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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-04-28

VERACYTE, INC. (VZCY)

CEO Marc Stapley was paid $7,421,877 in fiscal year 2025, up 8.9% from fiscal year 2024, the 33rd percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001384101-26-000021 ↗): 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.

$7,421,877
Marc Stapley total, FY2025
33rd
CEO pay percentile vs peers
38:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
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Companies that benchmark against VZCY
1 company names VZCY as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses VZCY in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named VZCY in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Marc Stapley$700,000$0$5,890,877$0$826,000$0$5,000$7,421,877
Chief Executive Officer
John Leite510,30002,356,3250331,18505,0003,202,810
Global Chief Commercial Officer
Rebecca Chambers550,00001,963,6040356,95005,0002,875,554
Chief Financial Officer
Annie McGuire500,00001,963,6040324,50005,0002,793,104
General Counsel and Head of Market Access
Phillip Febbo561,00001,570,8830364,08905,0002,500,972
Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Medical 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
Marc Stapley$7,421,877$6,816,368$7,184,634+605,509
John Leite3,202,8103,093,9511,924,469+108,859
Rebecca Chambers2,875,5543,645,3462,778,584−769,792
Annie McGuire2,793,1043,090,8482,481,118−297,744
Phillip Febbo2,500,9722,789,6613,787,041−288,689

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

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
Rebecca ChambersPSU2025-03-0620,38530,200—45,300$981,802
Rebecca ChambersRSU2025-03-06——30,200—981,802
Phillip FebboPSU2025-03-0616,30824,160—36,240785,442
Phillip FebboRSU2025-03-06——24,160—785,442
John LeitePSU2025-03-0624,46236,240—54,3601,178,162
John LeiteRSU2025-03-06——36,240—1,178,162
Annie McGuireRSU2025-03-06——30,200—981,802
Annie McGuirePSU2025-03-0620,38530,200—45,300981,802
Marc StapleyPSU2025-03-0661,15690,601—135,9022,945,439
Marc StapleyRSU2025-03-06——90,601—2,945,439
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Rebecca Chambers$981,802$981,802$050.0%
Phillip Febbo785,442785,442050.0%
John Leite1,178,1621,178,162050.0%
Annie McGuire981,802981,802050.0%
Marc Stapley2,945,4392,945,439050.0%

% 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
Annie McGuirePSU22,446—$944,977
Marc StapleyRSU94,628—3,983,839
Annie McGuireRSU28,388—1,195,135
Annie McGuireRSU30,200—1,271,420
Marc StapleyRSU90,601—3,814,302
Annie McGuireOption12,08223.73—
Phillip FebboRSU46,388—1,952,935
Marc StapleyRSU133,368—5,614,793
Marc StapleyPSU90,601—3,814,302
Phillip FebboRSU74,455—3,134,556
Rebecca ChambersRSU69,581—2,929,360
John LeiteRSU57,985—2,441,169
Annie McGuireRSU57,985—2,441,169
Marc StapleyPSU51,626—2,173,455
John LeiteRSU36,240—1,525,704
John LeitePSU36,240—1,525,704
Annie McGuirePSU30,200—1,271,420
Rebecca ChambersRSU31,541—1,327,876
Rebecca ChambersRSU30,200—1,271,420
Rebecca ChambersPSU26,936—1,134,006
Phillip FebboRSU24,160—1,017,136
Phillip FebboPSU24,160—1,017,136
Rebecca ChambersPSU22,650—953,565
John LeitePSU22,446—944,977
Phillip FebboPSU17,957—755,990
John LeiteRSU17,221—725,004
John LeiteRSU4,928—207,469
John LeiteRSU4,819—202,880
Marc StapleyRSU3,534—148,781
Annie McGuireRSU1,429—60,161
Rebecca ChambersRSU1,296—54,562
Marc StapleyOption6,44026.02—
Marc StapleyOption40,27223.73—
Rebecca ChambersOption2,36126.02—
Rebecca ChambersOption13,42423.73—
Phillip FebboOption39,35221.96—
John LeiteOption8,07119.81—
John LeiteOption7,89723.73—
Annie McGuireOption1,75827.8—
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Veracyte's executive compensation program is designed to reward executive officers at a level consistent with overall strategic and financial performance, providing remuneration sufficient to attract, retain, and motivate them in a competitive environment. The program emphasizes a combination of base salary, annual cash bonuses, and long-term equity awards to align executive interests with stockholder value creation and long-term performance.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantAon
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
07

