South Plains Financial (SPFI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Cory T. Newsom, President – (PEO), was paid $2.3M in fiscal 2025, up 10% from $2.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 49:1, on median employee pay of $46,287.

Filed
April 6, 2026
Annual meeting
May 11, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$2.3M+10% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
49:1median $46,287
CEO pay in equity
22%$510,381 in awards
PEO Total Compensation
$2,273,599For fiscal 2025
PEO Salary
$720,000Base salary
PEO Non-Equity Incentive
$540,000Earned in 2025
Median Employee Pay
$46,287Annual total
CEO Pay Ratio
49:1PEO to median employee

How Newsom was paid

$2.3M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary32%Bonus8%Stock awards11%Option awards11%Non-equity incentive24%Pension and deferred comp8%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Curtis C. GriffithChairman of the Board and CEO$1,232,779
Cory T. NewsomPresident – (PEO)$2,273,599
Steven B. CrockettCFO – (PFO)$945,903
Brent A. BatesBank CCO$604,247
Paul A. EhlersBank COO$628,795

What changed and why

  • $2.3MPresident and PEO Cory T. Newsom received total compensation of $2,273,599 for fiscal 2025.
  • $720KCEO Cory T. Newsom received a base salary of $720,000 during the 2025 fiscal year.
  • The pay ratio between our PEO and median employee was 49 to 1 for fiscal 2025.
  • $46,287Median employee annual total compensation was $46,287 for the 2025 fiscal year.
  • $540KAnnual incentive plan compensation for President and PEO Cory T. Newsom was $540,000.

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.