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EX-10.5 - EXHIBIT 10.5 - NORTHRIM BANCORP INCa105craig2020agreement.htm
EX-10.4 - EXHIBIT 10.4 - NORTHRIM BANCORP INCa104huston2020agreement.htm
EX-10.3 - EXHIBIT 10.3 - NORTHRIM BANCORP INCa103ballard2020agreement.htm
EX-10.2 - EXHIBIT 10.2 - NORTHRIM BANCORP INCa102martin2020agreement.htm
EX-10.1 - EXHIBIT 10.1 - NORTHRIM BANCORP INCa101schierhorn2020agreement.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,  D.C. 20549 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
 
January 2, 2020 (January 1, 2020)
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Alaska 
0-33501
92-0175752
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
  
 
 
3111 C Street,  Anchorage,  Alaska 
 
99503
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(Address of principal executive offices)
 
___________
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
907-562-0062
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company     ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ¨

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
TITLE OF EACH CLASS
TRADING SYMBOL
NAME OF EXCHANGE
 
 
 






Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) Effective January 1, 2020, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Northrim BanCorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Northrim Bank (the “Bank”) (collectively, the “Employer”) deemed it appropriate that the Employer and each of the following named executive officers of the Company, Joseph M. Schierhorn, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank; Michael A. Martin, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company and Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of the Bank; Jed W. Ballard, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank; Michael G. Huston, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of the Bank; and Benjamin Craig, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Bank, enter into a new employment agreement under which the provisions and terms remain, essentially, the same as their respective employment agreements that were in effect at December 31, 2019, except for certain changes to the employment agreement with Messrs. Schierhorn, Martin, Ballard, Huston and Craig discussed below.

Mr. Schierhorn’s new employment agreement provides for an increase in base salary to $416,433.

Mr. Martin’s new employment agreement provides for an increase in base salary to $312,476.

Mr. Ballard’s new employment agreement provides for an increase in base salary to $240,492.

Mr. Huston’s new employment agreement provides for an increase in base salary to $262,101.

Mr. Craig’s new employment agreement provides for an increase in base salary to $234,665. In addition, in the event of a "Change of Control", termination without "Cause" or termination by Mr. Craig for "Good Reason" (as such terms are defined in the employment agreement) within 730 days of such Change in Control, Mr. Craig shall be paid (i) all base salary earned and all reimbursable expenses incurred through such termination date, (ii) an amount equal to one times Mr. Craig’s highest base salary earned over the prior three years, and (iii) an amount equal to one times Mr. Craig’s average profit sharing contribution paid over the prior three years.

Copies of the new employment agreements in their entirety for Messrs. Schierhorn, Martin, Ballard, Huston and Craig are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial statements – not applicable
(b) Proforma financial information – not applicable
(c) Shell company transactions – not applicable
(d) Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
Employment agreement with Joseph M. Schierhorn dated January 1, 2020
10.2
 
Employment agreement with Michael A. Martin dated January 1, 2020
10.3
 
Employment agreement with Jed W. Ballard dated January 1, 2020
10.4
 
Employment agreement with Michael G. Huston dated January 1, 2020
10.5
 
Employment agreement with Benjamin Craig dated January 1, 2020










SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.
  
 
 
 
 
January 2, 2020
 
By:
 
/s/ Michael A. Martin
 
 
 
 
Name: Michael A. Martin
 
 
 
 
Title: EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary






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