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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-064656"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NPB"
cik: "0001336706"
company_name: "NORTHPOINTE BANCSHARES INC"
filed_at: "2025-07-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T09:55:18.762751+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Northpointe Bancshares enters employment agreements with CEO, CFO, and two VPs; salaries range $175K-$400K

## Summary
- Base salaries: Butler $200K, Christel $175K, Comps $400K, Howes $300K; annually reviewed by Compensation Committee.
- Incentives: Butler gets quarterly bonus max($75K, 2% of residential lending net income); Christel gets 4% of MPP monthly net income + 1% annual if >$1M; Comps/Howes target 100%/50% of salary.
- Severance multiplier 1.5x for Christel/Comps, 1.0x for Butler/Howes on salary+bonus; change-in-control raises to 2.0x/1.5x; includes COBRA 18 months.
- Agreements initial term 3 years, auto-renew; post-termination non-compete and non-solicit for one year; require release of claims.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-064656
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NPB
- cik: 0001336706
- company_name: NORTHPOINTE BANCSHARES INC
- filed_at: 2025-07-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336706/000110465925064656/0001104659-25-064656-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336706/000110465925064656/tm2519615d1_8k.htm

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