Here are the DEF 14A proxy statements from ECB Bancorp, Inc. (ECBK) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A DEF 14A covers the proxy statement, with executive pay and the shareholder votes, so if you follow ECBK and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full ECBK filings page.
ECB Bancorp, Inc. calls its 2026 annual meeting for May 20, 2026 to elect two directors, Joseph Sachetta and Susan Sgroi, for three-year terms and to ratify Wolf & Company, P.C. as independent auditor for 2026.
The proxy details board committee roles, independence and director qualifications, and highlights governance policies, including insider trading and anti-hedging rules, stock ownership guidelines effective January 1, 2026, and a clawback policy aligned with SEC and Nasdaq rules. It outlines 2025 executive pay, with CEO Richard J. O’Neil, Jr. receiving total compensation of $855,646, heavily tied to an annual incentive plan funded at 145% of target based on bank performance metrics.
The filing also summarizes equity awards under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, employment and change-in-control agreements, retirement and deferred compensation arrangements, director fees and retirement benefits, and major shareholdings, including AllianceBernstein L.P. at 9.09%, the ESOP at 8.27%, and directors and officers as a group at 10.4% ownership.