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UNITED STATES
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9701 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700
Beverly Hills, California 90212
NOTICE OF 2018 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Monday, May 14, 2018
10:30 a.m. Pacific Time
Montage Beverly Hills Hotel, 225 North Canon Drive, First Floor Library, Beverly Hills, California 90210
You may vote if you were a stockholder of record on the close of business on March 19, 2018.
We appreciate you taking the time to vote promptly. After reading the Proxy Statement, please vote at your earliest convenience by telephone, internet, or, if you received printed proxy materials, by completing, signing and returning by mail a proxy card. If you decide to attend the Annual Meeting and would prefer to vote by ballot, your proxy will be revoked automatically and only your vote at the Annual Meeting will be counted. YOUR SHARES CANNOT BE VOTED UNLESS YOU VOTE BY: (1) TELEPHONE, (2) INTERNET, (3) COMPLETING, SIGNING AND RETURNING A PAPER PROXY CARD BY MAIL IF YOU RECEIVED PRINTED PROXY MATERIALS, OR (4) ATTENDING THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING IN PERSON. Please note that all votes cast via telephone or the internet must be cast prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 13, 2018.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please vote as soon as possible to make sure that your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting. Voting by proxy will not prevent you from voting in person if you choose to attend the Annual Meeting.
If you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please note that admission will be on a first come, first served basis. You may obtain directions to the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel, 225 North Canon Drive, First Floor Library, Beverly Hills, California 90210 by calling the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel directly at (888) 860-0788. Each stockholder who attends may be asked to present valid picture identification such as a driver's license or passport. Stockholders holding stock in brokerage accounts ("street name" holders) will also need to bring a copy of a brokerage account statement reflecting stock ownership as of the record date. Cameras, recording devices and other electronic devices will not be permitted at the Annual Meeting.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and continued support. We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting.
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/s/ KORI L. OGROSKY Kori L. Ogrosky, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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March 28, 2018
PROXY SUMMARY |
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. The Board of Directors of PacWest Bancorp is referred to in this Proxy Statement as "the Board of Directors", "the Board" or "Board". PacWest Bancorp is referred to in this Proxy Statement as "PacWest", "the Company", "we" or "our". Pacific Western Bank is referred to in this Proxy Statement as "the Bank".
This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider, and you should read the entire Proxy Statement before voting. For more complete information regarding the Company's 2017 performance, please review the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the "Annual Report").
VOTING AND MEETING INFORMATION
Please carefully review the proxy materials for the 2018 Annual Meeting that will be held on May 14, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., Pacific Time, at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel, and follow the instructions below to cast your vote on all of the voting matters.
Who is Eligible to Vote |
You are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting if you were a stockholder of record at the close of business on March 19, 2018 (the "Record Date"). On the Record Date, there were 125,153,957 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Advance Voting Methods |
Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person, please vote right away using one of the following advance voting methods (see page 6 for additional details).
You can vote in advance in one of three ways:
Attending and Voting at the Annual Meeting |
All stockholders of record may vote in person at the Annual Meeting. Beneficial owners of shares held in "street name" may vote in person at the Annual Meeting if they have a legal proxy, as described in the response to question 2 on page 6.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting |
Unless you previously elected to receive paper copies of our proxy materials, we are sending our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the "Notice") that will instruct you on
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how to access the proxy materials and proxy card to vote your shares by telephone or over the internet. If you would like to receive a paper copy of our proxy materials free of charge, please follow the instructions included in the Notice.
It is anticipated that the Notice will be mailed to stockholders on or before April 4, 2018.
The Notice, this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report are available at our Investor Relations website at www.pacwestbancorp.com/docs.
Compensation Discussion and AnalysisExecutive Summary(page 32) |
The Company had a solid year in 2017 in key financial and non-financial areas. Our five-year financial performance below also highlights the continued growth and success of our Company. Our 2017 financial and non-financial highlights are as follows:
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2017 | $ | 2.91 | $ | 357.8 | $ | 18.24 | $ | 25.0 | | 1.58 | % | | 15.2 | % | |||||
2016 | $ | 2.90 | $ | 352.2 | $ | 18.71 | $ | 21.9 | 1.66 | % | 15.5 | % | |||||||
2015 | $ | 2.79 | $ | 299.6 | $ | 17.86 | $ | 21.3 | | 1.70 | % | | 15.8 | % | |||||
2014 | $ | 1.92 | $ | 168.9 | $ | 17.17 | $ | 16.2 | 1.27 | % | 11.9 | % | |||||||
2013 | $ | 1.08 | $ | 45.1 | $ | 12.72 | $ | 6.5 | | 0.74 | % | | 8.3 | % |
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Ballot Items |
Stockholders are being asked to vote on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:
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To elect twelve (12) directors. | FOR | |||||||
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To approve, on an advisory basis (non-binding), the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. | FOR | |||||||
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To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. | FOR | |||||||
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Director Nominees(page 24) |
The following table provides summary information about each director nominee:
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Paul R. Burke |
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Craig A. Carlson |
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Susan E. Lester |
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James J. Pieczynski |
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Robert A. Stine |
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2017 Executive Compensation Decisions(page 37) |
We assess executive officer performance by analyzing specific, achieved Company financial goals. The Company's executive compensation program balances short and long-term Company performance with stockholder value creation. We align executive compensation to the success of the
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Company and the interests of our stockholders by making annual cash incentive bonus payments to executive officers based on Company achievement of pre-established performance measures that are directly tied to Company performance. Executive officers are only entitled to target or above-target annual cash incentive bonus payments if the Company delivers target or above-target performance with respect to these measures. Conversely, executive officers are not entitled to annual cash incentive bonus payments if Company performances measures are below pre-determined thresholds.
In addition, the Company's long-term incentive compensation plan ties a meaningful portion of executive officer compensation to Company performance. Specifically, 50% of an executive officer's long-term incentive compensation is granted in the form of performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs") that vest only upon the attainment of key Company financial performance metrics. The other 50% of an executive officer's long-term incentive compensation is time-based restricted stock awards ("TRSAs") that vest ratably over four years. The Company believes this long-term incentive compensation grant structure appropriately aligns Company performance with stockholder interest.
Details of our executive compensation principles, process and decisions can be found under the "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" ("CD&A") section of this Proxy Statement.
Corporate Governance(page 12) |
The Company is committed to maintaining strong governance practices, and the Board regularly reviews its governance procedures to ensure compliance with laws, rules and regulations. Our website at www.pacwestbancorp.com includes important information about our policies and Board committee charters, including the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines (the "Guidelines"), our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and all of the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings and press releases. Examples of our corporate governance practices are set forth in the "Corporate Governance" section of this Proxy Statement.
Stockholder Engagement |
We engage with our stockholders on governance and compensation matters as part of our commitment to continue to be responsive to stockholders and to ensure that our actions are informed by the viewpoints of our investors. In the past several years, we have spoken to a number of our stockholders to ensure our compensation program continues to align executive compensation with stockholder value creation and to discuss important corporate governance matters including our continued commitment to enhance Board diversity.
We regularly review and improve our pay practices to ensure they are aligned with stockholder interests. Our 2017 "say-on-pay" 96.63% approval vote confirmed that our stockholders agree with our compensation principles and process. Notwithstanding our positive "say-on-pay" vote, we continue to have regular conversations with our significant stockholders to discuss their perspectives about our executive compensation program and corporate governance principles, and we routinely incorporate stockholder feedback into aspects of our executive compensation program. Details of our compensation program begin under the CD&A section on page 32.
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Previous stockholder concerns included the following:
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Established Relative TSR, EPS growth and ROAA metrics (described in detail under "Compensation, Discussion and Analysis2017 Executive Compensation Decisions") |
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Stockholders are urged to read the CD&A section and other information in this Proxy Statement. The Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee (the "CNG Committee") and the Board believe that the information provided in this section demonstrates that our executive compensation program addresses feedback received from our stockholders and engages and aligns our executives' compensation with the Company's short-term and long-term performance and the creation of long-term stockholder value while, at the same time, providing the compensation and incentives needed to attract, reward, motivate and retain key executives who are critical to executing the Company's strategy for long-term success.
Information About the Annual Meeting and Voting(page 6) |
Please see the Information About the Annual Meeting and Voting section beginning on page 6 for important information about the Annual Meeting. The deadlines to submit stockholder proposals for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders can be found in the "Other Business" section on page 71.
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PROXY STATEMENT |
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors to be used at our Annual Meeting and at any postponements or adjournments thereof.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING |
1. Who is entitled to vote? How many votes am I entitled to?
Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 19, 2018 (the "Record Date") may vote at the Annual Meeting. According to EQ Shareowner Services, our transfer agent, there were 125,153,957 shares of common stock outstanding held by approximately 1,806 stockholders as of the Record Date, excluding 1,386,541 shares of unvested time-based restricted stock.
Each holder of the Company's common stock is entitled to one vote for each share recorded in his or her name on the books of the Company as of the close of business on the Record Date on any matter submitted to the stockholders for a vote, except that stockholders may vote their shares cumulatively for the election of director nominees if certain conditions are met at the Annual Meeting. Cumulative voting may only be exercised at the Annual Meeting if: (i) the name of the candidate or candidates for whom such votes would be cast has been placed in nomination prior to the voting and (ii) at least one stockholder has given advance notice of his or her intention to cumulate his or her votes. If one of the Company's stockholders gives advance notice of the intention to vote cumulatively, then persons holding the proxies solicited by the Board will exercise his or her cumulative voting rights, at his or her discretion, to vote the shares he or she holds in such a way as to ensure the election of as many of the Board's nominees as he or she deems possible. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, we have not received written notice from any stockholder of his or her intention to vote his or her shares cumulatively.
Cumulative voting provides each stockholder with a number of votes equal to the number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of shares held by such stockholder, which such stockholder can then vote in favor of one or more director nominees. For example, if you held 100 shares as of the Record Date, you would be entitled to 1,200 votes which you could then distribute among one or more director nominees since there are twelve (12) directors to be elected.
2. What different methods can I use to vote?
By Telephone or the InternetStockholders can vote their shares via telephone, the internet as instructed in the Notice, or on the enclosed proxy card if you received a paper copy of the proxy materials. The telephone and internet procedures are designed to authenticate a stockholder's identity, to allow stockholders to vote their shares, and to confirm a stockholder's instructions have been properly recorded. The telephone and internet voting facilities will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 13, 2018.
By MailStockholders that receive a paper proxy card may vote by completing, signing and dating their proxy cards and mailing them in the pre-addressed envelopes that accompany the delivery of paper proxy cards. Proxy cards submitted by mail must be received by us prior to the Annual Meeting. If your shares are held in "street name", you should check with your bank, broker or other agent and follow the voting procedures required by your bank, broker or other agent to vote your shares.
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In PersonShares held in your name as the stockholder of record may be voted by you in person at the Annual Meeting. Shares held beneficially in "street name" may be voted by you in person at the Annual Meeting only if you provide a legal proxy from the bank, broker or other agent that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares at the Annual Meeting.
