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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-10-06

Upstart Holdings, Inc. (UPST)

CEO Dave Girouard was paid $9,670,835 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 36.0% from fiscal year 2024, the 27th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001193125-26-158972 ↗): 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.

$9,670,835 ↑
Dave Girouard total, FY2025
27th
CEO pay percentile vs peers
34:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
93.79%
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01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Dave Girouard$536,667$0$0$8,597,565$536,603$0$0$9,670,835
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Paul Gu482,08301,955,4981,999,396408,33704,5004,849,814
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
Sanjay Datta482,08301,955,4981,999,396385,90004,5004,827,377
Chief Financial Officer
Scott Darling435,0000977,7821,005,699328,00204,5002,750,983
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

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
Dave Girouard$9,670,835$7,113,468$7,115,630↑ +2,557,367
Paul Gu4,849,8144,403,1845,724,681↑ +446,630
Sanjay Datta4,827,3774,403,1845,741,498↑ +424,193
Scott Darling2,750,9832,557,459687,759↑ +193,524

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

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01b

Executives — the named officers

One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.

ExecutiveRoleFY2025 total
Paul GuCTO$4,849,814
Dave GirouardCEO$9,670,835
Sanjay DattaCFO$4,827,377
Scott DarlingGeneral Counsel$2,750,983
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
Ciaran O KellyIndependent Director$304,776
Hilliard C. Terry, IIIIndependent Director$260,605
Jeff HuberIndependent Director$275,900
Kerry W. CooperLead Independent Director$314,434
Mary HentgesIndependent Director$286,750
Peter BernardIndependent Director$339,581
Sukhinder Singh CassidyFormer director (through FY2025)$22,836
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
Dave GirouardDirector2026-05-07D835,075$0$0Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Dave GirouardDirector2026-05-07A300308,928CommonForm 4 ↗
Dave GirouardDirector2026-05-07A169,940294,990,679CommonForm 4 ↗
Dave GirouardDirector2026-05-07A835,0751693,112CommonForm 4 ↗
Paul GuDirector2026-05-13A50,000281,375,000CommonForm 4 ↗
Sanjay DattaPresident, Capital& Enterprise2026-05-15D1,0113030,364CommonForm 4 ↗
Sanjay DattaPresident, Capital& Enterprise2026-05-15D8062923,343CommonForm 4 ↗
Scott DarlingChief Legal Officer2026-05-15D4413013,228CommonForm 4 ↗
Scott DarlingChief Legal Officer2026-05-15D286298,248CommonForm 4 ↗
Andrea BlankmeyerChief Financial Officer2026-05-15D101313,085CommonForm 4 ↗
Andrea BlankmeyerChief Financial Officer2026-05-15D4,18430125,717CommonForm 4 ↗
Andrea BlankmeyerChief Financial Officer2026-05-15D2,7592979,901CommonForm 4 ↗
Natalia MirgorodskayaSee Remarks2026-05-15A4,60016,210CommonForm 4 ↗
Natalia MirgorodskayaSee Remarks2026-05-15D4,60000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Scott DarlingChief Legal Officer2026-05-20D6,63429190,912CommonForm 4 ↗
Natalia MirgorodskayaSee Remarks2026-05-20D5262915,134CommonForm 4 ↗
Sanjay DattaPresident, Capital& Enterprise2026-05-20D7,98529229,740CommonForm 4 ↗
Natalia MirgorodskayaSee Remarks2026-05-26D9742928,236CommonForm 4 ↗
Ciaran O'KellyDirector2026-05-29A6,47600CommonForm 4 ↗
Kerry W. CooperDirector2026-05-29A6,47600CommonForm 4 ↗
Peter BernardDirector2026-05-29A6,47600CommonForm 4 ↗
Hilliard C. Terry, IIIDirector2026-05-29A6,47600CommonForm 4 ↗
Timothy H. WennesDirector2026-05-29A6,47600CommonForm 4 ↗
Mary HentgesDirector2026-05-29A6,47600CommonForm 4 ↗
Sanjay DattaPresident, Capital& Enterprise2026-06-09D15,00030456,116CommonForm 4 ↗
Scott DarlingChief Legal Officer2026-08-17D8142923,898CommonForm 4 ↗
Sanjay DattaPresident, Capital& Enterprise2026-08-17D2,0332959,683CommonForm 4 ↗
Andrea BlankmeyerChief Financial Officer2026-08-17D7,17529210,646CommonForm 4 ↗
Andrea BlankmeyerChief Financial Officer2026-08-19D3,0002987,990CommonForm 4 ↗
Sanjay DattaPresident, Capital& Enterprise2026-08-19D10,00031314,633CommonForm 4 ↗
Sanjay DattaPresident, Capital& Enterprise2026-08-20D8,94528251,298CommonForm 4 ↗
Natalia MirgorodskayaSee Remarks2026-08-20D5862816,461CommonForm 4 ↗
Scott DarlingChief Legal Officer2026-08-20D7,69628216,216CommonForm 4 ↗
Natalia MirgorodskayaSee Remarks2026-08-25D9133027,417CommonForm 4 ↗
Sanjay DattaPresident, Capital& Enterprise2026-09-08D116,000273,166,197CommonForm 4 ↗
Sanjay DattaPresident, Capital& Enterprise2026-09-08A300,0001405,000CommonForm 4 ↗
Sanjay DattaPresident, Capital& Enterprise2026-09-08D300,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Paul GuDirector2026-09-10A50,000261,277,500CommonForm 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
Sanjay DattaRSU2025-02-28——29,331—$1,955,498
Paul GuRSU2025-02-28——29,331—1,955,498
Paul GuOPTION2025-02-28——55,728—1,999,396
Scott DarlingOPTION2025-02-28——27,864—1,005,699
Scott DarlingRSU2025-02-28——14,666—977,782
Dave GirouardOPTION2025-02-28——239,628—8,597,565
Sanjay DattaOPTION2025-02-28——55,728—1,999,396
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Sanjay Datta$1,955,498$0$1,999,3960.0%
Paul Gu1,955,49801,999,3960.0%
Scott Darling977,78201,005,6990.0%
Dave Girouard008,597,5650.0%

