Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
The information contained in this Supplement is intended to supplement the disclosure in the "Executive Compensation" section
of the Proxy Statement. All information in the Proxy Statement, as supplemented by the information in this Supplement, should
be considered in casting your vote by proxy or at the Annual Meeting.
Executive Compensation Program Components and 2018 Pay
Decisions
The Company’s compensation program
consists of four components: base salary, annual (cash incentives), long-term (equity incentives) and benefits. The table below
summarizes the actual NEO compensation paid for the 2018 performance year, which consists of base salary, annual (cash) incentives
and equity grants. Additional details related to these components follow this table.
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Anthony Labozzetta
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Steven M. Fusco
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Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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George Lista
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Chief Executive Officer, Tri-State Insurance Agency
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Executive
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Base Salary
($)
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Annual Incentive Award (Cash)
($)
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Restricted Stock Grant
($)
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Total Direct Compensation
($)
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Anthony Labozzetta
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529,813
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290,989
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290,984
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1,111,786
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Steven M. Fusco
(1)
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288,897
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119,003
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118,994
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526,894
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George Lista
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200,729
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46,494
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46,472
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293,695
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(1)
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Mr. Fusco resigned from the Company effective March 8, 2019.
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Below
we summarize our programs and 2018 pay decisions.
Base Salary
The Compensation Committee believes the
purpose of base salary is to provide competitive and fair base compensation that recognizes the executives’ role, responsibilities,
experience and performance. Base salary represents fixed compensation that is targeted to be competitive with the practices of
comparable banks similar in size and region.
Typically, the Committee sets base salary
for each executive in the first quarter of each year effective January 1. Salaries are determined in consideration of the competitive
market for similar roles, as well as each individual’s experience, performance and contributions. Input from the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer is considered in setting executive salaries, while the Compensation Committee is solely responsible for
recommending the Company’s Chief Executive Officer’s salary.
Below
is a summary of the salaries approved by the Compensation Committee:
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Executive
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2017 Base Salary ($)
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2018 Base Salary ($)
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% Increase
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Anthony Labozzetta
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441,511
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529,813
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20.0
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Steven M. Fusco
(1)
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240,747
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288,897
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20.0
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George Lista
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185,974
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200,729
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7.9
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(1)
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Mr. Fusco resigned from the Company effective March 8, 2019.
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The
salary increases from 2017 to 2018 were a result of the Company’s growth and strong performance and were supported by an
executive compensation review conducted by Meridian in 2018.
Executive
Incentive Plan
The objective of the Company’s executive
incentive plan is to motivate and reward key members of executive management for achieving specific performance goals that support
the Company’s strategic plan through the use of cash awards and restricted stock. Awards under this plan represent compensation
that must be earned based upon performance. Awards for the CEO and CFO are paid 50% in cash and 50% in equity with subsequent 3
year vesting and the award for the CEO of Tri-State Insurance Agency is paid 100% in cash with the potential for discretionary
stock awards.
The performance goals are developed in
conjunction with the annual business plan, approved by the Compensation Committee and presented to the full Board for final approval.
The incentive target opportunities and
performance measures for the 2018 compensation year are described below.
Award Opportunity
: The table below
summarizes the 2018 incentive award opportunities (expressed as a percentage of base salary) available under our annual executive
incentive plan and paid only upon achievement of the performance goals. The total incentive opportunity is allocated in cash (and
equity in the case of the CEO, CLO and CFO) in accordance with the table below. The Committee believes payment in stock provides
additional retention and deferral of compensation that reinforces our desire to align pay with shareholder interests and provide
long-term compensation.
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Total Incentive Opportunity
(% of Salary)
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Cash Portion
(% of Salary)
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Restricted Stock Portion
(% of Salary)
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Threshold
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Target
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Maximum
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Threshold
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Target
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Maximum
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Threshold
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Target
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Maximum
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Chief Executive Officer
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40.0
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%
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80.0
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%
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120.0
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%
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20.0
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%
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40.0
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%
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60.0
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%
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20.0
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%
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40.0
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%
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60.0
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%
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Chief Financial Officer
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30.0
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%
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60.0
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%
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90.0
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%
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15.0
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%
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30.0
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%
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45.0
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%
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15.0
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%
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30.0
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%
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45.0
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%
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Chief Executive Officer, Tri-State Insurance Agency
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10.0
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%
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20.0
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%
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30.0
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%
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10.0
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%
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20.0
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%
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30.0
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%
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—
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—
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—
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Performance Measures
: The 2018 performance
measures required the Company to achieve increased levels of profitability and achieve other key goals aligned with the Company’s
business strategy. All participants have at least 50% of their incentive based on Net Income (Corporate or Division) to reinforce
our goal to fund incentives based on earnings. Corporate Net Income was adjusted for significant extraordinary events (including
acquisition costs and the impact of tax reform – deferred tax asset write down; see footnote below table for details).
Weightings for performance goals can vary
by participant. For the CEO and CFO, performance is strictly formulaic, with 50% of the incentive determined by Corporate Net Income
and 50% based on 3-Year Average Return on Equity (ROE). We believe a rolling view of ROE as measured for the prior 3 years is an
effective way to reward and motivate sustained performance. The CEO, Tri-State Insurance Agency is measured based on the Business
Unit goals: Net Income Before Taxes, Total Commissions Revenue and Efficiency Ratio. The Compensation Committee believed these
measures would drive the appropriate focus by the executive team on overall performance of the Company.
