Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
Appointment of Director
On August 1, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of PacWest Bancorp (the
"Company"), upon the recommendation of its Compensation, Nominating and
Governance Committee (the "CNG Committee"), approved the appointment of
Stephanie B. Mudick as a member of the Board. Ms. Mudick also will serve on the
Board of Directors of Pacific Western Bank, the Company's wholly-owned
subsidiary (the "Bank").
The Board has determined that Ms. Mudick qualifies as an "independent director"
under the NASDAQ listing rules and the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines
(the "Guidelines"). Ms. Mudick will be subject to election at the Company's
annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2023.
The Company anticipates Ms. Mudick will serve on the Risk Committee and the CNG
Committee.
Compensatory arrangements for Ms. Mudick will be consistent with the Company's
previously disclosed standard arrangements for non-employee directors. Such
arrangements are described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022, which
descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with Ms. Mudick's appointment to the Board and the Bank's Board of
Directors, each were expanded from eleven (11) directors to twelve (12)
directors.
Resignation of Director
As previously disclosed on the Company's Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2022,
in accordance with the Guidelines, following the receipt of a greater number of
"against" votes than "for" votes in his election at the Company's 2022 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the "2022 Annual Meeting"), Robert A. Stine tendered
his resignation to the Board on May 11, 2022, with the resignation's
effectiveness being conditioned on the Board's acceptance.
The Board, based on the CNG Committee's recommendation, determined to accept Mr.
Stine's resignation, which will be effective as of December 31, 2022. In
considering whether to accept Mr. Stine's resignation, the CNG Committee and the
Board evaluated the best interests of stockholders and the Company and
considered all factors they believed relevant, including, without limitation:
(a) Mr. Stine's tenure with the Company, (b) Mr. Stine's past and expected
contributions to the Board, (c) the 2022 Annual Meeting voting results and
reasons for those results, and (d) Mr. Stine's important leadership role in the
Company's critical and ongoing Chief Executive Officer succession planning and
transition process ("CEO Transition"). In particular, the CNG Committee and the
Board considered that Mr. Stine received 49.8% affirmative votes, falling just
short of the majority vote requirement. The CNG Committee and the Board
determined that Mr. Stine's continued service for the remainder of calendar year
2022 is important as the Board and the Company continue to execute on the CEO
Transition and respond to stockholder feedback, especially in light of Mr.
Stine's longstanding leadership on the Board. Mindful of stockholder feedback
and as part of a larger Board committee refreshment, the Board also determined
that Mr. Stine will no longer serve as the Chair of the CNG Committee or as a
member of the CNG Committee after the Board's next regularly scheduled meeting.
Mr. Stine did not participate in CNG Committee or Board deliberations regarding
his tendered resignation.
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