3. How many shares must be represented at the Annual Meeting to constitute a "quorum"?
A majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company must be present at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, to constitute a quorum. There must be a quorum for the Annual Meeting to be held. If you return a signed proxy card, you will be counted as being present, even if you abstain from voting. Broker non-votes will also be counted as being present for purposes of determining a quorum.
4. What is the vote necessary to approve each of the proposals being considered at the Annual Meeting?
The election of director nominees proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to such director in an uncontested election (meaning the number of shares voted "for" a nominee must exceed the number of shares voted "against" such nominee). As of the date of this Proxy Statement, none of the director nominees is being contested, but in a contested election (where the number of director nominees exceeds the number of director nominees to be elected) the standard for election of director nominees is a plurality of the votes cast such that the 12 director nominees receiving the greatest numbers of votes "for" will be elected as directors without regard to the number of shares voted against such director nominees. The director nominee proposal and the other proposals being considered at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
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Broker non-votes (i.e., proxies from banks, brokers or other nominees indicating that such entities have not received instructions from the beneficial owners or other persons entitled to vote as to a matter which such bank, broker, or other nominee does not have discretionary power to vote) will be treated as "present" for quorum purposes, but will not have an impact on the vote on any proposal.
5. If I hold shares of PacWest common stock pursuant to the PacWest 401(k) Plan, will I be able to vote?
Yes. You will receive a proxy card for the shares held in your 401(k) plan account which you should return as indicated on the instructions accompanying the proxy card.
6. Why did I receive a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials instead of paper copies of the proxy materials?
We sent our stockholders by mail or e-mail a Notice containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials over the internet and vote online. This Notice is not a proxy card and cannot be used to vote your shares. If you received a Notice, you will not receive paper copies of the proxy
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materials unless you request the materials by following the instructions on the Notice or on the website referred to in the Notice.
We provided some of our stockholders with paper copies of the proxy materials instead of the Notice. If you received paper copies of the Notice or proxy materials, we encourage you to help us save money and reduce the environmental impact of delivering paper proxy materials to stockholders by signing up to receive all of your future proxy materials electronically as described below under "How can I receive my proxy materials electronically in the future?".
7. What is the difference between a stockholder of record and a beneficial owner of shares held in "street name"?
Stockholder of Record. If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, you are considered a stockholder of record with respect to those shares, and the Notice was sent directly to you by the Company. If you requested printed copies of the proxy materials by mail, you will also receive a proxy card.
Beneficial Owner of Shares Held in Street Name. If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer or other similar organization, then you are a beneficial owner of shares held in "street name", and the Notice was forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to instruct that organization how to vote the shares held in your account.
8. Why did I receive more than one Notice or multiple proxy cards?
You may receive more than one Notice or multiple proxy cards if you hold your shares in different ways (i.e., joint tenancy, in trust or in custodial accounts). You should vote each proxy that you receive.
9. How can I receive my proxy materials electronically in the future?
To receive proxy materials electronically by e-mail, follow the instructions described below or in the Notice.
If you received proxy materials by mail and you would like to sign up to receive these materials electronically in the future, please have your proxy card available and register by going to www.proxyvote.com and follow the instructions for requesting meeting materials, call 1-800-579-1639, or contact your brokerage firm, bank, or other similar organization that holds your shares.
If you previously agreed to electronic delivery of our proxy materials, but wish to receive paper copies of these materials for the Annual Meeting or for future meetings, please follow the instructions on the website referred to in the Notice.
10. What do I have to do to vote?
If your shares are registered in your own name with our transfer agent, you may vote by internet or by telephone as indicated on the proxy card. If you received a paper proxy card, you may also vote by mail by completing, signing and dating the proxy card and returning it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
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If you mark the proxy card to show how you wish to vote, your shares will be voted as you direct. If you return a signed proxy card but do not mark the proxy card to show how you wish to vote, your shares will be voted as follows:
11. May I revoke or change my vote?
You may change or revoke your vote at any time before it is counted at the Annual Meeting by:
Attending the Annual Meeting will not automatically revoke your prior proxy. You must comply with one of the methods indicated above in order to revoke your proxy.
If you hold your shares in "street name", you should receive a proxy card from your bank or brokerage firm asking you how you want to vote your shares. If you do not receive a proxy card, then you should contact the bank or brokerage firm in whose name your shares are registered and obtain a proxy card from them. Please refer to the information in the materials provided by your bank or brokerage firm for an explanation of how to vote and how to change or revoke your vote and of the effect of not indicating a vote.
12. How will voting on any other business be conducted?
We do not know of any business to be considered at the Annual Meeting other than the matters listed in this Proxy Statement. For record holders, if any other business is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, including any proposal to adjourn or postpone such Annual Meeting, any of the persons named on the proxy card as your designated proxies may vote on such matter in his or her discretion. If you hold your shares in "street name", please see the materials provided by your bank or brokerage firm for an explanation of how your shares will be voted on any other business.
13. Who pays the cost of soliciting proxies on behalf of the Company?
The Company pays the cost of preparing, assembling and mailing the proxy materials and soliciting proxies for the Annual Meeting. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, solicitation may be made by certain directors, officers and employees of the Company or its subsidiaries telephonically, electronically or by other means of communication. These directors, officers and employees receive
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no additional compensation for their services. We will reimburse brokers and other nominees for costs incurred by them in mailing proxy materials to beneficial owners in accordance with applicable rules.
14. How do I get more information about the Company?
The Notice provides internet instructions on how to access and review the proxy materials including our Annual Report that contains our consolidated financial statements. Our Annual Report includes a list of exhibits filed with the SEC but does not include the exhibits.
If you wish to receive copies of the exhibits, please write to the following address:
Investor
Relations
PacWest Bancorp
9701 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700
Beverly Hills, California 90212
You may also send your request by e-mail to investor-relations@pacwestbancorp.com.
The Company's Annual Report is included with the proxy materials.
15. What is "householding" and how does it affect me?
Stockholders of record who have the same address and last name and do not participate in electronic delivery of proxy materials will receive only one copy of the Notice unless we are notified that one or more of these stockholders wishes to receive individual copies. This "householding" procedure will reduce our printing costs and postage fees.
Stockholders who participate in householding will continue to receive separate proxy cards. If you are eligible for householding and you and other stockholders of record with whom you share an address receive multiple copies of the Notice and any accompanying documents, or if you hold Company stock in more than one account, and, in either case, you wish to receive only a single copy of each of these documents for your household, please contact our transfer agent, EQ Shareowner Services, P.O. Box 64874, St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0874 or by telephone at 1-800-468-9716.
If you participate in householding and wish to receive a separate copy of the Notice and any accompanying documents, or if you do not wish to continue to participate in householding and prefer to receive separate copies of these documents in the future, please contact EQ Shareowner Services as indicated above.
If you are a beneficial owner, you can request information about householding from your broker, bank or other holder of record.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
The Company is committed to a robust governance framework, and we have adopted the following corporate governance best practices:
Each year, the Board evaluates the Company's board leadership structure to ensure that it remains an appropriate structure for our Company and stockholders. Our current structure provides for separate roles of the Chairman of the Board ("Chairman") and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), a lead independent director ("Lead Independent Director") and active, independent directors. We believe this structure provides for open communication between the Board and management and provides the oversight and safeguards necessary to operate our business successfully.
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In Mr. Eggemeyer's role as Chairman, he has responsibility for, among other things:
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In Mr. Hosler's role as Lead Independent Director, he has considerable authority and responsibility, including the following:
Board Recruitment and Refreshment
The CNG Committee regularly considers the composition of our Board to ensure there is a proper combination of skills and viewpoints. In 2017, the Board conducted a search to identify new director nominee candidates who would enhance the mix of leadership skills and qualifications on our Board. On May 17, 2017, the Board decreased its size by one to 12 and filled the vacancy by appointing Mr. Mark T. Yung to serve on the Board until such time as his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal.
During 2017, the Board met 11 times. The independent directors met three times in executive session during 2017, and Mr. Hosler, the Lead Independent Director, presided over these sessions. In 2017, each director (other than Ms. Acker and Mr. Fremder) attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Company's Board (held during the period for which he or she has been a director) and the committees on which he or she served (held during the period that he or she served).
The Board's policy regarding director attendance at the Annual Meeting is that directors are encouraged but not required to attend. Five directors attended the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Company makes appropriate arrangements for directors who choose to attend and reimburses directors for reasonable expenses in connection with his or her attendance.
Independent Director Information
In 2017, independent directors comprised a majority of the Board in accordance with the Company's Guidelines. At least annually, the Board, with the assistance of the CNG Committee, evaluates director independence based on the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules and regulations.
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In February 2018, the Board affirmatively determined, upon the recommendation of the CNG Committee, that each director nominee, with the exceptions of Messrs. Pieczynski and Wagner, met the independence requirements of the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules and regulations, including the independence requirements for committee membership. In making such determinations, the Board evaluated banking, commercial, service, familial or other transactions involving each director or immediate family member and their related interests and the Company, if any.
In identifying and recommending director nominees, the CNG Committee places primary emphasis on the criteria set forth under "Selection of Directors" in our Guidelines, namely: (i) personal qualities and characteristics, accomplishments and professional reputation; (ii) current knowledge and contacts in the communities in which the Company does business and in the banking industry or other industries relevant to the Company's business; (iii) ability and willingness to commit adequate time to Board and committee matters; (iv) the skills and personality of director nominees with those of other directors in creating a Board that is effective, collegial and responsive to the needs of the Company; (v) diversity of viewpoints, backgrounds, experience and geographical location; and (vi) ability and skill set as well as other relevant experience.
While the CNG Committee does not set specific, minimum qualifications that a director nominee must meet in order for the CNG Committee to recommend the director nominee to the Board, it believes that each director nominee should be evaluated based on his or her individual merits taking into account the needs of the Company and the composition of the Board. Through the Board's annual self-evaluation process, the CNG Committee evaluates the composition of the Board, including whether the diversity of the Board members is appropriate to advise the Company on its risks and opportunities.
Members of the CNG Committee may seek input from other members of the Board in identifying possible candidates, and may, at its discretion, engage one or more search firms to assist in the recruitment of director candidates. The CNG Committee will consider candidates recommended by stockholders against the same criteria as director nominees not proposed by stockholders. Stockholders who wish to submit director nominees for consideration by the CNG Committee for election at our 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders should follow the process detailed in the section entitled "Other BusinessDirector Nominations" on page 72.
Risk Committee
The Board delegates authority to the Risk Committee to oversee specific, risk-related issues while facilitating Board comprehension of the Company's overall risk tolerance and enterprise-wide risk management activities and effectiveness. The Risk Committee approves and periodically reviews the Company's enterprise-wide risk management policies and oversees the implementation of the Company's enterprise-wide risk management framework, including the strategies, policies, procedures and systems established by management to identify, assess, measure and manage the Company's material risk categories, including credit and liquidity risk.
