Independent Director · Axos Financial, Inc. (AX)

Sara Wardell-Smith director compensation at Axos Financial: $388K

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for Sara Wardell-Smith at Axos Financial, Inc.. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed September 25, 2025 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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Axos Financial Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Axos Financial reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2026$44,000$286,019——$330,019
FY2025$42,333$345,608$0$0$387,941
FY2024$23,333$238,185$0$0$261,518

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Axos Financial, Inc. DEF 14A filed September 25, 2025, accession 0001299709-25-000174, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the Axos Financial, Inc. filed document, accession 0001299709-25-000174. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed September 25, 2025.

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$387,941 Sara Wardell-Smith, FY2025 total director compensation

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Data as of September 25, 2025 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2025

Axos Financial pays directors a $44,000 cash retainer and $345,550 in RSUs.

The rest of the Axos Financial board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Edward J. RatinoffIndependent Director$387,941
Gregory GarrabrantsDirector—
James J. CourtIndependent Director$437,160
James S. ArgalasIndependent Director$387,941
Nicholas A. MosichIndependent Director$508,680
Paul J. GrinbergChair of the Board$1,176,829
Roque A. SantiIndependent Director$387,941
Stefani D. CarterIndependent Director$387,941
Tamara N. BohligIndependent Director$387,941
Uzair DadaIndependent Director$387,941

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