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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-04-30

Zura Bio (ZURA)

Former CEO Robert Lisicki was paid $1,742,295 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 73.8% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001104659-26-052942 ↗): 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.

$1,742,295 ↓
Robert Lisicki total, FY2025
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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Robert Lisicki$624,000$0$0$1,118,295$0$0$0$1,742,295
Former Chief Executive Officer
Kim Davis486,359312,0000474,087008,8441,281,291
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary; Former Interim Chief Executive Officer
Eric Hyllengren230,30395,0000711,3120011,8751,048,490
Former Chief Financial Officer
Kiran Nistala468,334213,4050331,415009,4141,022,568
Chief Medical Officer and Head of Development

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
Robert Lisicki$1,742,295$6,659,601—↓ −4,917,306
Kim Davis1,281,2911,795,6514,867,284↓ −514,360
Eric Hyllengren1,048,490———
Kiran Nistala1,022,5682,530,97514,769↓ −1,508,407

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

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Board of directors

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DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Amit MunshiChair of the Board$121,131
Arnout Ploos van AmstelFormer director (through FY2025)$91,807
Dan BeckerIndependent Director$73,448
Jennifer JarrettIndependent Director$92,581
Neil GrahamFormer director (through FY2025)$96,708
Parvinder ThiaraIndependent Director$21,846
Sandeep KulkarniDirector$97,681
Someit SidhuIndependent Director$88,807
Steven SchochIndependent Director$98,131
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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 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Eric HyllengrenOption672,0001.3—
Robert LisickiOption225,0003.98—
Kim DavisRSU246,191—1,290,041
Robert LisickiOption312,5003.98—
Kim DavisOption488,8001.2—
Robert LisickiOption656,2503.38—
Robert LisickiOption1,153,0001.2—
Kim DavisOption60,2441.2—
Kim DavisOption262,5003.38—
Kiran NistalaOption167,7093.98—
Kiran NistalaOption178,1253.38—
Kiran NistalaOption341,7001.2—
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

We seek to align pay for performance and consider, among other factors, compensation for comparable positions in the market, the historical compensation levels of our named executive officers, individual performance as compared to our expectations and objectives, our desire to motivate our named executive officers to achieve short- and long-term results that are in the best interests of our shareholders, and a long-term commitment to our company.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantAon
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Amit MunshiIndependent · Board Chair · Audit · Compensation$79,000$0$42,131—$0$121,131
Steven SchochIndependent · Audit (Chair)56,000042,131—098,131
Sandeep KulkarniEmployee director55,550042,131—097,681
Neil GrahamIndependent · Nominating and Governance (Chair) · Departed during FY54,577042,131—096,708
Jennifer JarrettIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Governance50,450042,131—092,581
Arnout Ploos van AmstelIndependent · Nominating and Governance · Departed during FY49,676042,131—091,807
Someit SidhuIndependent46,676042,131—088,807
Dan BeckerIndependent · Compensation (Chair)31,857041,591—073,448
Parvinder ThiaraIndependent · Nominating and Governance · Research and Development21,84600—021,846
Robert LisickiEmployee director · Departed during FY—————0
Ajay NirulaIndependent · Compensation · Research and Development · Newly elected——————
Mark EisnerIndependent · Nominating and Governance · Research and Development · Newly elected——————
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity retainer$200,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)8,000 / 12,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline—
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Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$445,632
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$445,632

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

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
1Zura Bio2025Robert Lisicki$624,000$0$1,118,295$0$1,742,295

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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Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Zura Bio in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Robert Lisicki (Former Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Zura Bio in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $1,742,295.
How much does Zura Bio spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Zura Bio reported total board compensation of $445,632 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, Robert LisickiDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,742,295. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c41 · span 377038–377047
2Section 01, Kim DavisDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,281,291. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c41 · span 385785–385794
3Section 01, Eric HyllengrenDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,048,490. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c41 · span 394078–394087
4Section 01, Kiran NistalaDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,022,568. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c41 · span 398832–398841
5Section 08, Amit MunshiDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 121,131. Filing ↗machine: span 546226–546233
6Section 08, Steven SchochDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 98,131. Filing ↗machine: span 559051–559057
7Section 08, Sandeep KulkarniDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 97,681. Filing ↗machine: span 554802–554808
8Section 08, Neil GrahamDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 96,708. Filing ↗machine: span 550557–550563
9Section 08, Jennifer JarrettDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 92,581. Filing ↗machine: span 552619–552625
10Section 08, Arnout Ploos van AmstelDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 91,807. Filing ↗machine: span 556967–556973
11Section 08, Someit SidhuDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 88,807. Filing ↗machine: span 561109–561115
12Section 08, Dan BeckerDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 73,448. Filing ↗machine: span 548379–548385
13Section 08, Parvinder ThiaraDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 21,846. Filing ↗machine: span 562301–562307
14Section 08, Robert LisickiDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
15Section 08, Ajay NirulaDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
16Section 08, Mark EisnerDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
17Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
18Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 445,632 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 445,632, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 445,632
19Zura Bio (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052942CEO total compensation as printed in Zura Bio's own proxy. As printed: 1,742,295. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c41 · span 377038–377047

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