Transcode Therapeutics (RNAZ) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Thomas A. Fitzgerald, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, was paid $956,966 in 2024, up 124% from $426,862 the year before.

Filed
July 15, 2025
Annual meeting
August 29, 2025
Pay year
2024
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$956,966+124% vs prior year
Fitzgerald 2023 total
$426,862Prior-year total compensation
Target bonus
35%Fitzgerald’s 2024 target
Dudley severance
$34,607.70Transition agreement payment
Initial Dudley salary
$480,000Annualized post-IPO salary
Initial Fitzgerald salary
$360,000Annualized post-IPO salary

How Fitzgerald was paid

$956,966 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.

Salary27%Option awards73%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Robert Michael DudleyFormer Chief Executive Officer$85,432
Thomas A. FitzgeraldInterim Chief Executive Officer, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$956,966

What changed and why

  • $957K$956,966 was Mr. Fitzgerald’s 2024 total compensation, including $701,890 in option awards and $255,076 in salary.
  • 35%35% was Mr. Fitzgerald’s 2024 target bonus; no bonuses were awarded for 2023.
  • $34,607.70$34,607.70 was Mr. Dudley’s severance under a transition agreement after his January 13, 2024 resignation.
  • 2024 options granted to the named executive officer used time-based vesting.
  • Mr. Fitzgerald’s 2024 salary reflected voluntary reductions during various payroll periods.
  • Pay Governance continued as the compensation committee’s independent compensation consultant.

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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.