Lifecore Biomedical, INC. Executive Compensation (FY25)
LFCR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only
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Data as of September 9, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 5, 2026
11 filings cited on this page
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Who is Lifecore Biomedical, INC.'s chief executive and what were they paid?
Paul Josephs was paid $1,115,305 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025.
What was Lifecore Biomedical, INC.'s say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 99.2% support at the meeting held June 4, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Lifecore Biomedical, INC.'s peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Aclaris Therapeutics, ANI Pharma, Artivion, Cerus and Codexis, among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Lake Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Salus Chief Legal and Administrative Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Josephs President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Josephs | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ryan D. Lake | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Thomas D. Salus | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Salus | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/14/32 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Ryan Lake | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Paul Josephs | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Katrina L. Houde Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Joshua E. Schechter | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Paul H. Johnson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Humberto C. Antunes | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Matthew E. Korenberg | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nelson Obus | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jason Aryeh | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christopher S. Kiper | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Paul Josephs served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
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| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
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| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
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Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Aclaris Therapeutics ACRS
- ANI Pharma ANIP
- Artivion AORT
- Cerus CERS
- Codexis CDXS
- DLH Holdings DLHC
- Inotiv symbol not shown
- Natural Alternatives International symbol not shown
- OraSure Tech OSUR
- ProPhase Labs symbol not shown
- ReGenXBio RGNX
- Surmodics SRDX
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | June 4, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2025 | October 29, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | November 7, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | September 12, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | October 20, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | October 14, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | October 16, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | October 12, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | October 19, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | October 20, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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Peer benchmarking
Where Lifecore Biomedical, INC. sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
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114 figures on this page: 104 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
104 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001005286-26-000023Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001005286-26-000012
- 0001005286-25-000138Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001005286-24-000163Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001005286-22-000065Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001005286-21-000063Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001005286-20-000022Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001628280-19-012438Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-18-018379Item 5. 07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-17-017412Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-16-040127Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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11 filings cited on this page
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}