Vyome Holdings, Inc
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 18, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Mar 18, 2026
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information regarding compensation earned by our named executive officers during our fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Summary Compensation Table
| Name and Principal Position · Year · Salary ($) · Bonus ($) · Stock Awards ($) · Non-equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) · All Other Compensation ($) · Total ($) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkat Nelabhotla(1) | 2025 | 260,000 | - | 208,302 | - | 10,409 | 478,711 | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||
| Robert Dickey IV(2) | 2025 | 81,638 | - | 19,160 | - | - | 100,798 | ||
| Interim Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||
| Paul F. Hickey(3) | 2025 | 200,000 | 60,733 | 600,000 | (5) | 860,733 | |||
| Former President and Chief Executive Officer | 323,984 | 80,000 | - | - | - | 403,984 | |||
| Thomas Stankovich(4) | 2025 | 96,009 | 10,000 | 106,099 | |||||
| Former Chief Financial Officer | 2024 | 148,698 | - | - | - | - | 148,698 | ||
| (1) | Venkat Nelabhotla was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective upon the consummation of the Merger on August 15, 2025. |
| (2) | Robert Dickey IV was appointed as the Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective upon the consummation of the Merger on August 15, 2025. |
| (3) | Paul F. Hickey resigned as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective upon the consummation of the Merger on August 15, 2025. |
| (4) | Thomas Stankovich resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective upon the consummation of the Merger on August 15, 2025. |
| (5) | In the event Mr. Hickey’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or Mr. Hickey resigns for good reasons, he will be entitled to receive a severance payment. |
Venkat Nelabhotla
On September 30, 2019, Vyome Therapeutics, Inc. (“VTI”) and Mr. Nelabhotla entered into an employment agreement appointing Mr. Nelabhotla as the President and Chief Executive Officer of VTI. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Nelabhotla is entitled to a base salary of $260,000 per annum. The employment agreement also provides for an annual bonus of up to $133,572 contingent upon the achievement by VTI of any or all of the milestones described in the employment agreement. Both VTI and Mr. Nelabhotla can terminate the employment agreement for any reason or no reason (including, without limitation, for convenience, cause (as defined in the employment agreement) or good reason (as defined in the employment agreement).
In addition, Mr. Nelabhotla is entitled to severance payments under the employment agreement. Upon termination of the agreement by either party, VTI shall pay upon due adjustments or provide to Mr. Nelabhotla (or to his authorized representative or estate) any earned but unpaid base salary, annual bonus earned and payable but not yet paid, unpaid expense reimbursements and accrued but unused vacation on or before the time required by law but in no event more than 30 days after date of such termination. In the event the employment agreement is terminated without cause (as defined in the employment agreement) or by Mr. Nelabhotla for good reason, Mr. Nelabhotla shall be entitled to, among others, an amount equal to the sum of: (i) 75% of his base salary (as defined in the employment agreement); and (ii) 75% of his target bonus compensation (as defined in the employment agreement) for the then current fiscal year. In addition, subject to Mr. Nelabhotla’s continuous service to VTI from the date of the employment agreement through the closing of a change of control (as such term is defined in the VTI’s 2018 equity incentive plan) (or, in the event of any termination by VTI of the employment agreement pursuant to the employment agreement without cause at any time after VTI enters into a definitive agreement with respect to a change of control transaction and thereafter the closing of such change of control transaction is consummated), each outstanding stock option or other equity award in VTI held by Mr. Nelabhotla immediately prior to such closing that has not otherwise previously become vested shall automatically become fully vested immediately prior to such closing and, if applicable, shall automatically become exercisable immediately prior to such closing and, if applicable, shall automatically become exercisable immediately prior to such closing for one hundred percent (100%) of the shares of equity of VTI subject thereto.
Pursuant to the consummation of the Merger, Mr. Nelabhotla has been serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company under the terms of the aforementioned agreement between him and VTI until such time as the Board of Directors determines to enter into a new employment agreement.
Robert Dickey
On August 4, 2025, the Company entered into an agreement for the appointment of Robert Dickey as its full time Interim Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Dickey is entitled to a payment of up to $15,000 per calendar month, prorated for partial months. The agreement can be terminated by either party for reasons, including, among others, cause (as defined in the agreement), upon fifteen (15) days prior written notice to the other party, without cause upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party. The agreement does not provide for the payment of severance upon termination.
Long-Term Incentives
Our long-term equity incentive plans allow us the opportunity to grant stock options, restricted stock and other equity-based awards. In general, we view equity awards as incentives for future performance and not as compensation for past accomplishments. We also believe that equity awards reward continued employment by an executive officer, with an associated benefit to us of employee continuity and retention. The exercise price of stock options awarded by the Compensation Committee has been and will continue to be the closing sales price of our common stock on the date of grant.
On October 27, 2025, the stockholders of the Company approved the adoption of the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, which was adopted by the Board of Directors on October 2, 2025 and replaced the prior 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. Under the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, 2,000,000 shares of our common stock are available for issuance pursuant to future grants or awards.
