PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP., DEF 14A filed on 4/10/2026
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v3.26.1
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12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]  
Document Type DEF 14A
Entity Registrant Name Primis Financial Corp.
Entity Central Index Key 0001325670
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v3.26.1
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On:

Year

Summary Compensation Table Total for CEO - Dennis Zember ($)(1)

Compensation Actually Paid to CEO - Dennis Zember ($)(1)(6)

Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-CEO NEOs ($)(2)

Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-CEO NEOs ($)(2)(6)

TSR

Peer Group TSR(3)

Net Income (loss) ($)(4)

Noninterest Bearing Deposit Growth (%)(5)

2025

2,185,079

2,042,842

673,501

503,862

136

149

61,443

26

2024

788,439

1,265,659

372,890

354,449

110

139

(16,205)

(7)

2023

1,196,693

1,354,283

402,237

436,295

116

116

(7,832)

(19)

2022

1,433,177

1,236,551

477,995

437,380

104

120

14,148

10

2021

1,617,767

1,767,008

510,044

488,097

128

143

31,113

20

(1)Mr. Zember joined the Company and the Bank as President and Chief Executive Officer on February 19, 2020.
(2)The Company’s Non-CEO NEOs were: (i) for fiscal years 2025 and 2024, the Mathew A. Switzer, Rickey A. Fulk, Marie T. Leibson and Ann-Stanton Gore; (ii) for fiscal year 2023, Mathew A. Switzer, Rickey A. Fulk, G. Cody Sheflett and Ann-Stanton Gore; (iii) for fiscal year 2022, Mathew A. Switzer, Marie T. Leibson, G. Cody Sheflett and Stephen B. Weber; and (iv) for fiscal year 2021, Mathew A. Switzer, Jeffrey L. Karafa, Marie T. Leibson, G. Cody Sheflett and Stephen B. Weber.
(3)The Peer Group TSR is the total return of the Nasdaq Bank Index, the same index used for our performance graph disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.  
(4)Presented in thousands.
(5)Represents growth in Noninterest Bearing Deposit Growth for the period. We determined Noninterest Bearing Deposit growth to be the most important financial performance measure used to link Company performance to Compensation Actually Paid (“CAP”) to our PEO and Non-CEO NEOs.
(6)CAP is defined by the SEC and is computed by starting with the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) for each year and then:
subtracting the amount in the “Stock Awards” column of the SCT for such year,
adding, for all unvested equity awards granted during the reporting year and outstanding on the last day of the reporting year, the fair value as of the last day of the reporting year,
adding, for all unvested equity awards granted prior to the reporting year and outstanding on the last day of the reporting year, the change in fair value from the last day of the preceding year to the last day of the reporting year,
adding, for equity awards vesting during the reporting year, the change in fair value from the last day of the preceding year to the vesting date,
adding the value of any dividends or other earnings paid in the reporting year on unvested equity awards that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the reporting year,
subtracting the amount in the “Change in Pension Value & Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” column of the SCT for such year, and
adding, for all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans, (A) the service cost, calculated as the actuarial present value attributable to services rendered during the reporting year, plus (B) the prior service cost, calculated as the entire cost of benefits granted in a plan amendment during the reporting year that are attributed by the benefit formula to services rendered in periods prior to the amendment.

For this purpose, the fair value of equity awards is computed in a manner consistent with the fair value methodology used to account for share-based payments in our financial statements. This may result in a difference in the share value input used for the fair value calculation at year-end when compared to the share value used for performance-based share awards at time of award but the assumptions used in calculating the fair value of the awards did not differ in any material respect from the assumptions used to calculate the grant date fair value of the awards as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable years. The following tables reflect the adjustments made to SCT total compensation to compute CAP for the position of CEO and average CAP for our other NEOs:

CEO SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation - Dennis Zember

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

SCT Total Compensation

$

2,185,079

$

788,439

$

1,196,693

$

1,433,177

$

1,617,767

SCT Stock Awards

(912,600)

(459,000)

(498,102)

(631,575)

Fair Value of New Unvested Equity Awards

625,950

524,700

569,700

498,944

631,996

Change in Fair Value of Existing Unvested Equity Awards

146,813

(49,000)

42,930

(170,972)

46,400

Change in Fair Value of Vesting Equity Awards

(2,800)

(480)

360

(31,696)

95,620

Dividends on Unvested Equity Awards

400

2,000

3,600

5,200

6,800

SCT Change in Pension Value & Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings

