Eric Swayze compensation by year
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS Summary Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Component | FY2021 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $476,442 | $513,828 | $565,000 | $589,013 |
| Bonus | $217,258 | $431,616 | $353,125 | $626,710 |
| Stock awards | $1,469,249 | $1,108,598 | $1,758,701 | $1,632,840 |
| Option awards | $1,410,898 | $436,882 | $701,057 | $366,767 |
| Non-equity incentive | — | — | — | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | — | — | — | $0 |
| All other | $45,603 | $67,141 | $47,889 | $18,009 |
| Total | $3,619,450 | $2,558,065 | $3,425,772 | $3,233,339 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC DEF 14A filed April 23, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-016388, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 33,000 | $2,610,630 | — |
| RSU | 15,300 | $1,210,383 | — |
| RSU | 11,991 | $948,608 | — |
| RSU | 8,603 | $680,583 | — |
| RSU | 5,500 | $435,105 | — |
| RSU | 4,250 | $336,218 | — |
| RSU | 3,714 | $293,815 | — |
| Option | 6,213 | — | $37.58 |
| Option | 14,167 | — | $52.87 |
| Option | 620 | — | $32.60 |
| Option | 22,000 | — | $34.69 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
1 Form 4 line since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 23, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 10,602 | $79.18 | 21,759 |
The 1 most recent of 1 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 →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | — | — | — | $1,339,999 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | — | — | — | $646,889 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Monia | Chief Executive Officer | $13,350,777 |
| Elizabeth Hougen | Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | $4,422,302 |
| Richard Geary | Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer | $3,331,400 |
| Brian Birchler | Executive Vice President, Corporate and Development Operations | $3,245,054 |
| Eric Swayze · this page | Executive Vice President, Research | $3,233,339 |
| Patrick O'Neil | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel | $3,210,608 |
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