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Civista Bancshares (CVIB): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$2,894,036CEO Dennis Shaffer · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $2,894,036FY2025

CEO total pay was $2,894,036 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.

FY2025: salary $573,657 · bonus $0 · stock awards $166,246 · option awards $0

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Civista Bancshares, Inc in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Dennis Shaffer (President and CEO) was the highest-paid executive at Civista Bancshares, Inc in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $2,894,036.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Dennis Shaffer$573,657$0$166,246$0$258,146$1,833,181$62,807$2,894,036
President and CEO
Charles Parcher375,5000108,8200168,975972,56250,5651,676,422
Exec. Vice President
Richard Dutton315,775078,4380126,3101,010,76331,2751,562,561
Vice President
Lance Morrison237,404039,314078,343405,76225,654786,478
Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
Ian Whinnem265,846057,511099,13145,50718,621486,617
Vice President, Treasurer and CFO

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 officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Dennis Shaffer$2,894,036———
Charles Parcher1,676,422———
Richard Dutton1,562,561———
Lance Morrison786,478———
Ian Whinnem486,617———

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

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Lance MorrisonRSU639—$14,199
Lance MorrisonRSU652—14,487
Lance MorrisonRSU1,136—25,242
Ian WhinnemRSU1,254—27,864
Richard DuttonRSU1,276—28,353
Charles ParcherRSU1,276—28,353
Richard DuttonRSU1,330—29,553
Charles ParcherRSU1,330—29,553
Richard DuttonRSU2,307—51,262
Charles ParcherRSU2,307—51,262
Dennis ShafferRSU2,742—60,927
Dennis ShafferRSU2,842—63,149
Dennis ShafferRSU4,889—108,634
Director compensation

No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$0
Annual equity retainer$20,000
Per board meeting fee$1,750
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)—
Stock ownership guideline$7,500
Peer group, and who names Civista Bancshares as a peer

Companies that benchmark against CVIB

No companies currently name CVIB as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

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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.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Civista Bancshares, Inc2025Dennis Shaffer$573,657$166,246$0$258,146$2,894,036

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.

Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (6 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, Dennis Shaffer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 2,894,036. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Charles Parcher. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 1,676,422. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Richard Dutton. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 1,562,561. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Lance Morrison. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 786,478. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Ian Whinnem. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 27. As printed: 486,617. View filing ↗
  • Civista Bancshares, Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. CEO total compensation as printed in Civista Bancshares, Inc's own proxy. As printed: 2,894,036. View filing ↗
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