Wilson Bank Holding Company filings document the Tennessee bank holding company's operating results, shareholder communications, and governance records. Form 8-K reports furnish shareholder letters with earnings and balance-sheet categories for Wilson Bank & Trust, including loans, deposits, assets, equity, and diluted earnings per share.
Proxy materials and annual meeting reports cover director elections, auditor ratification, advisory votes on named executive officer compensation, and board class terms. Other 8-K disclosures describe amended and restated bylaws governing shareholder nominations and business proposals, special meeting procedures, remote meeting participation, common stock transfer processing, meeting notices, and indemnification of directors and officers.
WILSON BANK HOLDING CO director Jack W. Bell made an open-market purchase of company stock. On May 15, 2026, he bought 1,221 shares of Common Stock at $81.95 per share. After this trade, he directly owns 177,645 shares, including shares issued through the dividend reinvestment plan.
Wilson Bank Holding Co director Jack W. Bell reported a bona fide gift of 1,221 shares of Common Stock. The Form 4 lists the transaction as a gift transfer, not an open-market sale, with a reported value of $0.97 per share. After this disposition, Bell directly holds 176,424 common shares, indicating this was a relatively small, routine adjustment to his ownership stake.
Wilson Bank Holding Company reported stronger results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Net earnings rose to $22.3 million from $16.4 million a year earlier, as higher interest income on loans and securities lifted net interest income to $53.8 million from $44.6 million.
After credit loss provisions, net interest income was $51.1 million. Non-interest income increased to $9.6 million, helped by a $1.1 million premium on a credit card portfolio sale and higher brokerage and service charge revenue. Operating expenses also rose, particularly salaries and data processing, but pre-tax earnings still improved to $29.0 million.
Total assets reached $6.0 billion, with loans of $4.39 billion and deposits of $5.34 billion. The allowance for credit losses on loans increased to $57.2 million, while nonaccrual loans declined to $22.8 million. Diluted earnings per share grew to $1.81, and dividends per share increased to $1.35.
Wilson Bank Holding Co director Herbert Elmer Richerson reported an open-market purchase of Common Stock. On May 8, 2026, he bought 1,221 shares at $81.95 per share. After this transaction, he directly owns 81,539 shares of the company’s common stock, including shares issued through a dividend reinvestment plan.
Wilson Bank Holding Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, where investors approved all proposals presented. Four Class I directors – J. Randall Clemons, William P. Jordan, James Anthony Patton and Lisa Pominski – were elected to three-year terms, each receiving over 6.35 million votes in favor with only withheld votes recorded.
Shareholders also ratified RubinBrown LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with 6,374,070 votes for, 2,066 against and 143,598 abstentions. In addition, a non-binding advisory vote approved the Company’s named executive officer compensation programs and practices, receiving 6,265,978 votes for, 72,617 against and 181,139 abstentions.
Wilson Bank Holding Company reported solid first-quarter 2026 performance in a shareholder letter. Assets reached $5.991 billion as of March 31, 2026, up 8.31% from a year earlier, showing continued balance sheet growth. Loans rose to $4.394 billion, an increase of 5.09%, while deposits grew to $5.338 billion, up 7.59%, indicating healthy customer activity and funding stability.
Total shareholders’ equity climbed to $594.6 million, up 17.43% from March 31, 2025, reflecting retained earnings and a stronger capital base. Earnings per diluted share were $1.81 for the first quarter of 2026 versus $1.37 a year earlier, showing meaningful profit growth. The company also highlighted recent leadership promotion in its North Region, national recognition on Forbes’ Best Banks in America list, and upcoming shareholder meeting and picnic events.
Wilson Bank Holding Co director Clinton M. Swain exercised stock options to acquire additional common shares. He exercised 2,000 Non-qualified Stock Options at an exercise price of $55.75 per share, receiving 2,000 shares of Common Stock valued at $81.95 per share on the transaction date. Following this transaction, his direct Common Stock holdings increased to 13,769 shares, which includes shares issued through the company’s dividend reinvestment plan.
POMINSKI LISA reported open-market purchase transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Director Lisa Pominski acquired 290 Stock Appreciation Rights linked to WILSON BANK HOLDING CO common stock. These cash-settled rights have an exercise price of $40.25 per share and expire on September 26, 2026. Following this transaction, Pominski holds 450 Stock Appreciation Rights in total.
The rights became exercisable in five equal installments beginning on September 26, 2017 and fully vested on September 26, 2021.
Wilson Bank Holding Company is asking shareholders to vote on four items at its April 23, 2026 annual meeting in Lebanon, Tennessee. Proposals include electing four Class I directors for three-year terms, ratifying RubinBrown LLP as auditor for 2026, and approving executive pay on a non-binding basis.
The proxy highlights 2025 as a strong year, with total assets above $5 billion and record income, including net income of $77.6 million, up 33.52% from 2024. As of March 2, 2026, there were 12,284,147 common shares outstanding, each with one vote. The filing also details board structure, committee responsibilities, director independence, and an executive compensation program that combines base salary, cash incentives tied to bank net income, and long-term retirement and equity awards.