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PURE BIOSCIENCE, INC.

For the period ended Jul 31, 2025. Filed Oct 29, 2025.

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FY2025 · Filed Oct 29, 2025

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth a summary of cash and non-cash compensation awarded, earned or paid for services rendered to us during the fiscal years ended July 31, 2025 and July 31, 2024 by our named executive officers, consisting of (i) each individual serving as principal executive officer during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025 and (ii) our other two most highly compensated officers serving during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025.

Name and Principal Position · Fiscal Year · Salary ($)(1) · Option Awards ($)(2) · Total Compensation ($)
Robert Bartlett2025$151,900$39,400(3)$191,300
Chief Executive Officer2024$200,000$15,000(4)$215,000
Mark Elliott2025$169,200$9,400(5)$178,600
Vice President Finance2024$180,000$15,000(6)$195,000
Tom Myers2025$188,000$9,400(7)$197,400
Executive Vice President of Technology & Development2024$200,000$15,000(8)$215,000
(1)Amounts reflect salary earned during the respective fiscal years.
(2)Amounts for the years ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 reflect the grant date fair value for financial statement reporting purposes with respect to stock options granted during the respective fiscal years, calculated in accordance with authoritative guidance.
(3)Represents an award consisting of options to purchase 655,000 shares of common stock.
(4)Represents an award consisting of options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock.
(5)Represents an award consisting of options to purchase 155,000 shares of common stock.
(6)Represents an award consisting of options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock.
(7)Represents awards consisting of options to purchase 155,000 shares of common stock.
(8)Represents an award consisting of options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock.

Narrative to Summary Compensation Table

The compensation program established for the Company’s executive officers consisted of the following elements:

Base Salary: The base salaries of our named executive officers depend on their job responsibilities, the market rate of compensation paid by companies in our industry for similar positions, our financial position and performance, and the strength of our business. Base salaries provide a fixed means of compensation in order to attract and retain talent. The base salary for Mr. Bartlett was voluntary reduced from $200,000 per year to $100,000 per year during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025. The base salary for Mr. Elliott was voluntary reduced from $180,000 per year to $157,500 per year during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025. The base salary for Mr. Myers was voluntary reduced from $200,000 per year to $175,000 per year during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025. Subsequent to July 31, 2025, the base salaries for Messrs. Bartlett, Elliott and Myers were voluntary reduced to $80,000, $147,500 and $155,000, respectively.

Performance-Based Cash Awards: As part of the Company’s executive compensation program, our executive officers are eligible to receive performance-based cash awards. The annual performance-based cash awards are based on the executive officer’s individual performance and the Company’s actual performance compared to the corporate goals approved by the Board and the Compensation Committee. Following the end of each fiscal year, the Board and the Compensation Committee is responsible for determining the bonus amount payable to an executive officer based on that executive officer’s individual performance during the fiscal year and its determination of the Company’s actual performance compared to the corporate goals established for that fiscal year. Due to the Company’s limited financial resources and performance, our named executive officers did not receive any performance-based cash bonuses for the years ended July 31, 2025 and 2024.

Long-Term Equity Awards: Equity ownership by our executive officers and key employees encourages them to create long-term value and aligns their interests with those of our stockholders. As a result, our executive compensation program provides for the issuance of stock options and RSUs as determined by the Compensation Committee and our Board.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End

The following table provides a summary of all equity awards held by our named executive officers that were outstanding as of July 31, 2025.