Service Cost & Prior Service Cost

CAP

$

2,042,842

$

1,265,659

$

1,354,283

$

1,236,551

$

1,767,008

Average Non-CEO NEOs SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

SCT Total Compensation

$

673,501

$

372,890

$

402,237

$

477,995

$

510,044

SCT Stock Awards

(211,250)

(102,000)

(91,683)

(87,868)

Fair Value of New Unvested Equity Awards

126,600

92,838

33,773

Change in Fair Value of Existing Unvested Equity Awards

41,738

(17,763)

9,275

(34,010)

26,361

Change in Fair Value of Vesting Equity Awards

(767)

(1,656)

(1,602)

(11,234)

2,671

Dividends on Unvested Equity Awards

641

976

1,785

3,474

3,117

SCT Change in Pension Value & Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings

Service Cost & Prior Service Cost

CAP

$

503,862

$

354,449

$

436,295

$

437,380

$

488,097

       
Company Selected Measure Name Noninterest Bearing Deposit growth        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote
(1)Mr. Zember joined the Company and the Bank as President and Chief Executive Officer on February 19, 2020.
(2)The Company’s Non-CEO NEOs were: (i) for fiscal years 2025 and 2024, the Mathew A. Switzer, Rickey A. Fulk, Marie T. Leibson and Ann-Stanton Gore; (ii) for fiscal year 2023, Mathew A. Switzer, Rickey A. Fulk, G. Cody Sheflett and Ann-Stanton Gore; (iii) for fiscal year 2022, Mathew A. Switzer, Marie T. Leibson, G. Cody Sheflett and Stephen B. Weber; and (iv) for fiscal year 2021, Mathew A. Switzer, Jeffrey L. Karafa, Marie T. Leibson, G. Cody Sheflett and Stephen B. Weber.
       
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote The Peer Group TSR is the total return of the Nasdaq Bank Index, the same index used for our performance graph disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.        
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 2,185,079 $ 788,439 $ 1,196,693 $ 1,433,177 $ 1,617,767
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 2,042,842 1,265,659 1,354,283 1,236,551 1,767,008
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

For this purpose, the fair value of equity awards is computed in a manner consistent with the fair value methodology used to account for share-based payments in our financial statements. This may result in a difference in the share value input used for the fair value calculation at year-end when compared to the share value used for performance-based share awards at time of award but the assumptions used in calculating the fair value of the awards did not differ in any material respect from the assumptions used to calculate the grant date fair value of the awards as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable years. The following tables reflect the adjustments made to SCT total compensation to compute CAP for the position of CEO and average CAP for our other NEOs:

CEO SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation - Dennis Zember

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

SCT Total Compensation

$

2,185,079

$

788,439

$

1,196,693

$

1,433,177

$

1,617,767

SCT Stock Awards

(912,600)

(459,000)

(498,102)

(631,575)

Fair Value of New Unvested Equity Awards

625,950

524,700

569,700

498,944

631,996

Change in Fair Value of Existing Unvested Equity Awards

146,813

(49,000)

42,930

(170,972)

46,400

Change in Fair Value of Vesting Equity Awards

(2,800)

(480)

360

(31,696)

95,620

Dividends on Unvested Equity Awards

400

2,000

3,600

5,200

6,800

SCT Change in Pension Value & Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings

Service Cost & Prior Service Cost

CAP

$

2,042,842

$

1,265,659

$

1,354,283

$

1,236,551

$

1,767,008

Average Non-CEO NEOs SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

SCT Total Compensation

$

673,501

$

372,890

$

402,237

$

477,995

$

510,044

SCT Stock Awards

(211,250)

(102,000)

(91,683)

(87,868)

Fair Value of New Unvested Equity Awards

126,600

92,838

33,773

Change in Fair Value of Existing Unvested Equity Awards

41,738

(17,763)

9,275

(34,010)

26,361

Change in Fair Value of Vesting Equity Awards

(767)

(1,656)

(1,602)

(11,234)

2,671

Dividends on Unvested Equity Awards

641

976

1,785

3,474

3,117

SCT Change in Pension Value & Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings

Service Cost & Prior Service Cost

CAP

$

503,862

$

354,449

$

436,295

$

437,380

$

488,097

       
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 673,501 372,890 402,237 477,995 510,044
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 503,862 354,449 436,295 437,380 488,097
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

