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Oak Valley Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)
OVLY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Christopher Courtney | Latest say-on-pay support = June 17, 2025 |
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Data as of October 22, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 29, 2026
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This company is not required to report a chief executive pay ratio.
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Christopher Courtney: $980,578 → $1,065,419 (8.7% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Oak Valley Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Christopher Courtney was paid $1,065,419 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Courtney's total was 8.7% higher than the $980,578 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Oak Valley Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2024, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 89.3% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 17, 2025.
Which companies are in Oak Valley Bancorp's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Core Deposit Growth (Growth) and Loan Growth (Growth).
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Courtney Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Richard McCarty President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Rodrigues Executive Vice President/Chief Credit Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gary Stephens Executive Vice President/ Commercial Banking | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Gall Senior Vice President/ Chief Financial Officer & Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Courtney Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Richard McCarty President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Rodrigues Executive Vice President/ Chief Credit Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Courtney Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Richard McCarty President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Rodrigues Executive Vice President/Chief Credit Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Courtney Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Richard McCarty President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Rodrigues Executive Vice President/Chief Credit Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Courtney | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael Rodrigues | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Richard McCarty | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
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 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Courtney | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Michael Rodrigues | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Richard McCarty | 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.
Michael Rodrigues
Executive Vice President/Chief Credit Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Randolph Holder | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Janet S. Pelton | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lynn R. Dickerson | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Donald L. Barton | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gary J. Strong | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Terrance P. Withrow | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Allison C. Lafferty | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James L. Gilbert | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel J. Leonard | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Erich A. Haidlen | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thomas A. Haidlen | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Danny L. Titus | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Christopher M. Courtney and Richard A. McCarty served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2023
- Core Deposit Growth (Growth) symbol not shown
- Loan Growth (Growth) symbol not shown
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | June 17, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 21, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | June 18, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | June 21, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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131 figures on this page: 127 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
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4 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001437749-26-013894Director Compensation Table · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS & · NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · and 1 more section
- 0001437749-25-020750Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-25-013410Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001437749-24-013371
- 0001437749-23-011561
- 0001437749-22-015766
- 0001437749-19-012326
- 0001437749-16-034360Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@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}
}