The Risk Committee assists the Board committees that oversee specific risk-related issues and serves as a resource to management and its committees including, but not limited to, the Enterprise Risk Management Steering Committee, the Credit Committees, the Model Governance Committee, and the Capital Committee in overseeing risk across the entire Company. The responsibilities of the Risk Committee include, among other things:
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size, including the development and implementation of effective policies, processes, and procedures designed to ensure that risks are properly controlled, quantified and within the Company's risk appetite and risk tolerance ranges, and periodically reviewing and evaluating such framework, policies, processes and procedures;
The Company's CRO, CCO, CFO, and Executive Vice President, Manager of Operations and Systems report on a quarterly basis to the Risk Committee, or more frequently as needed, regarding areas within their supervision that pertain to the Company's risk profile. The Risk Committee also receives reports from the Company's external credit review consultants.
A copy of our Risk Committee charter, last approved in February 2018, may be obtained on the Company's website at http://www.pacwestbancorp.com under the section entitled "Corporate Governance". During 2017, the Risk Committee met five times.
Asset/Liability Management ("ALM") Committee
The ALM Committee monitors the asset and liability strategies of the Company to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory and reporting requirements and Company policies. The objective of the Company's ALM policy is: (i) to manage balance sheet and off-balance sheet assets and liabilities in an effort to maximize the spread between interest earned on our interest-earning assets and interest paid on our interest-bearing liabilities, (ii) to maintain acceptable levels of interest rate risk, and (iii) to ensure that the Company has the ability to pay liabilities as they come due and fund continued asset growth. The Company's ALM activities are typically discussed monthly by the executive management members responsible for managing ALM activities. The responsibilities of the ALM Committee include, among other things:
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A copy of our ALM Committee charter, last approved in February 2018, may be obtained on the Company's website at http://www.pacwestbancorp.com under the section entitled "Corporate Governance". During 2017, the ALM Committee met four times.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee assists the Board in its oversight responsibilities for: (i) the quality and integrity of the Company's financial statements, (ii) the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (iii) the independent auditors' qualifications and independence, (iv) the performance of the independent auditors and the Company's internal audit function, and (v) in conjunction with the Company's Risk Committee, the Company's risk management functions.
The responsibilities of the Audit Committee include, among other things:
Management is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of the Company's financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Management is responsible for maintaining appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies and internal controls and procedures that provide for compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. The independent auditors are responsible for planning and carrying out a proper audit of the Company's annual financial statements, reviewing the Company's quarterly financial statements prior to the filing of each quarterly report on Form 10-Q, annually reporting on
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the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting and other procedures. Our independent auditors, KPMG LLP, and its team members have extensive, long-term knowledge of the Company and the banking industry.
The Board determined that the following nominees to the Audit Committee are financially literate and that each of Messrs. Burke, Carlson, Hosler, Molvar and Yung1 and Ms. Lester is qualified as an audit committee financial expert with accounting or related financial management expertise, in each case in accordance with the rules of the SEC and the listing standards of Nasdaq. For additional information regarding the background and relevant experience of Messrs. Burke, Carlson, Hosler, Molvar, and Yung and Ms. Lester, please see the biographies of director nominees under the section entitled "Proposal 1: Election of Directors" beginning on page 21. Information regarding the functions performed by the Audit Committee can be found in the "Audit Committee Report" included in this Proxy Statement and in the Audit Committee charter.
A copy of our Audit Committee charter, last approved in February 2018, may be obtained on the Company's website at http://www.pacwestbancorp.com under the section entitled "Corporate Governance". During 2017, the Audit Committee met 12 times.
Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee
The CNG Committee reviews, approves, and makes recommendations to the Board on matters concerning the compensation and benefits, including equity compensation, of the Company's executive officers, directors, and employees. The CNG Committee is responsible for the creation of compensation principles and processes that are designed to balance risk and reward in a way that does not encourage unnecessary risk taking by our employees. The CNG Committee also ensures that our compensation programs are competitive and aligned with the long-term interests of our stockholders. The responsibilities of the CNG Committee include, among other things:
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The CNG Committee engages an independent compensation consultant no less than once every three years, when there is a significant change in the Company or when meaningful changes to compensation or the Company's compensation program are proposed. The CNG Committee reviews both compensation and performance of peer companies as just one among several factors to inform its decision-making process so it can set total compensation levels commensurate with the Company's performance and strategic initiatives.
In late 2015 and early 2016, Willis Towers Watson ("WTW") served as the independent compensation consultant to the CNG Committee, and WTW reported directly to the CNG Committee with respect to the creation of a long-term incentive compensation plan that aligned with stockholder interests. In late 2016 and early 2017, the CNG Committee again engaged WTW to: (i) review the total compensation of the CEO and (ii) review the application of the long-term incentive program. At the request of the CNG Committee, during each of these engagements, WTW met with members of management for purposes of gathering information on management proposals and recommendations to be presented to the CNG Committee.
The CNG Committee assists the Board in promoting the best interests of the Company and its stockholders through the implementation of sound corporate governance principles and practices, which helps to frame our organization-wide risk management policies, including oversight of the Company's Clawback Policy and Stock Ownership Guidelines. The CRO, the General Counsel and the Executive Vice President, Human Resources formed a working group to evaluate all incentive-based compensation plans as they pertain to certain groups of employees of the Company. This group regularly reviews Company performance, our compensation principles and processes, trends, regulatory developments, and other topics. This review confirmed that our incentive compensation plans encourage behavior that is within the Company's risk tolerance, are compatible with effective controls and risk management, and are supported by strong corporate governance, including a risk and control monitoring process.
For further information on the Company's processes and procedures for the consideration and determination of director compensation, please see the section entitled "Director Compensation" on page 22. For further information on the Company's processes and procedures for the consideration and determination of executive compensation, please see the section entitled "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" beginning on page 32.
A copy of our CNG Committee charter, last approved in February 2018, may be obtained on the Company's website at http://www.pacwestbancorp.com under the section entitled "Corporate Governance". During 2017, the CNG Committee met six times.
Executive Committee
During 2017, the Executive Committee did not meet. The primary purpose of the Executive Committee is to meet when it is impractical for the full Board to meet and act on behalf of the Board, to the full extent permitted by law. In addition, the Executive Committee is a forum to review other significant matters not addressed by the other Board committees and to make appropriate recommendations to the Board. The Executive Committee has not met since 2012.
Board's Role in Risk Oversight
We believe that effective risk management is of primary importance to the success of our Company because our business exposes us to credit, interest rate, liquidity, compliance, strategic, reputational, legal, human resources, capital, operations, information systems and information technology risks. As a result, we have a comprehensive enterprise-wide risk management process that monitors, evaluates and manages the risks we assume in conducting our activities.
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The Board is responsible for overseeing the Company's risk management processes and effectively challenging management's strategic initiatives. Our Board's oversight of risk management is managed through the responsibilities of the following Board standing committees: (i) the Risk Committee, (ii) the ALM Committee, (iii) the Audit Committee, and (iv) the CNG Committee, and each of these committees is responsible for monitoring risks within their areas of responsibility as well as the Company's risks. Each committee reports to the Board, and the Board has overall responsibility for ensuring that overall risk awareness and risk management is appropriate. Our Risk Appetite Statement details the policies and procedures for assessing, measuring and controlling these risks, with key performance indicators tracked quarterly and reported to the Board through a risk dashboard.
The Board engages in regular risk-management discussions with the CEO; CFO; CCO; CRO; CAE; Executive Vice President, Manager of Operations and Systems; Executive Vice President, Human Resources; Executive Vice President, General Counsel; and other Company officers as the Board may deem appropriate.
As a general matter, except for cases where a particular committee may choose to meet in executive session, all Board members are invited (but not required) to attend the regular meetings of all Board committees. We believe that this open and collaborative structure provides for a more informed Board and also helps the Board understand and monitor the various internal and external risks to which the Company may be exposed.
Our Company's management is responsible for day-to-day risk management. Our Internal Audit, Risk Management, Information Technology, Human Resources, Legal, Accounting, Finance and Treasury departments, among others, monitor Company-wide policies and procedures and the day-to-day risk oversight of the Company. We believe that this approach to risk management adequately addresses the risks facing the Company.
Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions
Related-Party Transactions Policy
The RPT Policy prohibits Related-Party Transactions unless they are approved or ratified by the Audit Committee. The Board-approved RPT Policy governs the approval of "related-party transactions". "Related-Party Transactions" include any transaction involving:
These transactions would need to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. Such transactions do not include, however, indemnification payments or compensation paid to directors and executive officers for their services as directors and executive officers.
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Our General Counsel, in consultation with management and outside counsel, analyzes all potential Related-Party Transactions brought to the attention of the Company to determine whether a transaction constitutes a Related-Party Transaction. If a transaction constitutes a Related-Party Transaction, the Audit Committee will review the transaction to determine whether to approve the transaction. In making its determination, the Audit Committee considers several factors including, but not limited to:
Any member of the Audit Committee that has an interest in a transaction under review must abstain from voting on the Related-Party Transaction, but may, if the Audit Committee Chairperson requests, participate in the Audit Committee's discussion of the transaction.
Mr. Mark T. Yung was appointed to the Board on May 17, 2017. During 2017, the Bank provided a revolving line of credit, with a limit of $5 million, to an entity in which Mr. Yung is the executive chairman and has an ownership interest of approximately 3%. Interest income and fees associated with this revolving line of credit were $174,837 for the year ended December 31, 2017. No principal was paid on this loan in 2017, and the outstanding loan balance was $3,939,916 as of December 31, 2017.
There are no family relationships among any of the directors or executive officers of the Company.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During 2017, Messrs. Burke, Hosler, Molvar, and Stine served on the CNG Committee. None of these current directors was formerly, or during 2017, an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
No executive officer of the Company serves on the board of directors of any other company that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of the CNG Committee. In addition, no executive officer of the Company serves as a member of the compensation committee of the board of any other company that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of the Board of Directors or the CNG Committee. No such interlocking relationships existed during 2017.
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PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS |
The Board is currently composed of 12 directors, of which 11 directors were elected at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 15, 2017, and one director, Mr. Yung, was appointed to the Board at the May 17, 2017 Board meeting.
The 12 director nominees have been recommended by the CNG Committee and approved by the Board as nominees for election to serve as directors of the Company until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. All director nominees are current directors.
Our Board members represent a mix of experience, tenure, diversity, leadership, skills and qualifications in areas of importance to our Company. The CNG Committee believes the following director qualifications are the most important to oversee the interests of our Company:
In an uncontested election, a director must be elected by a majority of the votes cast with respect to him or her (meaning the number of shares voted "for" a nominee must exceed the number of shares voted "against" such nominee). In a contested election (a situation in which the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected), the standard for election of directors will be a plurality of the votes cast such that the nominees receiving the greatest number of votes "for" will be elected as directors without regard to the number of shares voted "against" such nominee.
