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Exagen (XGN): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $1,184,500FY2024
- $1,400,868FY2025
CEO total pay was $1,400,868 in fiscal 2025, up from $1,184,500 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $540,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $402,750 · option awards $203,018
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Aballi | $540,000 | $0 | $402,750 | $203,018 | $237,600 | $0 | $17,500 | $1,400,868 |
| President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and former Interim Chief Financial Officer(6) | ||||||||
| Jeffrey Black | 465,000 | 0 | 53,700 | 27,069 | 186,000 | 0 | 14,421 | 746,190 |
| Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary(7) | ||||||||
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 officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Aballi | $1,400,868 | $1,184,500 | — | ↑ +216,368 |
| Jeffrey Black | 746,190 | 1,021,036 | — | ↓ −274,846 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The Compensation Committee approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers, evaluates their performance in light of those goals, and approves compensation based on such evaluations. The Committee also reviews and approves incentive compensation plans, equity-based plans, and executive severance plans.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Frederick W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Black | Option | 10,000 | 3.58 | — |
| Jeffrey Black | RSU | 15,000 | — | 91,200 |
| John Aballi | Option | 75,000 | 3.58 | — |
| John Aballi | RSU | 87,500 | — | 532,000 |
| John Aballi | RSU | 112,500 | — | 684,000 |
| John Aballi | RSU | 131,250 | — | 798,000 |
| Jeffrey Black | RSU | 168,750 | — | 1,026,000 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina S. Nova, Ph.DNot independent · Board Chair | $125,000 | $0 | $73,178 | — | — | $198,178 |
| Ana HookerIndependent | 83,125 | 0 | 48,785 | — | — | 131,910 |
| Paul KimIndependent | 81,250 | 0 | 48,785 | — | — | 130,035 |
| Scott D. Kahn, Ph.DIndependent | 81,250 | 0 | 48,785 | — | — | 130,035 |
| Frank StokesIndependent | 77,500 | 0 | 48,785 | — | — | 126,285 |
| Charles S. McKhannIndependent · Newly elected | 33,750 | 53,850 | 0 | — | — | 87,600 |
| Bruce C. Robertson, Ph.DIndependent | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 12,000 / 10,000 / 9,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $481,875 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $53,850 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $535,725 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Exagen as a peer
Companies that benchmark against XGN
2 companies name XGN as a compensation peer
- SERA PROGNOSTICS, INC.SERAFY2025
Each company listed discloses XGN 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 XGN in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exagen | 2025 | John Aballi | $540,000 | $402,750 | $203,018 | $237,600 | $1,400,868 |
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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (12 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, John Aballi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,400,868. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Jeffrey Black. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 746,190. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Tina S. Nova, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 198,178. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Ana Hooker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 131,910. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Paul Kim. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 130,035. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Scott D. Kahn, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 130,035. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Frank Stokes. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 126,285. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Charles S. McKhann. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 87,600. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Bruce C. Robertson, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 481,875 + equity 53,850 + all other 0 = 535,725, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Exagen (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Exagen's own proxy. As printed: 1,400,868. View filing ↗