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)38 : 1
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation$196,646
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Robert S. EpsteinIndependent · Board Chair · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)$110,000$249,989———$359,989
Jens HolsteinIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation77,500249,989———327,489
Evan JonesIndependent · Regulatory and Compliance (Chair) · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance75,000249,989———324,989
Karin EasthamIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Audit75,000249,989———324,989
Muna BhanjiIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Regulatory and Compliance60,000249,989———309,989
Brent ShaferIndependent57,500249,989———307,489
Tom MillerIndependent · Regulatory and Compliance55,000249,989———304,989
Eliav BarrIndependent · Regulatory and Compliance55,000249,989———304,989
Marc StapleyEmployee director—————0
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$50,000
Annual equity retainer$250,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)10,000 / 15,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guidelineRobust stock ownership guidelines for directors and executives
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$565,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,999,912
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$2,564,912

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 VERACYTE, 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 VERACYTE, 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
1Exact Sciences2024Kevin Conroy$1,083,368$13,496,138$0$712,329$15,539,378
2Natera2025Steven Chapman853,71012,979,55801,114,15114,957,319
3BioCryst Pharmaceuticals2025Jon Stonehouse728,466011,132,4581,052,63312,951,082
4Glaukos2025Thomas Burns850,0007,649,9473,527,497012,034,087
5Nevro2023Kevin Thornal515,62510,080,1730402,75011,453,548
6Vericel2025Dominick Colangelo860,0003,964,6305,456,287860,00011,156,368
7NeoGenomics2025Tony Zook601,5393,999,9973,998,235513,4009,127,092
8Amicus Therapeutics2024Bradley Campbell767,3084,990,3652,105,62708,526,943
9VERACYTE, INC.2025Marc Stapley700,0005,890,8770826,0007,421,877
10CareDX2025John Hanna693,2695,622,6380852,5157,179,699
1110x Genomics2025Serge Saxonov674,2505,020,2690634,7256,329,244
12Cytek Biosciences2025Wenbin Jiang620,0002,000,0002,000,000485,2115,120,061
13Pacific Biosciences of California2025Christian Henry748,2501,151,0131,696,278714,3054,309,846

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
VERACYTE, INC.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedAon
10x Genomics93%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — 3-year Relative TSRAlpine Rewards LLC
Amicus Therapeuticsnot disclosedOption 33 · RSU 33 · PRSU 33Yes — TSR GoalPay Governance
BioCryst Pharmaceuticalsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAon
CareDX122%RSU 70 · PSU 30NoAlpine Rewards
Cytek Biosciences78.4%RSU 50 · Options 50not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Exact Sciences47%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoAon
Glaukos177.5%PSU 50NoFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Natera131.1%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoAon
NeoGenomics60%RSU 50 · Options 50not disclosedWTW
Nevro53.7%not disclosedNoAon
Pacific Biosciences of California95%not disclosednot disclosedAon Human Capital Solutions
Vericel100%Options 58 · RSU 42not disclosedFW Cook

