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RBB Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)

RBB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Johnny Lee
Median of the other named officers
$659,267
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Johnny Lee: $1,088,418 → $1,485,674 (36.5% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.7% → 97.8% (1.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 21:1 → 22:1 (4.8% higher)

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. Compared with the $1,088,418 reported for fiscal 2024, Lee's total was 36.5% higher.
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 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Alan Thian
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
David Morris
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vincent Liu
EVP and Chief Risk Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Yeh
EVP and Chief Credit Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Tsu Huang
EVP and Branch Administrator/Director of Prestige Banking
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Fan
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
◇◇—◇———◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Morris
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Johnny Lee
President and Chief Banking Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Alex Ko
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇——◇——◇◇
Vincent Liu
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Fan
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Lynn Hopkins
Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Morris
Chief Executive Officer of the Company
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Johnny Lee
President of the Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Lynn Hopkins
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Yeh
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Fan
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Jeffrey YehRSU◇——◇——◇
Johnny LeePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Johnny LeePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Johnny LeeRSU◇——◇——◇
Johnny LeeRSU◇——◇——◇
Johnny LeePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Johnny LeePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Johnny LeeRSU◇——◇——◇
Lynn HopkinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Mina RizkallaRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Mina RizkallaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
David MorrisRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Johnny LeePSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Lynn HopkinsRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jeffrey YehPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Gary FanRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/21/2032
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.
Gary Fan
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer · Employment agreement · citing a 2023 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Jeffrey Yeh
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Johnny Lee
President and Chief Executive Officer · Amended agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Lynn Hopkins
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Mina Rizkalla
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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.
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.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Stock ownership guideline: Each non-employee director is expected to hold Qualifying Shares... equal in value to three times their annualized monthly cash retainer... Starting in May 2025, this requirement has been changed to 10,000 shares.

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.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 15, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 18, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 19, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 13, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 8, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 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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Citations

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308 figures on this page: 299 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
299 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001437749-26-018208
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001437749-26-011980
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001437749-25-018206
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001437749-25-011771
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001437749-24-036075
    Employment Agreement
  6. 0001437749-24-017365
  7. 0001437749-24-011379
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001437749-23-017248
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001437749-23-014237
    Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0001437749-22-013207
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001437749-21-013056
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001564590-20-025445
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001564590-19-018952
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001564590-18-014504
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001437749-23-013991
    EX-10.3
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Peers RBB Bancorp discloses

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

Byline Bancorp, Inc.California BanCorpCentral Pacific Financial Corp.Five Star BancorpHanmi Financial CorporationHeritage Commerce CorpMetropolitan Bank Holding Corp.Old Second Bancorp, Inc.OP BancorpPCB BancorpPeapack-Gladstone Financial CorporationPonce Financial Group, Inc.Preferred Bank

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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}
}
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