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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-07-08

Usana Health Sciences (USNA)

Former CEO Jim Brown was paid $4,339,625 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 29.1% from fiscal year 2024, the 11th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0000896264-26-000026 ↗): 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.

$4,339,625 ↑
Jim Brown total, FY2025
11th
CEO pay percentile vs peers
85:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
96.44%
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
Jim Brown$821,231$0$3,147,020$0$339,168$0$32,206$4,339,625
Chief Executive Officer & President (former)
Brent Neidig513,5210772,879077,028012,2501,375,678
Chief Commercial 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
Jim Brown$4,339,625$3,362,107$2,472,017↑ +977,518
Brent Neidig1,375,6781,299,5811,045,689↑ +76,097

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
Brent NeidigCCO$1,375,678
Jim BrownCEO$4,339,625
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
Frederic J. WinssingerIndependent Director$233,627
Gilbert A. FullerIndependent Director$251,627
J. Scott NixonIndependent Director$218,427
John T. FlemingIndependent Director$218,427
Kevin G. GuestChair of the Board$1,935,797
Peggie PelosiIndependent Director$231,427
Timothy E. Wood, Ph.DIndependent Director$218,427
Xia DingIndependent Director$218,427
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
Joshua FoukasRSU2025-02-27——26,306—$753,404
G. Douglas HekkingRSU2025-02-27——29,877—855,677
Brent NeidigRSU2025-02-27——26,986—772,879
Jim BrownRSU2025-02-27——109,882—3,147,020
Walter NootRSU2025-02-27——29,687—850,236
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Joshua Foukas$753,404$0$00.0%
G. Douglas Hekking855,677000.0%
Brent Neidig772,879000.0%
Jim Brown3,147,020000.0%
Walter Noot850,236000.0%

% 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
Brent NeidigRSU11,068—$215,162
NootRSU29,687—577,115
FoukasRSU26,306—511,389
HekkingRSU7,065—137,344
Brent NeidigRSU1,401—27,235
Jim BrownRSU2,692—52,332
Jim BrownRSU8,526—165,745
Brent NeidigRSU26,986—524,608
NootRSU1,705—33,145
HekkingRSU29,877—580,809
HekkingRSU12,253—238,198
FoukasRSU10,789—209,738
NootRSU6,750—131,220
FoukasRSU6,221—120,936
Jim BrownRSU109,882—2,136,106
FoukasRSU1,571—30,540
HekkingRSU2,231—43,371
Jim BrownRSU35,398—688,137
Jim BrownRSU4,380—85,147
NootRSU12,175—236,682
Brent NeidigRSU4,439—86,294
05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

USANA's compensation philosophy is to attract and retain executives through fair and competitive pay, motivate executives to achieve financial and non-financial performance objectives by tying compensation to individual and Company performance, and ensure compensation practices do not impair the Company's financial strength. The program targets the market median for base salary (25th-75th percentile range) and targets total compensation within the 50th to 75th percentile of the peer group.

CEO STI target (% of salary)NaN%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantCODA
Clawback policy—
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-2013,811,489509,77713,99696.44%Passed
20252025-05-1915,765,267593,9663,59796.37%Passed
20242024-05-0616,559,671414,0433,24997.56%Passed
20232023-05-1015,943,230672,1835,97995.95%Passed
20222022-05-0915,716,955728,18711,28595.57%Passed
20212021-05-1015,638,663438,61353,90297.27%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
20262026-05-2096.44%a
20252025-05-1996.37%b
20242024-05-0697.56%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “On this proposal you may vote "FOR," "AGAINST" or "ABSTAIN." Abstentions are not considered votes cast and will have no effect on the vote for this proposal.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “On this proposal you may vote "FOR," "AGAINST" or "ABSTAIN." Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the vote's outcome on this proposal.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “On this proposal you may vote "FOR," "AGAINST" or "ABSTAIN." Abstentions are not considered votes cast and will have no effect on the vote for this proposal.”.

