Regional Management Corp.
For the period ended Apr 9, 2025. Filed Apr 9, 2025.
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Apr 9, 2025 · Filed Apr 9, 2025
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2025 Proxy Statement Summary
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. It does not contain all of the information that you should consider. You should read the entire Proxy Statement carefully before voting.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
| Date: | May 15, 2025 |
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| Time: | 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time |
| Access: | Virtually via the internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/RM2025. Instructions as to how you may attend and participate in the virtual Annual Meeting are set forth in the Proxy Statement under “General Information and Frequently Asked Questions – How do I attend and participate in the Annual Meeting online?” |
| Record Date: | April 2, 2025 |
| Voting: | Stockholders as of the record date are entitled to vote. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote for each director nominee and one vote for each other proposal. Stockholders may vote by proxy or electronically during the virtual Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/RM2025. Instructions as to how you may cast your vote are found on the accompanying proxy card and are set forth in the Proxy Statement under “General Information and Frequently Asked Questions – How do I vote?” |
| Proxy Materials: | The Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card are first being mailed on or about April 9, 2025 to the stockholders of Regional Management Corp. |
Meeting Agenda
| Proposal | Board VoteRecommendation | Page Reference (for more detail) |
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| Election of nine directors | FOR ALL | 61 |
| Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 | FOR | 61 |
| Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | FOR | 62 |
| Transact other business as may properly come before the meeting | ||
Election of Director Nominees
The following table provides summary information about each director nominee. The nominees receiving a plurality of the votes cast at the meeting will be elected as directors.
| Director | Committees | ||||||
| Name | Since | Experience/Qualifications | Independent | AC | HRCC | CGN | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Palomares,Chair of the Board | 2012 | Financial Services Industry, Leadership, Credit Risk, Corporate Finance, Executive Compensation, Accounting, Risk Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Robert W. Beck | 2020 | Financial Services Industry, Leadership, Credit Risk, Corporate Finance, Marketing, M&A, Accounting, Risk Management, Investor Relations | |||||
| Julie Booth | 2025 | Financial Services Industry, Leadership, Credit Risk, Corporate Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Investor Relations | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Jonathan D. Brown | 2018 | Financial Services Industry, Capital Allocation, M&A, Corporate Governance, Investor Relations | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Roel C. Campos | 2012 | Leadership, Cybersecurity, Corporate Governance, Government Affairs, Securities Compliance, Regulatory | ✓ | C | ✓ | ||
| Maria Contreras-Sweet | 2018 | Financial Services Industry, Leadership, Corporate Finance, Technology/Innovation, Corporate Governance, Regulatory, Public Relations, Government Affairs | ✓ | ✓ | C | ||
| Michael R. Dunn | 2014 | Financial Services Industry, Leadership, Credit Risk, Corporate Finance, M&A, Risk Management, Investor Relations | C | ||||
| Steven J. Freiberg | 2014 | Financial Services Industry, Leadership, Credit Risk, Corporate Finance, Marketing, M&A, Executive Compensation, Technology/Innovation, Risk Management, Investor Relations | ✓ | ✓ | C | ||
| Sandra K. Johnson | 2020 | Financial Services Industry, Leadership, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Blockchain Technology, Technology/Innovation, Entrepreneurship | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| AC = Audit Committee | HRCC = Human Resources and Compensation Committee | CGN = Corporate Governance andNominating Committee | RC = RiskCommittee | C = Committee Chair |
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Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
As a matter of good corporate governance, we are asking our stockholders to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
As required by Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we are providing our stockholders with the opportunity to vote on a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers (commonly known as a “say-on-pay vote”).
2024 Compensation-Related Highlights
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Continued alignment of executive pay with company performance:
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2024 incentives were largely performance-contingent, with long-term incentive awards roughly one-half performance-contingent and short-term incentive awards entirely performance-contingent
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Increased target and threshold levels of performance metricsfor performance-contingent awards as a result of stockholder feedback
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Performance goals were rigorousand were based primarily on objective, quantitative criteria
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Maintained competitive compensation and incentive program target opportunities for our executives in order to continue to align their overall compensation with the market for executive talent
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Set our short-term incentive plan to provide upside opportunity if performance goals are exceeded, while paying low or no bonus amounts if goals are not achieved
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Granted long-term incentives, which include a significant portion that is contingent upon the achievement of rigorous and clearly-defined performance measures, to named executive officers and other key contributors, effectively aligning such individuals’ interests with the long-term interests of our stockholders
Compensation Program “Best Practices” Summary
| ✓Compensation program designed to closely align pay with performance✓Significant share ownership guidelines for executives(5x base salary for CEO, 2x for other executive officers)✓Significant share ownership guidelines for directors (5x annual cash retainer)✓Significant portion of compensation is variable and/or performance-based✓No excessive perquisites | ✓No excise tax gross-ups✓Formalized clawback policies✓Double-trigger change in control provisions ✓Prohibition against hedging and pledging✓No re-pricing of stock options or stock appreciation rights without stockholder approval ✓Independent Compensation Committee ✓Independent compensation consultant |
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Fiscal 2024 Compensation Summary
The following table sets forth the cash and other compensation that we paid to our named executive officers or that was otherwise earned by our named executive officers during 2024. See the Summary Compensation Table of the Proxy Statement for additional information.
| Name and Principal Position | Salary($) | StockAwards($) | Non-EquityIncentive PlanCompensation($) | All OtherCompensation($) | Total($) |
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| Robert W. Beck, | 660,000 | 2,999,984 | 1,111,770 | 151,412 | 4,923,166 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
| Harpreet Rana, | 420,000 | 889,989 | 471,660 | 63,432 | 1,845,081 |
| Executive Vice President and | |||||
| Chief Financial and Administrative Officer | |||||
| Brian J. Fisher, | 412,000 | 674,978 | 462,676 | 55,421 | 1,605,075 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief | |||||
| Strategy and Development Officer | |||||
| Manish Parmar, | 363,000 | 544,976 | 407,649 | 63,122 | 1,378,747 |
| Executive Vice President and | |||||
| Chief Credit Risk Officer | |||||
| Catherine R. Atwood, | 363,000 | 423,965 | 407,649 | 48,035 | 1,242,649 |
| Senior Vice President, | |||||
| General Counsel, and Secretary | |||||
Note: The amounts shown in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column represent performance-based annual cash awards earned in 2024. The amounts shown in the Stock Awards column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of equity awards granted in 2024.
2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Stockholder proposals submitted pursuant to SEC Rule 14a-8 must be received by us no later than December 10, 2025.
Notice of stockholder proposals outside of SEC Rule 14a-8, including director nominations pursuant to Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act, must comply with the procedures in our Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) and be delivered to us not earlier than January 15, 2026 and not later than February 14, 2026.
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