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FS Bancorp, Inc.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 13, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Mar 13, 2026

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Information about our Executive Officers

Set forth below is certain information regarding the executive officers of the Company and the Bank. There are no family relationships among or between the executive officers.

NameAge (1)Position with FS BancorpPosition with 1st Security Bank
Joseph C. Adams66Director and Chief Executive OfficerDirector
Matthew D. Mullet47President, Treasurer and SecretaryPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Phillip D. Whittington34Chief Financial OfficerChief Financial Officer
Sean P. McCormick47Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Administration Officer
Robert A. Nesbitt49Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Operations Officer
Benjamin G. Crowl41Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer
Erin M. Burr48Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and CRA Officer
Vickie A. Jarman48Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer/WOW! Officer
Shana C. Allen56Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Donn C. Costa64Executive Vice President, Chief Home Lending Officer
Kelli B. Nielsen54Executive Vice President, Chief Retail Banking Officer

(1) At December 31, 2025.

Joseph C. Adamsis a director and has been the Chief Executive Officer of 1st Security Bank since July 2004. He has also served in those capacities for FS Bancorp since its formation in September 2011. He joined 1st Security Bank in April 2003 as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Adams served as Supervisory Committee Chairperson from 1993 to 1999 when the Bank was Washington’s Credit Union. He is a lawyer, having worked for Deloitte as a tax consultant, K&L Gates as a lawyer, and then at Univar USA as a lawyer and Director of Regulatory Affairs. As the Director of Regulatory Affairs for Univar USA, the largest chemical distribution company in the United States, Mr. Adams used his environmental law expertise to ensure Univar stayed in compliance with all relevant local, state and federal environmental laws, rules and regulations. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, a Board member of the Community Bankers of Washington, and was previously a Board member of the Central Washington University Foundation. Mr. Adams graduated with distinction from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance. He also graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor from the University of Puget Sound School of Law. In addition, he graduated with honors from the Pacific Coast Banking School in 2007, a master’s level program held at the University of Washington. Mr. Adam’s legal and accounting backgrounds, as well as his 20+ years as Chief Executive Officer of 1st Security Bank, bring a special knowledge of the financial, economic and regulatory challenges faced by the Bank, which makes him well-suited to educating the Board on these matters.

Matthew D. Mulletjoined 1st Security Bank in July 2011 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in September 2011. He was promoted to President of both the Bank and the Company in July 2024, and to Chief Executive Officer of the Bank on September 1, 2025. Matthew began his banking career in June 2000 as a financial examiner with the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banks. In 2004, he accepted a position at Golf Savings Bank in Seattle. Matthew served in a variety of capacities at Golf Savings Bank before his promotion to Chief Financial Officer in 2007. After the Golf Savings Bank merger with Sterling Savings Bank, Matthew held the position of Senior Vice President of the Home Loan Division at Sterling until resigning in 2011 to join 1st Security Bank. Matthew is inspired by the Bank’s commitment to its customers and to the communities it serves. Matthew serves as a Board member of the Washington Bankers Association (“WBA”) and the Seattle Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. He is also on the Government Relations Committee with the WBA. Matthew volunteers with The IF Project, teaching Financial Literacy at the Washington Corrections Center for Women. He is passionate about financial literacy and youth education.

Phillip D. Whittington joined 1st Security Bank in January 2020 as its Controller. He was promoted to Chief Financial Officer on May 1, 2025. Phil graduated with distinction from the College of Charleston in South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and later earned a Master of Accountancy from the University of South Carolina. As a licensed Certified Public Accountant, Phil began his career in public accounting at the firm of Elliott Davis in their banking practice, where he was promoted to manager during his five-year tenure. He is also a 2025 graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School. Phil volunteers with Special Olympics and Food Lifeline.

Sean P. McCormick joined 1st Security Bank as a Commercial Credit Analyst in 2011. He was promoted to VP Credit Administrator in 2017 and to SVP Director of Credit Administration in 2023. In 2024, he was promoted to Chief Credit Administration Officer and oversees the Bank's credit strategy, credit risk, and financial analysis of the Bank's loan portfolios. He has been instrumental in the prudent growth and expansion of the Bank's loan portfolios and the Bank's credit risk mitigation efforts. The 11 years that he spent working directly under Rob Fuller, the longtime former Chief Credit Officer of the Bank, have provided Sean with a tremendous amount of institutional knowledge. Sean holds a BA in Finance from the University of Washington and graduated from the American Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking. He received a leadership certificate from the Wharton Executive Education Program in 2022. Sean continues to volunteer with the Stonier Graduate School of Banking as a mentor for third year students. He is also a member of the Finance Committee for the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties.

Robert A. Nesbitt joined 1st Security Bank in 2017 as Vice President, Commercial Lending Relationship Manager and has been actively involved in helping build the Bank's successful commercial lending team. He was promoted to his current role of Chief Credit Operations Officer in 2024 and is responsible for overseeing the Bank's commercial credit operations. Robert has been in the commercial banking industry for 25 years, focusing on commercial and industrial lending and commercial real estate lending at both regional and large community banks. Robert holds a BA in History from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He volunteers with Food Lifeline and is an active member of the Association of General Contractors and the Community Association Institute.

