John Gerard Higgins compensation by year
PEGASYSTEMS Summary Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Component | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $441,153 | $472,372 | $480,381 | $520,841 |
| Bonus | $167,186 | $156,522 | $255,030 | $293,540 |
| Stock awards | $985,400 | $988,164 | $1,227,342 | $1,143,530 |
| Option awards | $3,136,672 | $1,002,264 | $1,771,831 | $2,096,390 |
| Non-equity incentive | $113,032 | $118,093 | $133,598 | $170,103 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $0 | $0 | $22,648 | $12,386 |
| Total | $4,843,443 | $2,737,415 | $3,890,830 | $4,236,791 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: PEGASYSTEMS INC DEF 14A filed April 24, 2026, accession 0001013857-26-000031, 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 | 25,848 | $1,543,643 | — |
| RSU | 19,810 | $1,183,053 | — |
| RSU | 11,392 | $680,330 | — |
| RSU | 5,142 | $307,080 | — |
| RSU | 3,702 | $221,083 | — |
| RSU | 1,660 | $99,135 | — |
| RSU | 922 | $55,062 | — |
| RSU | 920 | $54,942 | — |
| RSU | 184 | $10,988 | — |
| Option | 16,156 | — | $42.70 |
| Option | 2,888 | — | $68.04 |
| Option | 3,180 | — | $68.04 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in PEGASYSTEMS INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it. The 12 largest of 18 award rows shown.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
36 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 24, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | Tax withholding | — | 1,273 | $37.36 | 60,110 |
| 2026-09-07 | Exercise or conversion | — | 2,280 | $0.00 | 61,383 |
| 2026-09-07 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 2,280 | $0.00 | 4,556 |
| 2026-09-05 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 2,202 | $0.00 | 13,206 |
| 2026-09-05 | Exercise or conversion | — | 2,202 | $0.00 | 60,332 |
| 2026-09-05 | Tax withholding | — | 1,229 | $37.36 | 59,103 |
| 2026-09-04 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 1,616 | $0.00 | 16,154 |
| 2026-09-04 | Tax withholding | — | 902 | $37.72 | 58,130 |
The 8 most recent of 36 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 PEGASYSTEMS discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | — | $220,128 | — | $220,128 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in PEGASYSTEMS INC's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
PEGASYSTEMS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Trefler | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $8,332,032 |
| Kenneth Stillwell | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | $6,355,504 |
| Leon Trefler | Chief of Clients and Markets | $4,298,045 |
| John Gerard Higgins · this page | Chief of Client and Partner Success | $4,236,791 |
| Rifat Kerim Akgonul | Chief Product Officer | $4,039,148 |
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