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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001999371-25-020552"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TMP"
cik: "0001005817"
company_name: "TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-12-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:51:13.456624+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tompkins Financial establishes new DC SERPs for CEO Romaine and CFO Tomazin, amends DB SERP

## Summary
- CFO Tomazin gets DC SERP: annual contribution = 20% of base salary, interest at Prime+1%, fully vested at 6th anniversary.
- CEO Romaine gets DC SERP: annual contribution = 15% of base salary, interest at Prime+1%, fully vested at age 63 or change of control.
- DB SERP amendment modifies earnings calculation to 50% of greater of actual senior incentive or 70% of target.
- Romaine's DC SERP benefits begin no earlier than age 63; Tomazin partially vested at age 58 in accrued benefits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001999371-25-020552
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TMP
- cik: 0001005817
- company_name: TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-12-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005817/000199937125020552/0001999371-25-020552-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005817/000199937125020552/tmp-8k_121625.htm

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