A director who does not receive a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election must tender his or her resignation to the Board. The CNG Committee will consider the resignation and make a recommendation to the Board whether to accept or reject the resignation or whether other action should be taken. The Board will act on the CNG Committee's recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and the rationale within 90 days from the date the election results are certified. A director who failed to receive a majority of the votes cast will not participate in the Board's decision.
With respect to the election of directors, absent any specific instruction in the proxies solicited by the Board, the proxies will be voted in the sole discretion of the proxy holders to effect the election of all 12 of the Board's nominees. In the event that any of the Board's nominees are unable to serve as directors, it is intended that each proxy will be voted for the election of such substitute nominees, if any, as shall be designated by the Board. The Company has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unable to serve as directors.
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The PacWest Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" all of the director nominees listed below.
The CNG Committee evaluates director compensation and compares the compensation of the Company's directors to that offered by peer companies. The CNG Committee recommends to the Board compensation for non-employee directors, and the Board determines director compensation for each fiscal year. The compensation is designed to attract and retain qualified directors and to compensate them for the time and risk associated with being a director. The Company reimburses its directors for reasonable travel, lodging, food and other expenses incurred in connection with their service on the Board and Board committees.
2017 director compensation was as follows:
Stock Ownership Guidelines for Non-Employee Directors
In an effort to ensure that the interests of our non-employee directors are aligned with our stockholders, the Company established non-employee director stock ownership guidelines that require non-employee directors to own shares equal to five times their annual cash retainer. Executive officers, including those serving as directors, are subject to stock ownership guidelines as more particularly described below. Non-employee directors are expected to meet this requirement within five years of the later of May 16, 2016 or the date of their election or appointment to the Board. If the compliance date were the Record Date, other than the two directors who joined the Board in 2016 and 2017, all of the non-employee director nominees meet the stock ownership guidelines for non-employee directors.
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The table below presents all compensation paid to non-employee directors of the Company who served during 2017:
2017 Non-Employee Director Compensation Table
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Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) |
Stock Awards ($)(1) |
Option Awards ($) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) |
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) |
All Other Compensation ($) |
Total ($) |
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John M. Eggemeyer, III, Chairman |
| $172,000 | | $113,966 | | | | | | | | $6,000 | (2) | | $291,966 | |||||||
Tanya M. Acker |
$86,000 | $56,983 | | | | | $142,983 | |||||||||||||||
Paul R. Burke |
| $116,000 | | $56,983 | | | | | | | | | | $172,983 | ||||||||
Craig A. Carlson |
$126,000 | $56,983 | | | | | $182,983 | |||||||||||||||
C. William Hosler |
| $116,000 | | $56,983 | | | | | | | | | | $172,983 | ||||||||
Susan E. Lester |
$126,000 | $56,983 | | | | | $182,983 | |||||||||||||||
Roger H. Molvar |
| $86,000 | | $56,983 | | | | | | | | | | $142,983 | ||||||||
James J. Pieczynski(3) |
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Daniel B. Platt |
| $86,000 | | $56,983 | | | | | | | | | | $142,983 | ||||||||
Robert A. Stine |
$126,000 | $56,983 | | | | | $182,983 | |||||||||||||||
Matthew P. Wagner(3) |
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Mark T. Yung(4) |
$64,500 | $56,965 | | | | | $121,465 | |||||||||||||||
Andrew B. Fremder(5) |
| $42,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | $42,000 | ||||||||
Barry C. Fitzpatrick(5) |
$42,000 | | | | | | $42,000 |
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The skills, qualities, attributes and experience of the members of the Board provide the Company with a diverse range of perspectives to effectively address the Company's strategic objectives and represent our stockholders' best interests. The biographies below describe the skills, qualities, attributes and experience of the Board nominees.
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Tanya M. Acker Independent Director Age: 47 Director Since: 2016 Committees: Risk |
Background: Ms. Acker has served as a director of Rainbow Services, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to victims of domestic violence since March 2017. Ms. Acker is an attorney and arbitrator who has served as one of three judges on a syndicated TV court program since 2014. Ms. Acker has served since 2015 as a trustee and as a member of various committees of the Board of Trustees of Pacific Battleship Center, a nonprofit organization that operates the Battleship IOWA museum. Since 2008, Ms. Acker has served on the board and as a member of the Douglas Dinner and Nominating Committees of Public Counsel, an organization that provides free legal services. Ms. Acker is also Of Counsel at Progress, LLP where her practice focuses on business counseling and litigation. Since 2013, Ms. Acker has served as a director and as a member of the Executive Committee and is legal counsel for the Western Los Angeles County Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Since 2011, Ms. Acker has served as a director and as a member of the Program Committee of the Western Justice Center, a nonprofit organization that promotes alternative dispute resolution. Ms. Acker is also the owner, president and chief executive officer of Free Eagle Ventures, Inc., a California loan-out company. Ms. Acker operated her own private law practice from 2005 until 2013, after which she joined the firm Goldberg, Lowenstein and Weatherwax. From 1997 to 2003, Ms. Acker worked at the law firms of Latham & Watkins and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where her practice focused on corporate litigation involving public and private companies and constitutional matters. | ||||||
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Paul R. Burke Independent Director Age: 55 Director Since: 2015 Committees: ALM (Chairperson) Audit CNG Executive |
Background: Mr. Burke is an officer and director of Northaven Management, Inc., a privately owned investment management firm that he co-founded in 1995 that focuses exclusively on equity investments in the financial services industry. Since 2009, Mr. Burke has served as a director of Optisure Risk Holdings, Inc., formerly known as Kinloch Holdings, Inc., a private insurance brokerage firm, and, since 2015, he served as its chairman and president, and he previously served as acting chief executive officer. From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Burke served as director of Square 1 Financial, Inc., a publicly-traded financial services company that the Company acquired on October 6, 2015, where he served as chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit, Asset Liability, and various other Committees. He also served as a director of Square 1 Bank from 2012 until 2015. From 2001 to 2014, Mr. Burke served as a director of Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc., a publicly-traded property and casualty insurer where he chaired the Audit Committee and served as a member on various other committees. Mr. Burke served as a director of Northaven UK Limited from 2002 until 2013 and as a director of Rockhill Holding Company from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Burke was vice president at Bankers Trust's Financial Services Group where he spent 10 years as a corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions specialist serving the financial industry. | ||||||
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Board Qualifications: Audit/Financial Reporting, Business Operations, Corporate and Investment Banking, Financial Services Experience, Leadership Experience of Highly-Regulated Business, Legal and Regulatory, Mergers and Acquisitions, Public Company Board Service, Risk Management, Strategic Planning | |||||||
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Craig A. Carlson Independent Director Age: 67 Director Since: 2010 Committees: Audit Executive Risk (Chairperson) |
Background: Mr. Carlson is currently a self-employed, financial institution consultant and California real estate broker. He was formerly a bank regulator for 36 years and has over 26 years of experience supervising a bank examination staff of over 125 individuals. From March 2007 until his retirement in June 2010, Mr. Carlson was senior deputy commissioner and chief examiner of the Banking Program for the California Department of Financial Institutions ("DFI"), currently known as the California Department of Business Oversight. In this position, he was responsible for the supervision and regulation of all state chartered commercial and industrial banks as well as other institutions, and he served as a key advisor to the Commissioner of the DFI. Previously, he held positions for the DFI as senior deputy commissioner and deputy commissioner for the San Diego/Orange County Region for the DFI. Mr. Carlson has been a faculty member of the California Banking School and is an active member of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors where he presently serves as a member of its Accreditation Review team. | ||||||
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John M. Eggemeyer, III Chairman of the Board Age: 72 Director Since: 2000 Committees: Executive (Chairperson) |
Background: Mr. Eggemeyer has been an investor, executive and financial advisor in the field of commercial banking for over 30 years. Mr. Eggemeyer is founder and managing principal of Castle Creek Capital LLC, a private equity firm founded in 1990 that specializes in the financial services industry. Since 2004, Mr. Eggemeyer has served as a director of Guaranty Bancorp and currently serves as a member of the Corporate Risk Committee. Previously, Mr. Eggemeyer was chief executive officer of Guaranty Bancorp from 2004 to 2006 and chairman of the board of directors of Guaranty Bancorp from 2004 to 2010. Since December 2016, Mr. Eggemeyer has been a director of The Bancorp, Inc. Mr. Eggemeyer was a director of Heritage Commerce Corp. from August 2010 to December 2016, and he was a director of Pacific Western Bank from 2010 until 2014. Previously, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of White River Capital, Inc., a consumer finance company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Union Acceptance Company LLC. Mr. Eggemeyer was also a director of TCF Financial Corporation and American Financial Realty Trust. Mr. Eggemeyer currently serves as a trustee of Northwestern University where he serves on the Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Finance Committees. | ||||||
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Board Qualifications: Audit/Financial Reporting, Business Operations, Corporate and Investment Banking, Financial Services Experience, Leadership Experience of Highly-Regulated Business, Legal and Regulatory, Mergers and Acquisitions, Public Company Board Service, Risk Management, Strategic Planning | |||||||
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C. William Hosler Lead Independent Director Age: 54 Director Since: 2014 Committees: Audit CNG Executive |
Background: Mr. Hosler is the chief financial officer and member of the board of directors of Catellus Acquisition Company, LLC, a commercial real estate property ownership, management and development company. Mr. Hosler also serves as a director of Fantex, Inc., a Delaware brand building company, where he chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Conflicts Committee. Mr. Hosler also serves as a director of the Claremont Country Club where he is the treasurer and is a member of the Building and Finance Committees. Mr. Hosler also serves as chair of the City of Piedmont Budget Advisory and Financial Planning Committee. From November 2008 until March 2011, Mr. Hosler provided consulting services to private equity firms Rockwood Capital and TPG Capital. Mr. Hosler served as a director of CapitalSource Inc. from 2007 until 2014. Mr. Hosler previously served on the board of directors, Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Parkway Properties, Inc., a self-administered, real estate investment trust. | ||||||
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Board Qualifications: Audit/Financial Reporting, Business Operations, Corporate and Investment Banking, Financial Services Experience, Leadership Experience of Highly-Regulated Business, Legal and Regulatory, Mergers and Acquisitions, Public Company Board Service, Risk Management, Strategic Planning | |||||||
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Susan E. Lester Independent Director Age: 61 Director Since: 2003 Committees: ALM Audit (Chairperson) Executive Risk |
Background: Ms. Lester has served as a public director for The Options Clearing Corporation, an equity derivatives clearing organization where she chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee since April 2016. From 2004 to March 2017, Ms. Lester served as a director of Arctic Cat, Inc., a publicly-traded company where she chaired the Audit Committee and was a member of the Governance Committee. Ms. Lester is also a trustee of the Francis Parker School where she serves as the chair of the Finance Committee and is a member of the Compensation and Executive Committees. From December 2010 until January 2014, Ms. Lester served as a director and member of the Audit, Governance, and Risk and Compliance Committees of Lender Processing Services, Inc. Ms. Lester served as the chief financial officer of HomeSide Lending, Inc. from October 2001 to May 2002. She was the chief financial officer of U.S. Bancorp from February 1996 to May 2000, in which position she was responsible for financial reporting and management, asset liability management, mergers and acquisitions, and compliance. Ms. Lester is a former trustee and treasurer of Hazeltine National Golf Club and a former chair of the Board of Trustees of the College of St. Benedict. | ||||||
