Howard Robin compensation by year
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $920,000 | $940,700 | $968,921 | $1,017,400 | $1,053,400 | $1,053,000 | $1,084,590 | $1,084,590 | $1,084,590 | $1,106,282 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,346,390 | $6,884,888 | $4,998,206 | $4,100,860 | $4,996,266 | $5,691,794 | $4,032,255 | $0 | $0 | $942,081 |
| Option awards | $1,585,650 | $8,544,658 | $5,618,256 | $4,652,065 | $4,004,108 | $3,326,492 | $5,409,410 | $927,160 | $1,596,122 | $2,986,535 |
| Non-equity incentive | $897,000 | $1,599,190 | $1,647,100 | $0 | $1,092,000 | $1,000,350 | $650,754 | $1,030,361 | $976,131 | $1,106,282 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $15,103 | $127,975 | $98,184 | $168,925 | $95,775 | $81,980 | $98,821 | $93,465 | $105,850 | $115,774 |
| Total | $4,764,143 | $18,097,411 | $13,330,667 | $9,939,250 | $11,241,549 | $11,153,616 | $11,275,830 | $3,135,576 | $3,762,693 | $6,256,954 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS DEF 14A filed April 24, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-016708, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS filed document, accession 0001140361-26-016708. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 24, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 21,667 | $916,081 | — |
| RSU | 21,667 | $916,081 | — |
| PSU | 8,403 | $355,279 | — |
| Option | 86,667 | — | $43.48 |
| Option | 86,666 | — | $15.15 |
| Option | 65,006 | — | $15.15 |
| Option | 28,898 | — | $7.48 |
| Option | 14,916 | — | $198.30 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
7 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 24, 2026)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Sale | — | 418 | $71.98 | 54,627 |
| 2026-07-24 | Grant or award derivative | — | 57,200 | $0.00 | 57,200 |
| 2026-06-17 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 5,500 | $60.81 | 59,545 |
| 2026-06-17 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 4,500 | $61.65 | 55,045 |
| 2026-06-16 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 5,303 | $59.97 | 69,742 |
| 2026-06-16 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 4,697 | $60.71 | 65,045 |
| 2026-05-19 | Sale | — | 444 | $65.51 | 75,045 |
The 7 most recent of 7 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 →
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Robin · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $6,256,954 |
| Jonathan Zalevsky | Chief Research and Development Officer | $2,320,358 |
| Sandra Gardiner | Interim Chief Financial Officer | $686,400 |
| Mark Wilson | Former Chief Legal Officer | $667,901 |
Board service
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS board · FY2023–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS pays directors a $55,000 cash retainer. As stated in NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS's FY2025 proxy.
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