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)85 : 1
CEO total compensation$4,339,625
Median employee compensation$50,813
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Kevin G. GuestEmployee director · Board Chair—$900,012$0—$1,035,785$1,935,797
Gilbert A. FullerIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Governance, Risk & Nominating (Chair) · Compensation124,600127,0270——251,627
Frederic J. WinssingerIndependent · Audit · Governance, Risk & Nominating · Sustainability · Compensation (Chair)106,600127,0270——233,627
Peggie PelosiIndependent · Audit · Governance, Risk & Nominating · Sustainability (Chair) · Compensation104,400127,0270——231,427
Xia DingIndependent · Audit · Governance, Risk & Nominating91,400127,0270——218,427
J. Scott NixonIndependent · Audit · Governance, Risk & Nominating · Sustainability · Compensation91,400127,0270——218,427
John T. FlemingIndependent · Governance, Risk & Nominating · Compensation · Sustainability91,400127,0270——218,427
Timothy E. Wood, Ph.DIndependent · Audit · Governance, Risk & Nominating · Sustainability · Compensation91,400127,0270——218,427
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$91,400
Annual equity retainer—
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,200 / 15,200 / 13,000
Stock ownership guideline2x annual retainer
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$701,200
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,789,201
All other compensation$1,035,785
Total cost of the board$3,526,186

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.

10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Usana Health Sciences 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 Usana Health Sciences.

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
1Edgewell Personal Care2025Rod Little$1,100,000$7,576,100—$907,500$9,754,366
2E.L.F. Beauty2026Tarang Amin475,0007,399,8670950,0008,834,367
3Herbalife, Ltd.2025Stephan Gratziani930,3852,799,9961,399,9981,411,6507,384,841
4BellRing Brands2025Darcy Horn Davenport950,0254,400,00001,055,7156,563,539
5Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.2025Ryan Napierski1,008,0824,616,8230219,2505,965,206
6Primerica, Inc.2025Glenn Williams750,0002,749,90701,917,0005,638,658
7Medifast, Inc.2025Daniel Chard1,000,0004,567,664005,584,551
8The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.2025Wendy Davidson789,8083,530,682004,546,417
9Usana Health Sciences2025Jim Brown821,2313,147,0200339,1684,339,625
10Simply Good Foods2025Geoff Tanner816,6672,747,758—748,0004,330,633
—Weight Watchers International, 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
Usana Health Sciences14.6% of base salary for most NEOs; 41.3% for Jim Brown (CEO); 15% for Brent Neidig (whose bonus excluded the Hiya segment)%not disclosedYes — Positive absolute Total Shareholder Return (TSR)CODA
BellRing Brands88.9% of target for corporate level NEOs; 92.9% of target for business unit level NEO (Mr. Singh).%PRSUs 80 · RSUs 20Yes — Relative TSRAon
E.L.F. Beauty200%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoAon (Aon's Human Capital Solutions practice, a division of Aon plc.)
Edgewell Personal Care66%not disclosedNoMeridian
Herbalife, Ltd.not disclosedPSU 50 · SAR 25 · RCU 25not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Medifast, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 50not disclosedSemler Brossy
Primerica, Inc.127.8%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoPearl Meyer & Partners
Simply Good Foodsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMercer
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — Relative TSR versus the S&P Food & Beverage Select Industry IndexClearBridge Compensation Group, LLC
Weight Watchers International, Incnot 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.

