Simulations Plus Executive Compensation (FY25)
SLP · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): December 29, 2025
5 filings cited on this page
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Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Simulations Plus' chief executive and what were they paid?
Shawn O'Connor, Chief Executive Officer, received $1,096,572 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Simulations Plus' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2024, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 93.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held February 13, 2025.
What is Simulations Plus' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 8:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $142,614.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shawn O'Connor Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Szot Former Chief Revenue Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Will Frederick Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John DiBella Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Chang Global Head of Strategic Alliances | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jill Fiedler-Kelly President Services Solutions | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Josh Fohey Chief Operating 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Szot | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Jill Fiedler-Kelly | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| John DiBella | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Josh Fohey | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Steven Chang | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Will Frederick | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John DiBella | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Josh Fohey | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
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| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Steven Chang | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Shawn O'Connor | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Will Frederick | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jill Fiedler-Kelly | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr. Daniel Weiner Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dr. John K. Paglia | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sharlene Evans | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dr. Lisa LaVange | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dr. Walter S. Woltosz | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Stock grants.
Stock ownership guideline: 3x annual cash retainer
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | February 13, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | February 9, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | February 21, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | February 23, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Simulations Plus disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
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147 figures on this page: 143 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
143 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001023459-25-000068CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
- 0001023459-25-000024Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001023459-23-000034Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001683168-20-000565
- 0001683168-17-000445
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The paid brief for Simulations Plus
Positioning against its disclosed peers, the governance read, incentive design, and the CD&A alignment analysis; the full peer table; a committee-ready PDF.
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5 filings cited on this page
Method: intel.velarion.ai/methodology
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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}
}