Lee Gibson compensation by year
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $530,000 | $615,000 | $645,750 | $665,000 | $715,000 | $736,450 | $774,744 | $809,608 | $845,000 | $845,000 |
| Bonus | $35,000 | $95,000 | $50,000 | $60,000 | $119,000 | $500 | $0 | — | $0 | $315,000 |
| Stock awards | $132,512 | $0 | $161,426 | $166,244 | $0 | $125,187 | $271,144 | $283,353 | $422,505 | $422,488 |
| Option awards | $132,497 | $0 | $161,437 | $166,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $111,875 | $182,655 | $131,459 | $134,743 | $172,447 | $377,799 | $478,211 | $245,092 | $418,029 | $382,732 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $547,269 | $885,776 | $423,458 | $1,421,114 | $1,572,177 | $172,927 | $0 | $769,701 | $277,612 | $1,261,447 |
| All other | $9,791 | $86,249 | $13,796 | $15,792 | $75,842 | $29,838 | $25,497 | $26,963 | $28,296 | $36,392 |
| Total | $1,498,944 | $1,864,680 | $1,587,326 | $2,629,143 | $2,654,466 | $1,442,701 | $1,549,596 | $2,134,717 | $1,991,442 | $3,263,059 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC DEF 14A filed March 25, 2026, accession 0000705432-26-000069, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC filed document, accession 0000705432-26-000069. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 25, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 6,858 | $208,415 | — |
| RSU | 5,037 | $153,074 | — |
| PSU | 4,618 | $140,341 | — |
| RSU | 4,618 | $140,341 | — |
| PSU | 3,958 | $120,284 | — |
| RSU | 3,958 | $120,284 | — |
| PSU | 1,905 | $57,893 | — |
| RSU | 1,905 | $57,893 | — |
| RSU | 1,398 | $42,485 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
3 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 25, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Grant or award | — | 97 | $0.00 | 58,909 |
| 2026-06-01 | Grant or award | — | 93 | $0.00 | 58,812 |
| 2026-05-14 | Grant or award | — | 1,246 | $0.00 | 58,719 |
The 3 most recent of 3 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Gibson · this page | Former Chief Executive Officer, retired December 31, 2025, and Director | $3,263,059 |
| Keith Donahoe | President and Current Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026, and Director | $1,224,314 |
| Julie Shamburger | Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank and advisory director of the Bank | $1,128,056 |
| Curtis Burchard | Chief Lending Officer of the Company and the Bank and advisory director of the Bank | $807,780 |
| T Arnold | Chief Credit Officer of the Company and the Bank and advisory director of the Bank | $702,648 |
| T. L. Arnold, Jr. | Chief Credit Officer of the Company and the Bank and advisory director of the Bank | $702,648 |
Board service
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES pays directors a $101,000 cash retainer. As stated in SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
Innovation, Digital Banking and Information Technology · Trust · ALCO
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