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RBB Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)
RBB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 22, 2026
202 figures on this page: 193 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Johnny Lee was paid $1,485,674 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and the disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 22:1, against median employee compensation of $67,645. Meanwhile, for fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 97.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026. Separately, the disclosed peer group names Byline Bancorp, Inc., California BanCorp, Central Pacific Financial Corp., Five Star Bancorp and Hanmi Financial Corporation, among others. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 6 named executive officers.
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is RBB Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Johnny Lee was paid $1,485,674 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025.
What was RBB Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 97.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026.
Which companies are in RBB Bancorp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Byline Bancorp, Inc., California BanCorp, Central Pacific Financial Corp., Five Star Bancorp and Hanmi Financial Corporation, among others.
What is RBB Bancorp's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 22:1, against median employee compensation of $67,645.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Lee President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lynn Hopkins Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gary Fan Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Yeh Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mina Rizkalla Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Morris Former Chief Executive Officer of the Company Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Yeh | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Johnny Lee | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Johnny Lee | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Johnny Lee | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Johnny Lee | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Johnny Lee | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Johnny Lee | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Johnny Lee | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Lynn Hopkins | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Mina Rizkalla | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Fan | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/21/2032 |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Johnny Lee | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Lynn Hopkins | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jeffrey Yeh | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Mina Rizkalla | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| David Morris | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christina Kao Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Geraldine Pannu | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Polakoff | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dr. James W. Kao | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert M. Franko | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William Bennett | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Frank Wong | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joyce Wong Lee | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Christopher Lin | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David R. Morris | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Johnny Lee 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.
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 chair premium | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Byline Bancorp, Inc. BY
- California BanCorp BCAL
- Central Pacific Financial Corp. CPF
- Five Star Bancorp FSBC
- Hanmi Financial Corporation HAFC
- Heritage Commerce Corp HTBK
- Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. MCB
- Old Second Bancorp, Inc. OSBC
- OP Bancorp OPBK
- PCB Bancorp PCB
- Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation PGC
- Ponce Financial Group, Inc. PDLB
- Preferred Bank PFBC
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 21, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 21, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 15, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 9, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 18, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 19, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 13, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 8, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 23, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where RBB Bancorp sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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202 figures on this page: 193 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
193 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001437749-26-018208Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-26-011980CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · and 1 more section
- 0001437749-25-011771Grants of Plan-Based Awards
- 0001437749-25-018206Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-24-017365
- 0001437749-23-017248Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-22-013207Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-21-013056Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001564590-20-025445Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001564590-19-018952Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001564590-18-014504Item 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
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}
}