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Board Qualifications: Audit/Financial Reporting, Business Operations, Corporate and Investment Banking, Financial Services Experience, Leadership Experience of Highly-Regulated Business, Legal and Regulatory, Mergers and Acquisitions, Public Company Board Service, Risk Management, Strategic Planning | |||||||
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Roger H. Molvar Independent Director Age: 62 Director Since: 2014 Committees: Audit CNG Risk |
Background: Mr. Molvar is currently a private investor. Since 2015, Mr. Molvar has served on the board of directors of First Financial Northwest, Inc., First Financial Northwest Bank, and First Financial Diversified Corporation (collectively, "First Financial"), and since June 2017, Mr. Molvar has served as the chairman of the board of all three First Financial entities. As a board member of First Financial, Mr. Molvar is a member of the ALCO, Loan, and Compensation and Awards Committees, and chairs the Audit/Compliance/Risk Committee. Mr. Molvar served as a director of CapitalSource Bank from its formation in 2008 until its merger with the Company in 2014, and he previously served as a director and a member of the Audit Committee of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach, California. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Molvar was Chief Executive Officer of IndyMac Consumer Bank where he was responsible for the bank's consumer/branch banking business. Prior to joining IndyMac, Mr. Molvar was an executive officer and Management Committee member of The Times Mirror Company, and he previously served as senior vice president and comptroller of First Interstate Bank of California. Mr. Molvar is the chair of the SEC and Financial Reporting Institute at the University of Southern California and is a member of the Audit Committee Network. | ||||||
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Board Qualifications: Audit/Financial Reporting, Business Operations, Corporate and Investment Banking, Financial Services Experience, Leadership Experience of Highly-Regulated Business, Legal and Regulatory, Mergers and Acquisitions, Public Company Board Service, Risk Management, Strategic Planning | |||||||
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James J. Pieczynski Director Age: 55 Director Since: 2014 Committees: ALM Risk |
Background: Mr. Pieczynski is Executive Vice President of the Company and President of the CapitalSource Division of Pacific Western Bank, and he is a director of Pacific Western Bank. Mr. Pieczynski served as a director of CapitalSource Inc. from January 2010 to April 2014 and as chief executive officer of CapitalSource Inc. from January 2012 to April 2014. Mr. Pieczynski also served as president of CapitalSource Bank from January 2012 to April 2014, and he was a member of the board of directors of CapitalSource Bank from January 2013 to April 2014. Mr. Pieczynski previously served as CapitalSource Inc.'s co-chief executive officer from January 2010 through December 2011, president-Healthcare Real Estate Business from November 2008 until January 2010, and co-president-Healthcare and Specialty Finance from January 2006 until November 2008. Mr. Pieczynski also serves on the board of directors, chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees of LTC Properties, Inc., a self-administered real estate investment trust. Mr. Pieczynski also serves as a director for the Conejo Teen Organization, Inc. and Sherwood Cares, both of which are nonprofit organizations. | ||||||
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Board Qualifications: Audit/Financial Reporting, Business Operations, Corporate and Investment Banking, Financial Services Experience, Leadership Experience of Highly-Regulated Business, Legal and Regulatory, Mergers and Acquisitions, Public Company Board Service, Risk Management, Strategic Planning | |||||||
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Daniel B. Platt Independent Director Age: 71 Director Since: 2003 Committees: ALM Risk |
Background: Mr. Platt is a former executive vice president of the Company, overseeing the Special Assets Group of Pacific Western Bank, a position he held from November 2009 until his retirement in April 2014. From November 2009 until April 2014, Mr. Platt served as a director of Pacific Western Bank. Currently, Mr. Platt serves as a director for a number of charitable organizations including: (i) A Step Beyond where he serves as chairman and treasurer, (ii) The Barnabus Group where he also serves as treasurer, and (iii) the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation where he serves as treasurer and chairman of the Finance Committee. From May 2003 to November 2009, Mr. Platt was president of Del Mar Financial, a real estate consulting firm. From November 1995 to June 2002, Mr. Platt was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Burnham Pacific Properties, a publicly-traded, real estate investment trust. From 1983 to 1994, Mr. Platt held executive positions with Union Bank, Security Pacific Bank, and Bank of America. | ||||||
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Robert A. Stine Independent Director Age: 71 Director Since: 2000 Committees: CNG (Chairperson) Executive |
Background: In 2015, Mr. Stine joined the board of directors of Bolthouse Properties, LLC, a privately-held real estate development and land management company based in Kern County, California. Mr. Stine is also a director of Rancho Santa Fe Foundation where he chairs the Compensation and Governance Committee. Mr. Stine is the former president and chief executive officer of Tejon Ranch Co., a publicly-traded real estate development and agri-business company, which positions he held from May 1996 until his retirement in December 2013. Mr. Stine also served as a director of Tejon Ranch Co. from 1996 until May 2015. From June 1986 until March 1995, Mr. Stine was the president and chief executive officer of Collins Development Company, a diversified, privately-held real estate development and asset management company based in San Diego, California. Mr. Stine was a director of the Bakersfield Californian, a privately-owned newspaper, from 1999 through 2009. He was also a founding director of Valley Republic Bank, a community bank located in Kern County, California, a position he held from 2008 until May 2015. | ||||||
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Matthew P. Wagner Director Age: 61 Director Since: 2000 Committees: ALM |
Background: Mr. Wagner has been the CEO of the Company and Pacific Western Bank since 2000. Mr. Wagner also serves on Pacific Western Bank's Board of Directors. Mr. Wagner served as a director of Guaranty Bancorp from 2004 to 2010. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Wagner was president and chief executive officer of Western Bancorp, when Western Bancorp was acquired by U.S. Bancorp. Prior to joining Western Bancorp, Mr. Wagner served as an executive vice president with U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1990 to 1996, and as a senior vice president from 1985 to 1990. | ||||||
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Mark T. Yung Independent Director Age: 44 Director Since: 2017 Committees: Audit (immediately following election at the Annual Meeting) Risk (immediately following election at the Annual Meeting) |
Background: Mr. Yung is co-founder and managing principal of OCV Management, LLC, an investor, owner and operator of technology and life science companies based in Los Angeles since 2016. Previously, Mr. Yung was a managing director at Orchard Capital Corp. ("Orchard Capital"), a firm he joined in 2006. Mr. Yung serves in various senior capacities including, among others, as chairman and chief executive officer of Presbia PLC, an ophthalmic device company, executive chairman of the board of directors of Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc., a clean technology company focused on the reduction of diesel emissions, chief financial officer and director of Polymer Plainfield Holdings, Inc., an OEM automotive supplier with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, chairman of the board of Vantage Surgical Systems, Inc., and as a director and/or officer of Coreolis Holdings and Tradewinds Holdings. Prior to joining Orchard Capital, Mr. Yung was a senior vice president in the Corporate Strategy and Merger and Acquisitions groups of Citigroup in New York and ABN AMRO in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Prior to his corporate strategy roles, Mr. Yung was an investment professional at JPMorgan Partners ("JPMP"). At JPMP, Mr. Yung focused on venture capital, growth equity and buyout transactions in Latin America and served as a board member for various emerging companies in the region. Mr. Yung began his career in 1996 at Chase Securities, Inc., focusing on leveraged finance for cross-border buyouts and privatizations. | ||||||
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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis ("CD&A") provides information about our executive compensation principles and process governing the 2017 compensation of our Named Executive Officers ("NEOs"). The principles and process of the CNG Committee are structured to closely align executive compensation with the Company's performance and the creation of long-term stockholder value. The Company's compensation disclosure in this Proxy Statement includes the following NEOs (the CEO, the CFO and the three highest paid other executive officers):
In 2017, the Company continued its solid operating performance in key financial areas. Our financial performance below highlights the growth and continued success of our Company in the last five years.
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$ | 2.90 | $ | 352.2 | $ | 18.71 | $ | 21.9 | 1.66 | % | 15.5 | % | |||||||
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$ | 2.79 | $ | 299.6 | $ | 17.86 | $ | 21.3 | | 1.70 | % | | 15.8 | % | |||||
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$ | 1.92 | $ | 168.9 | $ | 17.17 | $ | 16.2 | 1.27 | % | 11.9 | % | |||||||
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$ | 1.08 | $ | 45.1 | $ | 12.72 | $ | 6.5 | | 0.74 | % | | 8.3 | % |
Additional 2017 financial and non-financial highlights are as follows:
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Stockholder Outreach; "Say-on-Pay"
In 2017, we received a 96.6% "say on pay" approval vote evidencing that our stockholders agree with our compensation principles and process. We provide our stockholders the ability to annually cast their advisory vote on the compensation of our NEOs. During our stockholder outreach over the past several years, we spoke to a number of our stockholders and took the following actions to make sure our executive compensation more closely aligns Company performance to stockholder interests:
The above enhancements to our compensation program demonstrate our commitment to ensuring that our executive compensation program aligns our executives' compensation with the Company's short-term and long-term performance and stockholder interests while, at the same time, providing the compensation and incentives needed to attract, reward, motivate, and retain key executives.
Summary of 2017 Compensation Decisions
Over the last several years, we made changes to our executive compensation program to ensure that our base salary, annual cash incentive bonus plan, and equity compensation continues to be aligned with Company performance. As a result of our continued solid 2016 financial and nonfinancial results and success leading the Company, in February 2017, we increased the base salary of our CEO, Mr. Wagner, from $900,000 to $1,000,000. The annual salaries of each of our other NEOs did not change. We paid each of our NEOs annual bonuses equal to 90.4% of their respective target award opportunities pursuant to the Company's 2017 EIC Plan. In addition, we made grants to each of our NEOs in the form of 50% TRSAs and 50% PRSUs as described in detail below to further align executive compensation to significant measures of Company performance and stockholder interests.
Compensation Principles and Process
The CNG Committee administers the Company's compensation program and incentive plans, including the EIC Plan. The EIC Plan is designed to: (i) align executive compensation with the Company's short-term and long-term performance, (ii) enhance and reinforce the Company's goals of profitable growth, (iii) continue sound overall financial practices, and (iv) continue creating stockholder value.
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A material portion of the total compensation opportunity for each of our executives, including our NEOs, is directly tied to financial performance factors that measure our success relative to compensation plan performance goals and peers. Accordingly, our executive compensation is at risk depending on Company performance. The Company believes that its executive compensation program balances risk and financial results in a manner that does not encourage imprudent risk-taking.
The CNG Committee reviews executive compensation levels paid by peer companies across a range of asset sizes based on available data. Key elements of compensation to our NEOs and other executive officers include pay out following the achievement of pre-determined financial and non-financial objectives. The CNG Committee intends to pay at the high end of the range among its peer group for total compensation only if the Company performs at the high end of the range among its peers.
