Fiscal year 2025 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
Each company listed discloses FDBC in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named FDBC in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Santaniello | $557,951 | $0 | $149,449 | $0 | $380,446 | $0 | $175,483 | $1,263,329 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank | ||||||||
| Salvatore DeFrancesco | 341,838 | 0 | 71,725 | 0 | 158,730 | 0 | 115,528 | 687,821 |
| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank | ||||||||
| Ruth Turkington | 306,730 | 0 | 69,063 | 0 | 130,101 | 0 | 93,347 | 599,241 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Consumer Banking Officer 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Santaniello | $1,263,329 | $998,371 | — | +264,958 |
| Salvatore DeFrancesco | 687,821 | 586,221 | — | +101,600 |
| Ruth Turkington | 599,241 | 489,794 | — | +109,447 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.
| Insider | Role | Transaction date | Code | Shares | Price | Value | Security | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian J. Cali | Director | 2026-06-12 | A | 273 | — | — | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Turkington | RSA | 2026-02-18 | — | — | 1,657 | — | $74,747 |
| Salvatore DeFrancesco | RSA | 2026-02-18 | — | — | 1,813 | — | 81,784 |
| Daniel Santaniello | RSA | 2026-02-18 | — | — | 3,500 | — | 157,885 |
Grant-level vehicle detail not disclosed.
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Santaniello | RSU | 8,410 | — | $366,087 |
| Ruth Turkington | RSU | 3,232 | — | 140,689 |
| Salvatore DeFrancesco | RSU | 4,368 | — | 190,139 |
The Company's compensation philosophy is to reward management for exceptional performance with compensation-based tools, allowing for recruitment and retention of executives and encouragement for executives to work toward enhancing shareholder value in an easily understood and calculable manner.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Blanchard Consulting Group |
| Clawback policy | True |
| Anti-hedging | False |
| Anti-pledging | False |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-05-06 | 3,131,106 | 107,796 | 42,059 | 96.67% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-05-03 | 3,106,507 | 50,202 | 206,577 | 98.41% | Passed |
| 2019 | 2019-05-07 | 2,461,288 | 39,592 | 23,652 | 98.42% | Passed |
| 2016 | 2016-05-03 | 1,447,209 | 32,194 | 25,521 | 97.82% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-05-06 | 96.67%a |
| 2022 | 2022-05-03 | 98.41%b |
| 2019 | 2019-05-07 | 98.42%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and "broker non-votes" will not be counted as votes cast and therefore will not affect the determination as to whether this proposal is approved.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and "broker non-votes" will not be counted as votes cast and therefore will not affect the determination as to whether this proposal is approved.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and "broker non-votes" will not be counted as votes cast and therefore will not affect the determination as to whether this proposal is approved.”.
Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian J. CaliIndependent · Board Chair · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Executive (Chair) · Governance · Nominating · ALCO · Building · Credit Administration · Human Resources · Loan · Trust/Investment | $120,000 | $85,671 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $205,671 |
| Michael J. McDonaldIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Executive · Governance · Nominating · Building · Human Resources · Loan | 109,000 | 85,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194,671 |
| John T. CognettiIndependent · Governance · Nominating · ALCO · Building · Credit Administration · Loan | 85,625 | 85,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171,296 |
| William J. Joyce, SrIndependent · Audit · Nominating · Building · Credit Administration · Executive · Human Resources · Loan · Risk Management | 85,625 | 85,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171,296 |
| HelenBeth G. VilcekIndependent · Audit · Executive · Governance · Nominating · ALCO · Building · Human Resources · Loan | 85,625 | 85,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171,296 |
| Alan SilvermanIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating · ALCO · Credit Administration · Loan · Risk Management | 85,625 | 85,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171,296 |
| Paul C. WoelkersIndependent · Governance (Chair) · Nominating · ALCO · Building · Credit Administration · Human Resources · Loan · Trust/Investment | 85,625 | 85,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171,296 |
| Richard M. HotchkissIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY | 30,000 | 85,671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115,671 |
| Daniel J. SantanielloEmployee director · ALCO · Building · Credit Administration · Executive · Governance · Loan · Risk Management · Trust/Investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| James ClementeIndependent · Audit · Nominating · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocco A. DelVecchioIndependent · Nominating · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | — |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 12,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $687,125 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $685,368 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,372,493 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
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 | Fidelity D & D Bancorp Inc | 2025 | Daniel Santaniello | $557,951 | $149,449 | $0 | $380,446 | $1,263,329 |
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.
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.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Daniel Santaniello | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 1,263,329. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c24 · span 447576–447585 |
| 2 | Section 01, Salvatore DeFrancesco | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 687,821. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c24 · span 457682–457689 |
| 3 | Section 01, Ruth Turkington | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 599,241. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c24 · span 467806–467813 |
| 4 | Section 03, Ruth Turkington RSA | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. |
| 5 | Section 03, Salvatore DeFrancesco RSA | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. |
| 6 | Section 03, Daniel Santaniello RSA | DEF 14A | — | — | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. |
| 7 | Section 07, pay ratio | 10-K | 2026-03-13 | 0001437749-26-008215 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Brian J. Cali | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 205,671. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r3 · c8 · span 676267–676274 |
| 9 | Section 08, Michael J. McDonald | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 194,671. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r4 · c8 · span 678344–678351 |
| 10 | Section 08, John T. Cognetti | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 171,296. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r5 · c8 · span 680600–680607 |
| 11 | Section 08, William J. Joyce, Sr | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 171,296. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r5 · c8 · span 680600–680607 |
| 12 | Section 08, HelenBeth G. Vilcek | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 171,296. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r5 · c8 · span 680600–680607 |
| 13 | Section 08, Alan Silverman | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 171,296. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r5 · c8 · span 680600–680607 |
| 14 | Section 08, Paul C. Woelkers | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 171,296. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r5 · c8 · span 680600–680607 |
| 15 | Section 08, Richard M. Hotchkiss | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 115,671. Filing ↗machine: t62 · r6 · c8 · span 682677–682684 |
| 16 | Section 08, Daniel J. Santaniello | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 08, James Clemente | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 08, Rocco A. DelVecchio | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 19 | Section 02, Brian J. Cali 2026-06-12 | Form 4 | 2026-06-12 | 0001437749-26-020450 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 20 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-05-06 | 0001437749-25-014820 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.67% (votes for as printed: 3,131,106). Filing ↗ |
| 21 | Section 06, 2022 vote | Form 8-K | 2022-05-06 | 0001098151-22-000016 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.41%. Filing ↗ |
| 22 | Section 06, 2019 vote | Form 8-K | 2019-05-08 | 0001098151-19-000026 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.42%. Filing ↗ |
| 23 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 24 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 687,125 + equity 685,368 + all other 0 = 1,372,493, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,372,493 |
| 25 | Fidelity D & D Bancorp Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-25 | 0001437749-26-009691 | CEO total compensation as printed in Fidelity D & D Bancorp Inc's own proxy. As printed: 1,263,329. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c24 · span 447576–447585 |