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Sincerely, | ||
/s/ Robert Ritchie | ||
Robert Ritchie | ||
Chief Executive Officer and Director |
By Order of the Board of Directors | ||
/s/ David Clark | ||
David Clark | ||
Chairman of the Board |
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Name | Age | Positions | ||
Robert Ritchie | 67 | Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||
David Clark | 54 | Chairman of the Board | ||
Steven Smathers | 75 | Director | ||
Ernest N. Csiszar | 75 | Director | ||
Steven B. Mathis | 58 | Director |
The Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the Director Nominee. | ||
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | Stock Awards ($)(4) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) |
Ernest N. Csiszar | 56,863⁽¹⁾ | 48,842 | — | 105,705 |
Steven B. Mathis | 57,325⁽²⁾ | 48,842 | — | 106,167 |
Steven Smathers | 57,678⁽³⁾ | 48,842 | — | 106,520 |
Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned(1) | ||
Name of Beneficial Owner | Number | Percentage |
5% Stockholders | ||
Sowell Investments Holding Co., LLC(2) | 4,473,824 | 22.8% |
Boston Partners(3) | 1,189,292 | 6.1% |
Directors and Named Executive Officers | ||
Robert Ritchie | 2,402,368 | 12.3% |
David Clark(4) | 464,588 | 2.4% |
Jon Ritchie | 161,612 | * |
Ben Lurie | 80,024 | * |
Steven Smathers | 174,927 | * |
Ernest N. Csiszar | 3,126 | * |
Steven B. Mathis | 3,126 | * |
All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (7 persons) | 3,209,747 | 16.4% |
Name | Age | Position |
Robert Ritchie | 67 | Chief Executive Officer and Director |
David Clark | 54 | Chairman of the Board |
Jon Ritchie | 41 | President |
Brian Foley | 35 | Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($)(1) | Bonus ($)(2) | Stock Awards ($)(3) | Nonequity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(4) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) |
Robert Ritchie | 2025 | 866,667 | — | 459,125 | 2,497,500 | — | 3,823,292 |
Chief Executive Officer | 2024 | 750,000 | 1,125,000 | — | — | — | 1,875,000 |
Jon Ritchie | 2025 | 700,000 | — | 4,402,078 | 1,005,000 | 12,000⁽⁵⁾ | 6,119,078 |
President | 2024 | 600,000 | 767,500 | — | — | 12,000⁽⁵⁾ | 1,379,500 |
Ben Lurie(6) | 2025 | 425,000 | — | 2,152,708 | 801,000 | 176,611⁽⁷⁾ | 3,555,319 |
Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
David Clark | 2025 | 587,500 | — | 193,313 | 1,005,000 | — | 1,785,813 |
Chairman | 2024 | 402,604 | 843,750 | — | — | — | 1,246,354 |
Individual | Title | Annual Base Salary ($) | Target Annual Incentive Bonus ($) | Target Long-Term Incentive Plan Award |
Robert Ritchie | Chief Executive Officer | 925,000 | 1,250,000 | * |
Jon Ritchie | President | 750,000 | 500,000 | * |
David Clark | Chairman | 750,000 | 500,000 | * |
Ben Lurie | Chief Financial Officer | 450,000 | 400,000 | * |
Performance Metrics | Threshold | Target | Maximum | Actual Achievement |
Adjusted return on equity(1) | 4% | 8% | 12% | 42.1% |
Combined ratio(2) | 98% | 94% | 90% | 63.7% |
Name | Threshold(1) | Target(1) | Maximum(1) | Actual Amount Paid | Amount Paid (% of Target) |
Robert Ritchie | 67.5% | 135% | 270% | $2,497,500 | 200% |
Jon Ritchie | 33.5% | 67% | 134% | $1,005,000 | 200% |
Ben Lurie | 33.5% | 89% | 178% | $801,000 | 200% |
David Clark | 33.5% | 67% | 134% | $1,005,000 | 200% |
PSUs | ||||
Name | RSUs | Threshold | Target | Maximum |
Robert Ritchie | 19,706 | 19,706 | 39,413 | 78,827 |
Jon Ritchie | 11,814 | 11,814 | 23,629 | 47,258 |
Ben Lurie | 3,166 | 3,166 | 6,332 | 12,665 |
David Clark | 9,451 | 9,451 | 18,903 | 37,807 |
Stock Awards | ||||
Name | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)(1) | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(2) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested |
Robert Ritchie | 22,266 | $463,801 | — | — |
Jon Ritchie | 11,719 | $244,107 | — | — |
Ben Lurie | 3,516 | $73,238 | — | — |
David Clark | 9,375 | $195,281 | — | — |
Plan Category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b)(3) | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c) |
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | 46,876⁽¹⁾ | — | 2,121,838⁽²⁾ |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | — | — | — |
Total | 46,876⁽¹⁾ | — | 2,121,838⁽²⁾ |
The Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the ratification of the selection of Forvis to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. | ||
AUDIT COMMITTEE | ||
Steven B. Mathis (Chairman) | ||
Ernest N. Csiszar | ||
Steven Smathers |
Year Ended December 31, | ||
2025 | 2024 | |
Audit Fees(1) | $1,568,880 | $1,339,606 |
Audit-Related Fees(2) | — | — |
Tax Fees(3) | — | — |
All Other Fees(4) | — | — |
Total Fees | $1,568,880 | $1,339,606 |
The Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the advisory vote to approve executive compensation. | ||
The Board recommends that you vote for the option to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every “3 YEARS”. | ||