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Xencor Executive Compensation (FY25)

XNCR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Bassil Dahiyat
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 16, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Bassil Dahiyat: $6,811,829 → $5,521,205 (18.9% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Xencor's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Bassil Dahiyat, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, came to $5,521,205 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,811,829 reported for fiscal 2024, Dahiyat's total was 18.9% lower.
What was Xencor's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 96.6% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held June 16, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Xencor's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Agenus, Inc., Alector, Inc., Allogene Therapeutics, Inc., Arcus Biosciences, Inc. and Arvinas, Inc., among others.
What is Xencor's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 22:1, against median employee compensation of $251,539.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bassil Dahiyat
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Desjarlais
Chief Scientific Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Allen Yang
Chief Medical Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Kuch
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Celia Eckert
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bassil Dahiyat
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Desjarlais
Chief Scientific Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Celia Eckert
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bassil Dahiyat
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Bart Jan Cornelissen
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Nancy Valente
Former Chief Development Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Desjarlais
Chief Scientific Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Celia Eckert
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bassil Dahiyat
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Desjarlais
Executive Vice President, Research and Chief Scientific Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Bart Jan Cornelissen
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Celia Eckert
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Nancy Valente
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
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
Bart Jan CornelissenRSU◇——◇——◇
Bart Jan CornelissenOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Bassil I. Dahiyat, Ph.D.RSU◇——◇——◇
Bassil I. Dahiyat, Ph.D.OPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Celia E. EckertOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Celia E. EckertRSU◇——◇——◇
John R. Desjarlais, Ph.D.RSU◇——◇——◇
John R. Desjarlais, Ph.D.OPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
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
Celia EckertOption◇—◇3/3/2032
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/2/2033
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/4/2035
RSU◇◇——
Nancy ValenteRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇5/1/2033
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
RSU◇◇——
Bart CornelissenRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/9/2034
Option◇—◇3/4/2035
John DesjarlaisRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/4/2035
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
Option◇—◇3/3/2032
Option◇—◇3/2/2033
RSU◇◇——
Bassil DahiyatOption◇—◇3/4/2035
Option◇—◇3/2/2033
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/5/2034
Option◇—◇3/3/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Bart Jan Cornelissen
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Bassil Dahiyat
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Celia Eckert
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Todd E. Simpson
◇◇◇———◇
Raymond J. Deshaies
◇—◇———◇
A. Bruce Montgomery
◇◇◇———◇
Richard J. Ranieri
◇◇◇———◇
Ellen G. Feigal
◇◇◇———◇
Kurt A. Gustafson
◇◇◇———◇
Barbara Klencke
◇◇◇———◇
Kevin C. Gorman
◇◇◇———◇
Dagmar Rosa-Bjorkeson
◇—————◇
Bassil I. Dahiyat 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.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
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◇
Lead independent director 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 Options and RSUs.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Agenus, Inc. AGEN
  • Alector, Inc. ALEC
  • Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. ALLO
  • Arcus Biosciences, Inc. RCUS
  • Arvinas, Inc. ARVN
  • Denali Therapeutics Inc. DNLI
  • IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. IDYA
  • IGM Biosciences, Inc. IGMS
  • Inhibrx, Inc. INBX
  • Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. IOVA
  • Kura Oncology, Inc. KURA
  • Relay Therapeutics, Inc. RLAY
  • SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. SWTX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 16, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 12, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 13, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 14, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 23, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 24, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 25, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 26, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 26, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 22, 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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282 figures on this page: 272 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
272 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001326732-26-000045
  2. 0001326732-26-000031
    Director Compensation · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001326732-25-000057
  4. 0001326732-25-000043
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001326732-24-000036
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001326732-24-000017
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001326732-23-000007
  8. 0001628280-23-013235
  9. 0001558370-22-010382
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001558370-21-008651
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001558370-20-007794
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001558370-19-005963
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001104659-18-042788
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001104659-17-041529
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Xencor discloses

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

Agenus, Inc.Alector, Inc.Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.Arcus Biosciences, Inc.Arvinas, Inc.Denali Therapeutics Inc.IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc.IGM Biosciences, Inc.Inhibrx, Inc.Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.Kura Oncology, Inc.Relay Therapeutics, Inc.SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.

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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
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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