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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-06-17

Mechanics Bancorp (MCHB)

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.

$6,631,568
Mark Mason total, FY2025
CEO pay percentile vs peers
CEO-to-median pay ratio
99.83%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against MCHB
No companies currently name MCHB as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.

This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.

01

Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Mark Mason$1,273,881$0$0$0$1,419,382$0$3,938,305$6,631,568
Former Chief Executive Officer
William Endresen309,449000480,81001,844,5292,634,788
Former Commercial Real Estate President, EVP
John Michel352,002000497,50401,683,5482,533,054
Former Chief Financial Officer, EVP
Nathan Duda200,000277,800299,9980300,000019,5131,097,311
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Scott Givans179,000216,400262,5010262,500016,369936,770
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer

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 FY20242025
Mark Mason$6,631,568$1,983,469+4,648,099
William Endresen2,634,7881,141,764+1,493,024
John Michel2,533,0541,019,656+1,513,398
Nathan Duda1,097,311
Scott Givans936,770

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

02

Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

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.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Douglas E. DownerDirector2026-05-27D3,301$0$0Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Douglas E. DownerDirector2026-05-27A5,51300Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Edward Michael DownerDirector2026-05-27D3,30100Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Patricia CochranDirector2026-05-27D3,30100Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Patricia CochranDirector2026-05-27A5,51300Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Adrienne Y. CroweDirector2026-05-27A3,30100CommonForm 4 ↗
Patricia CochranDirector2026-05-27A3,30100CommonForm 4 ↗
Jon R. WilcoxDirector2026-05-27A3,30100CommonForm 4 ↗
Jon R. WilcoxDirector2026-05-27A5,51300Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Adrienne Y. CroweDirector2026-05-27A5,51300Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Edward Michael DownerDirector2026-05-27A5,51300Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Douglas E. DownerDirector2026-05-27A3,30100CommonForm 4 ↗
Jon R. WilcoxDirector2026-05-27D3,30100Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Adrienne Y. CroweDirector2026-05-27D3,30100Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Edward Michael DownerDirector2026-05-27A3,30100CommonForm 4 ↗
Kenneth D. RussellDirector2026-05-28A5,51300Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Nancy D. PellegrinoDirector2026-05-28A5,51300Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Edward Michael DownerDirector2026-06-15D21530CommonForm 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.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Scott GivansPSU$262,501
Nathan DudaPSU299,998
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Scott Givans$0$262,501$0100.0%
Nathan Duda0299,9980100.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

05

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

We believe that our compensation policies and procedures are strongly aligned with the long-term interests of our shareholders. Our compensation program is designed to motivate our leaders to contribute to the achievement of our financial goals and to focus on long-term value creation for our shareholders.

CEO STI target (% of salary)
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantPay Governance
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingFalse
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-28196,110,106330,525709,50599.83%Passed
20252025-05-2912,412,036680,25350,48294.8%Passed
20242024-06-1813,160,2691,321,147107,93990.88%Passed
20232023-05-2514,022,173633,33032,42095.68%Passed
20222022-05-2614,454,117244,505144,94698.34%Passed
20212021-05-2716,622,464375,80148,39797.79%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.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20262026-05-2899.83%a
20252025-05-2994.8%b
20242024-06-1890.88%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “What is the effect of abstentions and broker non-votes? If you specify that you wish to "abstain" from voting on an item (or "abstain" from voting for a director), then your shares will not be voted on that particular item.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “What is the effect of abstentions and broker non-votes? If you specify that you wish to "abstain" from voting on an item (or "withhold" your vote for a director), then your shares will not be voted on that particular item.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “What is the effect of abstentions and broker non-votes? If you specify that you wish to "abstain" from voting on an item (or "withhold" your vote for a director), then your shares will not be voted on that particular item.”.

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.

07

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)
CEO total compensation
Median employee compensation
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
James R. Mitchell, JrIndependent · Audit · Departed during FY$135,000$0$0$0$0$135,000
Nancy D. PellegrinoIndependent · Nominating/Governance127,5000000127,500
Sandra A. CavanaughIndependent · Audit · Departed during FY116,2500000116,250
Jeffrey D. GreenIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Departed during FY112,5000000112,500
Scott M. BoggsIndependent · Audit · Departed during FY112,5000000112,500
Joanne R. HarrellIndependent · Departed during FY108,7500000108,750
S. Craig TompkinsIndependent · Departed during FY102,5000000102,500
Patricia CochranIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Partial-year service31,700000031,700
E. Michael DownerIndependent · Nominating/Governance (Chair) · Partial-year service28,300000028,300
Jon R. WilcoxIndependent · Audit · Partial-year service25,000000025,000
Douglas DownerIndependent · Audit · Partial-year service25,000000025,000
Adrienne Y. CroweIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Partial-year service25,000000025,000
Mark K. MasonEmployee director · Departed during FY00000
Carl B. WebbEmployee director · Board Chair · Compensation · Partial-year service00000
Kenneth D. RussellIndependent · Risk (Chair) · Partial-year service000000
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$130,000
Annual equity retainer
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline$390,000
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$950,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$950,000