% 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
Paul GuRSU34,426—$1,505,448
Paul GuOption62,98625.75—
Paul GuRSU52,375—2,290,358
Paul GuRSU23,832—1,042,173
Dave GirouardOption235,28915.23—
Scott DarlingRSU30,601—1,338,182
Scott DarlingRSU12,467—545,182
Scott DarlingOption58,14125.75—
Scott DarlingRSU49,530—2,165,947
Scott DarlingOption108,96613.22—
Dave GirouardOption225,92925.75—
Dave GirouardOption189,70666.67—
Paul GuOption44,11966.67—
Scott DarlingOption23,22066.67—
Sanjay DattaRSU23,832—1,042,173
Sanjay DattaRSU52,375—2,290,358
Sanjay DattaOption92,87815.23—
Sanjay DattaRSU34,426—1,505,448
Paul GuOption92,87815.23—
Sanjay DattaOption62,98625.75—
Sanjay DattaOption44,11966.67—
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our executive compensation program is grounded in the following principles: Align long-term interests—We align the interests of our executives with those of our stockholders, borrowers on the Upstart marketplace, and our lending partners. A significant portion of compensation is variable and performance-based, with metrics that balance annual financial objectives and long-term share price appreciation.

CEO STI target (% of salary)100%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantCompensia
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-2828,098,5571,710,007149,34893.79%Passed
20252025-05-2332,635,17611,605,654168,29673.49%Passed
20242024-05-2920,182,4042,077,758178,72789.94%Passed
20232023-05-2414,445,9853,844,852152,67778.33%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
20262026-05-2893.79%a
20252025-05-2373.49%b
20242024-05-2989.94%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions are considered shares present and entitled to vote on this proposal and thus will have the same effect as a vote "against" the proposal.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal, and broker non-votes will have no effect.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against this proposal, and broker non-votes will have no effect.”.

