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Xeris Biopharma Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

XERS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 5, 2026
196 figures on this page: 193 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
John Shannon was paid $5,042,584 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $3,827,109 reported for fiscal 2024, Shannon's total was 31.8% higher. The say-on-pay proposal drew 94.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 4, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group names ADMA Biologics, ANI Pharmaceuticals, Aquestive Therapeutics, Coherus BioSciences and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, among others. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 5 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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John Shannon
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 4, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — John Shannon: $3,827,109 → $5,042,584 (31.8% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 92.8% → 94.6% (1.8 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

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Who is Xeris Biopharma Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
John Shannon was paid $5,042,584 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $3,827,109 reported for fiscal 2024, Shannon's total was 31.8% higher.
What was Xeris Biopharma Holdings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 94.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 4, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Xeris Biopharma Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names ADMA Biologics, ANI Pharmaceuticals, Aquestive Therapeutics, Coherus BioSciences and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, among others.
What is Xeris Biopharma Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 21.7:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $232,022.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Shannon
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Pieper
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Beth Hecht
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Shannon
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Beth Hecht
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin McCulloch
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Steven Pieper
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Shannon
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin McCulloch
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Anh Nguyen
Chief Medical Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Beth Hecht
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Steven Pieper
Chief Financial 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Anh T. NguyenRSU◇——◇——◇
Anh T. NguyenOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Beth P. HechtRSU◇——◇——◇
Beth P. HechtOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
John ShannonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
John ShannonRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin McCullochOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Kevin McCullochRSU◇——◇——◇
Steven M. PieperRSU◇——◇——◇
Steven M. PieperOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Steven PieperOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
John ShannonOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Beth HechtOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Anh NguyenRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Kevin McCulloch
President and Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Brady
◇◇————◇
Marla Persky
Board chair
◇◇————◇
BJ Bormann
◇◇————◇
Dawn Halkuff
◇◇————◇
Jeffrey Sherman
◇◇————◇
Garheng Kong
◇◇————◇
John Johnson
◇◇————◇
John Schmid
◇—————◇
Ricki Fairley
◇—————◇
John Shannon 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.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
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
  • ADMA Biologics ADMA
  • ANI Pharmaceuticals ANIP
  • Aquestive Therapeutics AQST
  • Coherus BioSciences CHRS
  • Ironwood Pharmaceuticals IRWD
  • Karyopharm Therapeutics KPTI
  • Mirum Pharmaceuticals MIRM
  • Rhythm Pharmaceuticals RYTM
  • Travere Therapeutics TVTX
  • UroGen Pharma URGN
  • Y-mAbs Therapeutics YMAB

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 4, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 5, 2024=◇◇◇

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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Citations

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196 figures on this page: 193 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
193 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001867096-26-000034
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001867096-26-000021
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Non-Employee Director Compensation Table - 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001867096-25-000104
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001867096-25-000068
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001867096-24-000137
    Exhibit
  6. 0001867096-24-000102
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001867096-24-000053
    Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Xeris Biopharma Holdings discloses

The companies named in XERS's own disclosed peer group.

Coherus BioSciencesIronwood PharmaceuticalsMirum PharmaceuticalsRhythm PharmaceuticalsTravere TherapeuticsUroGen Pharma

Terms on this page

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@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}
}
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