Ryan Spencer compensation by year
DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES Summary Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Component | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $600,000 | $695,000 | $760,000 | $835,001 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,605,608 | $1,522,500 | $2,281,250 | $4,902,150 |
| Option awards | $1,720,450 | $2,820,265 | $2,043,300 | $1,824,299 |
| Non-equity incentive | $588,000 | $544,880 | $712,500 | $641,907 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $5,431 | $11,355 | $13,686 | $7,418 |
| Total | $4,519,489 | $5,594,000 | $5,810,736 | $8,210,775 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP DEF 14A filed April 17, 2025, accession 0000930413-25-001273, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP filed document, accession 0000930413-25-001273. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 17, 2025.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2024 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 165,000 | $2,107,050 | — |
| RSU | 165,000 | $2,107,050 | — |
| PSU | 125,000 | $1,596,250 | — |
| PSU | 62,500 | $798,125 | — |
| RSU | 20,833 | $266,037 | — |
| Option | 108,890 | — | $11.12 |
| Option | 231,000 | — | $12.48 |
| Option | 19,445 | — | $12.74 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP's FY2024 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
21 Form 4 lines since the FY2024 proxy (filed April 17, 2025)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 130,000 | — | 0 |
| 2026-02-10 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 90,667 | — | 0 |
| 2026-02-10 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 231,000 | — | 0 |
| 2026-02-10 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 136,000 | — | 0 |
| 2026-02-10 | Grant or award | — | 165,000 | — | 165,000 |
| 2026-02-10 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 50,000 | — | 0 |
| 2026-02-10 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 350,000 | — | 0 |
| 2026-02-10 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 165,000 | — | 0 |
The 8 most recent of 21 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 DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES discloses, by trigger · FY2024| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control, no termination | — | $5,014,704 | — | $5,014,704 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $2,922,501 | $7,121,754 | $47,835 | $10,092,090 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,878,751 | $236,523 | $35,877 | $2,151,151 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP's FY2024 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES’s named executive officers, FY2024
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Spencer · this page | Chief Executive Officer and Director | $8,210,775 |
| David Novack | President and Chief Operating Officer | $3,731,687 |
| John Slebir | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | $2,847,447 |
| Kelly MacDonald | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,626,267 |
| Robert Janssen | Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President | $2,283,533 |
Board service
DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES board · FY2023–FY2024How this board is paid
Company policy: DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES pays directors a $50,000 cash retainer and $230,637 in equity. As stated in DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES's FY2024 proxy.
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