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)34 : 1
CEO total compensation$9,670,835
Median employee compensation$284,342
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Peter BernardIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance · Newly elected$39,286$300,295$0$0$0$339,581
Kerry W. CooperIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation (Chair)68,699245,735000314,434
Ciaran O KellyIndependent · Audit · Nominating/Governance (Chair)55,000249,776000304,776
Mary HentgesIndependent · Audit45,000241,750000286,750
Jeff HuberIndependent · Nominating/Governance39,000236,900000275,900
Hilliard C. Terry, IIIIndependent · Audit (Chair)55,000205,605000260,605
Sukhinder Singh CassidyIndependent · Compensation · Departed during FY22,836000022,836
Dave GirouardEmployee director · Board Chair000—00
Paul GuEmployee director000—00
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$35,000
Annual equity retainer$200,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline3x base annual cash retainer
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$324,821
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,480,061
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,804,882

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

10

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 Upstart Holdings, Inc. 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 Upstart Holdings, Inc..

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
1Elastic N.V.2026Ashutosh Kulkarni$750,000$45,343,687$0$832,532$46,961,904
2Paymentus Holdings2025Dushyant Sharma371,31534,232,0000846,76835,629,806
3SoFi Technologies2025Anthony Noto1,000,00025,308,94102,760,00030,275,733
4C3.ai2026Thomas Siebel751,53611,500,00311,500,001024,308,723
5Intapp2026John Hall526,04017,422,9910018,548,023
6PagerDuty2026Jennifer Tejada600,00014,219,7660347,76015,268,028
7ACI Worldwide2025Thomas Warsop III750,00013,204,02701,018,87514,999,961
8MeridianLink2024Nicolaas Vlok600,00012,296,4530471,29113,371,744
9Shift4 Payments2025Taylor Lauber454,42311,120,0000600,00012,211,164
10Payoneer Global2025John Caplan535,00010,539,9250011,707,037
11Q2 Holdings2025Matthew Flake520,00010,372,9980552,87911,492,510
12SPS Commerce2025Chad Collins609,65810,789,7040011,410,244
13Marqeta2025Mike Milotich556,4708,725,948—748,84511,049,523
14Smartsheet2024Mark P. Mader587,0779,085,2220511,13410,205,886
15Rapid72025Corey Thomas545,0009,195,5760315,00010,058,576
16PROG Holdings2025Steven Michaels1,000,0007,424,43201,408,5009,880,430
17Upstart Holdings, Inc.2025Dave Girouard536,66708,597,565536,6039,670,835
18nCino2026Sean Desmond500,0008,083,3560486,1109,089,558
19Flywire2025Michael Massaro450,0007,732,0550610,0008,803,495
20Taboola Software2025Adam Singolda590,0006,886,5060592,0658,130,440
21Alkami Technology2025Alex Shootman558,4806,222,6750699,7757,492,018
22LendingClub2025Scott Sanborn575,0002,690,86501,004,8134,823,478
23Affirm Holdings2025Max Levchin38,834000538,307

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
Upstart Holdings, Inc.100.95%Options 100not disclosedCompensia
ACI Worldwide135.85%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoCompensia, Inc.
Affirm Holdings140.7%Options 50 · RSU 50not disclosedSemler Brossy Consulting Group, LLC
Alkami Technology125.3%RSU 100not disclosedFW Cook
C3.ainot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedCompensia, Inc.
Elastic N.V.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50NoSemler Brossy Consulting Group LLC
Flywire122%RSU 100not disclosedClearBridge Compensation Group LLC
Intappnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAlpine Rewards, LLC
LendingClub116.5%PSU 41 · RSU 34 · Cash LTI 25Yes — Relative TSRFW Cook
Marqeta116.1%RSU 70 · PSU 30NoCompensia, Inc.
MeridianLink92.4%not disclosedNoCompensia and Korn Ferry
nCino97.2%RSU 100not disclosedAon Human Capital Solutions
PagerDuty58.0%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoCompensia, Inc.
Paymentus Holdings118.2%RSU 100not disclosedCompensia
Payoneer Globalnot disclosedRSU 75 · PSU 25NoCompensia
PROG Holdingsnot disclosedPSU 70 · RSU 30Yes — Relative TSRExequity LLP
Q2 Holdings106.3%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Relative TSRMercer
Rapid750%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoCompensia
Shift4 Payments100%RSU 100NoSemler Brossy
Smartsheet87.4%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoCompensia
SoFi Technologies138%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoCompensia, Inc.
SPS Commercenot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — relative TSR performance against the Russell 2000 IndexCompensia, Inc.
Taboola Software100%RSU 100not disclosedPearl Meyer

