Companies Republic Bancorp Inc /KY/
Republic Bancorp Inc /KY/ (RBCA): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $1,023,867FY2025
CEO total pay was $1,023,867 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.
FY2025: salary $473,848 · bonus $0 · stock awards $0 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Trager | $473,848 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $50,019 | $1,023,867 |
| Chair/CEO | ||||||||
| William Nelson | 427,000 | 0 | 71,866 | 49,315 | 375,000 | 0 | 16,670 | 939,851 |
| Jeffrey Starke | 399,308 | 50,000 | 83,633 | 61,644 | 175,000 | 0 | 13,054 | 782,639 |
| Kevin Sipes | 389,232 | 50,000 | 74,007 | 49,315 | 175,000 | 0 | 26,429 | 763,983 |
| 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 officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Trager | $1,023,867 | — | — | — |
| William Nelson | 939,851 | — | — | — |
| Jeffrey Starke | 782,639 | — | — | — |
| Kevin Sipes | 763,983 | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sipes | PSU | 689 | — | $47,534 |
| William Nelson | PSU | 689 | — | 47,534 |
| Jeffrey Starke | PSU | 862 | — | 59,469 |
| Kevin Sipes | RSU | 1,433 | — | 98,863 |
| William Nelson | RSU | 1,433 | — | 98,863 |
| Jeffrey Starke | RSU | 1,790 | — | 123,492 |
| Pichel | PSU | 2,759 | — | 190,343 |
| Kevin Sipes | Option | 3,244 | 68.02 | — |
| William Nelson | Option | 3,244 | 68.02 | — |
| Jeffrey Starke | Option | 4,055 | 68.02 | — |
| Kevin Sipes | Option | 4,484 | 49.25 | — |
| William Nelson | Option | 4,484 | 49.25 | — |
| Jeffrey Starke | Option | 5,605 | 49.25 | — |
| Pichel | RSU | 12,322 | — | 850,095 |
| Pichel | Option | 12,978 | 68.02 | — |
| Pichel | Option | 17,937 | 49.25 | — |
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 | $40,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | $5,000 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 / 15,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $120,000 |
Peer group, and who names Republic Bancorp Inc /KY/ as a peer
Companies that benchmark against RBCA
No companies currently name RBCA 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 | Republic Bancorp Inc /KY/ | 2025 | Steven Trager | $473,848 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $1,023,867 |
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 (5 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, Steven Trager. DEF 14A. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 48. As printed: 1,023,867. View filing ↗
- Section 01, William Nelson. DEF 14A. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 48. As printed: 939,851. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Jeffrey Starke. DEF 14A. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 48. As printed: 782,639. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Kevin Sipes. DEF 14A. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 48. As printed: 763,983. View filing ↗
- Republic Bancorp Inc /KY/ (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A. CEO total compensation as printed in Republic Bancorp Inc /KY/'s own proxy. As printed: 1,023,867. View filing ↗