Cedric Francois compensation by year
Apellis Pharmaceuticals Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $680,827 | $734,539 | $793,193 |
| Bonus | $512,380 | $694,688 | $580,736 |
| Stock awards | $4,260,590 | $4,394,319 | $4,779,832 |
| Option awards | $3,744,353 | $4,542,373 | $4,787,768 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $5,406 | $7,130 | $15,922 |
| Total | $9,203,556 | $10,373,049 | $10,957,451 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 23, 2025, accession 0000950170-25-056966, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed document, accession 0000950170-25-056966. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 23, 2025.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2024 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 72,094 | $2,300,520 | — |
| RSU | 62,586 | $1,997,119 | — |
| RSU | 60,076 | $1,917,025 | — |
| RSU | 6,250 | $199,438 | — |
| Option | 104,834 | — | $66.30 |
| Option | 68,278 | — | $52.66 |
| Option | 46,150 | — | $35.46 |
| Option | 3,125 | — | $44.90 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s FY2024 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
46 Form 4 lines since the FY2024 proxy (filed April 23, 2025)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 195,952 | — | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | U | — | 472,065 | — | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 97,976 | — | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | U | — | 300,000 | — | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | U | — | 234,411 | — | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | U | — | 372,815 | — | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 150,000 | — | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 20,862 | — | 0 |
The 8 most recent of 46 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Apellis Pharmaceuticals’s named executive officers, FY2024
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Cedric Francois · this page | President & Chief Executive Officer | $10,957,451 |
| Caroline Baumal | Chief Medical Officer | $4,407,128 |
| Adam Townsend | Chief Commercial Officer | $3,956,053 |
| Timothy Sullivan | Chief Financial Officer | $3,949,075 |
| David Watson | General Counsel | $3,891,721 |
Board service
Apellis Pharmaceuticals board · FY2023–FY2024How this board is paid
Company policy: Apellis Pharmaceuticals pays directors a $50,000 cash retainer and $400,000 in Options and RSUs. As stated in Apellis Pharmaceuticals's FY2024 proxy.
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