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Third Coast Bancshares Executive Compensation (FY25)

TCBX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Bart Caraway
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Data as of October 22, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 16, 2026
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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 — Bart Caraway: $1,703,325 → $2,503,561 (47.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

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Who is Third Coast Bancshares' chief executive and what were they paid?
Bart Caraway, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $2,503,561 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Caraway's total moved 47.0% higher from the $1,703,325 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Third Coast Bancshares' say-on-pay result?
As an emerging growth company, the company is exempt from the advisory say-on-pay vote.

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
Bart Caraway
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
R. John McWhorter
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Audrey Duncan
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bart O. Caraway
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
William (Bill) Bobbora
Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
R. John McWhorter
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bart Caraway
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
R. John McWhorter
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
William Bobbora
Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bart Caraway
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
R. John McWhorter
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
William Bobbora
Executive Vice President and Chief Banking 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Bart CarawayOTHER——————◇
R. John McWhorterOTHER——————◇
William BobboraOTHER——————◇
Fiscal 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
Bart CarawayRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
William BobboraRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Carolyn Bailey
◇◇————◇
W. Donald Brunson
◇◇————◇
Joseph L. Stunja
◇◇———◇◇
Shelton J. McDonald
◇◇————◇
Reagan Swinbank
◇◇————◇
Troy A. Glander
◇◇———◇◇
Dr. Martin Basaldua
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Dennis Bonnen
◇◇————◇
Dr. Greg Bonnen
◇◇————◇
Mary Stich
◇◇————◇
David Phelps
◇◇————◇
Lynn Eisenhart
◇◇————◇
Tony Scavuzzo
◇—————◇
William (Bill) Bobbora, Jeffrey A. Wilkinson, Bart O. Caraway and Clint Greenleaf 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◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Board meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
This company is an emerging growth company and is exempt from the advisory vote on executive compensation. There is no vote to report.

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137 cited to the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-159039
    Director Compensation · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · Summary Compensation Table
  2. 0001193125-25-083409
    Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001193125-24-111629
    Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0001193125-23-107200
    Summary Compensation Table
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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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