For this purpose, the fair value of equity awards is computed in a manner consistent with the fair value methodology used to account for share-based payments in our financial statements. This may result in a difference in the share value input used for the fair value calculation at year-end when compared to the share value used for performance-based share awards at time of award but the assumptions used in calculating the fair value of the awards did not differ in any material respect from the assumptions used to calculate the grant date fair value of the awards as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable years. The following tables reflect the adjustments made to SCT total compensation to compute CAP for the position of CEO and average CAP for our other NEOs:

CEO SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation - Dennis Zember

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

SCT Total Compensation

$

2,185,079

$

788,439

$

1,196,693

$

1,433,177

$

1,617,767

SCT Stock Awards

(912,600)

(459,000)

(498,102)

(631,575)

Fair Value of New Unvested Equity Awards

625,950

524,700

569,700

498,944

631,996

Change in Fair Value of Existing Unvested Equity Awards

146,813

(49,000)

42,930

(170,972)

46,400

Change in Fair Value of Vesting Equity Awards

(2,800)

(480)

360

(31,696)

95,620

Dividends on Unvested Equity Awards

400

2,000

3,600

5,200

6,800

SCT Change in Pension Value & Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings

Service Cost & Prior Service Cost

CAP

$

2,042,842

$

1,265,659

$

1,354,283

$

1,236,551

$

1,767,008

Average Non-CEO NEOs SCT Total to CAP Reconciliation

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

SCT Total Compensation

$

673,501

$

372,890

$

402,237

$

477,995

$

510,044

SCT Stock Awards

(211,250)

(102,000)

(91,683)

(87,868)

Fair Value of New Unvested Equity Awards

126,600

92,838

33,773

Change in Fair Value of Existing Unvested Equity Awards

41,738

(17,763)

9,275

(34,010)

26,361

Change in Fair Value of Vesting Equity Awards

(767)

(1,656)

(1,602)

(11,234)

2,671

Dividends on Unvested Equity Awards

641

976

1,785

3,474

3,117

SCT Change in Pension Value & Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings

Service Cost & Prior Service Cost

CAP

$

503,862

$

354,449

$

436,295

$

437,380

$

488,097

       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

Graphic

       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

Graphic

       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure

Graphic

       
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group

Graphic

       
Tabular List, Table

Required Tabular Disclosure of Most Important Measures (Unranked) to Determine 2025 CAP

Net Income

Noninterest Bearing Deposit Growth

Gross Loan Growth

Growth in Bank Operating Expenses

       
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 136 110 116 104 128
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 149 139 116 120 143
Net Income (Loss) $ 61,443 $ (16,205) $ (7,832) $ 14,148 $ 31,113
Company Selected Measure Amount 26 (7) (19) 10 20
PEO Name Mr. Zember        
Measure:: 1          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Net Income        
Non-GAAP Measure Description
(6)CAP is defined by the SEC and is computed by starting with the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) for each year and then:
       
Measure:: 2          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Noninterest Bearing Deposit Growth        
Measure:: 3          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Gross Loan Growth        
Measure:: 4          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Growth in Bank Operating Expenses        
PEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (912,600)   $ (459,000) $ (498,102) $ (631,575)
PEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 625,950 $ 524,700 569,700 498,944 631,996
PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 146,813 (49,000) 42,930 (170,972) 46,400
PEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (2,800) (480) 360 (31,696) 95,620
PEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 400 2,000 3,600 5,200 6,800
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (211,250)   (102,000) (91,683) (87,868)
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     126,600 92,838 33,773
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 41,738 (17,763) 9,275 (34,010) 26,361
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (767) (1,656) (1,602) (11,234) 2,671
Non-PEO NEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 641 $ 976 $ 1,785 $ 3,474 $ 3,117
v3.26.1
Award Timing Disclosure
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Award Timing Disclosures [Line Items]  
Award Timing MNPI Disclosure

The Compensation Committee does not take material nonpublic information into account when determining the timing and terms of equity awards. The Company has not timed the disclosure of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation for NEO grants in fiscal year 2025.

Award Timing MNPI Considered false
Award Timing, How MNPI Considered

The Compensation Committee does not take material nonpublic information into account when determining the timing and terms of equity awards. The Company has not timed the disclosure of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation for NEO grants in fiscal year 2025.

MNPI Disclosure Timed for Compensation Value false
v3.26.1
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures [Line Items]  
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures Adopted true