First Community Bankshares (FCBC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

William P. Stafford, II, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.1M in 2025, up 31% from $855,786 the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 22:1, on median employee pay of $51,062.

Filed
March 11, 2026
Annual meeting
April 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.1M+31% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
22:1median $51,062
CEO pay in equity
13%$146,038 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
Total Assets
$3.26BTotal community bank assets
Net Income
$48.79MFiscal 2025 net income
Return on Average Assets
1.52%Superior ROA performance
Say-on-Pay Support
97%Prior year support

How II was paid

$1.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary45%Stock awards13%Non-equity incentive28%Pension and deferred comp7%All other compensation8%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
William P. Stafford, IIChief Executive Officer$1,122,497
Gary R. MillsPresident$1,438,402
David D. BrownChief Financial Officer$733,971
Jason R. BelcherChief Operating Officer$710,825
Sarah W. HarmonChief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary$703,462

What changed and why

  • $1.1MChief Executive Officer total compensation increased to $1,122,497 for 2025.
  • $48.79MNet income for the year was $48.79 million.
  • Regular cash dividends increased for the sixteenth consecutive year.
  • 97%Shareholders approved executive compensation with approximately 97% support in 2025.
  • 1.52%Return on average assets reached a superior level of 1.52% for 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.