Pulse Biosciences (PLSE) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Burke T. Barrett, Former Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $8.4M in 2024.

Filed
October 28, 2025
Annual meeting
December 9, 2025
Pay year
2024
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$8.4M2024
CEO target bonus
70%Of annual base salary
CEO base salary
$725,000LaViolette employment agreement
Start date option
1,500,000 sharesLaViolette employment agreement
2024 PEO CAP
$1,305,872Compensation actually paid
2024 non-PEO CAP
($12,625,697)Average compensation actually paid

How Barrett was paid

$8.4M in total for 2024, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary4%Bonus1%Option awards95%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Paul A. LaVioletteChief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman—
Kevin P. DanahyChief Commercial Officer$616,410
Darrin R. UeckerChief Technology Officer and Director$616,410
Burke T. BarrettFormer Chief Executive Officer and Director$8,435,605

What changed and why

  • $8.4M$8.4M Barrett’s 2024 total included a $8.0M option award and $21,875 severance payment.
  • $616K$616,410 Danahy and Uecker each received total 2024 compensation, including $102,473 bonuses.
  • 2024 Barrett served as CEO from May through December after succeeding Danahy.
  • 70%2025 LaViolette joined as CEO with a $725,000 base salary and 70% target annual bonus.
  • No 2024 financial performance measures linked compensation actually paid to PEOs or non-PEO NEOs.
  • $1.3M2024 Compensation Actually Paid was $1,305,872 for the PEO and negative $12,625,697 for non-PEO NEOs.

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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.