Companies Southside Bancshares Inc
Southside Bancshares (BSB): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $3,263,059FY2025
CEO total pay was $3,263,059 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.
FY2025: salary $845,000 · bonus $315,000 · stock awards $422,488 · option awards $0
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Gibson | $845,000 | $315,000 | $422,488 | $0 | $382,732 | $1,261,447 | $36,392 | $3,263,059 |
| Former Chief Executive Officer, retired December 31, 2025, and Director of the Company and the Bank | ||||||||
| Keith Donahoe | 580,000 | 2,125 | 252,032 | 0 | 220,121 | 0 | 170,036 | 1,224,314 |
| President and Current Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026, and Director of the Company and the Bank | ||||||||
| Julie Shamburger | 495,000 | 0 | 197,992 | 0 | 190,573 | 215,451 | 29,040 | 1,128,056 |
| Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank and advisory director of the Bank | ||||||||
| Curtis Burchard | 510,000 | 0 | 127,470 | 0 | 141,607 | 0 | 28,703 | 807,780 |
| Chief Lending Officer of the Company and the Bank and advisory director of the Bank | ||||||||
| T Arnold | 397,500 | 200 | 149,060 | 0 | 135,840 | 0 | 20,048 | 702,648 |
| Chief Credit Officer of the Company and the Bank and advisory director of the Bank | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Gibson | $3,263,059 | — | — | — |
| Keith Donahoe | 1,224,314 | — | — | — |
| Julie Shamburger | 1,128,056 | — | — | — |
| Curtis Burchard | 807,780 | — | — | — |
| T Arnold | 702,648 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Donahoe | RSU | 337 | — | $10,241 |
| T Arnold | RSU | 430 | — | 13,068 |
| Julie Shamburger | RSU | 617 | — | 18,751 |
| Keith Donahoe | RSU | 656 | — | 19,936 |
| T Arnold | PSU | 1,288 | — | 39,142 |
| Lee Gibson | RSU | 1,398 | — | 42,485 |
| T Arnold | RSU | 1,727 | — | 52,484 |
| Julie Shamburger | PSU | 1,849 | — | 56,191 |
| Lee Gibson | PSU | 1,905 | — | 57,893 |
| Curtis Burchard | RSU | 2,069 | — | 62,877 |
| Curtis Burchard | PSU | 2,069 | — | 62,877 |
| Julie Shamburger | RSU | 2,290 | — | 69,593 |
| T Arnold | RSU | 2,419 | — | 73,513 |
| T Arnold | PSU | 2,419 | — | 73,513 |
| T Arnold | PSU | 2,589 | — | 78,680 |
| Curtis Burchard | RSU | 2,815 | — | 85,548 |
| Julie Shamburger | RSU | 3,214 | — | 97,673 |
| Julie Shamburger | PSU | 3,214 | — | 97,673 |
| Julie Shamburger | PSU | 3,434 | — | 104,359 |
| Lee Gibson | PSU | 3,958 | — | 120,284 |
| Keith Donahoe | RSU | 4,091 | — | 124,325 |
| Keith Donahoe | PSU | 4,091 | — | 124,325 |
| Lee Gibson | PSU | 4,618 | — | 140,341 |
| Lee Gibson | RSU | 5,037 | — | 153,074 |
| Lee Gibson | RSU | 6,858 | — | 208,415 |
Director compensation
No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $101,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 23,500 / 12,500 / 5,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $5,000 |
Peer group, and who names Southside Bancshares as a peer
Companies that benchmark against BSB
No companies currently name BSB as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southside Bancshares Inc | 2025 | Lee Gibson | $845,000 | $422,488 | $0 | $382,732 | $3,263,059 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 56 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $3,263,059 |
| Median employee compensation | $58,495 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (7 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Lee Gibson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 30. As printed: 3,263,059. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Keith Donahoe. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 30. As printed: 1,224,314. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Julie Shamburger. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 30. As printed: 1,128,056. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Curtis Burchard. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 30. As printed: 807,780. View filing ↗
- Section 01, T Arnold. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 30. As printed: 702,648. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 56 : 1. View filing ↗
- Southside Bancshares Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Southside Bancshares Inc's own proxy. As printed: 3,263,059. View filing ↗