Rambus (RMBS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Luc Seraphin, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.5M in 2025, up 33% from $7.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 45:1, on median employee pay of $209,389.

Filed
March 6, 2026
Annual meeting
April 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$9.5M+33% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
45:1median $209,389
CEO pay in equity
83%$7.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO Target Pay Mix Variable
92%Subject to financial or share performance
2025 CIP Funding Level
98.6%Based on pro-forma operating income
2025 Product Revenue
$348MUp 41% over 2024
Operating Cash Flow
$360MGenerated in fiscal year 2025

How Seraphin was paid

$9.5M 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.

Salary8%Stock awards83%Non-equity incentive9%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Luc SeraphinChief Executive Officer$9,507,546
Desmond LynchSenior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer$2,858,988
Sean FanExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer$6,390,682
John ShinnSenior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel$1,610,755

What changed and why

  • $9.5MChief executive officer total compensation increased to $9,507,546 in 2025 compared to $7,168,732 in 2024.
  • 92%Approximately 92% of the chief executive officer total target compensation was subject to performance in 2025.
  • 98.6%Corporate incentive plan pool was funded at 98.6% based on pro-forma operating income performance.
  • 97%Stockholders approved the prior say-on-pay proposal by approximately 97% of votes cast.
  • $348MAnnual product revenue grew to $348 million, representing a 41% increase over 2024.

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.