Option Awards
Name · Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable · Option Exercise Price ($) · Option Expiration Date
Robert Bartlett655,000$0.078/19//2034(1)
150,000$0.127/31/2033(2)
Mark Elliott155,000$0.078/19/2034(3)
150,000$0.127/31/2033(4)
100,000$0.209/30/2032(5)
100,000$0.456/18/2031(6)
150,000$0.331/29/2030(7)
150,000$0.795/15/2030(7)
Tom Myers155,000$0.078/19/2034(8)
150,000$0.127/31/2033(9)
125,000$0.209/30/2032(10)
125,000$0.209/30/2032(10)
125,000$0.456/18/2031(11)
125,000$0.331/29/2030(12)
125,000$0.795/15/2030(12)
(1)During the year ended July 31, 2025, we granted Mr. Bartlett an award consisting of an option to purchase 155,000 shares of common stock. The options have a ten-year term and vest in four quarterly installments. In addition, we granted Mr. Bartlett an award consisting of an option to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock subject to Mr. Bartlett’s employment agreement. All 500,000 options vested on the date of grant and carry a ten-year term.
(2)During the year ended July 31, 2024, we granted Mr. Bartlett an award consisting of an option to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock. The options have a ten-year term and vest in four quarterly installments.
(3)During the year ended July 31, 2025, we granted Mr. Elliott an award consisting of an option to purchase 155,000 shares of common stock. The options have a ten-year term and vest in four quarterly installments.
(4)During the year ended July 31, 2024, we granted Mr. Elliott an award consisting of an option to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock. The options have a ten-year term and vest in four quarterly installments.
(5)During the year ended July 31, 2023, we granted Mr. Elliott awards consisting of an option to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock. The options have a ten-year term and vest in four quarterly installments.
(6)During the year ended July 31, 2021, we granted Mr. Elliott awards consisting of an option to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock. The options have a ten-year term and vest in four quarterly installments.
(7)During the year ended July 31, 2020, we granted Mr. Elliott awards consisting of an option to purchase 300,000 shares of common stock. The options have a five-year term and vest in four quarterly installments.
(8)During the year ended July 31, 2025, we granted Mr. Myers an award consisting of an option to purchase 155,000 shares of common stock. The options have a ten-year term and vest in four quarterly installments.
(9)During the year ended July 31, 2024, we granted Mr. Myers awards consisting of an option to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock. The options have a ten-year term and vest in four quarterly installments.
(10)During the year ended July 31, 2023, we granted Mr. Myers awards consisting of an option to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock. 125,000 options vest quarterly over one year. The remaining 125,000 options vest annually over two years. All 250,000 options have a ten-year term.
(11)During the year ended July 31, 2021, we granted Mr. Myers awards consisting of an options to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock. The options have a ten-year term and vest in four quarterly installments.
(12)During the year ended July 31, 2020, we granted Mr. Myers awards consisting of an options to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock. The options have a five-year term and vest in four quarterly installments.

During the year ended July 31, 2025, Messrs. Bartlett, Elliott and Myers had 650,000, 150,000 and 150,000 option awards vest, respectively. There was no respective value on vesting.

Employment Agreements; Potential Payments Upon Termination or a Change in Control for Current Executive Officers

On March 15, 2023, we entered into an employment agreement with Robert Bartlett, or the Bartlett Employment Agreement, to serve as our Chief Executive Officer pursuant to which Mr. Bartlett was entitled to receive an annual base salary of $300,000, a one-time signing bonus of $17,500 and an option to purchase 500,000 shares of our common stock to be granted at a future date. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, Mr. Bartlett’s salary was voluntarily reduced from $200,000 to $100,000. Mr. Bartlett’s employment is “at will” and may be terminated at any time, with or without cause (as defined in the Bartlett Employment Agreement) with 30-days advance written notice.

Pay-Versus-Performance

As required by Section 952(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation actually paid, or CAP, and our financial performance for each of the last two completed fiscal years. In determining the CAP to our named executive officers (or “NEOs”), we are required to make various adjustments to amounts that have been previously reported in the Summary Compensation Table in previous years, as the SEC’s valuation methods for this disclosure differ from those required in the Summary Compensation Table. For our NEOs, other than our principal executive officer (the “PEO”), compensation is reported as an average.

YearSummary Compensation Table Total for PEO(1)Compensation Actually Paid to PEO(2)Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs(3)Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs(4)Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On Total Stockholder Return(5)Net Loss (in thousands)(6)
Robert Bartlett · Robert Bartlett
2025$151,900$112,500$178,600$159,800$9.00$2,400
2024$200,000$185,000$190,000$160,000$8.00$3,350
(1)Robert Bartlett is our PEO for each year reported.
(2)In accordance with SEC rules, the following adjustments were made to determine the CAP to Robert Bartlett during fiscal years 2025 and 2024, which consisted solely of adjustments to the PEO’s equity awards:
Description of AdjustmentRobert Bartlett
Fiscal Year20252024
Summary Compensation Table - Total Compensation$151,900$200,000
- Grant Date Fair Value of Option Awards Granted in the Covered Fiscal Year$(39,400)$(15,000)
+ Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards Granted in the Covered Fiscal Year$—$—
+ Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years$—$—
+ Fair Value on Vesting Date of Option Awards Granted in the Covered Fiscal Year that Vested During the Covered Fiscal Year$—$—
+ Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Vested in the Covered Fiscal Year——
- Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During the Covered Fiscal Year$—$—
Compensation Actually Paid$112,500$185,000
(3)The non-PEO NEOs for whom the average compensation is presented in this table for fiscal years 2025 and 2024 are Tom Myers and Mark Elliott. The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the average of the amounts reported for the non-PEO NEOs in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table in the applicable fiscal year.
(4)In accordance with SEC rules, the following adjustments were made to determine the CAP on average to our non-PEO NEOs during fiscal years 2025 and 2024, which consisted solely of adjustments to the non-PEO NEOs’ equity awards:
Description of Amount20252024
Summary Compensation Table - Total Compensation$178,600$190,000
- Grant Date Fair Value of Option Awards Granted in the Covered Fiscal Year$(18,800)$(30,000)
+ Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards Granted in Covered Fiscal Year$—$—
+ Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years$—$—
+ Fair Value on Vesting Date of Option Awards Granted in the Covered Fiscal Year that Vested During the Covered Fiscal Year$—$—
+ Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Vested in the Covered Fiscal Year$—$—
- Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During the Covered Fiscal Year$—$—
Compensation Actually Paid$159,800$160,000
(5)Total Stockholder Return illustrates the value, as of the last day of the indicated fiscal year, of an investment of $100 in our Common Stock on July 31, 2021.
(6)The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of net loss reflected in our audited financial statements for the applicable year.

