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January 20, 201716, 2018
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Prudential Bancorp, Inc. The meeting will be held at Prudential Savings Bank's administrative offices located at 3993 Huntingdon Pike, Suite 300, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, on Thursday,Wednesday, February 23, 201721, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time.
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote "FOR" election of our two nominees for director for a three-year term expiring in 20202021 and "FOR" ratification of the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.2018. Each of these matters is more fully described in the accompanying materials.
It is very important that you be represented at the annual meeting regardless of the number of shares you own or whether you are able to attend the meeting in person. We urge you to mark, sign, and date your proxy card today and return it in the envelope provided or vote over the Internet or by telephone, if available, even if you plan to attend the annual meeting. This will not prevent you from voting in person, but will ensure that your vote is counted if you are unable to attend.
Your continued support of and interest in Prudential Bancorp, Inc. is sincerely appreciated.
Very truly yours,
Dennis Pollack
President and Chief Executive Officer
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. 1834 West Oregon Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19145 | |
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS  | |
| TIME | 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, Wednesday, February 21, 2018 |
PLACE | Prudential 3993 Huntingdon Pike, Suite 300 Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania |
ITEMS OF BUSINESS | (1) To elect two directors for a three-year term and until their qualified; (2) To ratify the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, (3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or at any adjournment thereof. We are not aware of any other such business. |
RECORD DATE | Holders of Prudential Bancorp common stock of record at the close of business on |
ANNUAL REPORT | Our |
PROXY VOTING | It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the meeting. You are urged to vote your shares by completing and returning the proxy card sent to you. Most shareholders can also vote their shares over the Internet or by telephone. If Internet or telephone voting is available to you, voting instructions are printed on your proxy card or voting instruction form. You can revoke a proxy at any time prior to its exercise at the meeting by following the instructions in the accompanying proxy statement. |
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  Sharon M. Slater Corporate Secretary | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January | |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
| Page | |
| About the Annual Meeting of Shareholders | 1 |
| Information with Respect to Nominees for Director, Continuing Directors and Executive Officers | 3 |
| Election of Directors (Proposal One) | 3 |
| Members of the Board of Directors Continuing in Office | 4 |
| Committees and Meetings of the Board of Directors | 5 |
| Board Leadership Structure | 6 |
| Board's Role in Risk Oversight | 6 |
| Directors' Attendance at Annual Meetings | 6 |
| Directors' Compensation | 6 |
| Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation | 7 |
| Director Nominations | 7 |
| Executive Officers Who Are Not Also Directors | 8 |
| Report of the Audit Committee | 9 |
| Management Compensation | 9 |
| Compensation Discussion and Analysis | 9 |
| Compensation Policies and Practices as They Relate to Management | |
| Report of the Compensation Committee | |
| Summary Compensation Table | |
| Equity Compensation Plans | |
| Potential Payments upon Termination of Employment or a Change in Control | |
| Benefit Plans | |
| Related Party Transactions | |
| Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock by Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | |
| Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance | |
| Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Proposal Two) | |
| Audit Fees | |
| Shareholder Proposals, Nominations and Communications with the Board of Directors | |
| Annual Reports | |
| Other Matters | |
| MEETING DIRECTORS | ||
| From Center City Philadelphia: | From Pennsylvania Turnpike: | |
Take I-95 North to Exit 35- PA 63 West (Woodhaven Road) Stay to your left and drive to dead-end Make a left and proceed to Byberry Road Turn right onto Byberry Road and continue to Huntingdon Pike (Route 232) Turn right onto Huntingdon Pike and proceed to 3993 Huntingdon Pike | Take Exit 343 for Willow Grove (formerly Exit 27 Doylestown/Jenkintown Exit) Take Route 611 North and proceed to Mill Road Turn right onto Mill Road which changes to Warminster Road Stay on Warminster Road until you come to Byberry Road Turn right onto Byberry Road and continue to Huntingdon Pike (Route 232) Turn left onto Huntingdon Pike and proceed to 3993 Huntingdon Pike | |
PROXY STATEMENT
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PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC.