The CNG Committee has not established a policy or target for the allocation between cash and non-cash or short-term and long-term compensation. Rather, the CNG Committee undertakes a subjective analysis in light of the principles described in this CD&A and, in connection with its analysis, reviews and considers information provided by independent compensation consultants and surveys to determine the appropriate level and mix of base compensation, performance-based pay, and other elements of compensation.
Our compensation philosophy is best supported by the following principles:
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The primary principle of our compensation program is to align a substantial portion of executive compensation to the financial strength, long-term profitability, and risk management of the Company and to long-term stockholder value creation. The CNG Committee achieves this principle by tying meaningful grants of equity compensation to significant measures of Company financial and non-financial performance and by establishing performance goals for incentive compensation. In addition, stock award grants are tied to financial objectives that are important to our stockholders and promote the long-term success of the Company. The Company's annual and long-term goals and objectives are designed to ensure the Company continually strengthens its financial position and improves its long-term value for stockholders. The annual goals and objectives are designed to direct the Company toward its long-term goals and may change from year to year based on the underlying economic market climate and outlook.
The second principle of our compensation program is to attract, retain, motivate, and reward our highly talented executive officers. Our executives, and particularly our NEOs, are talented managers often presented with opportunities at other institutions, including opportunities at potentially higher compensation levels. The identification of talented leaders and a leadership strategy to create an appetite for growth opportunities is critical to our continued competitive advantage and long-term stockholder interests and value creation. The Company does not have employment agreements with any of its executive officers. Accordingly, we seek to retain and reward our executive officers by setting base compensation and incentive bonuses at competitive levels and by awarding meaningful stock-based awards.
The Company is committed to the compensation principle of paying for performance, and our compensation mix encourages prudent risk taking and only rewards individuals if our activities are successful and, conversely, negatively impacts executives for poor performance. Our compensation performance objectives are aligned with financial and non-financial goals to create long-term stockholder value and to sustain our competitive advantage.
The components of the Company's executive compensation program are listed below. In allocating total compensation, we seek to provide competitive levels of fixed compensation (base salary) and, through annual and long-term incentives, provide for increased total compensation when performance objectives are exceeded and appropriate downward adjustment if performance objectives are not met.
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Base salaries for the NEOs are set at levels that are intended to reflect the competitive marketplace in attracting, retaining, motivating and rewarding high performing executives. In determining base salaries, the CNG Committee considers the following elements: (i) individual performance based on experience and scope of responsibility, (ii) non-financial performance indicators including strategic developments for which an executive has responsibility and managerial performance, (iii) structure and complexity of the Company, (iv) compensation paid by peers, (v) functionality of the executive
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management team, (vi) economic conditions in the Company's market areas, and (vii) analyses or guidance from consultants during the annual review process.
Annual cash incentive bonuses for NEOs and other individuals are granted under the EIC Plan based solely on the achievement of certain performance targets. The performance targets established under our EIC Plan generally represent an increase in the performance target over the previous fiscal year, a significant achievement in a given economic environment, or meaningful goals that balance the performance of the Company and return to stockholders with prudent risk management. Financial performance targets corresponding to achievement of a payout equal to a participant's target incentive are set at levels equal to the Company's budgeted financial performance for the current fiscal year. The achievement levels and corresponding award opportunities are not determined by the CNG Committee based on any set formula or pre-determined methodology, but, instead, reflect the CNG Committee's review of data and, in some cases, recommendations from its independent compensation consultant as well as subjective determinations made by the CNG Committee with respect to the appropriate incentives to encourage management to focus on the profitability, targeted growth and corresponding management of risk for the Company. It is possible that not all NEOs and other individuals will receive an annual cash incentive bonus, and our NEOs and other individuals will receive different annual cash incentive bonuses.
We provide a meaningful portion of the compensation of our NEOs and other individuals in the form of equity compensation. The CNG Committee grants TRSAs and PRSUs to align the performance of our NEOs with Company objectives to create long-term stockholder value. Equity awards granted to executive officers of the Company may be granted from time to time at the discretion of the CNG Committee, and equity awards granted to the CEO are based on the recommendation of the CNG Committee and approval of the Board. The timing and amount of equity awards is based on the Company's performance, the executive officer's position and the executive officer's experience in that role.
The CNG Committee engaged WTW in late 2015 and early 2016 to review the Company's executive officer compensation programs and recommend a long-term incentive program for purposes of benchmarking competitive pay opportunities. The Company's executive compensation program review focused on the Company's program compared to competitive practices for companies in related businesses of similar asset size, the changing business and regulatory environment, institutional investor initiatives and corporate governance considerations. In screening for potential peers at that time, consideration was given to the Company's increased size and complexity over the past years, including the Square 1 Financial, Inc. acquisition completed in October 2015.
In 2016 and 2017, the CNG Committee engaged WTW to provide a competitive compensation assessment for the CEO. In connection with this engagement, WTW compiled two sets of data against which it measured CEO compensation: (i) a peer group of 19 publicly-traded financial institutions generally representing banks with assets between $10 billion to $45 billion (shown below) and (ii) published survey data using assets as a scoping measure. A majority of banks in the 2017 CEO compensation peer group are the same as the 2015 and 2016 performance peer groups. The CNG Committee removed First Merit Bank and Private Bancorp in 2017 as each institution was acquired. The Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. and MB Financial, Inc. ("MB Financial") were added because both new peers are constituents in the KBW Regional Banking Index and MB Financial is an Institutional Shareholder Services peer company.
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As a result of the Company's strong five-year total shareholder return as compared to Company peers and overall sustained strong financial performance, the CNG Committee determined that a subset of these banks with comparable performance history (the "Bank Subset") from the peer group below, in each case noted with two asterisks below, provided the correct peer group for analyzing and measuring CEO compensation.
Bank of Hawaii
Corporation Bank of the
Ozarks, Inc. (added in December 2016)** BankUnited** BOK Financial Corporation Commerce Bancshares,
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West Bancorp** Hancock
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Prosperity Bancshares,
Inc.** Signature
Bank** SVB Financial
Group** TCF Financial
Corporation UMB
Financial Umpqua
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2017 Executive Compensation Decisions
Base Salary
With the exception of Mr. Wagner, whose base salary is determined by the Board, the CNG Committee is responsible for setting the base salaries of the NEOs. The base salaries are intended to compensate the NEOs for the day-to-day services performed for the Company. In 2017, the Board referred to and considered a CEO competitive compensation assessment provided by WTW to determine Mr. Wagner's 2017 total compensation. At the request of the CNG Committee, the compensation assessment included a review of chief executive officer compensation peer company proxy pay data, published survey data, and evaluation of the Bank Subset. The CNG Committee reviewed alternative base compensation, bonus and long-term incentive compensation proposals to increase CEO total direct compensation by 5%, 10% or 20%. The CNG Committee determined a 11% increase is slightly above market and maintains current CEO total direct compensation market positioning. Accordingly, as a result of Mr. Wagner's track record of successfully leading the Company and the continued strong financial and non-financial results of the Company, including the Company's strong five-year total shareholder returns, the CNG Committee recommended to the Board that the base salary of Mr. Wagner increase from $900,000 to $1,000,000. This increase placed Mr. Wagner's total direct compensation in the 75% percentile with respect to the Bank Subset.
The base salaries of the other NEOs did not change in 2017.
Annual Cash Incentive Bonus
In February 2017, the CNG Committee, and the Board in the case of Mr. Wagner, established the 2017 Company target performance measures, achievement levels, and award levels for each executive officer eligible under the EIC Plan. The CNG Committee and the Board reviewed and monitored these measures and levels throughout 2017. The target award opportunities are determined based upon the applicable executive officer's position, responsibilities, and historical and
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expected contributions to the Company and are equal to a percentage of that executive officer's base salary earned at year end. Below are the EIC Plan target award opportunities for each category of participant:
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As part of its annual review of all elements of compensation to ensure executive compensation is correctly aligned with stockholder interest, in February 2017, the CNG Committee reviewed historical EIC Plan annual cash incentive bonuses and the narrow payout range of 101 - 106% of target for the past six years. The CNG Committee analyzed the 2017 budgeted EPS as well as anticipated core deposit and net loan growth and resolved to provide for a more appropriate differentiated scaling of these performance measures to mirror Company performance measures and weightings with investor views. The CNG Committee considered several alternative approaches with respect to the restructuring of the current EIC Plan weightings, including a comparison of prior year EIC Plan pay outs based on the differentiated scalings of EPS, net loan growth and core deposit growth. The CNG Committee reviewed differentiated scaling alternatives for EPS, net loan growth, core deposit growth, and the inclusion of a regulatory compliance metric as a negative discretionary modifier resulting in a partial or full reduction in EIC Plan annual incentive cash bonus payments in the event of unsatisfactory regulatory compliance ratings. The CNG Committee determined that linking a significant portion of the EIC Plan pay out to the attainment of satisfactory regulatory compliance ratings limits the potential pay out for annual incentive cash bonuses.
The CNG Committee discussed the rationale for the recommended EIC Plan changes and potentially greater EIC Plan payout volatility with respect to the proposed alternatives. The CNG Committee discussed proposed changes to the EIC Plan performance thresholds and payout percentages from 80% and 120% to 50% and 150% at threshold and maximum, respectively, noting a differentiated scaling of the performance levels is more appropriate and directly aligns executive incentive compensation to stockholder interests. After extensive review by the CNG Committee, it determined to change the EPS, core deposit growth and net loan growth weightings to 65%, 17.5%, and 17.5%, respectively, from 30%, 15% and 25%, respectively, and to remove the 30% regulatory compliance rating. In addition, the CNG determined that a change to the performance threshold and maximum payouts for EPS to 80% and 125% and performance threshold and payouts for core deposit growth and net loan growth to 50% and 150% correctly aligned Company performance to shareholder value creation.
The CNG Committee also confirmed the recommended EPS performance levels and pay outs are generally aligned with the PRSU grant structure described in the "Long-Term Incentive ("LTI") Compensation Plan Overview" section, and the ranges for core deposit and net loan growth are appropriate and properly aligns executive incentive compensation to stockholder interests. Based on the foregoing, the following were the 2017 Company target performance measures, weights and corresponding award opportunities approved for the Company's executive officers:
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In December 2017, the CNG Committee confirmed the EIC Plan performance metrics, eliminated negative discretion with respect to regulatory compliance ratings under the EIC Plan, and determined the adjustments to the EIC Plan performance measures to reflect 2017 Company performance. Specifically, the CNG Committee made the following adjustments to the EIC Plan performance measures based on the following events (collectively, the "EIC Plan Adjustment Events"):
The CNG Committee concluded it was appropriate to exclude the effects of the EIC Plan Adjustment Events because these events were not contemplated at the time of the establishment of the 2017 EIC Plan performance measures.