Compensation Actually Paid and Total Stockholder Return

The following graph reflects the relationship between the PEO and average non-PEO NEO CAP versus the Company’s cumulative Total Stockholder Return, assuming an initial fixed investment of $100, for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2025 and 2024.

Compensation Actually Paid and Net Loss

The following graph reflects the relationship between the PEO and average non-PEO NEO CAP and the Company’s net loss for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2025 and 2024.

Code Section 162(m) Provisions

Section 162(m) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, or the IRS Code, generally disallows a tax deduction to public companies for compensation in excess of $1 million paid to the Chief Executive Officer or any of the four most highly compensated officers. Prior to changes in tax law taking effect in 2018, there was an exception to the $1.0 million limitation for performance-based compensation, including stock options, meeting certain requirements. Before such amendments we had not adopted a policy that all compensation must qualify as deductible under Section 162(m) of the IRS Code. The exemption from the Section 162(m) deduction limit for performance-based compensation has been repealed, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, such that compensation paid to our Chief Executive Officer and certain other executive officers in excess of $1.0 million will not be deductible unless it qualifies for transition relief applicable to certain arrangements in place as of November 2, 2017.

Compensation of Directors

The following table sets forth compensation earned in the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025 by each of our non-employee directors who are not named executive officers.

Fees Earned or Paid in CashOption AwardsTotal Compensation
Name($)($)(1)($)
Ivan Chen$28,125$8,400$36,525
Tom Y. Lee$22,500$7,000$29,500
David M. Rendall$25,500$7,000$32,500
Bernard Blotner$25,500$7,000$32,500
Darin Zehr$25,000$7,000$32,500

(1) Amounts for the year ended July 31, 2025 reflect the grant date fair value for financial statement reporting purposes with respect to stock options granted during the fiscal year, calculated in accordance with authoritative guidance.

Narrative to Director Compensation Table

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, Board compensation was voluntarily reduced by half. Each non-employee director of the Company receives cash fees from the Company for their services as members of the Board, and any Board Committees, as follows:

●Each non-employee director receives an annual fee of $15,000 payable for such director’s service on the Board and each member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee receives an additional annual fee of $1,000 and $1,000, respectively, payable for such director’s service on that Board Committee.
●The Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional annual fee of $2,500 for such Chair’s service and the Chair of the Compensation Committee receives an additional annual fee of $1,250 for such Chair’s service.

Annual fees are normally paid to each non-employee director in four equal installments on a quarterly basis. Any non-employee directors serving a portion of the year are entitled to receive such fees on a pro rata basis based on their length of service during the year. Mr. Myers and Mr. Bartlett did not receive any additional compensation for their board service.

Additionally, new members of the Board are entitled to receive stock options in an amount to be determined by the Compensation Committee or the Board.

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025, Messrs. Chen, Lee, Rendall, Blotner and Zehr received options to purchase 150,000, 125,000, 125,000, 125,000 and 125,000 shares of common stock, respectively. The options vest fifty percent (50%) on the date of the next annual meeting and fifty percent (50%) on the date of the following year’s annual meeting.

In the past, our Board has approved each year, generally in the first or second calendar quarter of the year, an annual option or stock grant for our non-employee directors. Any such grant is at the discretion of the Board, which considers the recommendation of our Compensation Committee. Upon the Board’s approval of any such grant, each non-employee director generally may elect whether to receive the grant as an option or stock award.

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