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| ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS |
General. This proxy statement is furnished to holders of common stock of Prudential Bancorp, Inc., referred to as the "Company" or "Prudential Bancorp," the parent holding company of Prudential Savings Bank, referred to as "Prudential Bank" or the "Bank." Our Board of Directors is soliciting proxies to be used at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at the administrative offices of Prudential Bank, located at 3993 Huntingdon Pike, Suite 300, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, on Thursday,Wednesday, February 23, 201721, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, and any adjournment thereof, for the purposes set forth in the attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders. This proxy statement is first being mailed to shareholders on or about January 20, 2017.16, 2018.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on February 23, 2017.21, 2018. This proxy statement and our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K are available through our website at www.prudentialsavingsbank.comwww.prudentialbanker.com under the "Investor Relations" Quick Link.
What is the purpose of the annual meeting?
At our annual meeting, shareholders will act upon the matters outlined in the attached notice of meeting consisting of the proposals to:
| ● | elect two directors for a three-year term expiring in |
| ● | ratify the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, |
Who is entitled to vote?
Only our shareholders of record as of the close of business on the record date for the annual meeting, January 9,December 29, 2017, are entitled to vote at the meeting. On the record date, we had 9,016,6268,981,755 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and no other class of equity securities outstanding. For each issued and outstanding share of common stock you own on the record date, you will be entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted on at the meeting, in person or by proxy.
How do I submit my proxy?
After you have carefully read this proxy statement, indicate on your proxy form how you want your shares to be voted. Then sign, date and mail your proxy form in the enclosed prepaid return envelope as soon as possible. You may also vote over the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions on your proxy card or voting instruction form. This will enable your shares to be represented and voted at the annual meeting.
If my shares are held in "street name" by my broker, could my broker automatically vote my shares?
Your broker may not vote on the election of directors if you do not furnish instructions for each of such proposals. You should use the voting instruction form or broker card provided by the institution that holds your shares to instruct your broker to vote your shares or else your shares will be considered "broker non-votes."
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Broker non-votes are shares held by brokers or nominees as to which voting instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or the persons entitled to vote those shares and the broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power under rules applicable to broker-dealers. Under these rules, proposal one, the election of directors, is not an item on which brokerage firms may vote in their discretion on behalf of their clients if such clients have not furnished voting instructions.
Your broker may vote in his or her discretion on the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm if you do not furnish instructions.
Can I attend the meeting and vote my shares in person?
All shareholders are invited to attend the annual meeting. Shareholders of record can vote in person at the annual meeting. If your shares are held in "street name," then you are not the shareholder of record and you must ask your broker or other nominee about how you can vote at the annual meeting.
Can I change my vote after I return my proxy card?
Yes. If you are a shareholder of record, there are three ways you can change your vote or revoke your proxy after you have sent in your proxy card.
| ● | First, you may complete and submit a new proxy card or vote over the Internet or by telephone before the annual meeting. Any earlier proxies will be revoked automatically. |
| ● | Second, you may send a written notice to our Corporate Secretary, Ms. Sharon M. Slater, Prudential Bancorp, Inc., 1834 West Oregon Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19145, in advance of the annual meeting stating that you would like to revoke your proxy. |
| ● | Third, you may attend the annual meeting and vote in person. Any earlier proxy will be revoked. However, attending the annual meeting without voting in person will not revoke your proxy. |
If your shares are held in street name and you have instructed a broker or other nominee to vote your shares, you must follow directions you receive from your broker or other nominee on how to change your vote.
What constitutes a quorum?
The presence at the meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of votes that all shareholders are entitled to cast on a particular matter will constitute a quorum. Proxies received but marked as abstentions and broker non-votes will be included in the calculation of the number of votes considered to be present at the meeting.
What are the Board of Directors' recommendations?
The recommendations of the Board of Directors are set forth under the description of each proposal in this proxy statement. In summary, the Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the two nominees for director described herein, and FOR ratification of the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.
2018.The proxy solicited hereby, if properly signed and returned to us and not revoked prior to its use, will be voted in accordance with your instructions. If no contrary instructions are given, each proxy signed and received will be voted in the manner recommended by the Board of Directors and, upon the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, in accordance with the best judgment of the persons appointed as proxies. Proxies solicited hereby may be exercised only at the annual meeting and any adjournment of the annual meeting and will not be used for any other meeting.
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What vote is required to approve each item?