As in years past, the Company believes that EPS is a critical metric to determine the success of the Company. Accordingly, the CNG Committee allocated a weight of 65% to the achievement of 2017 EPS (excluding unbudgeted merger-related expenses) of at least $2.92. For the year ended December 31, 2017, actual EPS was $2.91. After taking into account the EIC Plan Adjustment Events, EPS totaled $2.86, resulting in a payout of 97.9% of the target for this metric.
The Company believes that core deposit growth and the continued ability to attract low cost deposits is important to the continued success of the Company. Therefore, the CNG Committee allocated a weight of 17.5% to the achievement of 2017 core deposit growth of $1.387 billion based upon average core deposit balances for 2017 over 2016 as compared to budget. For the year ended December 31, 2017, after taking into account the EIC Plan Adjustment Events, core deposit growth totaled $1.401 billion, resulting in a payout of 101.0% of the target for this metric.
Finally, strong net loan growth is vital to the Company's long-term success. The CNG Committee allocated a weight of 17.5% to the achievement of net loan growth of $1.476 billion based upon average loan growth for 2017 over 2016 as compared to budget. For the year ended December 31, 2017, after taking into account the EIC Plan Adjustment Events, net loan growth totaled $926 million, resulting in a payout of 62.7% of the target for this metric.
As noted above, in December 2017, the CNG Committee determined that no negative discretion needed to be exercised.
Based on these results, the CNG Committee awarded each of the NEOs annual cash incentive bonuses equal to 90.4% of their respective target award opportunities under the EIC Plan and recommended to the Board that Mr. Wagner be awarded the same annual cash incentive bonus
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percentage, which the Board approved. Specifically, Messrs. Wagner, Rusnak, Pieczynski, Corsini, and Tower received 2017 annual cash incentive bonus amounts of $1,356,076, $542,430, $904,051, $452,025 and $396,823, respectively.
Equity Compensation
We had conversations with many of our stockholders to ascertain their perspectives about our executive compensation program, and we took steps to develop an executive compensation program approach that more closely aligns the performance of our executives with Company objectives and the creation of long-term stockholder value. As a result of these conversations and engagement of an independent compensation consultant, we established a long-term incentive program that effectively aligns long-term executive compensation with stockholder interests.
Long-Term Incentive ("LTI") Compensation Plan Overview
In 2016, the CNG Committee and the Board established a long-term incentive compensation program to improve the alignment of the Company's performance with stockholder interests. The equity compensation program provides for 50% of an executive's annual equity compensation to be in the form of TRSAs and the other 50% of an executive's annual equity compensation to be in the form of PRSUs.
The CNG Committee approves all grants of equity awards and the terms of such grants. In considering whether to approve the grant of an equity award and the value of the grant to be awarded, the CNG Committee considers, among other things, with respect to the executive officer, the salary level and the executive's expected contributions toward the strategic growth, financial strength, risk management and profitability of the Company. We believe our equity compensation program correctly aligns executive interests with stockholders and motivates executive officers to achieve the Company's financial goals that are expected to lead to increased stockholder value.
The Company did not make changes to its TRSA or PRSU grant structure in 2017. The Company concluded that the TRSA and PRSU grants continued to align executive compensation with the Company's long-term market and financial performance and creation of long-term stockholder value.
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shares with respect to PRSU grants had such shares been issued at the time dividends were paid will be accrued and paid out when the PRSU grant vests, based on the actual number of shares delivered. Unvested TRSAs are entitled to receive any dividends on a current basis. In paying dividends on unvested TRSAs, the CNG Committee and the Board determined that such payments are consistent with the Company's overall goals of tying executive compensation to the performance of the Company and aligning management interests with those of the Company's stockholders. For many of the Company's key executives, the dividends represent a meaningful component of their compensation. Further, such dividends are evaluated in connection with the granting of TRSAs and evaluation of an executive's overall compensation.
Upon a Change in Control (as defined below), each PRSU will: (i) be deemed earned at the target level with respect to all open performance periods if the Change in Control occurs within six months after the grant date, and (ii) be deemed earned at the actual performance level as of the date of the Change in Control if a change in control occurs more than six months after the grant date. In both cases, the PRSU will not be subject to any further performance conditions (and the number of PRSUs earned under this provision will be treated as the number of units that are outstanding, including for purposes of a subsequent vesting event), but will be subject to time-based service vesting following the Change in Control in accordance with the original performance period.
"Change in Control" generally means: (i) the consummation of a plan of dissolution or liquidation of the Company; (ii) the incumbent board members cease to constitute at least two thirds of the Company's Board; (iii) the consummation of a plan of reorganization, merger or consolidation involving the Company, if the Company's stockholders do not hold at least 70% of the combined voting power of the resulting company or the individuals who were members of the Company's incumbent Board do not constitute at least two thirds of the Board of Directors of the resulting company; (iv) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (v) the acquisition by another person of stock representing more than 50% of the Company's then outstanding voting power.
On February 15, 2017, the Board or the CNG Committee, as applicable, granted to certain of the Company's executive officers awards consisting of TRSAs and PRSUs. The CNG Committee endeavored to tie a significant portion of long-term incentive awards to stockholder interests, and each executive officer received 50% of annual long-term incentive awards in the form of PRSUs and 50% of annual long-term incentive awards in the form of TRSAs. The TRSAs vest ratably over four years from the date of grant. The PRSUs will vest only if performance goals with respect to Relative TSR, EPS growth, or ROAA are met over the 2017 Performance Period.
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Matthew P. Wagner | CEO and President of the Company and the Bank | | 2/15/2017 | | 26,065 | | 25,518 | | 51,583 | ||||||
Patrick J. Rusnak | Executive Vice President and CFO of the Company and the Bank | 2/15/2017 | 10,603 | 10,380 | 20,983 | ||||||||||
James J. Pieczynski | Executive Vice President of the Company and President of the CapitalSource Division of the Bank | | 2/15/2017 | | 17,671 | | 17,301 | | 34,972 | ||||||
Bryan M. Corsini | Executive Vice President and CCO of the Company and the Bank | 2/15/2017 | 6,627 | 6,488 | 13,115 | ||||||||||
Frank Tower | Executive Vice President of the Company and President of the Square 1 Bank Division of the Bank | | 2/15/2017 | | 5,964 | | 5,838 | | 11,802 |
The CNG Committee set performance targets for a three-year performance cycle for the 2017 PRSU grants. The 2017 PRSU grants are for the period beginning January 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2019 (the "2017 Performance Period"). At the end of the 2017 Performance Period, PRSUs will only vest if results meet or exceed the performance thresholds set at the beginning of the 2017 Performance Period. The number of shares awarded to an executive depends on the achievement of three financial metrics:
The CNG Committee considers these performance metrics to be key measures of the Company's financial performance based on analysis of the correlation of these financial metrics to TSR, noting the metrics are consistent with those metrics used by peers. The following tables reflect the key financial measures, weightings and performance standards that the CNG Committee set for the 2017 Performance Period.
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ROAA* (37.5%
weighting)
Target is average ROAA of 1.52% for the 2017 Performance Period
Performance Level
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Achievement of Performance Metrics
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Percentage of PRSUs Earned**
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Maximum | 120% of Target | 150% | ||
Target | 100% of Target | 100% | ||
Threshold | 80% of Target | 50% | ||
Below Threshold | <80% of Target | 0% |
EPS Growth* (37.5%
weighting)
Target is average EPS growth of 9.00% for the 2017 Performance Period
Performance Level
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Achievement of Performance Metrics
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Percentage of PRSUs Earned**
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Maximum | 130% of Target | 150% | ||
Target | 100% of Target | 100% | ||
Threshold | 70% of Target | 50% | ||
Below Threshold | <70% of Target | 0% |
Relative TSR* (25%
weighting)
Target is the 50% percentile of our peer group for the 2017 Performance Period
Performance Level
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Achievement of Performance Metrics | Percentage of PRSUs Earned** | ||
Maximum | 90th Percentile of Peer Group TSR | 200% | ||
Target | 50th Percentile of Peer Group TSR | 100% | ||
Threshold | 30th Percentile of Peer Group TSR | 50% | ||
Below Threshold | Below 30th percentile of Peer Group TSR | 0% |
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The PRSUs granted to the following Company's executive officers in 2016 were as follows:
Named Executive Officer
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Position | Grant Date | PRSUs(1) | ||||||
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Matthew P. Wagner |
CEO and President of the Company and the Bank | | 2/10/2016 | | 46,145 | ||||
Patrick J. Rusnak |
Executive Vice President and CFO of the Company and the Bank | 2/10/2016 | 20,508 | ||||||
James J. Pieczynski |
Executive Vice President of the Company and President of the CapitalSource Division of the Bank | | 2/10/2016 | | 34,180 | ||||
Bryan M. Corsini |
Executive Vice President and CCO of the Company and the Bank | 2/10/2016 | 12,818 | ||||||
Frank Tower |
Executive Vice President of the Company and President of the Square 1 Bank Division of the Bank | | 2/10/2016 | | 10,254 |
The performance targets for the three-year performance cycle for the 2016 PRSU grants are the same as those for the 2017 Performance Period shown above. The 2016 PRSU grants are for the period beginning January 1, 2016 and ending December 31, 2018 (the "2016 Performance Period"). At the end of the 2016 Performance Period, PRSUs will only vest if results meet or exceed the performance thresholds set at the beginning of the 2016 Performance Period. The number of shares awarded to an executive depends on the achievement of the three performance metrics.
The 2016 Performance Period results to date (through year two of the three-year 2016 Performance Period) are as follows:
2016 Performance Measures | Weightings | 2016 Performance Period Targets |
Actual 2016 Performance Period Results |
Percentage of Target Achieved |
Percentage of PRSUs Earned |
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ROAA | 37.5% | 1.52% | 1.62% | 107% | 118% | |||||
EPS Growth | 37.5% | 9.00% | 2.14% | Below threshold of 70% of target | 0% | |||||
Relative TSR | 25% | 50th percentile of Peer Group | 18th percentile of Peer Group | Below threshold of 30th percentile of Peer Group | 0% |
The results presented above only reflect the first two years of the three-year 2016 Performance Period and are not necessarily indicative of the results that ultimately may be achieved for the entire three-year 2016 Performance Period.
Best Practices Compensation Matters
Our executive compensation programs incorporate many best practices, including the ones described below.
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We Can Clawback Incentive Compensation
If we restate our financial statements, or a financial statement or the calculation of a performance goal or metric is materially inaccurate, the CNG Committee, in its sole discretion, may require recoupment from our executive officers, including our NEOs, of the portion of any annual or long-term cash, equity or equity-based incentive or bonus compensation paid, provided or awarded to any executive officer on or after December 11, 2014 that represents the excess over what would have been paid if such event had not occurred.
