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.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Giles | $463,500 | $0 | $231,733 | $0 | $202,781 | $0 | $40,817 | $938,831 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Gregg Bexten | 360,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77,508 | 0 | 50,015 | 488,023 |
| President | ||||||||
| Martin Weishaar | 283,250 | 0 | 33,740 | 0 | 70,813 | 0 | 40,017 | 427,820 |
| EVP, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Giles | $938,831 | — | — | — |
| Gregg Bexten | 488,023 | — | — | — |
| Martin Weishaar | 427,820 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Giles | RSU | 19,701 | — | $687,171 |
| Martin Weishaar | RSU | 2,667 | — | 93,025 |
The compensation program seeks to ensure that total compensation is fair, reasonable, and competitive, aligning pay with shareholder value and driving positive operational results through performance-based awards.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | McLagan Partners, Inc. |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-02 | 3,378,004 | 89,611 | 112,987 | 97.42% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-03 | 2,903,327 | 86,075 | 126,948 | 97.12% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-04 | 2,985,915 | 116,444 | 131,838 | 96.25% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-06-06 | 2,802,490 | 135,632 | 93,640 | 95.38% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-06-07 | 3,016,363 | 294,928 | 147,235 | 91.09% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-06-08 | 3,439,886 | 49,207 | 121,319 | 98.59% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-02 | 97.42%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-03 | 97.12%b |
| 2024 | 2024-06-04 | 96.25%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
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.
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip D. FreemanIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance (Chair) | $42,500 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $42,500 |
| Kevin L. RileyIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | 42,500 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 42,500 |
| Frank E. BurkheadIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | 41,600 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 41,600 |
| Gus S. Wetzel IIIIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating/Governance | 41,200 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 41,200 |
| Jonathan D. HoltawayIndependent · Audit | 40,050 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 40,050 |
| Douglas T. EdenIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | 38,100 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 38,100 |
| David T. TurnerNot independent · Board Chair | 36,700 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 36,700 |
| Jonathan L. StatesIndependent · Compensation | 35,750 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 35,750 |
| Shawna M. HettingerIndependent · Nominating/Governance | 35,100 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 35,100 |
| Annual cash retainer | $24,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | $900 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $353,500 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $353,500 |
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 | Hawthorn Bancshares | 2025 | Brent Giles | $463,500 | $231,733 | $0 | $202,781 | $938,831 |
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.
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, Brent Giles | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 938,831. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c27 · span 320343–320350 |
| 2 | Section 01, Gregg Bexten | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 488,023. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c27 · span 329893–329900 |
| 3 | Section 01, Martin Weishaar | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 427,820. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c27 · span 339398–339405 |
| 4 | Section 08, Philip D. Freeman | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 42,500. Filing ↗machine: span 226751–226757 |
| 5 | Section 08, Kevin L. Riley | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 42,500. Filing ↗machine: span 229630–229636 |
| 6 | Section 08, Frank E. Burkhead | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 41,600. Filing ↗machine: span 225295–225301 |
| 7 | Section 08, Gus S. Wetzel III | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 41,200. Filing ↗machine: span 232518–232524 |
| 8 | Section 08, Jonathan D. Holtaway | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 40,050. Filing ↗machine: span 228674–228680 |
| 9 | Section 08, Douglas T. Eden | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 38,100. Filing ↗machine: span 225792–225798 |
| 10 | Section 08, David T. Turner | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 36,700. Filing ↗machine: span 231558–231564 |
| 11 | Section 08, Jonathan L. States | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 35,750. Filing ↗machine: span 230590–230596 |
| 12 | Section 08, Shawna M. Hettinger | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 35,100. Filing ↗machine: span 227712–227718 |
| 13 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-06-08 | 0000893847-26-000076 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.42% (votes for as printed: 3,378,004). Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-05 | 0000893847-25-000018 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.12% (votes for as printed: 2,903,327). Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-07 | 0000893847-24-000013 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.25% (votes for as printed: 2,985,915). Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 353,500 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 353,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 353,500 |
| 17 | Hawthorn Bancshares (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0000893847-26-000041 | CEO total compensation as printed in Hawthorn Bancshares's own proxy. As printed: 938,831. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c27 · span 320343–320350 |