The election of directors will be determined by a plurality of the votes cast at the annual meeting. The two nominees for director receiving the most "For" votes will be the directors for a three-year term expiring in 2020,2021, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting is required for approval of the proposal to ratify the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.2018. Under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law, abstentions and broker non-votes do not constitute votes cast and will not affect the vote required for the proposals to ratify the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm.
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR, CONTINUING DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS |
Election of Directors (Proposal One)
Our Articles of Incorporation provide that the Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes as nearly equal in number as possible. The directors are elected by our shareholders for staggered terms and until their successors are elected and qualified. Generally, one class is elected annually. At this annual meeting, you will be asked to elect two directors for a three-year term expiring in 20202021 and until their successors are elected and qualified. One of the nominees was previously elected into the class of directors whose term expires in 2019; due to the retirement of a director who would have stood for re-election this year in the class whose term expires in 2020, a member in the class whose term expires in 2019 agreed to stand for election for the class whose term expires in 2020 in order to rebalance the classes to be in compliance with the Company's Articles of Incorporation.
Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has recommended the re-election of Messrs. MulcahyJohn C. Hosier and PollackBruce E. Miller as directors. No director is related to any other director or executive officer by blood, marriage or adoption. Shareholders are not permitted to use cumulative voting for the election of directors. Our Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Fanelli, Hosier, Miller and Mulcahy are independent directors as defined in the Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards.
Unless otherwise directed, each proxy signed and returned by a shareholder will be voted for the election of the nominees for director listed below. If any person named as a nominee should be unable or unwilling to stand for election at the time of the annual meeting, the proxies will nominate and vote for any replacement nominee or nominees recommended by our Board of Directors. At this time, the Board of Directors knows of no reason why either of the nominees may not be able to serve as a director if elected.
The following tables present information concerning our nominees for director and our continuing directors, all of whom also serve as directors of Prudential Bank. For Mr. Balka, the indicated period of service as a director includes service as a director of Prudential Bank prior to the organization of the predecessor to Prudential Bancorp in 2004. Ages are reflected as of September 30, 2016.2017.
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Nominees for Director for Three-Year Terms Expiring in 20202021
| Name | Age and Position with Prudential Bancorp and Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years | Director Since | ||
| John C. Hosier | Director. Vice President with Montgomery Insurance Services, Inc., Media, Pennsylvania since 1986, and Commercial Lines Manager of its affiliate, Allman and Company, Inc., Fort Washington, Pennsylvania since 2007, two full-service insurance agencies. Mr. Hosier brings significant commercial business experience as well as knowledge of the local insurance market to the Board of Directors. Age 53. | 2009 | ||
| Bruce E. Miller | Director and Chairman of the Board. President, Imaging Management Associates, operator of five magnetic resonance imaging centers located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania since 2000. Mr. Miller brings significant business experience to the Board as a result of his successful operation of a number of small businesses as well as extensive knowledge of the local market area in which the Bank operates. Age 56. | 2013 |
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR election of our nominees for director.
Members of the Board of Directors Continuing in Office
Name | Director Whose Term Expires in 2019 Age and Position with Prudential Bancorp and Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years | Director Since | ||
| A. J. Fanelli | Director. Self-employed owner of a public accounting practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Fanelli brings substantial accounting knowledge to the Board of Directors as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Age 80. | 2005 |
Directors Whose Terms Expire in 2020 | ||||
| Name | Age and Position with Prudential Bancorp and Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years | Director Since | ||
| Francis V. Mulcahy | Director. Residential real estate appraiser and broker, Media, Pennsylvania. Mr. Mulcahy brings substantial knowledge of the local real estate market to the Board of Directors. Age | 2005 | ||
| Dennis Pollack | Director. President and Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Bancorp and Prudential Bank since May 2016. Former Chairman of the Board, Presilient Worldwide, Mr. Pollack brings to the Board the benefit of his substantial experience as president, chief executive officer and director of community banking organizations as well as significant knowledge of community bank lending. Age | 2014 |
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Committees and Meetings of the Board of Directors
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016,2017, the Board of Directors of Prudential Bancorp met 1314 times, including special meetings. No director of Prudential Bancorp attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of the total number of Board meetings held during the period for which he has been a director and the total number of meetings held by all committees of the Board on which he served during the periods that he served.