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 Upstart Holdings, Inc. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Dave Girouard (Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Upstart Holdings, Inc. in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $9,670,835.
How does Upstart Holdings, Inc.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Dave Girouard's total compensation ranked at the 27th percentile of Upstart Holdings, Inc.'s disclosed peer group.
What is Upstart Holdings, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Upstart Holdings, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 34:1.
How did shareholders vote on Upstart Holdings, Inc.'s executive compensation?
As disclosed, 93.79% of shareholders supported Upstart Holdings, Inc.'s executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Upstart Holdings, Inc. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Upstart Holdings, Inc. reported total board compensation of $1,804,882 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, Dave GirouardDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 9,670,835. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c39 · span 509572–509581
2Section 01, Paul GuDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 4,849,814. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c39 · span 526914–526923
3Section 01, Sanjay DattaDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 4,827,377. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c39 · span 518245–518254
4Section 01, Scott DarlingDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 2,750,983. Filing ↗machine: r15 · c39 · span 535631–535640
5Section 03, Sanjay Datta RSUDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t155 · r8 · c44 · span 570496–570502
6Section 03, Paul Gu RSUDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t155 · r12 · c44 · span 583292–583298
7Section 03, Paul Gu OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t155 · r13 · c49 · span 588059–588065
8Section 03, Scott Darling OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t155 · r16 · c49 · span 599626–599632
9Section 03, Scott Darling RSUDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t155 · r15 · c44 · span 595543–595549
10Section 03, Dave Girouard OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t155 · r5 · c49 · span 562511–562518
11Section 03, Sanjay Datta OPTIONDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t155 · r9 · c49 · span 575238–575244
12Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 34 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 787413–787415
13Section 08, Peter BernardDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 339,581. Filing ↗machine: t65 · r3 · c14 · span 241775–241782
14Section 08, Kerry W. CooperDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 314,434. Filing ↗machine: t65 · r7 · c14 · span 245111–245118
15Section 08, Ciaran O KellyDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 304,776. Filing ↗machine: t65 · r13 · c14 · span 249982–249989
16Section 08, Mary HentgesDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 286,750. Filing ↗machine: t65 · r9 · c14 · span 246716–246723
17Section 08, Jeff HuberDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 275,900. Filing ↗machine: t65 · r11 · c14 · span 248369–248376
18Section 08, Hilliard C. Terry, IIIDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,605. Filing ↗machine: t65 · r15 · c14 · span 251578–251585
19Section 08, Sukhinder Singh CassidyDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 22,836. Filing ↗machine: t65 · r5 · c4 · span 242666–242672
20Section 08, Dave GirouardDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
21Section 08, Paul GuDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
22Section 02, Dave Girouard 2026-05-07Form 42026-05-080001832805-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
23Section 02, Dave Girouard 2026-05-07Form 42026-05-080001832805-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
24Section 02, Dave Girouard 2026-05-07Form 42026-05-080001832805-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 02, Dave Girouard 2026-05-07Form 42026-05-080001832805-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
26Section 02, Paul Gu 2026-05-13Form 42026-05-140001832812-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
27Section 02, Sanjay Datta 2026-05-15Form 42026-05-180001832808-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, Sanjay Datta 2026-05-15Form 42026-05-180001832808-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 02, Scott Darling 2026-05-15Form 42026-05-180001558259-26-000012Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
30Section 02, Scott Darling 2026-05-15Form 42026-05-180001558259-26-000012Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
31Section 02, Andrea Blankmeyer 2026-05-15Form 42026-05-180002124464-26-000007Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
32Section 02, Andrea Blankmeyer 2026-05-15Form 42026-05-180002124464-26-000007Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
33Section 02, Andrea Blankmeyer 2026-05-15Form 42026-05-180002124464-26-000007Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
34Section 02, Natalia Mirgorodskaya 2026-05-15Form 42026-05-180001833851-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
35Section 02, Natalia Mirgorodskaya 2026-05-15Form 42026-05-180001833851-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
36Section 02, Scott Darling 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-220001558259-26-000014Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
37Section 02, Natalia Mirgorodskaya 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-220001833851-26-000012Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
38Section 02, Sanjay Datta 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-220001832808-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