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.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at VERACYTE, INC. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Marc Stapley, Chief Executive Officer, was the highest-paid executive at VERACYTE, INC. in fiscal 2025 with total compensation of $7,421,877.
How does VERACYTE, INC.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
The filing shows that the CEO's pay ranked at the 33rd percentile of the disclosed peer group.
What is VERACYTE, INC.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, the CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 38:1.
How did shareholders vote on VERACYTE, INC.'s executive compensation?
The support level for the latest say-on-pay vote is not disclosed in this filing.
How much does VERACYTE, INC. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
The company reported total board compensation of $2,564,912 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, Marc StapleyDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 7,421,877. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c27 · span 855413–855422
2Section 01, John LeiteDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,202,810. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c27 · span 873667–873676
3Section 01, Rebecca ChambersDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,875,554. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c27 · span 861491–861500
4Section 01, Annie McGuireDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,793,104. Filing ↗machine: r16 · c27 · span 879786–879795
5Section 01, Phillip FebboDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,500,972. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c27 · span 867589–867598
6Section 03, Rebecca Chambers PSUDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
7Section 03, Rebecca Chambers RSUDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
8Section 03, Phillip Febbo PSUDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
9Section 03, Phillip Febbo RSUDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
10Section 03, John Leite PSUDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
11Section 03, John Leite RSUDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
12Section 03, Annie McGuire RSUDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
13Section 03, Annie McGuire PSUDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
14Section 03, Marc Stapley PSUDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
15Section 03, Marc Stapley RSUDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗
16Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 38 : 1. Filing ↗
17Section 08, Robert S. EpsteinDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 359,989. Filing ↗machine: span 360410–360660
18Section 08, Jens HolsteinDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 327,489. Filing ↗machine: span 361889–362139
19Section 08, Evan JonesDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 324,989. Filing ↗machine: span 363365–363615
20Section 08, Karin EasthamDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 324,989. Filing ↗machine: span 358926–359176
21Section 08, Muna BhanjiDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 309,989. Filing ↗machine: span 357447–357697
22Section 08, Brent ShaferDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 307,489. Filing ↗machine: span 366511–366793
23Section 08, Tom MillerDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 304,989. Filing ↗machine: span 364841–365091
24Section 08, Eliav BarrDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 304,989. Filing ↗machine: span 355976–356224
25Section 08, Marc StapleyDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
26Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
27Section 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
28Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 565,000 + equity 1,999,912 + all other 0 = 2,564,912, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 2,564,912
29Exact Sciences, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-04-290001124140-25-000034CEO total compensation as printed in Exact Sciences's own proxy. As printed: 15,539,378. Filing ↗machine: span 1077855–1077865
30Natera, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001104659-26-047770CEO total compensation as printed in Natera's own proxy. As printed: 14,957,319. Filing ↗machine: t190 · r5 · c14 · span 1269868–1269878
31BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001628280-26-026822CEO total compensation as printed in BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's own proxy. As printed: 12,951,082. Filing ↗machine: span 512256–512266
32Glaukos, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-160001193125-26-157829CEO total compensation as printed in Glaukos's own proxy. As printed: 12,034,087. Filing ↗machine: t93 · r6 · c38 · span 1876942–1876952
33Nevro, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2024-04-120000950170-24-044100CEO total compensation as printed in Nevro's own proxy. As printed: 11,453,548. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c16 · span 631983–631993
34Vericel, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-190001308179-26-000094CEO total compensation as printed in Vericel's own proxy. As printed: 11,156,368. Filing ↗machine: t258 · r1 · c27 · span 627744–627754
35NeoGenomics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-060001077183-26-000014CEO total compensation as printed in NeoGenomics's own proxy. As printed: 9,127,092. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c45 · span 869460–869469
36Amicus Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-04-240001140361-25-015479CEO total compensation as printed in Amicus Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 8,526,943. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 736126–736136
37VERACYTE, INC. (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220001384101-26-000021CEO total compensation as printed in VERACYTE, INC.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,421,877. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c27 · span 855413–855422
38CareDX, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-270001217234-26-000028CEO total compensation as printed in CareDX's own proxy. As printed: 7,179,699. Filing ↗machine: t113 · r3 · c9 · span 1893652–1893661
3910x Genomics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001628280-26-027201CEO total compensation as printed in 10x Genomics's own proxy. As printed: 6,329,244. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c48 · span 583283–583292
40Cytek Biosciences, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-280001140361-26-017479CEO total compensation as printed in Cytek Biosciences's own proxy. As printed: 5,120,061. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 561243–561252
41Pacific Biosciences of California, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001299130-26-000064CEO total compensation as printed in Pacific Biosciences of California's own proxy. As printed: 4,309,846. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c48 · span 876974–876983
42Section 10a, Pacific Biosciences of California reciprocityDEF 14A—0001299130-26-000064Pacific Biosciences of California's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include VERACYTE, INC.. Filing ↗
43Section 10a, Vericel reciprocityDEF 14A—0001308179-26-000094Vericel's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include VERACYTE, INC.. Filing ↗
44Section 10a, Nevro reciprocityDEF 14A—0000950170-24-044100Nevro's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include VERACYTE, INC.. Filing ↗
45Section 10a, Natera reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-26-047770Natera's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include VERACYTE, INC.. Filing ↗
46Section 10a, Glaukos reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-157829Glaukos's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include VERACYTE, INC.. Filing ↗
47Section 10a, Amicus Therapeutics reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-25-015479Amicus Therapeutics's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include VERACYTE, INC.. Filing ↗
48Section 10a, Exact Sciences reciprocityDEF 14A—0001124140-25-000034Exact Sciences's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include VERACYTE, INC.. Filing ↗
49Section 10a, CareDX reciprocityDEF 14A—0001217234-26-000028CareDX's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include VERACYTE, INC.. Filing ↗
50Section 10a, NeoGenomics reciprocityDEF 14A—0001077183-26-000014NeoGenomics's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include VERACYTE, INC.. Filing ↗
51Section 10a, Cytek Biosciences reciprocityDEF 14A—0001140361-26-017479Cytek Biosciences's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include VERACYTE, INC.. Filing ↗
52Section 10a, 10x Genomics reciprocityDEF 14A—0001628280-26-02720110x Genomics's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include VERACYTE, INC.. Filing ↗
53Section 10a, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals reciprocityDEF 14A—0001628280-26-026822BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include VERACYTE, INC.. Filing ↗

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