0000725363 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000725363 2023-01-01 2023-12-31 0000725363 2024-01-01 2024-12-31 iso4217:USD 0000725363 DEF 14A false Geert Kersten Geert Kersten CEL-SCI CORPORATION <p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;"><strong>Pay Versus Performance (PVP)</strong></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" style="border-spacing:0;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%"><tbody><tr style="height:15px"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:left;">Year</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Summary Compensation</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Table Total</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">for CEO <sup style="vertical-align:super">(1)</sup></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Compensation</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Actually</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Paid (CAP)</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">to CEO <sup style="vertical-align:super">(2)</sup></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Average Summary Compensation</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Table Total</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">for Non-CEO NEOs <sup style="vertical-align:super">(3)</sup></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Average Compensation Actually Paid</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">to Non-CEO NEOs <sup style="vertical-align:super">(2)</sup></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Total Shareholder Return </p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">(TSR)<sup style="vertical-align:super">(4)</sup></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Net (Loss) <sup style="vertical-align:super">(5)</sup></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">2025</p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">919,854</td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">617,863</td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">397,109</td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(701</td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">9.92</td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(25,411,055</td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">2024</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,070,554</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">911,922</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">468,453</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">233,667</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">9.65</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(26,920,465</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">2023</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,027,965</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">660,403</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">368,390</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">30,522</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">11.37</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(32,194,303</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p><table cellpadding="0" style="border-spacing:0;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%"><tbody><tr style="height:15px"><td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(1)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">The Company’s CEO for all years presented is Geert Kersten.</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px"><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px;text-indent:30px"> </p></td><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px"><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(2)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">Deductions from, and additions to, total compensation in the Summary Compensation Table (SCT) by year to calculate Compensation Actually Paid include:</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" style="border-spacing:0;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%"><tbody><tr style="height:15px"><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="10" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>CEO</strong></p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="10" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>Average Non-CEO NEOs</strong></p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px"><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>2025</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>2024</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>2023</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>2025</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>2024</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;"><strong>2023</strong></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"><td colspan="2"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Summary Compensation Total</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>919,854</strong></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>1,070,554</strong></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>1,027,965</strong></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>397,109</strong></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>468,453</strong></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>368,390</strong></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"><td style="width:8%;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell" style="width:6%;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"><td colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Adjustments for Equity Awards</strong></p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"><td style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 30px;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 15px; text-align:left;">Deduct:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Grant date values in SCT</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(189,207</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(340,357</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(305,977</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(87,035</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(475,139</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(126,674</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px;text-indent:15px">Add:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Year-end fair value of unvested awards granted in the current year</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">213,669</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">233,016</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">279,696</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">294,864</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">325,290</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">463,176</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px;text-indent:15px">Add:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Year-over-year difference of year-end fair values for unvested awards granted in prior years</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(114,814</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(49,863</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(289,736</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(255,224</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(82,573</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(572,518</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"><td><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 15px; text-align:left;">Add:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Fair values at vest date for awards granted and vested in current year</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">-</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">-</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">-</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">-</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">-</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">-</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 15px; text-align:left;">Add:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Difference in fair values between prior year-end fair values and vest date fair values for awards granted in prior years</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(211,639</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(1,428</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(51,545</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(350,424</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(2,365</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(101,853</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"><td><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 15px; text-align:left;">Deduct:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Forfeitures during current year equal to prior year-end fair value</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">-</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">-</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">-</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">_</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">-</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">-</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"><td colspan="2"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>Total Adjustments