The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors do not grant equity awards according to a prescribed formula or target, although they review equity data from comparable companies to inform their decisions. In determining the number of equity awards granted to executive officers, individual responsibilities and experience, as well as contributions and achievements are considered, and, in appropriate circumstances, the Compensation Committee considers the recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer. The objectives utilized to assess individual contributions and achievements vary depending on the individual executive, but relate generally to strategic factors such as clinical and regulatory progress, commercialization, research and development, continued establishment of intellectual property and implementation of appropriate financing strategies. While the Chief Executive Officer may provide recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding the number of equity awards granted to other executive officers from time to time, he does not make a recommendation as to his equity awards.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table summarizes the outstanding equity award holdings held by our named executive officers at December 31, 2025.
| Outstanding Equity Awards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Option Awards · Stock Awards | |||||||||
| Name | Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) exercisable | Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) unexercisable | Equity incentive plan awards: Number of securities underlying unexercised unearned options (#) | Option exercise price ($) | Option expiration date | Number of shares or units of stock that have not vested (#) | Market value of shares of units of stock that have not vested ($) | Equity incentive plan awards: Number of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested (#) | Equity incentive plan awards: Market or payout value of unearned shares, units or other rights that have not vested ($) |
| Venkat Nelabhotla(1) | 985,184 | N/A | N/A | 0.41 | 7/31/35 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | 109 75 | 2,400 4,500 | 12/21/28 12/21/28 | ||||||
| Robert Dickey IV(2) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Interim Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||
| Paul F. Hickey(3) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Former President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||
| Thomas Stankovich(4) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Former Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||
| (1) | Venkat Nelabhotla was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective upon the consummation of the Merger on August 15, 2025. |
| (2) | Robert Dickey IV was appointed as the Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective upon the consummation of the Merger on August 15, 2025. |
| (3) | Paul F. Hickey resigned as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective upon the consummation of the Merger on August 15, 2025. |
| (4) | Thomas Stankovich resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective upon the consummation of the Merger on August 15, 2025. |
Director Compensation
For 2025, each non-employee director received no compensation for serving on the Board.
We reimburse all of our non-employee directors for reasonable travel and other expenses incurred in attending Board and committee meetings. Directors who also serve as employees of the Company receive no additional compensation for serving as a director. Mr. Nelabhotla is the only director who is also an employee of the Company.
The following table shows the compensation of the non-employee members of our Board of Directors during fiscal year 2025:
Director Compensation in 2025
| Name(1) | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)(2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Krishna K. Gupta* | Nil | |
| Stash Pomichter* | Nil | |
| Shiladitya Sengupta* | Nil | |
| John Tincoff* | Nil | |
| Mohanjit Jolly* | Nil | |
| Dan Gladney* | Nil | |
| Gary Blackford(3) | Nil | |
| Lori McDougal* | Nil | |
| Arda Minocherhomjee* | Nil |
| (1) | Venkat Nelabhotla, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Paul Hickey, our former President and Chief Executive Officer (who resigned effective upon consummation of the Merger) are not included in this table because they were each an employee of the Company during 2025 and thus received no compensation for their services as a director. The compensation that Mr. Nelabhotla and Mr. Hickey received as employees of the Company is shown in the “Summary Compensation Table.” |
| (2) | The amounts in this column include the annual Board of Director and committee retainer amounts for 2025 described above under the heading “Director Compensation.” |
| (3) | Gary Blackford resigned from the Board of Directors and all related committees effective March 15, 2025. |
| * | In connection with the consummation of the Merger and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on August 15, 2025, the Board elected and designated Krishna Gupta, Stash Pomichter, Shiladitya Sengupta, John Tincoff and Mohanjit Jolly to the Board of Directors effective immediately. Dan Gladney, Lori McDougal and Arda Minocherhomjee resigned as directors of the Company effective upon the consummation of the Merger. |
Actions to Recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation
At no time during the last fiscal year was the Company required to prepare an accounting restatement that required recovery of an erroneously awarded compensation pursuant to our Clawback Policy.
Policies and Practices related to the Grant of Certain Equity Awards Close in Time to the Release of Material Nonpublic Information (“MNPI”)
The Company has a strict policy of not issuing options or allowing its insiders to conduct stock trades at times, subject to any allowable trades that might occur pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan, where MNPI is known or a material transaction is anticipated to occur. Each insider and employee of the Company is required to read and sign the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, which prescribes certain set periods that prohibit insider trading. Other than as established for black-out periods associated with our quarterly and annual financial statement filings, our executive management will also issue notices of black-out trading periods if they are aware of material transactions which they anticipate closing.
The timing of equity award grants is determined with consideration to a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the achievement of pre-established performance targets, market conditions and internal milestones. The Company does not follow a predetermined schedule for the granting of equity awards; instead, each grant is considered on a case-by-case basis to align with the Company’s strategic objectives and to ensure the competitiveness of our compensation packages.
In determining the timing and terms of an equity award, the Board or the Compensation Committee may consider MNPI to ensure that such grants are made in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Board’s or the Compensation Committee’s procedures to prevent the improper use of MNPI in connection with the granting of equity awards include oversight by legal counsel and, where appropriate, delaying the grant of equity awards until the public disclosure of such MNPI.
The Company is committed to maintaining transparency in its executive compensation practices and to making equity awards in a manner that is not influenced by the timing of the disclosure of MNPI for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation. The Company regularly reviews its policies and practices related to equity awards to ensure they meet the evolving standards of corporate governance and continue to serve the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
In the year ended December 31, 2025, no options were granted to our named executive officers within four business days prior to, or one business day following, the filing or furnishing of a periodic or current report by us that disclosed MNPI.
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