Hyperion Defi (HYPD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Hyunsu Jung, Chief Executive Officer / Chief Investment Officer, was paid $9.3M in 2025.

Filed
May 5, 2026
Annual meeting
June 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$9.3M2025
CEO pay in equity
99%$9.2M in awards
Jung minimum salary
$520,000Under January 2026 agreement
Jung inducement RSUs
500,000Settled on staged schedule
Jung milestone RSUs
1,000,000Tied to market capitalization
Knox sign-on bonus
$75,000One-time payment
Knox inducement RSUs
100,000Vesting over twelve months
Knox milestone RSUs
200,000Tied to market capitalization

How Jung was paid

$9.3M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary1%Stock awards99%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Hyunsu JungChief Executive Officer / Chief Investment Officer$9,286,089
David KnoxChief Financial Officer$3,251,817
Michael RoweFormer Chief Executive Officer$488,078
Bren KernFormer Chief Operating Officer$715,748

What changed and why

  • $9.15M$9.15M was Jung’s 2025 stock-award value, driving total compensation to $9.29M.
  • $3.07M$3.07M was Knox’s 2025 stock-award value, including inducement and market-cap milestone RSUs.
  • $75,000$75,000 was Knox’s one-time sign-on bonus under his employment agreement.
  • November 1, 2025 was Rowe’s last employment day after resigning as chief executive officer.
  • $462K$462,347 was Kern’s other compensation, including separation and post-employment advisor payments.
  • $520K$520,000 was Jung’s minimum annual base salary under his January 2026 employment agreement.

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About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.