The performance measures and goals were
established by the Compensation Committee and approved unanimously in January 2018. The following tables summarize the measures,
weightings and goals at threshold, target and stretch levels. The last column indicates the 2018 performance results for each goal.
Dollars are in thousands.
Corporate Officers (Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer)
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Performance Goals
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Performance Measure
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Weighting
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Threshold
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Target
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Maximum
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Actual
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Net Income
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50
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%
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$
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10,456
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$
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11,618
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$
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13,941
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$
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11,710
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(1)
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3-Year Average ROE
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50
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%
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8.06
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%
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8.32
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%
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8.84
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%
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9.07
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%(1)
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(1)
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Reported Net income
(GAAP) for Fiscal Year 2018 was $9,923 and ROE was 6.64%, which included significant items that impacted financial results. Those
items included the following:
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Fiscal Year 2018
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Net Income
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ROE
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Reported GAAP
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$
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9,923
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6.64
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%
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Adjustments for significant extraordinary events:
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Merger related expenses net of tax
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$
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1,787
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1.19
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%
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Total Adjustments
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$
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1,787
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1.19
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%
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Non-GAAP Results
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$
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11,710
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7.81
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%
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The
3-Year Average ROE was 9.07% (adjusted for significant events in 2018) as compared to the reported result of 8.67%. The Non-GAAP
results were utilized for the incentive measurement.
Chief
Executive Officer, Tri-State Insurance Agency
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Performance Goals
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Performance Measure
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Weighting
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Threshold
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Target
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Maximum
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Actual
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Net Income Before Taxes
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60
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%
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$
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1,523
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$
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1,692
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$
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2,538
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$
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1,995
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Total Commissions Revenue
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20
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%
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$
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5,451
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$
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6,057
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$
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9,086
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$
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6,774
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TSIA: Efficiency Ratio
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20
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%
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79.9
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%
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72.1
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%
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69.2
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%
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70.6
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%
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2018 Performance and Awards
: For
2018, performance for the CEO was determined to be 114.9% of base salary; performance for the CFO was determined to be 82.4% of
base salary and performance for the Chief Executive of Tri-State Insurance Agency was determined to be 23.0% of base salary.
The following table summarizes the total
2018 annual incentive awards paid pursuant to the executive incentive plan. Payouts were made in March 2018 to the Chief Executive
Officer and the other named executive officers.
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Total
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Cash
(50% of Total)
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Restricted Stock
(50% of Total)
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% of Salary
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Amount
($)
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% of Salary
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Amount
($)
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% of Salary
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Amount
($)
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Chief Executive Officer
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114.9
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581,973
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54.9
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290,989
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54.9
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290,984
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Chief Financial Officer
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82.4
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237,997
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41.2
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119,003
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41.2
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118,994
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Chief Executive Officer, Tri-State Insurance Agency
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23.0
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46,494
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23.0
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46,494
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—
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—
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2018
Retention Awards
We made special
retention awards to each of our NEOs in 2018 in the form of time-based restricted stock. These one-time awards were intended to
recognize and reward the NEOs for their performance and their role in the growth of the Company following the acquisition of Community
Bank of Bergen County, NJ in January 2018 and its subsequent integration into the Company. The retention awards are also intended
to provide the NEOs with additional incentives to remain employed with us, as such awards will vest in three annual installments,
subject to the NEOs' continued employment through the applicable vesting date.
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Executive
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Retention Award
($)
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Anthony Labozzetta
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239,610
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Steven M. Fusco
(1)
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131,784
|
|
|
George Lista
|
|
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95,832
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Mr. Fusco resigned from the Company effective March 8, 2019.
|
Executive
Benefits
The Company’s executive compensation
program include base salary, annual cash incentive awards, long-term incentive awards and other benefit and perquisites, such as
retirement programs.
The Company provides select executives
certain benefits and perquisites, which the Compensation Committee believes are reasonable and consistent with the Company’s
overall compensation philosophy. The Compensation Committee regularly reviews and refines executive benefits to ensure market competitiveness.
Executive Perquisites.
The Company
provides a limited number of perquisites to key executives that the Compensation Committee believes are necessary for conducting
business are reasonable and enable us to attract and retain high performing employees for our key senior management positions.
These benefits also allow our executives to maintain direct contact and involvement with current and prospective customers, as
well as non-profit organizations in the communities in which we do business. The Compensation Committee periodically reviews the
levels of perquisites and other personal benefits provided to the named executive officers.
The primary perquisites are: corporate
owned automobiles for certain executives, club memberships for certain executives and life insurance programs. These perquisites
represent a relatively insignificant portion of the total compensation of each named executive officer. The aggregate incremental
cost to the Company for these perquisites is set forth in the Summary Compensation Table under the “All Other Compensation”
column and related notes.
Risk Management
The Compensation Committee annually reviews
our executive compensation program to ensure it does not encourage unnecessary or excessive risk taking. In reviewing the program
for risk, the goal of the Compensation Committee is to design an executive compensation program that encourages prudent risk management
and discourages inappropriate risk-taking by granting balanced portfolio of executive compensation that includes fixed and variable
pay, annual and long-term pay, cash and equity.