SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Astria Therapeutics Inc.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
22 Boston Wharf Road, 10th Floor
Boston, MA 02210
To be held on June 11, 2025
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Jill C. Milne, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer Boston, Massachusetts April 28, 2025 |
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Proxy Statement
Table of Contents
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22 Boston Wharf Road, 10th Floor
Boston, MA 02210
617-349-1971
To be held on June 11, 2025
Expiring at the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (Class I)
Name
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Age
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Present Position with Astria Therapeutics, Inc.
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Fred Callori | | |
57
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| | Director | |
Michael Kishbauch | | |
76
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| | Director | |
Jill C. Milne, Ph.D. | | |
57
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Term Expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (Class II)
Name
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Age
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Present Position with Astria Therapeutics, Inc.
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Kenneth Bate | | |
74
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| | Director, Chair of the Board of Directors | |
Joanne Beck, Ph.D. | | |
64
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| | Director | |
Hugh Cole | | |
60
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| | Director | |
Term Expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (Class III)
Name
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Age
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Present Position with Astria Therapeutics, Inc.
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Sunil Agarwal, M.D. | | |
55
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| | Director | |
Gregg Lapointe | | |
66
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| | Director | |
Jonathan Violin, Ph.D. | | |
49
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| | Director | |
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| Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc. | | | Inozyme Pharma, Inc. | | | Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. | |
| Annexon Biosciences | | | Larimar Therapeutics, Inc. | | | Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. | |
| AVROBIO, Inc. | | | Ocugen, Inc. | | | Vor Biopharma | |
| Cue Biopharma, Inc. | | | Rallybio | | | Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc. | |
| Cullinan Oncology | | | Reneo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | | |
| Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. | | | Savara, Inc. | | | | |
| Adicet Bio, Inc. | | | Foghorn Therapeutics, Inc. | | | Ocugen, Inc. | |
| Annexon Biosciences | | | iBio, Inc. | | | Rallybio | |
| AVROBIO, Inc. | | | Immunome, Inc. | | | Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. | |
| Cue Biopharma, Inc. | | | Inozyme Pharma, Inc. | | | Vor Biopharma | |
| Cullinan Oncology | | | Larimar Therapeutics, Inc. | | | Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc. | |
| Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | Mustang Bio, Inc. | | | | |
| Evelo Biosciences | | | Neoleukin Therapeutics, Inc. | | | | |
Name
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Fees Earned
($) |
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Option
Awards ($)(1) |
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All Other
Compensation |
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Total
($) |
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Sunil Agarwal(2)
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| | | | 34,973 | | | | | | 221,309 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 256,282 | | |
Kenneth Bate
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| | | | 90,500 | | | | | | 86,980 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 177,480 | | |
Joanne Beck
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| | | | 52,500 | | | | | | 86,980 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 139,480 | | |
Fred Callori
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| | | | 49,000 | | | | | | 86,980 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 135,980 | | |
Hugh Cole
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| | | | 48,750 | | | | | | 86,980 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 135,730 | | |
Michael Kishbauch
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| | | | 54,000 | | | | | | 86,980 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 140,980 | | |
Gregg Lapointe
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| | | | 60,000 | | | | | | 86,980 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 146,980 | | |
Jonathan Violin
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| | | | 55,000 | | | | | | 86,980 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 141,980 | | |
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Member
Annual Fee |
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Chair
Annual Fee |
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Board of Directors
