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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2024 · Filings through 2025-02-05

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA)

Fiscal year 2024 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.

$2,500,000
Ginger Graham total, FY2024
CEO pay percentile vs peers
CEO-to-median pay ratio
90.32%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against WBA
14 companies name WBA as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses WBA 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 WBA 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 2024

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Ginger Graham$0$2,500,000$0$0$0$0$0$2,500,000
Former Interim Chief Executive 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 officerFY2024 totalFY2023 totalFY2022 totalΔ FY20232024
Ginger Graham$2,500,000

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.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2024

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
MahajanRSU89,771$1,411,544
BarraRSU359,085954,339
MahajanRSU59,8471,411,544
BarraRSU538,6283,058,375
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The CLP Committee seeks to design an executive compensation program that incentivizes performance, while attracting and retaining an accomplished executive team by rewarding them for actions that support the creation of sustainable stockholder value.

CEO STI target (% of salary)200%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantMercer
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
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Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20252025-01-30494,137,55549,908,0083,039,79390.32%Passed
20242024-01-25518,519,99777,745,2013,868,82186.4%Passed
20232023-01-26555,423,21873,571,5543,954,61687.75%Passed
20222022-01-27390,156,161240,018,0274,438,72161.48%Passed
20212021-01-28299,571,604330,495,5724,665,00247.2%Failed
20202020-01-30559,590,843109,572,6066,846,62482.78%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
20252025-01-3090.32%a
20242024-01-2586.4%b
20232023-01-2687.75%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “If you elect to abstain, the abstention will have the same effect as an "AGAINST" vote on Proposal 2.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “If you elect to abstain, the abstention will have the same effect as an "AGAINST" vote on Proposal 3.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “If you elect to abstain, the abstention will have the same effect as an "AGAINST" vote on Proposal 2.”.

Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

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Director compensation — fiscal year 2024

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Nancy M. SchlichtingIndependent · Compensation and Leadership Performance (Chair) · Audit$270,000$199,987$0$0$469,987
Janice M. BabiakIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Finance and Technology125,000200,0000107,500432,500
Ginger L. GrahamIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation and Leadership Performance188,571166,66700355,238
John A. LedererIndependent · Compensation and Leadership Performance120,000200,00000320,000
Valerie B. JarrettIndependent · Audit · Compensation and Leadership Performance100,000200,00000300,000
Inderpal S. BhandariIndependent · Audit · Finance and Technology · Nominating and Governance100,000200,00000300,000
Bryan C. HansonIndependent · Compensation and Leadership Performance100,000199,98700299,987
Dominic P. MurphyIndependent · Finance and Technology · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY66,906200,00000266,906
Thomas E. PolenIndependent · Finance and Technology100,00049,98800149,988
Robert L. HuffinesIndependent · Finance and Technology · Newly elected59,89000059,890
Timothy C. WentworthEmployee director00000
William H. Shrank, M.DIndependent · Newly elected00000
Stefano PessinaEmployee director · Board Chair00000
William H. ShrankIndependent · Audit · Newly elected00000
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$100,000
Annual equity retainer$200,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 20,000 / 20,000
Stock ownership guidelineLesser of 20,000 shares or shares valued at 3x total annual cash and equity compensation; 5-year accumulation period
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Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2024
Cash retainers and fees$1,230,367
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,616,629
All other compensation$107,500
Total cost of the board$2,954,496

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

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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
1Walgreens Boots Alliance2024Ginger Graham$0$0$0$0$2,500,000

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.

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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, Ginger GrahamDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Executive Compensation Tables and Supporting Information” · page 73. As printed: 2,500,000. Filing ↗machine: t333 · r24 · c18 · span 2342384–2342393
2Section 08, Nancy M. SchlichtingDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 469,987. Filing ↗machine: t216 · r15 · c8 · span 1474609–1474616
3Section 08, Janice M. BabiakDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 432,500. Filing ↗machine: t216 · r6 · c8 · span 1448775–1448782
4Section 08, Ginger L. GrahamDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 355,238. Filing ↗machine: t216 · r8 · c8 · span 1454471–1454478
5Section 08, John A. LedererDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 320,000. Filing ↗machine: t216 · r12 · c8 · span 1465953–1465960
6Section 08, Valerie B. JarrettDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 300,000. Filing ↗machine: t216 · r11 · c8 · span 1463108–1463115
7Section 08, Inderpal S. BhandariDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 300,000. Filing ↗machine: t216 · r7 · c8 · span 1451625–1451632
8Section 08, Bryan C. HansonDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 299,987. Filing ↗machine: t216 · r9 · c8 · span 1457316–1457323
9Section 08, Dominic P. MurphyDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 266,906. Filing ↗machine: t216 · r13 · c8 · span 1468897–1468904
10Section 08, Thomas E. PolenDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 149,988. Filing ↗machine: t216 · r14 · c8 · span 1471741–1471748
11Section 08, Robert L. HuffinesDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 59,890. Filing ↗machine: t216 · r10 · c2 · span 1458369–1458375
12Section 08, Timothy C. WentworthDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
13Section 08, William H. Shrank, M.DDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
14Section 08, Stefano PessinaDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
15Section 08, William H. ShrankDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
16Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-02-050001193125-25-020848Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.32% (votes for as printed: 494,137,555). Filing ↗
17Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-01-310001193125-24-021052Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 86.4% (votes for as printed: 518,519,997). Filing ↗
18Section 06, 2023 voteForm 8-K2023-01-310001193125-23-020487Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 87.75% (votes for as printed: 555,423,218). Filing ↗
19Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 1,230,367 + equity 1,616,629 + all other 107,500 = 2,954,496, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 2,954,496
20Walgreens Boots Alliance (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2024-12-130001558370-24-016214CEO total compensation as printed in Walgreens Boots Alliance's own proxy. As printed: 2,500,000. Filing ↗machine: t333 · r24 · c18 · span 2342384–2342393