Meridian Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Chris Annas

Chief executive officer

US$1.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	52.7%
CEO tenure	20.3yrs
CEO ownership	5.3%
Management average tenure	no data
Board average tenure	20.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Meridian: High Dividend Yield With A Positive Earnings Outlook (Rating Upgrade)

Apr 08

Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.20

Nov 04

Meridian Bank GAAP EPS of $0.96 beats by $0.03, revenue of $27.95M misses by $2.68M

Aug 01

Meridian Corporation: Heavy Reliance On Mortgage Banking Income To Hurt Earnings This Year

Apr 19

It's Unlikely That Meridian Corporation's (NASDAQ:MRBK) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Jun 11

Analysts Just Shipped A Sizeable Upgrade To Their Meridian Corporation (NASDAQ:MRBK) Estimates

Apr 30

Meridian Bank declares $0.125 dividend

Apr 27

Here's Why I Think Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK) Is An Interesting Stock

Apr 15

Did Meridian's (NASDAQ:MRBK) Share Price Deserve to Gain 91%?

Mar 19

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Chris Annas's remuneration changed compared to Meridian's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$12m
Dec 31 2023	US$1m	US$537k	US$13m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$17m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$19m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$20m
Dec 31 2022	US$1m	US$516k	US$22m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$25m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$29m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$31m
Dec 31 2021	US$2m	US$489k	US$36m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$37m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$37m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$34m
Dec 31 2020	US$1m	US$465k	US$26m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$21m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$15m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$11m
Dec 31 2019	US$938k	US$450k	US$10m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$10m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$9m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$9m
Dec 31 2018	US$812k	US$432k	US$8m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$6m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$3m
Dec 31 2017	US$702k	US$425k	US$2m

Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD1.02M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD674.55K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Chris's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Chris Annas (67 yo)

20.3yrs

Tenure

US$1,019,076

Compensation

Mr. Christopher J. Annas, also known as Chris, serves as Member of Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council at Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia since March 2022 and has been the Founder, Chai...

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Christopher Annas	Founder	20.3yrs	US$1.02m	5.31% $ 5.3m
Denise Lindsay	Executive VP	15.3yrs	US$634.31k	1.41% $ 1.4m
George Collier	Independent Director	20.3yrs	US$48.00k	0.60% $ 600.4k
Robert Casciato	Independent Director	20.3yrs	US$50.00k	1.92% $ 1.9m
Anthony Imbesi	Independent Director	19.3yrs	US$56.90k	3.44% $ 3.4m
Edward Hollin	Independent Director	20.3yrs	US$53.90k	0.45% $ 451.0k
Robert Holland	Lead Independent Director	20.3yrs	US$75.20k	0.78% $ 773.0k
Christine Helmig	Independent Director	1.6yrs	US$48.00k	0.029% $ 29.0k

20.3yrs

Average Tenure

68yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MRBK's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 20.3 years average tenure).

Meridian Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Meridian Bank Announces Appointment of Patrick Hart as Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending

Meridian Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 21, 2024

Meridian Bank Announces Executive Changes

Meridian Bank Announces Announces Executive Changes

Independent Director recently bought US$86k worth of stock

Independent Director recently bought US$82k worth of stock

Recent updates

First quarter dividend of US$0.13 announced

First quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Meridian Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.125 Per Common Share, Payable May 20, 2024

New minor risk - Market cap size

Meridian Bank Announces Appointment of Patrick Hart as Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending

Meridian: High Dividend Yield With A Positive Earnings Outlook (Rating Upgrade)

Meridian Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 21, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 20%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share at 4.4% yield

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.13 announced

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Meridian Corporation Reports Net-Charge-Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share at 4.9% yield

Price target decreased by 7.5% to US$12.33

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Meridian Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Meridian Bank Announces Executive Changes

Meridian Bank Announces Announces Executive Changes

Price target increased by 14% to US$13.33

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share at 4.0% yield

Meridian Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2023, Payable on August 21, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Independent Director recently bought US$86k worth of stock

Price target decreased by 17% to US$12.33

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 21%

Price target decreased by 7.4% to US$16.67

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Independent Director recently bought US$82k worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

Executive VP exercised options to buy US$95k worth of stock.

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Meridian Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 21, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.20

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Meridian Corporation Declares A Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable November 21, 2022

Meridian Corporation and Meridian Bank Announce Appointment of Christine M. Helmig to Board of Directors

Meridian Corporation Announces Executive Changes

Independent Director recently bought US$156k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Meridian Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on August 22, 2022

Meridian Bank GAAP EPS of $0.96 beats by $0.03, revenue of $27.95M misses by $2.68M

Meridian Corporation Announces the Death of Board Member Kenneth H. Slack

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share

Meridian Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 23, 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Insufficient new directors

Meridian Corporation: Heavy Reliance On Mortgage Banking Income To Hurt Earnings This Year

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Executive VP exercised options to buy US$191k worth of stock.

Price target increased to US$42.33

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Meridian Corporation Declares Special Dividend, Payable on February 21, 2022

Meridian Corp.: More Growth Ahead

Founder exercised options to buy US$781k worth of stock.

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.56 (vs US$1.51 in 3Q 2020)

Meridian Corp.: Earnings Trend To Depend On Mortgage Banking Normalization

Independent Director recently bought US$270k worth of stock

Consensus EPS estimates increase to US$4.98

Meridian's (NASDAQ:MRBK) Dividend Will Be US$0.13

Price target increased to US$33.00

Independent Director exercised options to buy US$143k worth of stock.

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.37 (vs US$0.94 in 2Q 2020)

Meridian Corporation(NasdaqGS:MRBK) dropped from Russell 3000E Value Index