PDS Biotechnology (PDSB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, was paid $828,307 in 2025, down 63% from $2.3M the year before.

Filed
June 26, 2026
Annual meeting
August 10, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$828,307-63% vs prior year
CEO target bonus
Up to 55%Percentage of base salary
Other NEO target bonus
Up to 40%Percentage of base salary
Chief medical officer total
$677,3182025 total compensation
Chief operating officer total
$673,6292025 total compensation
NEO option awards
$193,500Each executive's 2025 award

How Ph.D. was paid

$828,307 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.

Salary74%Option awards23%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D.Chief Executive Officer$828,307
Kirk Shepard, M.D.Chief Medical Officer$677,318
Stephan ToutainChief Operating Officer$673,629

What changed and why

  • $828K$828,307 was the CEO's 2025 total compensation, down from $2,263,569 in 2024.
  • $615K$615,322 was the CEO's 2025 salary, alongside $193,500 in option awards.
  • No discretionary annual cash bonuses were paid to named executive officers for 2025 performance.
  • 55%2025 target bonuses were up to 55% for the CEO and 40% for each other named executive officer.
  • Performance evaluation emphasized R&D, clinical, regulatory, financing, organizational, and shareholder-value milestones.

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.