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| | | $ | 40,000 | | | | | $ | 75,000 | | |
Audit Committee
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| | | $ | 7,500 | | | | | $ | 20,000 | | |
Compensation Committee
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| | | $ | 5,000 | | | | | $ | 10,000 | | |
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
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| | | $ | 4,000 | | | | | $ | 8,000 | | |
Science and Technology Committee
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| | | $ | 7,500 | | | | | $ | 15,000 | | |
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Member
Annual Fee |
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Chair
Annual Fee |
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Board of Directors
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| | | $ | 40,000 | | | | | $ | 75,000 | | |
Audit Committee
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| | | $ | 10,000 | | | | | $ | 20,000 | | |
Compensation Committee
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| | | $ | 7,500 | | | | | $ | 15,000 | | |
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
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| | | $ | 5,000 | | | | | $ | 10,000 | | |
Science and Technology Committee
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| | | $ | 7,500 | | | | | $ | 15,000 | | |
Name
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Age
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Position(s)
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Noah Clauser | | |
52
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| | Chief Financial Officer | |
Benjamin Harshbarger | | |
56
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| | Chief Legal Officer | |
Andrew Komjathy | | |
62
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| | Chief Commercial Officer | |
Andrea Matthews | | |
43
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| | Chief Business Officer | |
Jill C. Milne, Ph.D.(1) | | |
57
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| | President and Chief Executive Officer, Director | |
Christopher Morabito, M.D. | | |
55
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| | Chief Medical Officer | |
Name and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($) |
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Option
Awards ($)(1) |
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($) |
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All Other
Compensation ($)(2) |
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Total
($) |
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Jill C. Milne, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | | 637,868 | | | | | | 5,637,078 | | | | | | 318,934 | | | | | | 10,536 | | | | | | 6,604,416 | | |
| | | 2023 | | | | | | 601,762 | | | | | | 2,016,728 | | | | | | 330,969 | | | | | | 6,045 | | | | | | 2,955,504 | | | ||
Christopher Morabito, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | | 485,920 | | | | | | 1,789,892 | | | | | | 194,368 | | | | | | 10,536 | | | | | | 2,480,716 | | |
| | | 2023 | | | | | | 458,415 | | | | | | 660,020 | | | | | | 197,118 | | | | | | 6,032 | | | | | | 1,321,586 | | | ||
Benjamin Harshbarger
Chief Legal Officer |
| | | | 2024 | | | | | | 461,617 | | | | | | 1,789,892 | | | | | | 184,647 | | | | | | 11,777 | | | | | | 2,447,933 | | |
| | | 2023 | | | | | | 439,635 | | | | | | 660,020 | | | | | | 195,638 | | | | | | 2,198 | | | | | | 1,297,491 | | |
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Option Awards
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Name
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Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |
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Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |
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Option
Exercise Price ($) |
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Option
Expiration Date |
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Jill C. Milne, Ph.D.
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| | | | 155 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 663.00 | | | | | | 3/25/2025 | | |
| | | 2,666 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 843.00 | | | | | | 7/16/2025 | | | ||
| | | 1,716 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 274.20 | | | | | | 2/10/2026 | | | ||
| | | 749 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 258.60 | | | | | | 9/7/2026 | | | ||
| | | 3,332 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 74.40 | | | | | | 2/8/2027 | | | ||
| | | 3,833 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 76.80 | | | | | | 2/7/2028 | | | ||
| | | 3,833 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 42.60 | | | | | | 9/6/2028 | | | ||
| | | 16,666 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 26.34 | | | | | | 2/12/2029 | | | ||
| | | 24,999 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 31.92 | | | | | | 1/30/2030 | | | ||
| | | 213,888 | | | | | | 19,444(1) | | | | | $ | 17.22 | | | | | | 3/31/2031 | | | ||
| | | 138,125 | | | | | | 56,875(2) | | | | | $ | 6.51 | | | | | | 2/29/2032 | | | ||
| | | 126,042 | | | | | | 148,958(3) | | | | | $ | 13.36 | | | | | | 1/31/2033 | | | ||
| | | — | | | | | | 534,600(4) | | | | | $ | 15.26 | | | | | | 2/7/2034 | | | ||
Christopher Morabito, M.D.