39Section 02, Natalia Mirgorodskaya 2026-05-26Form 42026-05-270001833851-26-000014Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
40Section 02, Ciaran O'Kelly 2026-05-29Form 42026-06-020001833761-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
41Section 02, Kerry W. Cooper 2026-05-29Form 42026-06-020001817263-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
42Section 02, Peter Bernard 2026-05-29Form 42026-06-020002051703-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
43Section 02, Hilliard C. Terry, III 2026-05-29Form 42026-06-020001481735-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
44Section 02, Timothy H. Wennes 2026-05-29Form 42026-06-020001440624-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
45Section 02, Mary Hentges 2026-05-29Form 42026-06-020001829575-26-000004Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
46Section 02, Sanjay Datta 2026-06-09Form 42026-06-110001832808-26-000012Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
47Section 02, Scott Darling 2026-08-17Form 42026-08-190001558259-26-000017Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
48Section 02, Sanjay Datta 2026-08-17Form 42026-08-190001832808-26-000015Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
49Section 02, Andrea Blankmeyer 2026-08-17Form 42026-08-190002124464-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
50Section 02, Andrea Blankmeyer 2026-08-19Form 42026-08-190002124464-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
51Section 02, Sanjay Datta 2026-08-19Form 42026-08-210001832808-26-000018Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
52Section 02, Sanjay Datta 2026-08-20Form 42026-08-210001832808-26-000018Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
53Section 02, Natalia Mirgorodskaya 2026-08-20Form 42026-08-210001833851-26-000018Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
54Section 02, Scott Darling 2026-08-20Form 42026-08-210001558259-26-000020Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
55Section 02, Natalia Mirgorodskaya 2026-08-25Form 42026-08-270001833851-26-000020Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
56Section 02, Sanjay Datta 2026-09-08Form 42026-09-100001832808-26-000020Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
57Section 02, Sanjay Datta 2026-09-08Form 42026-09-100001832808-26-000020Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
58Section 02, Sanjay Datta 2026-09-08Form 42026-09-100001832808-26-000020Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
59Section 02, Paul Gu 2026-09-10Form 42026-09-100001832812-26-000010Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
60Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-05-280001647639-26-000050Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.79% (votes for as printed: 28,098,557). Filing ↗
61Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-230001647639-25-000053Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 73.49% (votes for as printed: 32,635,176). Filing ↗
62Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-05-310001647639-24-000026Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 89.94% (votes for as printed: 20,182,404). Filing ↗
63Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
64Section 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
65Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 324,821 + equity 1,480,061 + all other 0 = 1,804,882, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,804,882
66Elastic N.V., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-08-280001707753-26-000055CEO total compensation as printed in Elastic N.V.'s own proxy. As printed: 46,961,904. Filing ↗machine: span 823226–823236
67Paymentus Holdings, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220001193125-26-170573CEO total compensation as printed in Paymentus Holdings's own proxy. As printed: 35,629,806. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c34 · span 480688–480698
68SoFi Technologies, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001818874-26-000032CEO total compensation as printed in SoFi Technologies's own proxy. As printed: 30,275,733. Filing ↗machine: span 683389–683399
69C3.ai, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-08-280001577526-26-000110CEO total compensation as printed in C3.ai's own proxy. As printed: 24,308,723. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 463508–463518
70Intapp, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-10-060001140361-26-038804CEO total compensation as printed in Intapp's own proxy. As printed: 18,548,023. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c18 · span 516318–516329
71PagerDuty, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-05-040001568100-26-000020CEO total compensation as printed in PagerDuty's own proxy. As printed: 15,268,028. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c45 · span 603528–603538
72ACI Worldwide, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-200001193125-26-162572CEO total compensation as printed in ACI Worldwide's own proxy. As printed: 14,999,961. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c34 · span 887084–887094
73MeridianLink, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-04-230001834494-25-000034CEO total compensation as printed in MeridianLink's own proxy. As printed: 13,371,744. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 261929–261939
74Shift4 Payments, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001193125-26-197191CEO total compensation as printed in Shift4 Payments's own proxy. As printed: 12,211,164. Filing ↗machine: t139 · r3 · c25 · span 493318–493328
75Payoneer Global, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-270001104659-26-049462CEO total compensation as printed in Payoneer Global's own proxy. As printed: 11,707,037. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r2 · c49 · span 591288–591298
