Company: ZVRA
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form Type: DEFC14A
Source: 0001193125-25-086293
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Company: ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form: DEFC14A
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 2024, our Compensation Committee considered advice and data provided primarily by Alpine. Alpine provided the Compensation Committee with 2024 peer group information and reviewed this data with the Compensation Committee when the Compensation Committee determined whether our executive compensation is competitive, commensurate with the executive officers’ responsibilities and consistent with market trends in executive compensation practices for comparable companies. Our Compensation Committee also met with Alpine to discuss compensation of our executive officers, including our President and Chief Executive Officer. Alpine reported directly to the Compensation Committee; however, our President and Chief Executive Officer consulted with Alpine with respect to his assessments of the compensation of executive officers other than himself. Alpine provided no additional services to us other than in its role of advising our Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has considered the adviser independence factors required under SEC rules and Nasdaq listing standards as they relate to Alpine and does not believe that Alpine’s work in 2024 raised a conflict of interest. The Compensation Committee recognizes the very competitive market for executive talent in our industry and the importance of attracting and retaining strong talent as our business continues to evolve. Our positioning on compensation is intended to keep the Company competitive while strongly incentivizing performance and appropriately controlling executive compensation cost. Elements of Our Executive Compensation Program Historically, and for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, our executive compensation program consisted of the following elements, each established as part of our program in order to achieve the compensation objective specified below:

| Compensation Element                                                                                 |     | Compensation Objectives to be Achieved                                                                                                                                 |
| Base Salary                                                                                          |     | Attracts and retains talented executives, recognizes individual roles and responsibilities, and provides stable income.                                                |
| Cash-Based Incentive Compensation                                                                    |     | Promotes short-term performance objectives and rewards executives for their contributions toward achieving those objectives.                                           |
| Long-Term Incentive Compensation                                                                     |     | Aligns executives’ interests with our stockholders’ interests, emphasizes long-term financial and operational performance, and helps retain executive talent.          |
| Severance and Other Benefits Potentially Payable upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control |     | Aids in attracting and retaining executive talent and helps executives to remain focused and dedicated during potential transition periods due to a Change in Control. |
| Retirement, Health, Welfare and Additional Benefits                                                  |     | Aids in attracting and retaining executive talent by supplementing competitive compensation packages.                                                                  |

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| We do not currently have, and we do not expect to have, formal policies relating to the allocation of total compensation among the various