Banking
SB Financial Group Executive Compensation (FY25)
SBFG · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Mark Klein | Latest say-on-pay support = April 22, 2026 |
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Data as of October 22, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 22, 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 — Mark Klein: $681,704 → $1,040,425 (52.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.7% → 95.0% (0.7 points lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is SB Financial Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Mark Klein, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and State Bank, came to $1,040,425 in fiscal 2025. Klein's total was 52.6% higher than the $681,704 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was SB Financial Group's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 22, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in SB Financial Group's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACNB Corporation, AmeriServ Financial, Inc., CF Bankshares Inc., Citizens & Northern Corporation and Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc., among others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Klein Chairman, President & CEO of the Company | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Anthony Cosentino Executive Vice President & Chief | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
David Homoelle President and Residential Real Estate Executive | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Klein Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and State Bank | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Anthony Cosentino Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and State Bank | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Ernesto Gaytan Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Innovation Officer of State Bank | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Klein Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and State Bank | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Anthony Cosentino Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and State Bank | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Ernesto Gaytan Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Innovation Officer of State Bank | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Cosentino | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Ernesto Gaytan | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Mark Klein | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Cosentino | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Mark Klein | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Ernesto Gaytan | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard L. Hardgrove Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gaylyn J. Finn | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Timothy J. Stolly | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tom R. Helberg | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Timothy L. Claxton | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
George W. Carter | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rita A. Kissner | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
William G. Martin | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sue A. Strausbaugh | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mark A. Klein 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 | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Restricted Shares.
Stock ownership guideline: 10,000 shares within 5 years of appointment or election
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- ACNB Corporation ACNB
- AmeriServ Financial, Inc. ASRV
- CF Bankshares Inc. CFBK
- Citizens & Northern Corporation CZNC
- Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. CZWI
- Citizens Financial Services, Inc. CZFS
- CSB Bancorp, Inc. CSBB
- Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. FMAO
- First Keystone Corporation FKYS
- First Savings Financial Group, Inc. FSFG
- Franklin Financial Services Corporation FRAF
- Isabella Bank Corporation ISBA
- LCNB Corp. LCNB
- Middlefield Banc Corp. MBCN
- Norwood Financial Corp. NWFL
- Ohio Valley Banc Corp. OVBC
- PSB Holdings, Inc. PSBQ
- Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc. RMBI
- Waterstone Financial, Inc. WSBF
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 22, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | April 16, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | April 17, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | April 19, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | April 20, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | April 21, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | April 15, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | April 17, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | April 18, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | April 19, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | April 20, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- Mark Klein (Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and State Bank), FY2025 total compensation $1,040,425 (base salary $505,819) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001213900-26-024511, filed 2026-03-06]What this page does not include
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160 figures on this page: 149 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
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11 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001213900-26-046586
- 0001213900-26-024511DIRECTOR COMPENSATION & · Director Compensation Table for 2025 Fiscal Year · ELECTION OF DIRECTORS & · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
- 0001213900-25-032886
- 0001213900-25-021701Summary Compensation Table
- 0001213900-24-034320
- 0001213900-23-031630
- 0001213900-23-018270
- 0001213900-22-021359
- 0001213900-21-022566
- 0001213900-20-009440
- 0001213900-19-006755
- 0001213900-18-004903
- 0001213900-17-004177
- 0001213900-16-012736
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Peers SB Financial Group discloses
The companies named in SBFG's own disclosed peer group.
ACNB CorporationAmeriServ Financial, Inc.CF Bankshares Inc.Citizens & Northern CorporationCitizens Community Bancorp, Inc.Citizens Financial Services, Inc.CSB Bancorp, Inc.Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.First Keystone CorporationFirst Savings Financial Group, Inc.Franklin Financial Services CorporationIsabella Bank CorporationLCNB Corp.Middlefield Banc Corp.Norwood Financial Corp.Ohio Valley Banc Corp.Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc.Waterstone Financial, Inc.
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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}
}