We Require Minimum Levels of Stock Ownership by Our Executives
Our executive Stock Ownership Guidelines require the CEO and our executive officers to accumulate a meaningful position in Company shares. Our stock ownership requirement for our CEO and our executive officers is tied to a multiple of base salary as noted below:
Position
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Minimum Ownership of Common Stock (multiple of base salary) |
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CEO |
5.0 | |
Other Executive Officers |
3.0 |
An executive officer is required to achieve the stock ownership necessary to meet the requirements within five years of the later of December 11, 2014 or the date of becoming subject to the requirements. As of the Record Date, the CEO and five other executive officers satisfied these requirements. Five executive officers have not yet satisfied these requirements but are expected to be in compliance with the Stock Ownership Guidelines by his or her applicable compliance date. We believe that the Stock Ownership Guidelines result in significant common stock ownership by our executive officers and align the interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders.
Stock ownership is determined from the totals on Table 1 of Form 4 "Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities" as filed by the Company with the SEC on behalf of the Company's executive officers. Unvested TRSAs and outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights (whether or not vested) are not included in the total number of shares to determine stock ownership under the Stock Ownership Guidelines. The value of an executive officer's shares of common stock is determined by multiplying his or her total number of shares by the highest share price in the preceding 52-week period. The Stock Ownership Guidelines may be waived in the discretion of the CNG Committee based upon bona fide personal financial need or hardship, other special circumstances or if compliance would prevent an executive officer from complying with law, regulation or a court order. Compliance with the Stock Ownership Guidelines will be determined annually by the CNG Committee.
We Prohibit Excise Tax Gross-Up Payments
Our Executive Severance Pay Plan (the "Severance Pay Plan") prohibits excise tax gross-up payments. Specifically, payments made in connection with the Severance Pay Plan, as amended, will be cut back to amounts that do not exceed the safe harbor provisions of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code").
We Adopted Double-Trigger Change of Control Provisions for Our Equity Awards
In 2014, the CNG Committee modified the terms of future equity awards to implement a double-trigger change in control provision. The terms of any equity awards granted after 2014 provide that the awards will vest only if: (i) we undergo a change in control and (ii) within two years after the change in control, the recipient of the award is terminated from employment without cause or
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terminates employment for good reason (i.e., if his or her job duties have been significantly diminished) ("double-trigger" vesting). The terms of our equity awards granted prior to 2014 provided that the awards would vest immediately upon a change in control of our Company ("single-trigger" vesting).
We Do Not Have Employment Contracts
Our executive officers do not have employment contracts and are "at-will" employees who may be terminated at our discretion, subject to compliance with the Severance Pay Plan, if applicable. We believe this preserves greater flexibility in our employment arrangements with our executive officers.
We Have an Anti-Hedging Policy
The Company's Insider Trading Policy prohibits all directors, senior management and certain employees (including NEOs) ("Company Stockholder") from purchasing financial instruments designed to hedge or offset any decrease in the market value of the Company's equity securities. We believe that these instruments result in the Company Stockholder no longer being exposed to the full risks of ownership of our stock and, accordingly, the interests of our directors, senior management and certain employees could be different from stockholder objectives.
We Do Not Have SERPs or Deferred Compensation Arrangements
We have chosen not to provide our executive officers with retirement benefits such as supplemental executive retirement plans or deferred compensation arrangements.
401(k) Plan
Our 401(k) Plan allows executives and other participants to defer a portion of their compensation and, in 2017, the Company provided participants a match of 50% of contributions up to 6% of their base salaries, subject to IRS limitations. We currently have no tax-deferred compensation plans for our executive officers other than our 401(k) Plan.
Other Benefits
Our compensation process focuses our executives on goals and objectives that are in the best interests of the Company and stockholders. Other than certain perquisites to our executive officers such as an automobile allowance or use of a company vehicle, reimbursement of relocation expenses, reimbursement of club dues for clubs that are used frequently for business purposes, and life, disability and long- term care insurance, the Company does not provide any other compensation benefits. In 2017, the Company provided limited use of an aircraft to Mr. Wagner for personal reasons. This service was afforded to Mr. Wagner to reduce travel time and related disruptions and to provide additional security to Mr. Wagner, thereby increasing his availability, efficiency and productivity. Income related to this benefit is imputed to Mr. Wagner for income tax purposes and he is not provided a tax reimbursement.
Statement Regarding Deductibility
Prior to the adoption of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company's tax deduction was limited to the extent total compensation paid to a "covered officer" exceeded $1 million in any one tax year. Applicable IRS regulations defined "covered officers" to include the CEO and each of the next three most highly compensated executive officers (but excluding in all cases the CFO). The deduction did not apply to payments that qualified as "performance-based" provided certain requirements were met, including receipt of stockholder approval of the plan under which such performance-based payments were made, pre-establishment
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of the applicable performance goals, and certification that the goals had been met by the CNG Committee. Regulations under Section 162(m) prior to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act also provided that time-based restricted stock and time-based restricted stock unit awards (other than performance-based stock and performance-based stock unit awards) were not deductible if the aggregate compensation of the executive officer exceeded the $1 million limit. The CNG Committee believes that all PRSUs previously granted under the Plan met these conditions. Generally, prior to the adoption of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, it was the intent of the CNG Committee to structure the Company's annual bonus and PRSUs to be tax deductible. In 2015, prior to the adoption of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Company's stockholders approved the Company's EIC Plan to ensure future annual incentive awards under the EIC Plan continued to meet the Section 162(m) deductibility requirements. The EIC Plan performance targets were set forth in the EIC Plan approved by stockholders. The CNG Committee reserves the discretion to make payments or stock-based awards that are not tax deductible.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT |
The CNG Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC and, based on review and discussions, the CNG Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement.
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COMPENSATION, NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE |
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Robert A. Stine, Chairperson |
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2017 NEO SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and Principal Position
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Year | Salary ($) |
Bonus ($) |
Stock Awards ($)(1) |
Option Awards ($) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) |
Change in Pension Value and Non-statutory Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) |
All Other Compensation ($)(2) |
Total ($) |
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Matthew P. Wagner |
| 2017 | | $979,167 | | | | $2,950,007 | | | | $1,356,076 | | | | $323,168 | | $5,608,418 | ||||||||||
CEO and President of the Company |
2016 | $879,167 | | $2,597,159 | | $1,374,300 | | $348,974 | $5,199,599 | |||||||||||||||||||
and the Bank |
2015 | $800,000 | | | | $1,220,400 | | $325,480 | $2,345,880 | |||||||||||||||||||
Patrick J. Rusnak |
| 2017 | | $600,000 | | | | $1,200,005 | | | | $542,430 | | | | $157,407 | | $2,499,842 | ||||||||||
Executive Vice President and CFO of the |
2016 | $579,167 | | $1,154,279 | | $610,800 | | $166,152 | $2,510,397 | |||||||||||||||||||
Company and the Bank |
2015 | (3) | $320,192 | | $2,059,813 | | $339,000 | | $236,448 | $2,955,453 | ||||||||||||||||||
James J. Pieczynski |
| 2017 | | $800,000 | | | | $2,000,029 | | | | $904,051 | | | | $158,327 | | $3,862,407 | ||||||||||
Executive Vice President of the Company |
2016 | $779,832 | | $1,923,787 | | $1,018,000 | | $171,422 | $3,893,041 | |||||||||||||||||||
and President of the CapitalSource |
2015 | $703,196 | | | $715,150 | $233,740 | $1,652,086 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Division of the Bank |
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Bryan M. Corsini |
| 2017 | | $500,000 | | | | $750,041 | | | | $452,025 | | | | $117,895 | | $1,819,961 | ||||||||||
Executive Vice President and |
2016 | $490,249 | | $721,432 | | $509,000 | | $133,451 | $1,854,132 | |||||||||||||||||||
CCO of the Company and Executive |
2015 | $453,196 | | | | $460,900 | | $128,518 | $1,042,614 | |||||||||||||||||||
Vice President of the Bank |
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Frank Tower |
| 2017 | | $440,834 | | $33,000 | | $674,951 | | | | $396,823 | | | | $93,271 | | $1,638,879 | ||||||||||
Executive Vice President of the |
2016 | $389,088 | $39,138 | $577,139 | | $413,313 | | $89,421 | $1,508,099 | |||||||||||||||||||
Company and President of the |
2015 | (4) | $67,031 | | $600,016 | | $295,000 | | $8,665 | $970,712 | ||||||||||||||||||
Square 1 Bank Division of the Bank |
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2017 ALL OTHER NEO COMPENSATION TABLE
The table below summarizes the components of "All Other Compensation" for the NEOs.
Named Executive Officer
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Dividends on Unvested TRSAs |
Travel Expense |
Relocation Expense |
401(k) Contribution(1) |
Club Dues |
Life, Medical, Long-term Care and Disability Insurance Premiums |
Total | |||||||||||||||
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Matthew P. Wagner |
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2017 |
$203,778 | $79,446 | (2) | | | $13,212 | $26,732 | $323,168 | ||||||||||||||
2016 |
$243,214 | $66,794 | (2) | | | $12,767 | $26,199 | $348,974 | ||||||||||||||
2015 |
$228,515 | $61,428 | (2) | | | $12,212 | $23,325 | $325,480 | ||||||||||||||
Patrick J. Rusnak(3) |
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2017 |
$99,550 | $12,000 | (4) | | $8,100 | | $37,757 | $157,407 | ||||||||||||||
2016 |
$110,015 | $12,000 | (4) | | $7,210 | | $36,927 | $166,152 | ||||||||||||||
2015 |
$66,675 | $8,000 | (4) | $134,890 | $7,777 | | $19,106 | $236,448 | ||||||||||||||
James J. Pieczynski |
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2017 |
$94,237 | | | $6,000 | $14,860 | $43,230 | $158,327 | |||||||||||||||
2016 |
$121,305 | | | $7,950 | $13,865 | $28,302 | $171,422 | |||||||||||||||
2015 |
$104,999 | | | $7,273 | $82,835 | (5) | $38,633 | $233,740 | ||||||||||||||
Bryan M. Corsini |
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2017 |
$59,089 | | | $6,820 | $6,350 | $45,636 | $117,895 | |||||||||||||||
2016 |
$74,239 | | | $7,950 | $6,515 | $44,747 | $133,451 | |||||||||||||||
2015 |
$73,125 | | | $7,950 | $6,405 | $41,038 | $128,518 | |||||||||||||||
Frank Tower(6) |
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2017 |
$41,290 | | | $8,100 | | $43,881 | $93,271 | |||||||||||||||
2016 |
$42,769 | | | $7,055 | | $39,597 | $89,421 | |||||||||||||||
2015 |
$6,512 | | | $1,625 | | $528 | $8,665 |
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Mathew P. Wagner | | | 2/15/2017 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,774 | | | 14,661 | | | | | | | | | | | | $553,111 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2/15/2017 | | 9,774 | 14,661 | $553,111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2/15/2017 | | 5,970 | 11,940 | $368,767 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2/15/2017 | 26,065 | $1,475,018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Patrick J. Rusnak | | | 2/15/2017 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,976 | | | 5,964 | | | | | | | | | | | | $225,002 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2/15/2017 | | 3,976 | 5,964 | $225,002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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