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CapStar Financial Holdings Executive Compensation (FY22)

CSTR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 only
Chief executive, fiscal 2022
◇
Timothy Schools
Median of the other named officers
$333,095
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
=
April 19, 2023
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is CapStar Financial Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Timothy Schools was paid $1,033,006 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2022.
What was CapStar Financial Holdings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 19, 2023 for fiscal 2022.
Which companies are in CapStar Financial Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Bank First Corporation, Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., City Holding Co., Farmers & Merchants Bancorp and Farmers National Banc Corp., among others.
What is CapStar Financial Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 17:1 for fiscal 2022.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Timothy Schools
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Christopher Tietz
Chief Credit Policy Officer and Executive Vice President of Specialty Banking
◇—◇———◇◇
Denis Duncan
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Michael Fowler
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
John Davis
Former Chief Operations & Technology Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Jennie O'Bryan
Chief Administrative Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Kenneth Webb
Interim EVP of Bank Operations
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇———◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Jennie L. O'BryanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jennie L. O'BryanRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael J. FowlerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael J. FowlerRSU◇——◇——◇
Timothy K. SchoolsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Timothy K. SchoolsRSU◇——◇——◇
Timothy K. SchoolsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Timothy K. SchoolsRSU◇——◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2022 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Jennie O'BryanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kenneth WebbRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Timothy SchoolsPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael FowlerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Christopher TietzRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Denis Duncan
Former Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2023 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Jennie O'Bryan
Chief Administrative Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2023 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Michael Fowler
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2023 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Timothy Schools
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2023 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2022
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James S. Turner, Jr
◇◇————◇
L. Earl Bentz
◇◇————◇
Sam B. DeVane
◇◇————◇
Myra NanDora Jenne
◇◇————◇
Stephen B. Smith
◇◇————◇
Toby S. Wilt
◇◇————◇
Thomas R. Flynn
◇◇————◇
Valora S. Gurganious
◇◇————◇
Louis A. Green III
◇◇————◇
Joelle J. Phillips
◇◇————◇
Dennis C. Bottorff
◇—————◇
Timothy K. Schools, William H. (Harrison) Frist Jr and William T. (Pete) DeLay served on the board in fiscal 2022 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2022
  • Bank First Corporation BFC
  • Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. BRBS
  • City Holding Co. CHCO
  • Farmers & Merchants Bancorp FMCB
  • Farmers National Banc Corp. FMNB
  • German American Bancorp Inc. GABC
  • Greene County Bancorp GCBC
  • Hingham Institution for Savings HIFS
  • Horizon Bancorp Inc. HBNC
  • Independent Bank Corp. INDB
  • Lakeland Financial Corp. LKFN
  • MVB Financial Corp. MVBF
  • Parke Bancorp, Inc. PKBK
  • PCB Bancorp PCB
  • Preferred Bank PFBC
  • Premier Financial Corp. PFC
  • QCR Holdings Inc. QCRH
  • Southern First Bancshares, Inc. SFST
  • Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. SMBC
  • Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. SYBT
  • The First Bancorp, Inc. FNLC
  • Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. WASH
  • West Bancorp WTBA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2022April 19, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 21, 2022=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Chief executive total compensation
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169 figures on this page: 167 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
167 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000950170-23-013861
    Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation The Company's shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, executive officer compensation.
  2. 0000950170-23-007125
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan Based Awards for 2022 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000950170-22-006322
    Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation The Company's shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, executive officer compensation.
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Peers CapStar Financial Holdings discloses

The companies named in CSTR's own disclosed peer group.

Bank First CorporationBlue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.City Holding Co.Farmers & Merchants BancorpFarmers National Banc Corp.German American Bancorp Inc.Greene County BancorpHingham Institution for SavingsHorizon Bancorp Inc.Independent Bank Corp.Lakeland Financial Corp.MVB Financial Corp.Parke Bancorp, Inc.PCB BancorpPreferred BankPremier Financial Corp.QCR Holdings Inc.Southern First Bancshares, Inc.Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.The First Bancorp, Inc.Washington Trust Bancorp Inc.West Bancorp

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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