Membership on Certain Board Committees. The Board of Directors of Prudential Bancorp has established an Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each of the committees operates in accordance with a written charter which is available on our website at www.prudentialsavingsbank.com. The following table sets forth the membership of such committees as of the date of this proxy statement.
| Directors | Nominating and Corporate Governance | Compensation | Audit | |||||||||||||
A. J. Fanelli | ** | |||||||||||||||
| * | ** | |||||||||||||||
John C. Hosier | * | |||||||||||||||
| ** | * | |||||||||||||||
Bruce E. Miller | * | * | * | |||||||||||||
Francis V. Mulcahy | * | * | * | |||||||||||||
* Member
** Chairman
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee reviews with management and the independent registered public accounting firm the systems of internal control, reviews the annual financial statements, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K, and monitors Prudential Bancorp's adherence in accounting and financial reporting to generally accepted accounting principles. The Audit Committee is comprised of fivefour directors, each of whom is an independent director as defined in the Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Board of Directors has determined that none of the members of the Audit Committee meetMr. Fanelli meets the definition of Audit Committee financial expert, as such term is defined in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, we believe it is important to note that while no one individual memberIn addition, each of the other members of the Audit Committee has been determined to meet the technical requirements to be an Audit Committee financial expert, each of the members has had significant involvement in financial matters. The Audit Committee met sixfour times in fiscal 2016.
2017.Compensation Committee. It is the responsibility of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors to, among other things, oversee Prudential Bancorp's compensation and incentive arrangements for management. No member of the Compensation Committee is a current or former officer or employee of Prudential Bancorp, Prudential Bank or any subsidiary and all members are independent as defined in the Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards. Each of the members is independent as defined in the Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards. The Compensation Committee held threefive meetings in fiscal 20162017 to consider management compensation matters.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews and makes nominations for the Board of Directors, which are then sent to the full Board of Directors for their ratification. Each of the members is independent as defined in the Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met twiceonce in fiscal 2016.2017.
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Board Leadership Structure
Mr. Pollack serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Bruce E. Miller serves as Chairman of the Board. The board of directors has determined that that separation of the offices of Chairman of the Board and President enhances board independence and oversight. Further, the separation of the Chairman of the Board permits the President and Chief Executive Officer to better focus on his responsibilities on managing the daily operations of the Company, enhancing shareholder value and expanding and strengthening our franchise while allowing the Chairman to lead the board of directors in its fundamental role of providing independent oversight and advice to management. The Chairman also serves as a liaison between the Board of Directors and executive management. Mr. Miller is an independent director under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Board's Role in Risk Oversight
Risk is inherent with every business, particularly financial institutions. We face a number of risks, including credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, strategic risk and reputational risk. Management is responsible for the day-to-day management of the risks that Prudential Bancorp faces, while the Board of Directors, as a whole and through its committees, has responsibility for the oversight of risk management. In its risk oversight role, the Board of Directors ensures that the risk management processes designed and implemented by management are adequate and functioning as designed.
One of our current senior executive officers, Mr. Pollack, serves on our Board of Directors. Other members of our senior management regularly attend meetings of the Board of Directors and are available to address any questions or concerns raised by the Board of Directors on risk management or other matters. Prudential Bank has established an Asset-Liability Committee, a Loan Quality Committee, a Management Loan Committee and an Investment Committee composed of members of senior management. The independent directors work together to provide strong, independent oversight of Prudential Bancorp's management and affairs.
Directors' Attendance at Annual Meetings
Directors are expected to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders absent a valid reason for not doing so. All of our directors attended the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held in February 2016.2017.
Directors' Compensation
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation paid to our non-employee directors during fiscal year 2016.2017. Mr. Pollack, was a non-employee director forour President and Chief Executive Officer, is included in the period of October 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016.
