Precigen (PGEN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Helen Sabzevari, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.4M in 2025, down 1% from $5.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 34:1, on median employee pay of $159,500.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 18, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.4M-1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
34:1median $159,500
CEO pay in equity
61%$3.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$1,000,000Unchanged from prior year
Total NEO Compensation
$11,069,898Combined total for all five NEOs

How Sabzevari was paid

$5.4M 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.

Salary19%Stock awards41%Option awards20%Non-equity incentive20%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Helen SabzevariChief Executive Officer$5,354,329
Harry Thomasian Jr.Chief Financial Officer$1,494,705
Donald P. LehrChief Legal Officer$1,430,196
Rutul ShahChief Operating Officer$1,560,912
Phil TennantChief Commercial Officer$1,229,956

What changed and why

  • $5.4MCEO total compensation decreased slightly to $5,354,329 in fiscal 2025 from $5,431,895 in fiscal 2024.
  • 97.9%Shareholders approved the 2025 executive compensation program with 97.9% support at the prior annual meeting.
  • Named executive officers received annual cash incentive awards for performance during fiscal 2025.
  • The company maintains robust clawback policies and prohibits hedging or pledging of company securities by insiders.

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.