Quantum-Si incorporatedSEER SeerBDSX Biodesix Cassava SciencesXGN Exagen ImmunicLUCD Lucid DiagnosticsSTIM NeuroneticsPSNL PersonalisQTRX QuanterixSGHT Sight SciencesUTMD Utah Medical ProductsVRCA Verrica Pharmaceuticals
10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Sera Prognostics 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.

Insight Molecular Diagnostics (IMDX) Genelux (GNLX) MaxCyte (MXCT) Myriad Genetics (MYGN) Orchestra BioMed Holdings (OBIO)32 Quantum-Si incorporated (QSI) Seer (SEER) Biodesix (BDSX) Exagen (XGN) Lucid Diagnostics (LUCD) Neuronetics (STIM) Personalis (PSNL) Quanterix (QTRX)33 Sight Sciences (SGHT) Utah Medical Products (UTMD) Verrica Pharmaceuticals (VRCA)

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 Sera Prognostics.

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
1Myriad Genetics2025Samraat Raha$856,901$3,989,729$0$814,660$5,686,740
2Quanterix2025Masoud Toloue670,9501,170,0002,729,998674,1725,250,745
3Quantum-Si incorporated2025Jeffrey Hawkins620,8332,000,0000562,5003,183,693
4MaxCyte2025Maher Masoud590,0001,143,275625,300313,2902,687,657
5Insight Molecular Diagnostics2025Joshua Riggs472,293599,9991,332,00002,594,786
6Orchestra BioMed Holdings2025David Hochman595,000791,399290,575572,0092,261,233
7Sera Prognostics2025Zhenya Lindgardt607,000526,718493,971392,1222,033,811
8Utah Medical Products2025Kevin Cornwell87,00000246,750341,709
Geneluxnot in coverage universe
Seernot in coverage universe
Biodesixnot in coverage universe
Exagennot in coverage universe
Lucid Diagnosticsnot in coverage universe
Neuroneticsnot in coverage universe
Personalisnot in coverage universe
Sight Sciencesnot in coverage universe
Verrica Pharmaceuticalsnot 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
Sera Prognosticsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedCompensia
Biodesixnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Exagennot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Geneluxnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Insight Molecular Diagnosticsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Lucid Diagnosticsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
MaxCyte88.5%not disclosedNoPearl Meyer
Myriad Genetics89%RSU 50 · PSU 50YesMercer
Neuroneticsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Orchestra BioMed Holdingsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFW Cook
Personalisnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Quanterix95%Options 70 · RSU 30not disclosedPayGov
Quantum-Si incorporatednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAon (January–May 2025); Meridian Compensation Partners (May–December 2025)
Seernot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Sight Sciencesnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Utah Medical Productsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Verrica Pharmaceuticalsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed

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.

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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, Zhenya LindgardtDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 2,033,811. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 778615–778624
2Section 01, John BonifaceDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 1,004,192. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c25 · span 800183–800192
3Section 01, Paul KearneyDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 984,691. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c25 · span 821733–821740
4Section 03, John Boniface OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r4 · c13 · span 795492–795499
5Section 03, Paul Kearney OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r6 · c13 · span 817042–817049
6Section 03, Zhenya Lindgardt OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r2 · c13 · span 773924–773931
7Section 03, Paul Kearney RSUDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r6 · c9 · span 815478–815485
8Section 03, John Boniface RSUDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r4 · c9 · span 793928–793935
9Section 03, Zhenya Lindgardt RSUDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t30 · r2 · c9 · span 772360–772367
10Section 07, pay ratio10-K2026-03-180001534969-26-000009Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
11Section 08, Jeffrey T. ElliottDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 275,792. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r4 · c15 · span 515651–515658
12Section 08, Kim Kamdar, Ph.DDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 131,908. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r5 · c15 · span 522490–522497
13Section 08, Sandra A.J. LawrenceDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 99,908. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r6 · c15 · span 529333–529339
14Section 08, Joshua PhillipsDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 97,408. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r8 · c15 · span 543014–543020
15Section 08, Jane F. Barlow, M.DDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 93,408. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r2 · c15 · span 501763–501769
16Section 08, Mansoor Raza Mirza, M.DDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 88,908. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r7 · c15 · span 536178–536184
17Section 08, Gregory C. Critchfield, M.D., M.SDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 84,908. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r3 · c15 · span 508618–508624
18Section 08, Ryan TrimbleDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 21,250. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r9 · c3 · span 545299–545305
19Section 08, Marcus Wilson, Pharm.DDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 18,547. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r10 · c3 · span 552337–552343
20Section 08, Zhenya LindgardtDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
21Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
22Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)ComputedcomputedRSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
23Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 372,589 + equity 269,724 + all other 0 = 642,313, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 642,313
24Myriad Genetics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-140000899923-26-000031CEO total compensation as printed in Myriad Genetics's own proxy. As printed: 5,686,740. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 792987–792997
25Quanterix, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001104659-26-048166CEO total compensation as printed in Quanterix's own proxy. As printed: 5,250,745. Filing ↗machine: t18 · r1 · c47 · span 503076–503085
26Quantum-Si incorporated, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-010001816431-26-000021CEO total compensation as printed in Quantum-Si incorporated's own proxy. As printed: 3,183,693. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c54 · span 238204–238213
27MaxCyte, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-290001140361-26-017844CEO total compensation as printed in MaxCyte's own proxy. As printed: 2,687,657. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 315402–315411
28Insight Molecular Diagnostics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001493152-26-020502CEO total compensation as printed in Insight Molecular Diagnostics's own proxy. As printed: 2,594,786. Filing ↗machine: span 319266–319275
29Orchestra BioMed Holdings, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-290001104659-26-051570CEO total compensation as printed in Orchestra BioMed Holdings's own proxy. As printed: 2,261,233. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c23 · span 329387–329396
30Sera Prognostics (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001534969-26-000018CEO total compensation as printed in Sera Prognostics's own proxy. As printed: 2,033,811. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 778615–778624
31Utah Medical Products, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001096906-26-000477CEO total compensation as printed in Utah Medical Products's own proxy. As printed: 341,709. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c7 · span 128821–128828
32Section 10a, Orchestra BioMed Holdings reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-051570Orchestra BioMed Holdings's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Sera Prognostics. Filing ↗
33Section 10a, Quanterix reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-048166Quanterix's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Sera Prognostics. Filing ↗