Company: XOMAP
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-081538
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Company: XOMA Royalty Corp
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: DEF 14A
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 as one factor in determining and approving the compensation for our other executive officers. Our Chief Executive Officer recuses himself from all discussions and recommendations regarding his own compensation.**

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**Under its charter, the Compensation Committee has the authority to engage the services of outside advisors, experts, and others to assist it in the discharge of its responsibilities. In accordance with this authority, the Compensation Committee has retained the services of Compensia to assist it in evaluating our executive compensation program, gathering and analyzing data on the competitive market for executive talent, and formulating and assessing potential changes to our executive compensation program. Compensia serves at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, which reviews Compensia’s engagement annually.

The Compensation Committee regularly reviews the objectivity and independence of the advice provided by Compensia on executive compensation matters. In 2024, the Compensation Committee considered Compensia’s independence in light of independence standards adopted by the SEC and Nasdaq and determined that Compensia was independent and that its work did not raise any conflicts of interest.

During 2024, the Compensation Committee held four meetings and consists of Ms. Franklin (Chair), Mr. Perry and Mr. Wyszomierski. The Board has adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee, a copy of which is available on the Company’s website atinvestors.xoma.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents.

Nominating & Governance Committee

The Nominating & Governance Committee assists the Board in identifying individuals qualified to become Board members, recommends to the Board the director nominees for election at annual meetings of stockholders, recommends to the Board the director nominees for appointment to the Board’s committees, and develops, recommends to the Board and oversees the governance principles applicable to the Company. The Nominating & Governance Committee held three meetings in 2024 and consisted of Ms. Hernday (Chair), Ms. Kosacz and Mr. Limber. The Board has adopted a written charter for the Nominating & Governance Committee, a copy of which is available on the Company’s website atinvestors.xoma.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents.

The committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders in writing, and a stockholder wishing to submit such a recommendation should send a letter to the Secretary of the Company at 2200 Powell Street, Suite 310, Emeryville, California 94608. The mailing envelope must contain a clear notation indicating that the enclosed letter is a