**Benjamin G. Crowl **has over 19 years of diverse experience in the banking industry, including many years as a commercial lending team lead, director of consumer lending, and relationship manager. After beginning his career as a college intern at a local community bank in La Jolla, California, he discovered he had a passion for serving businesses and consumers alike. Ben joined the Bank in 2018 as Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending Relationship Manager. He was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer on July 1, 2023. His responsibilities include oversight of loan production across the commercial, consumer, and commercial real estate lending groups of the Bank. Ben holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Northern Arizona University with a specialty in Marketing and Advertising. He is an honor graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School and has an Executive Leadership Certificate from the University of Washington's Michael G. Foster School of Business. Ben has also served on several nonprofit boards throughout his career.

Erin M. Burr holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Western Washington University. She began her career in 1999 as a financial examiner for the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banks. In 2006, Erin joined Builders Capital Mortgage in Seattle as their senior underwriter. She joined 1st Security Bank in January 2009 and became the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) Officer in January 2010. She took on the Enterprise Risk Manager role in May 2012 and was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer in April 2018. As the Bank’s CRA Officer, Erin coordinates the Bank's community outreach volunteer programs and enjoys building relationships with nonprofit groups that support the communities the Bank serves. Erin is a member of the Housing Consortium of Everett and Snohomish County and is dedicated to addressing affordable housing issues. She volunteers at the Stafford Creek Correction Center in conjunction with Grays Harbor College, teaching financial literacy to men. Additionally, she works with YWCA BankWork$ program and participates in the Teach Children to Save Program. She has volunteered in various roles with Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County. As the Chief Risk Officer, Erin uses her regulatory background to help promote and build risk awareness throughout the Bank.

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Vickie A. Jarman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Seattle Pacific University. She joined 1st Security Bank in 2002, after working with the Ballard Boys and Girls Club. Vickie was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer/WOW! Officer in 2018. Prior to becoming the Director of WOW and Chief Human Resources Officer, Vickie worked with our Consumer Lending team. In addition to her Human Resource responsibilities, Vickie is personally involved in the onboarding and orientation of new hires, sharing the Bank’s Vision, Mission, Core Values, and unique company culture. She ensures that the Bank’s Core Values continue to reflect the personal principles that support all the employees as the organization evolves. She volunteers with The IF Project, teaching Financial Literacy at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, YWCA BankWork$, and the Teach Children to Save Program

Shana C. Allenjoined the Bank in 2010 as Vice President of Technology & Operations and was promoted to Senior Vice President the following year. In 2015 she was promoted to SVP, Chief Information Officer and then promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer in January 2023. Her responsibilities include oversight of the technology, security and project management teams at the Bank. She launched her career over three decades ago. She has held positions in lending, finance, operations, and information technology. As a leader in the IT field, she is a frequent guest speaker at industry forums and has been a primary contributor to articles published in the Puget Sound Business Journal, the Microsoft Small Business Center, and other publications about information security in financial services. Shana attended the University of Washington and holds certifications in IT Service Management under the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. She currently sits on the Client Advisory Board for Computer Services, Inc. as well as on the IT & Cybersecurity Program Advisory Committee for Peninsula College. Shana has also served as the digital communications and travel coordinator for a nonprofit division of the Washington-based travel softball club team, the Sundodgers, for several years, helping female student-athletes get to college. In addition, she received the organization's first annual "Proud to Be Here" award for service to the organization. Shana has also been involved with organizations such as Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County and the White Center Food Bank.

Donn C. Costa graduated cum laude from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He began his career in mortgage lending over three decades ago and joined the Bank as the EVP of Home Lending in 2012, overseeing home lending sales and operations. Donn previously held the position of Executive Vice President at Sterling Savings Bank after its merger with Golf Savings Bank in 2009. Prior to the merger, Donn was President of Golf Savings Bank and a member of the Board of Directors, serving on the Asset and Liability, Personnel and Lending Committees and held the position of Executive Vice President of Mortgage Lending. Donn’s achievements include serving as President of the Washington Mortgage Lenders and the Seattle Mortgage Bankers, as well as on the Advisory Boards of FNMA and FHLMC.

Kelli B. Nielsen has worked in the financial services industry for three decades and brought a wealth of retail banking and leadership experience to her role when she joined 1st Security Bank in 2016. Previously, she was Vice President, Sales and Service Manager of Retail Banking at Cascade Bank before she moved to Sound Community Bank as the Senior Vice President of Retail Banking and Marketing. In 2016, Kelli graduated from the American Bankers Association (ABA), Stonier Graduate School of Banking, and holds a Certificate of Leadership from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She also serves on the ABA Stonier Advisory Board, is an advocate for women, serves on the Alumni Committee, and is a Capstone Advisor for third-year students at Stonier. Kelli serves on the Washington Bankers Association (WBA) Retail Banking Committee, the Government Relations Committee and the WBA Pros Board. Kelli is also a published children’s book author and certified life coach. She has volunteered with Long Way Home, a nonprofit in Guatemala focused on building schools from sustainable materials. She is a former board member for Victim Support Services and the Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA). Kelli also volunteered with The IF Project, teaching financial literacy and mentored women at the Washington Corrections Center for Women.

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