76Q2 Holdings, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-290001410384-26-000029CEO total compensation as printed in Q2 Holdings's own proxy. As printed: 11,492,510. Filing ↗machine: span 684167–684177
77SPS Commerce, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-140001092699-26-000029CEO total compensation as printed in SPS Commerce's own proxy. As printed: 11,410,244. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c42 · span 913548–913558
78Marqeta, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-210001522540-26-000030CEO total compensation as printed in Marqeta's own proxy. As printed: 11,049,523. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 709162–709172
79Smartsheet, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2024-05-010001366561-24-000093CEO total compensation as printed in Smartsheet's own proxy. As printed: 10,205,886. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 623515–623525
80Rapid7, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220001560327-26-000019CEO total compensation as printed in Rapid7's own proxy. As printed: 10,058,576. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c42 · span 505425–505435
81PROG Holdings, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-260001808834-26-000053CEO total compensation as printed in PROG Holdings's own proxy. As printed: 9,880,430. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 827603–827612
82Upstart Holdings, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-158972CEO total compensation as printed in Upstart Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,670,835. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c39 · span 509572–509581
83nCino, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-05-080001193125-26-214613CEO total compensation as printed in nCino's own proxy. As printed: 9,089,558. Filing ↗machine: t137 · r2 · c34 · span 465103–465112
84Flywire, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001193125-26-173788CEO total compensation as printed in Flywire's own proxy. As printed: 8,803,495. Filing ↗machine: span 529916–529925
85Taboola Software, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001140361-26-018296CEO total compensation as printed in Taboola Software's own proxy. As printed: 8,130,440. Filing ↗machine: t72 · r2 · c25 · span 579204–579213
86Alkami Technology, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-070001529274-26-000023CEO total compensation as printed in Alkami Technology's own proxy. As printed: 7,492,018. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c42 · span 376155–376164
87LendingClub, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-210001140361-26-015923CEO total compensation as printed in LendingClub's own proxy. As printed: 4,823,478. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 802228–802237
88Affirm Holdings, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-10-240001628280-25-046264CEO total compensation as printed in Affirm Holdings's own proxy. As printed: 538,307. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 568315–568322
89Section 10a, PagerDuty reciprocityDEF 14A—0001568100-26-000020PagerDuty's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
90Section 10a, Paymentus Holdings reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-170573Paymentus Holdings's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
91Section 10a, PROG Holdings reciprocityDEF 14A—0001808834-26-000053PROG Holdings's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
92Section 10a, Rapid7 reciprocityDEF 14A—0001560327-26-000019Rapid7's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
93Section 10a, Flywire reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-173788Flywire's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
94Section 10a, C3.ai reciprocityDEF 14A—0001577526-26-000110C3.ai's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
95Section 10a, Intapp reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-26-038804Intapp's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
96Section 10a, Taboola Software reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-26-018296Taboola Software's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
97Section 10a, Affirm Holdings reciprocityDEF 14A—0001628280-25-046264Affirm Holdings names Upstart Holdings, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
98Section 10a, Alkami Technology reciprocityDEF 14A—0001529274-26-000023Alkami Technology's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
99Section 10a, Elastic N.V. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001707753-26-000055Elastic N.V.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
100Section 10a, nCino reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-214613nCino's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
101Section 10a, Marqeta reciprocityDEF 14A—0001522540-26-000030Marqeta's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
102Section 10a, Q2 Holdings reciprocityDEF 14A—0001410384-26-000029Q2 Holdings's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
103Section 10a, Payoneer Global reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-26-049462Payoneer Global names Upstart Holdings, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
104Section 10a, Smartsheet reciprocityDEF 14A—0001366561-24-000093Smartsheet's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
105Section 10a, SoFi Technologies reciprocityDEF 14A—0001818874-26-000032SoFi Technologies's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
106Section 10a, SPS Commerce reciprocityDEF 14A—0001092699-26-000029SPS Commerce's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Filing ↗
107Section 10a, LendingClub reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-26-015923LendingClub names Upstart Holdings, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗

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