10d

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Usana Health Sciences in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Jim Brown (Chief Executive Officer & President (former)) was the highest-paid executive at Usana Health Sciences in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $4,339,625.
How does Usana Health Sciences's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Jim Brown's total compensation ranked at the 11th percentile of Usana Health Sciences's disclosed peer group.
What is Usana Health Sciences's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Usana Health Sciences's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 85:1.
How did shareholders vote on Usana Health Sciences's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 96.44% of shareholders supported Usana Health Sciences's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Usana Health Sciences spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Usana Health Sciences reported total board compensation of $3,526,186 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Jim BrownDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 37. As printed: 4,339,625. Filing ↗machine: span 527796–527806
2Section 01, Brent NeidigDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 37. As printed: 1,375,678. Filing ↗machine: span 554318–554328
3Section 03, Joshua Foukas RSUDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t44 · r12 · c15 · span 612798–612804
4Section 03, G. Douglas Hekking RSUDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t44 · r8 · c15 · span 603793–603799
5Section 03, Brent Neidig RSUDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t44 · r14 · c15 · span 616896–616902
6Section 03, Jim Brown RSUDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t44 · r6 · c15 · span 598890–598897
7Section 03, Walter Noot RSUDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t44 · r10 · c15 · span 607886–607892
8Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 85 : 1. Filing ↗
9Section 08, Kevin G. GuestDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 1,935,797. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r4 · c8 · span 351090–351319
10Section 08, Gilbert A. FullerDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 251,627. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r7 · c8 · span 355372–355599
11Section 08, Frederic J. WinssingerDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 233,627. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r10 · c8 · span 359879–359887
12Section 08, Peggie PelosiDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 231,427. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r9 · c8 · span 358229–358456
13Section 08, Xia DingDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 218,427. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r5 · c8 · span 352513–352740
14Section 08, J. Scott NixonDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 218,427. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r8 · c8 · span 356799–357026
15Section 08, John T. FlemingDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 218,427. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r6 · c8 · span 353941–354168
16Section 08, Timothy E. Wood, Ph.DDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 218,427. Filing ↗machine: t24 · r11 · c8 · span 361357–361616
17Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-05-200000896264-26-000036Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.44% (votes for as printed: 13,811,489). Filing ↗
18Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-200000896264-25-000144Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.37% (votes for as printed: 15,765,267). Filing ↗
19Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-05-070000896264-24-000168Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.56% (votes for as printed: 16,559,671). Filing ↗
20Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
21Section 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
22Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 701,200 + equity 1,789,201 + all other 1,035,785 = 3,526,186, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 3,526,186
23Edgewell Personal Care, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-12-220001104659-25-123567CEO total compensation as printed in Edgewell Personal Care's own proxy. As printed: 9,754,366. Filing ↗
24E.L.F. Beauty, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-07-080001600033-26-000030CEO total compensation as printed in E.L.F. Beauty's own proxy. As printed: 8,834,367. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c36 · span 1742102–1742112
25Herbalife, Ltd., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-170001213900-26-029131CEO total compensation as printed in Herbalife, Ltd.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,384,841. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c8 · span 1888865–1888874
26BellRing Brands, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-12-160001193125-25-320827CEO total compensation as printed in BellRing Brands's own proxy. As printed: 6,563,539. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c35 · span 516110–516119
27Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-030001140361-26-013152CEO total compensation as printed in Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,965,206. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c8 · span 551069–551078
28Primerica, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-020001193125-26-139047CEO total compensation as printed in Primerica, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,638,658. Filing ↗machine: t128 · r2 · c5 · span 1455776–1455785
29Medifast, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-060001628280-26-023890CEO total compensation as printed in Medifast, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,584,551. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 1222305–1222314
30The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-09-180001193125-25-207370CEO total compensation as printed in The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,546,417. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r14 · c38 · span 1813238–1813247
31Usana Health Sciences (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-070000896264-26-000026CEO total compensation as printed in Usana Health Sciences's own proxy. As printed: 4,339,625. Filing ↗machine: span 527796–527806
32Simply Good Foods, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-12-170001104659-25-121934CEO total compensation as printed in Simply Good Foods's own proxy. As printed: 4,330,633. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c48 · span 952887–952896
33Section 10a, BellRing Brands reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-24-280474BellRing Brands's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Usana Health Sciences. Filing ↗
34Section 10a, Simply Good Foods reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-25-121934Simply Good Foods's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Usana Health Sciences. Filing ↗
35Section 10a, Edgewell Personal Care reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-25-123567Edgewell Personal Care names Usana Health Sciences in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
36Section 10a, E.L.F. Beauty reciprocityDEF 14A—0001600033-26-000030E.L.F. Beauty's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Usana Health Sciences. Filing ↗
37Section 10a, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-25-207370The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Usana Health Sciences. Filing ↗
38Section 10a, Herbalife, Ltd. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001213900-26-029131Herbalife, Ltd.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Usana Health Sciences. Filing ↗
39Section 10a, Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-26-013152Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. names Usana Health Sciences in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
40Section 10a, Primerica, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-139047Primerica, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Usana Health Sciences. Filing ↗
41Section 10a, Medifast, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001628280-26-023890Medifast, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Usana Health Sciences. Filing ↗

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