Steven Gardner compensation by year
PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $950,000 | $950,000 | $950,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $4,318,611 | $3,380,576 | $2,618,955 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $594,261 | $522,500 | $997,500 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $111,559 | $111,375 | $116,040 |
| Total | $5,974,431 | $4,964,451 | $4,682,495 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC DEF 14A filed April 7, 2025, accession 0001558370-25-004551, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC filed document, accession 0001558370-25-004551. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 7, 2025.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2024 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 67,701 | $1,687,109 | — |
| RSU | 60,814 | $1,515,485 | — |
| PSU | 58,062 | $1,446,914 | — |
| RSU | 46,836 | $1,167,153 | — |
| PSU | 31,669 | $789,191 | — |
| RSU | 19,406 | $483,598 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC's FY2024 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
9 Form 4 lines since the FY2024 proxy (filed April 7, 2025)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 268,716 | — | 0 |
| 2025-08-31 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 369,641 | — | 0 |
| 2025-08-25 | Exercise or conversion | — | 17,564 | — | 425,179 |
| 2025-08-25 | Tax withholding | — | 156,463 | $24.30 | 268,716 |
| 2025-08-25 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 70,253 | $0.00 | 0 |
| 2025-08-25 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 60,814 | $0.00 | 0 |
| 2025-08-25 | Exercise or conversion | — | 201,505 | — | 407,615 |
| 2025-08-25 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 70,438 | $0.00 | 0 |
The 8 most recent of 9 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 →
PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP’s named executive officers, FY2024
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Gardner · this page | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President | $4,682,495 |
| Edward Wilcox | President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank | $2,905,986 |
| Ronald Nicolas Jr. | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,558,462 |
| Michael Karr | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer | $1,494,855 |
| Thomas Rice | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer | $1,450,516 |
Board service
PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP board · FY2024How this board is paid
Company policy: PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP pays directors a $65,000 cash retainer and $75,000 in RSUs. As stated in PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP's FY2024 proxy.
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