for Equity Awards</strong></p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>(301,991</strong></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>)</strong></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>(158,632</strong></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>)</strong></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>(367,562</strong></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>)</strong></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>(397,819</strong></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>)</strong></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>(234,786</strong></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>)</strong></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>(337,869</strong></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>)</strong></td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="ffcell"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><strong>CAP</strong></p></td><td></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 3px double;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 3px double;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>617,863</strong></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 3px double;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 3px double;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>911,922</strong></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 3px double;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 3px double;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>660,403</strong></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 3px double;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 3px double;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>(710</strong></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>)</strong></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 3px double;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 3px double;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>233,667</strong></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 3px double;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;"><strong>$</strong></td><td class="ffcell" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 3px double;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;"><strong>30,522</strong></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" style="border-spacing:0;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%"><tbody><tr style="height:15px"><td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(3)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Non-CEO NEOs (named executive officers) reflect the average Summary Compensation Table total compensation and average Compensation Actually Paid for the following executives for the years presented:</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p><table cellpadding="0" style="border-spacing:0;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%"><tbody><tr style="height:15px"><td style="width:4%;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:symbol">·</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">Patricia B. Prichep</td></tr><tr style="height:15px"><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:symbol">·</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">Eyal Talor, Ph.D.</td></tr><tr style="height:15px"><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:symbol">·</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;">John Cipriano</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p><table cellpadding="0" style="border-spacing:0;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%"><tbody><tr style="height:15px"><td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(4)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Total Shareholder Return assumes the investment of $100 in our common stock on September 30, 2022 and is based on the closing price of our common stock on September 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023.</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px"><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px;text-indent:30px"> </p></td><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px"><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(5)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">The Company’s net loss as reflected in the Company’s audited financial statements.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;"><em>Relationship Between Compensation Actually Paid and Total Shareholder Return</em></p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 45px; text-align:justify;">The following chart illustrates the relationship between CAP to our CEO and Non-CEO NEOs (averaged), and our Company’s TSR over the reporting period.</p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-spacing:0;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%"><tbody><tr style="height:15px"><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:left;">Year</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Summary Compensation</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Table Total</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">for CEO <sup style="vertical-align:super">(1)</sup></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Compensation</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Actually</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Paid (CAP)</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">to CEO <sup style="vertical-align:super">(2)</sup></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Average Summary Compensation</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Table Total</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">for Non-CEO NEOs <sup style="vertical-align:super">(3)</sup></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Average Compensation Actually Paid</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">to Non-CEO NEOs <sup style="vertical-align:super">(2)</sup></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Total Shareholder Return </p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">(TSR)<sup style="vertical-align:super">(4)</sup></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td class="hdcell" colspan="2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:center;">Net (Loss) <sup style="vertical-align:super">(5)</sup></p></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">2025</p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">919,854</td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">617,863</td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">397,109</td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(701</td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">9.92</td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="width:10%;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(25,411,055</td><td style="width:1%;vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#ffffff"><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">2024</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,070,554</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">911,922</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">468,453</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">233,667</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">9.65</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(26,920,465</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr><tr style="height:15px;background-color:#cceeff"><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">2023</p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">1,027,965</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">660,403</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">368,390</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">30,522</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">11.37</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">$</td><td class="ffcell" style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right;">(32,194,303</td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space: nowrap;">)</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p><table cellpadding="0" style="border-spacing:0;text-align:left;font:10pt times new roman;width:100%"><tbody><tr style="height:15px"><td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(1)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">The Company’s CEO for all years presented is Geert Kersten.</p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px"><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px;text-indent:30px"> </p></td><td><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:15px"><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">(2)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; MARGIN: 0px; text-align:justify;">Deductions from, and additions to, total compensation in the Summary Compensation Table (SCT) by year to calculate Compensation Actually Paid include:</p></td></tr></tbody></table> 919854 617863 397109 -701 9920 -25411055 1070554 911922 468453 233667 9650 -26920465 1027965 660403 368390 30522 11370 -32194303 Geert Kersten Patricia B. Prichep Eyal Talor, Ph.D. John Cipriano <p style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman;margin:0px">Total Shareholder Return assumes the investment of $100 in our common stock on September 30, 2022 and is based on the closing price of our common stock on September 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023.</p>