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| | | | 40,417 | | | | | | 39,583(6) | | | | | $ | 3.87 | | | | | | 7/31/2032 | | |
| | | 41,250 | | | | | | 48,750(3) | | | | | $ | 13.36 | | | | | | 1/31/2033 | | | ||
| | | — | | | | | | 175,000(4) | | | | | $ | 15.26 | | | | | | 2/7/2034 | | | ||
Benjamin Harshbarger
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| | | | 7,499 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 37.02 | | | | | | 6/10/2030 | | |
| | | 61,110 | | | | | | 5,556(1) | | | | | $ | 17.22 | | | | | | 3/31/2031 | | | ||
| | | 29,169 | | | | | | 4,164(5) | | | | | $ | 12.96 | | | | | | 6/7/2031 | | | ||
| | | 38,958 | | | | | | 16,042(2) | | | | | $ | 6.51 | | | | | | 2/29/2032 | | | ||
| | | 41,250 | | | | | | 48,750(3) | | | | | $ | 13.36 | | | | | | 1/31/2033 | | | ||
| | | — | | | | | | 175,000(4) | | | | | $ | 15.26 | | | | | | 2/7/2034 | | |
Name
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Cash
Severance ($)(1) |
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Bonus
($)(2) |
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COBRA
Continuation ($)(3) |
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Value of
Accelerated Vesting of Equity Awards ($)(4) |
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Total
($) |
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Jill C. Milne, Ph.D. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Termination without cause or upon resignation with good reason
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| | | | 637,868 | | | | | | 167,453 | | | | | | 30,028 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 835,349 | | |
Termination upon a change in control
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| | | | 956,802 | | | | | | 167,453 | | | | | | 45,042 | | | | | | 138,206 | | | | | | 1,307,503 | | |
Christopher Morabito, M.D. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Termination without cause or upon resignation with good reason
|
| | | | 485,920 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 485,920 | | |
Termination upon a change in control
|
| | | | 485,920 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 200,686 | | | | | | 686,606 | | |
Benjamin Harshbarger | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Termination without cause or upon resignation with good reason
|
| | | | 461,617 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 29,868 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 491,485 | | |
Termination upon a change in control
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| | | | 461,617 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 29,868 | | | | | | 38,982 | | | | | | 530,467 | | |
Year | | | Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO(1) | | | Compensation Actually Paid to PEO(2)(3) | | | Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO Named Executive Officers(1) | | | Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO Named Executive Officers(2)(3) | | | Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on Total Shareholder Return(4) | | | Net Income/(Loss)(5) (in thousands) | | ||||||||||||||||||
2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | |||||
2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | |||||
2022 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | |
| | | 2024 | | | 2023 | | | 2022 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustments | | | PEO | | | Other NEOs* | | | PEO | | | Other NEOs* | | | PEO | | | Other NEOs* | | ||||||||||||||||||
SCT Amounts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Adjustments for stock and option awards: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Subtraction): Aggregate value for option awards included in SCT Amounts for the covered fiscal year | | | | | ( | | | | | | ( | | | | | | ( | | | | | | ( | | | | | | ( | | | | | | ( | | |
Addition: Fair value at year end of awards granted during the covered fiscal year that are outstanding and unvested at the covered fiscal year end | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Addition (Subtraction): Year-over- year change in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that were outstanding and unvested at the covered fiscal year end | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ( | | | | | | ( | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
Addition: Vesting date fair value of awards granted and vesting during the covered fiscal year | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Addition: Change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year for which vesting conditions were satisfied during the covered fiscal year | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
(Subtraction): Fair value at end of prior year of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that fail to meet the applicable vesting conditions during the covered fiscal year | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
CAP Amounts (as calculated) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Plan category
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Number of securities
to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options, warrants and rights |
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Weighted-
average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights |
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Number of securities
remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) |
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
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| | | | 5,378,672(1) | | | | | $ | 14.89 | | | | | | 7,603,463(2) | | |
Equity compensation plans not approved by
security holders |
| | | | 1,472,217(3) | | | | | $ | 9.61 | | | | | | 1,294,846(4) | | |
Total
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| | | | 6,850,889 | | | | | $ | 13.75 | | | | | | 8,898,309 | | |
Options Outstanding
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Shares Available for
Grant |
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Weighted Average
Exercise Price of Options Outstanding |
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Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Term of Options Outstanding (Years) |
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10,857,018
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| | | | 4,842,752 | | | | | $ | 11.09 | | | | | | 8.76 | | |
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Number of Shares
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As a percentage of stock
outstanding on a fully diluted basis(1) |
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Total shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2015 Plan
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| | | | 9,252,114 | | | | | | 11.0% | | |
Total shares available for future awards under the 2015 Plan
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| | | | 3,680,593 | | | | | | 4.4% | | |
New shares requested in the 2015 Plan Increase
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| | | | 5,500,000 | | | | | | 6.5% | | |
Total potential dilution from shares available for future awards
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| | | | 9,180,593 | | | | | | 10.9% | | |
Name and Position
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Number of Shares
Subject to Stock Options |
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Named Executive Officers | | | | | | | |
Jill C. Milne, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | 2,056,726 | | |
Chris Morabito, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer |
| | | | 527,500 | | |
Benjamin Harshbarger
Chief Legal Officer |
| | | | 689,998 | | |
Name and Position
|
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Number of Shares
Subject to Stock Options |
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Current executive officers who are not Named Executive Officers
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| | | | 1,988,705 | | |
All current executive officers, as a group
|
| | | | 5,262,929 | | |
All current directors who are not executive officers, as a group
|
| | | | 415,532 | | |
All non-employee participants in the plan(1)
|
| | | | 79,576 | | |
All current employees who are not executive officers, as a group(2)
|
| | | | 4,552,078 | | |
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Year Ended December 31,
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2024
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2023
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Audit Fees(1)
|
| | | $ | 673,800 | | | | | $ | 820,000 | | |
Audit-Related Fees(2)
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Tax Fees(3)
|
| | | | 25,000 | | | | | | 25,750 | | |
All Other Fees(4)
|
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Total
|
| | | $ | 698,800 | | | | | $ | 845,750 | | |
Name of Beneficial Owner
|
| |
Number of
Shares Beneficially Owned |
| |
Percentage of
Shares Beneficially Owned |
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5% Stockholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FMR, LLC(1)
|
| | | | 7,823,729 | | | | | | 14.0% | | |
Affiliates of Perceptive Advisors, LLC.(2)
|
| | | | 6,485,420 | | | | | | 11.6% | | |
Affiliates of RA Capital Management, L.P.(3)
|
| | | | 5,105,213 | | | | | | 9.0% | | |
Affiliates of Vestal Point Capital(4)
|
| | | | 4,000,000 | | | | | | 7.1% | | |
Affiliates of Fairmount Funds Management LLC(5)
|
| | | | 3,554,129 | | | | | | 6.3% | | |
BlackRock, Inc.(6)
|
| | | | 3,499,479 | | | | | | 6.2% | | |
ForGrowth III PA B.V.(7)
|
| | | | 2,872,539 | | | | | | 5.1% | | |
NEOs and Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jill C. Milne, Ph.D.(8)
|
| | | | 792,558 | | | | | | * | | |
Chris Morabito, M.D.(9)
|
| | | | 161,666 | | | | | | * | | |
Ben Harshbarger(10)
|
| | | | 263,019 | | | | | | * | | |
Sunil Agarwal, M.D.(11)
|
| | | | 9,400 | | | | | | * | | |
Kenneth Bate(12)
|
| | | | 56,332 | | | | | | * | | |
Fred Callori(13)
|
| | | | 53,199 | | | | | | * | | |
Hugh Cole(14)
|
| | | | 56,949 | | | | | | * | | |
Michael D. Kishbauch(15)
|
| | | | 56,256 | | | | | | * | | |
Gregg Lapointe(16)
|
| | | | 56,948 | | | | | | * | | |
Joanne Beck, Ph.D.(17)
|
| | | | 56,949 | | | | | | * | | |
Jonathan Violin, Ph.D.(18)
|
| | | | 316,520 | | | | | | * | | |
All current executive officers and directors as a group (14 persons)(19)
|
| | | | 2,625,184 | | | | | | 4.5% | | |
DIRECTORS OF ASTRIA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Kenneth Bate
Hugh Cole
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President and Chief Executive Officer
Boston, Massachusetts
April 28, 2025
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