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

10b

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
1Mechanics Bancorp2025Mark Mason$1,273,881$0$0$1,419,382$6,631,568

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.

11

Source register

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.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Mark MasonDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 6,631,568. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c42 · span 208972–208981
2Section 01, William EndresenDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,634,788. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c42 · span 221615–221624
3Section 01, John MichelDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,533,054. Filing ↗machine: r11 · c42 · span 215281–215290
4Section 01, Nathan DudaDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,097,311. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c42 · span 199097–199106
5Section 01, Scott GivansDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 936,770. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c42 · span 204033–204040
6Section 03, Scott Givans PSUDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r7 · c11 · span 202807–202814
7Section 03, Nathan Duda PSUDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t11 · r5 · c11 · span 197871–197878
8Section 07, pay ratio10-K2026-03-170001518715-26-000026Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗
9Section 08, James R. Mitchell, JrDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 135,000. Filing ↗
10Section 08, Nancy D. PellegrinoDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,500. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r8 · c2 · span 163723–163730
11Section 08, Sandra A. CavanaughDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 116,250. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r12 · c2 · span 166356–166363
12Section 08, Jeffrey D. GreenDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 112,500. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r13 · c2 · span 167010–167017
13Section 08, Scott M. BoggsDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 112,500. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r11 · c2 · span 165696–165703
14Section 08, Joanne R. HarrellDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 108,750. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r14 · c2 · span 167668–167675
15Section 08, S. Craig TompkinsDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 102,500. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r16 · c2 · span 168985–168992
16Section 08, Patricia CochranDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 31,700. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r5 · c2 · span 161744–161750
17Section 08, E. Michael DownerDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 28,300. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r4 · c2 · span 161085–161091
18Section 08, Jon R. WilcoxDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 25,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r10 · c2 · span 165042–165048
19Section 08, Douglas DownerDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 25,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r7 · c2 · span 163061–163067
20Section 08, Adrienne Y. CroweDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 25,000. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r6 · c2 · span 162404–162410
21Section 08, Mark K. MasonDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
22Section 08, Carl B. WebbDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
23Section 08, Kenneth D. RussellDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
24Section 02, Douglas E. Downer 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002104981-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 02, Douglas E. Downer 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002104981-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
26Section 02, Edward Michael Downer 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002104239-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
27Section 02, Patricia Cochran 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002104575-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, Patricia Cochran 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002104575-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 02, Adrienne Y. Crowe 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002103504-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
30Section 02, Patricia Cochran 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002104575-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
31Section 02, Jon R. Wilcox 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002105535-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
32Section 02, Jon R. Wilcox 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002105535-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
33Section 02, Adrienne Y. Crowe 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002103504-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
34Section 02, Edward Michael Downer 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002104239-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
35Section 02, Douglas E. Downer 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002104981-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
36Section 02, Jon R. Wilcox 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002105535-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
37Section 02, Adrienne Y. Crowe 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002103504-26-000005Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
38Section 02, Edward Michael Downer 2026-05-27Form 42026-05-290002104239-26-000006Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
39Section 02, Kenneth D. Russell 2026-05-28Form 42026-05-290001498530-26-000002Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
40Section 02, Nancy D. Pellegrino 2026-05-28Form 42026-05-290001792763-26-000003Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
41Section 02, Edward Michael Downer 2026-06-15Form 42026-06-170002104239-26-000008Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
42Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-06-010001518715-26-000052Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.83% (votes for as printed: 196,110,106). Filing ↗
43Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-06-020001518715-25-000087Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.8% (votes for as printed: 12,412,036). Filing ↗
44Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-06-200001518715-24-000147Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.88% (votes for as printed: 13,160,269). Filing ↗
45Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
46Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)ComputedcomputedRSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
47Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 950,000 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 950,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 950,000
48Mechanics Bancorp (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-160001518715-26-000038CEO total compensation as printed in Mechanics Bancorp's own proxy. As printed: 6,631,568. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c42 · span 208972–208981