Kenneth Stillwell compensation by year
PEGASYSTEMS Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $195,400 | $415,000 | $440,000 | $445,000 | $460,000 | $473,588 | $516,306 | $530,000 | $544,615 | $550,000 |
| Bonus | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,200,006 | $271,549 | $655,388 | $720,229 | $1,439,512 | $1,689,509 | $2,197,143 | $2,181,866 | $2,396,175 | $2,258,459 |
| Option awards | $1,800,001 | $125,046 | $500,446 | $550,004 | $1,250,022 | $1,500,003 | $6,663,138 | $1,539,691 | $2,805,817 | $3,206,202 |
| Non-equity incentive | $97,692 | $105,825 | $132,000 | $130,163 | $128,735 | $156,492 | $174,577 | $185,500 | $247,721 | $330,343 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $3,658 | $10,800 | $11,250 | $12,300 | $12,630 | $8,700 | $9,150 | $9,900 | $10,350 | $10,500 |
| Total | $3,496,757 | $928,220 | $1,739,084 | $1,857,696 | $3,290,899 | $3,828,292 | $9,560,314 | $4,446,957 | $6,004,678 | $6,355,504 |
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.
How this page was built: the PEGASYSTEMS INC filed document, accession 0001013857-26-000031. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 51,694 | $3,087,166 | — |
| RSU | 39,620 | $2,366,106 | — |
| RSU | 26,104 | $1,558,931 | — |
| RSU | 11,754 | $701,949 | — |
| PSU | 6,668 | $398,213 | — |
| RSU | 1,152 | $68,797 | — |
| Option | 79,240 | — | $31.05 |
| Option | 128,578 | — | $38.82 |
| Option | 108,000 | — | $31.05 |
| Option | 3,942 | — | $65.23 |
| Option | 36,928 | — | $42.70 |
| Option | 103,680 | — | $16.95 |
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 13 award rows shown.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
36 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 24, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-04 | Exercise or conversion | — | 25,920 | $16.95 | 121,145 |
| 2026-11-04 | Sale | — | 16,256 | $35.54 | 87,225 |
| 2026-11-04 | Tax withholding | — | 17,664 | $35.70 | 103,481 |
| 2026-11-04 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 25,920 | $0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-09-11 | Sale | — | 39,627 | $35.77 | 95,225 |
| 2026-09-07 | Tax withholding | — | 2,055 | $37.36 | 134,852 |
| 2026-09-07 | Exercise or conversion | — | 5,220 | $0.00 | 136,907 |
| 2026-09-07 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 5,220 | $0.00 | 10,442 |
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 | $550,000 | $21,402,364 | — | $21,952,364 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $550,000 | $0 | — | $550,000 |
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 · this page | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | $6,355,504 |
| Leon Trefler | Chief of Clients and Markets | $4,298,045 |
| John Gerard Higgins | Chief of Client and Partner Success | $4,236,791 |
| Rifat Kerim Akgonul | Chief Product Officer | $4,039,148 |
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