John Kao compensation by year
Alignment Healthcare Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $656,827 | $675,000 | $729,827 | $786,539 | $817,308 | $833,654 |
| Bonus | — | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,537,500 | $14,835,906 | $30,937,508 | $12,497,891 | $3,300,000 | $8,500,014 |
| Option awards | — | $29,570,843 | $1,500,002 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $659,138 | $716,681 | $902,835 | $1,006,837 | $1,246,053 | $1,944,495 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | — | $420 | $420 | $5,209 | $5,804 | $420 |
| Total | $3,853,465 | $45,998,851 | $34,070,592 | $14,296,476 | $6,369,165 | $11,278,583 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Alignment Healthcare, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 24, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-027058, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the Alignment Healthcare, Inc. filed document, accession 0001628280-26-027058. 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 | 819,513 | $16,185,382 | — |
| PSU | 330,000 | $6,517,500 | — |
| PSU | 274,194 | $5,415,332 | — |
| RSU | 247,500 | $4,888,125 | — |
| PSU | 124,172 | $2,452,397 | — |
| Option | 91,241 | — | $9.06 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Alignment Healthcare, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 27,400 | $13.00 | 590,766 |
| 2026-09-11 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 385,270 | $12.68 | 1,223,473 |
| 2026-09-10 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 172,600 | $12.96 | 618,166 |
| 2026-08-10 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 298,000 | $13.88 | 790,766 |
| 2026-07-10 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 279,644 | $19.81 | 1,107,122 |
| 2026-07-10 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 18,356 | $20.65 | 1,088,766 |
| 2026-06-10 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 74,936 | $19.65 | 1,609,830 |
| 2026-06-10 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 223,064 | $20.60 | 1,386,766 |
The 8 most recent of 10 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 Alignment Healthcare discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $3,825,000 | — | $30,356 | $4,917,856 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $3,825,000 | $43,800,166 | $30,356 | $48,718,021 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Alignment Healthcare, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Alignment Healthcare’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Kao · this page | Chief Executive Officer | $11,278,583 |
| Dawn Maroney | President | $5,444,832 |
| James Head | Chief Financial Officer | $3,325,835 |
| Hyong Kim | Chief Medical Officer | $3,129,021 |
| Christopher Joyce | Chief Legal & Administrative Officer | $3,049,447 |
| Thomas Freeman | Former Chief Financial Officer | $2,886,811 |
Board service
Alignment Healthcare board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Alignment Healthcare pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $190,000 in RSUs. As stated in Alignment Healthcare's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
Compensation
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How this record is built
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