Company: ZVRA
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form Type: DEFC14A
Source: 0001193125-25-086293
Chunk: 39

Company: ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form: DEFC14A
Chunk 39
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b 3 under the Exchange Act. Mr. Anderson is the chair of the Compensation Committee. Our Board has determined that the composition of the Compensation Committee satisfies the applicable independence requirements under, and the functioning of our Compensation Committee complies with, the applicable requirements of the Nasdaq listing rules and SEC rules and regulations. The principal duties and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include:

| • |     | reviewing our overall compensation strategy and policies, establishing and approving, or, if it deems appropriate, recommending to the full Board for determination and approval, performance goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, evaluating the performance of our Chief Executive Officer in light of those goals and objectives and setting, or recommending to the full Board for approval, the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, including incentive based and equity based compensation, based on that evaluation; |

| • |     | setting, or recommending to the full Board for approval, the compensation of our other executive officers; |

| • |     | exercising administrative authority under our stock option plans, stock appreciation rights plans, pension and profit sharing plans, incentive plans, |

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| stock bonus plans, stock purchase plans, bonus plans, deferred compensation plans, or any other similar programs which may be adopted from time to time; |

| • |     | setting, or recommending to the full Board for approval, the type and amount of compensation to be paid to our directors; |

| • |     | manage the appointment, compensation and oversight of any compensation consultant retained by the Compensation Committee; |

| • |     | reviewing and discussing with management the compensation discussion and analysis that we may be required from time to time to include in SEC filings; and |

| • |     | preparing a compensation committee report on executive compensation as may be required from time to time to be included in our annual proxy statements or annual reports on Form 10 K filed with the SEC. |

The Compensation Committee met four times during 2024. Our Board has adopted a written Compensation Committee charter that is available to our stockholders at www.zevra.com . Compensation Committee Processes and Procedures Typically, the Compensation Committee meets three times per year, but may meet with greater or lesser frequency, as deemed necessary by the Compensation Committee. The agenda for each meeting is usually developed by the chair of the Compensation Committee, in consultation with our chief executive officer. The Compensation Committee meets regularly in executive sessions. However, from time to time, various members of management and other employees, as well as outside advisors or consultants, may