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ServisFirst Bancshares Executive Compensation (FY25)

SFBS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Thomas A. Broughton III
Median of the other named officers
$607,980
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 18, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Thomas A. Broughton III: $2,093,028 → $2,474,442 (18.2% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 98.6% → 98.4% (0.2 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is ServisFirst Bancshares' chief executive and what were they paid?
Thomas A. Broughton III was paid $2,474,442 in total compensation as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Broughton III's total moved 18.2% higher from the $2,093,028 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was ServisFirst Bancshares' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 18, 2026.
Which companies are in ServisFirst Bancshares' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Ameris Bancorp, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Bank OZK, Eagle Bancorp, Inc. and Enterprise Financial Services Corp., among others.
What is ServisFirst Bancshares' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 30.9:1, against median employee compensation of $80,196.

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
Thomas Broughton III
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Rodney Rushing
EVP and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
William Foshee
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Henry Abbott
SVP and Chief Credit Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas A. Broughton III
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Rodney E. Rushing
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Kirk Pressley
Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning
◇◇◇————◇
William M. Foshee
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Henry F. Abbott
Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas A. Broughton, III
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Rodney E. Rushing
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Kirk Pressley
former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Henry F. Abbott
Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Edison K. Woodie, III
former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇◇————◇◇
William M. Foshee
former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas A. Broughton III
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Rodney E. Rushing
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
David Sparacio
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
James Harper
Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Edison Woodie
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇◇————◇◇
Henry F. Abbott
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
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
David A. SparacioRSU◇——◇——◇
Henry F. AbbottRSU◇——◇——◇
James H. HarperRSU◇——◇——◇
Rodney E. RushingRSU◇——◇——◇
Rodney E. RushingPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas A. Broughton IIIRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas A. Broughton IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Thomas BroughtonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
David SparacioRSU◇◇——
Rodney RushingRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
James HarperRSU◇◇——
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.
David Sparacio
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Henry F. Abbott
Chief Credit Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
James Harper
Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Rodney E. Rushing
Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Thomas A. Broughton III
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James J. Filler
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Irma L. Tuder
◇◇————◇
J. Richard Cashio
◇◇————◇
Hatton C. V. Smith
◇◇————◇
Betsy Bugg Holloway
◇◇————◇
Christopher J. Mettler
◇◇————◇
Thomas A. Broughton, III 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Ameris Bancorp ABCB
  • Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation AUB
  • Bank OZK OZK
  • Eagle Bancorp, Inc. EGBN
  • Enterprise Financial Services Corp. EFSC
  • First Busey Corporation BUSE
  • First Financial Bancorp. FFBC
  • First Financial Bankshares, Inc. FFIN
  • First Foundation Inc. FFWM
  • First Merchants Corporation FRME
  • Independent Bank Group, Inc. IBCP
  • International Bancshares Corporation IBOC
  • Provident Financial Services, Inc. PFS
  • Renasant Corporation RNST
  • Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. SASR
  • Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida SBCF
  • Stellar Bancorp, Inc. STEL
  • TowneBank TOWN
  • Trustmark Corporation TRMK
  • Veritex Holdings, Inc. VBTX
  • Wesbanco, Inc. WSBC
  • WSFS Financial Corporation WSFS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 18, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 19, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 20, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 17, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 6, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 19, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 23, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 17, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 15, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 18, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 5, 2016=◇◇◇

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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248 figures on this page: 237 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
237 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001171843-26-003550
  2. 0001171843-26-002258
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation for 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001171843-25-003377
  4. 0001171843-25-002049
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001171843-24-003057
  6. 0001171843-24-001885
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001157523-23-000591
  8. 0001171843-23-001421
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001171843-22-003520
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001171843-21-002582
  11. 0001171843-20-002904
  12. 0001171843-19-002517
  13. 0001171843-18-003998
  14. 0001171843-17-003210
  15. 0001144204-16-099556
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Peers ServisFirst Bancshares discloses

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

Ameris BancorpAtlantic Union Bankshares CorporationBank OZKEagle Bancorp, Inc.Enterprise Financial Services Corp.First Busey CorporationFirst Financial Bancorp.First Financial Bankshares, Inc.First Foundation Inc.First Merchants CorporationIndependent Bank Group, Inc.International Bancshares CorporationProvident Financial Services, Inc.Renasant CorporationSandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.Seacoast Banking Corporation of FloridaStellar Bancorp, Inc.TowneBankTrustmark CorporationVeritex Holdings, Inc.Wesbanco, Inc.WSFS Financial Corporation

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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}
}
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