Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Lars B. Eller, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $969,335 in 2025, up 7% from $910,158 the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 16:1, on median employee pay of $58,738.

Filed
March 24, 2026
Annual meeting
April 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$969,335+7% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
16:1median $58,738
CEO pay in equity
11%$109,148 in awards
CEO Base Salary
$519,841For fiscal 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$283,573Paid in first quarter of 2026
Target ROA
0.95%For cash incentive program
Adjusted ROA
1.04%Achieved in fiscal 2025
Total Employees
467Employed on December 31, 2025

How Eller was paid

$969,335 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.

Salary54%Stock awards11%Non-equity incentive29%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Lars B. EllerPresident and Chief Executive Officer$969,335
Barbara J. BritenrikerExecutive Vice President$520,780
David R. GerkenExecutive Vice President$447,936
Eric D. FaustExecutive Vice President$434,236
Andrew S. BakerSenior Vice President$487,236

What changed and why

  • $969KCEO Lars B. Eller received total compensation of $969,335 in fiscal 2025, representing an increase from $910,158 in fiscal 2024.
  • Cash-based incentive compensation was tied to return on average assets and earnings per share performance criteria.
  • Stock awards under the Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan require a three-year cliff vesting period prior to issuance.
  • 1.04%The bank achieved an adjusted return on average assets of 1.04% in fiscal 2025, exceeding the 0.95% target.
  • The ratio of the CEO pay to the median employee annual total compensation was 16.38 to 1.00.

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.