Summary Compensation Table set forth in the section "Management Compensation."| Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash | Stock Awards(1) | Option Awards | All Other Compensation | Total | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash | Stock Awards(1) | Option Awards | All Other Compensation | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jerome R. Balka, Esq. | $ | 45,150 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 45,150 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. J. Fanelli | 75,850 | -- | -- | -- | 78,850 | $ | 65,583 | $ | 74,635 | $ | 18,148 | $ | -- | $ | 156,366 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John C. Hosier | 73,950 | -- | -- | -- | 73,950 | 55,250 | 74,635 | 18,148 | -- | 148,033 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bruce E. Miller | 95,850 | -- | -- | -- | 95,850 | 88,350 | 74,635 | 18,148 | -- | 181,133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis V. Mulcahy | 71,550 | -- | -- | -- | 71,550 | 59,495 | 74,635 | 18,148 | -- | 152,278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Pollack | 40,400 | (2) | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | -- | 40,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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We do not pay separate compensation to directors for their service on the Board of Directors of Prudential Bancorp. For fiscal 2016,2017, members of Prudential Bank's Board of Directors received an annual retainer of $28,200. Members also received $2,350 per special meeting attended. For fiscal 2016,2017, members of the Audit Committee, Executive Committee (other than Mr. Pollack) and the Compensation Committee received fees of $900 per meeting attended. As Chairman of the Audit Committee, Mr. Fanelli received an annual retainer of $10,000 in fiscal 2016,2017, which will increase to $16,000 for fiscal 2018. As Chairman of the Compensation Committee for a part of the fiscal year, Mr. Hosier received an annual retainer of $2,000 in fiscal 2017 while Mr. Mulcahy, the prior chairman of the Compensation Committee for most of the fiscal year received $6,250. The Compensation Committee retainer, will increase to $12,000 in fiscal 2018. Mr. Miller, as Chairman of the Board, received an annual retainer for such service in fiscal 2017 in the amount of $36,000, which will remain the same for fiscal 2017. As Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Mr. Mulcahy received an annual retainer of $7,500 in fiscal 2016 and will receive the same amount in fiscal 2017.2018. Board fees are subject to periodic adjustment by the Board of Directors. ForHowever, for fiscal 2017,2018, the annual Board retainer, special meeting fees and committee meeting fees will remain the same as for fiscal 2016.2017.
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Determinations regarding compensation of our President and Chief Executive Officer, our senior management and our employees are reviewed and approved by Prudential Bancorp's Compensation Committee. Messrs. Fanelli, Hosier, Miller and Mulcahy, who is the Committee's Chairman, Miller and Mulcahy, currently serve as members of the Compensation Committee.
No person who served as a member of the Compensation Committee during fiscal 20162017 was a current or former officer or employee of Prudential Bancorp or Prudential Bank or engaged in certain transactions with Prudential Bancorp or Prudential Bank required to be disclosed by regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, there were no Compensation Committee "interlocks" during fiscal 2016,2017, which generally means that no executive officer of Prudential Bancorp served as a director or member of the compensation committee of another entity, one of whose executive officers served as a director or member of Prudential Bancorp's Compensation Committee.
Director Nominations
Recommendations for nominations of persons to serve as directors of Prudential Bancorp are made by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors and are approved by the entire Board. The Board of Directors adopted a written charter of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee which is available on our website at www.prudentialsavingsbank.com. The charter sets forth certain criteria the committee may consider when recommending individuals for nomination including:
| ● | ensuring that the Board of Directors, as a whole, is diverse by considering: |
| o | individuals with various and relevant career experience; |
| o | relevant technical skills; |
| o | industry knowledge and experience; |
| o | financial expertise (including expertise that could qualify a director as a "financial expert," as that term is defined by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission); |
| o | local or community ties; and |
| ● | minimum individual qualifications, including: |
| o | strength of character; |
| o | mature judgment; |
| o | familiarity with our business and industry; |
| o | independence of thought; and |
| o | an ability to work collegially. |
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The committee also may consider the extent to which the candidate would fill a present need on the Board of Directors.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will also consider candidates for director suggested by other directors, as well as our management and shareholders. A shareholder who desires to recommend a prospective nominee for the Board should notify our Secretary or any member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in writing with whatever supporting material the shareholder considers appropriate. Any shareholder wishing to make a nomination must follow our procedures for shareholder nominations, which are described under "Shareholder Proposals, Nominations and Communications with the Board of Directors."
Executive Officers Who Are Not Also Directors
Set forth below is certain information with respect to current executive officers of Prudential Bancorp and its subsidiaries who are not directors. Ages are reflected as of September 30, 2016.2017.
| Name | Age and Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years | |
| Kevin Gallagher | Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer since January 1, 2017. Mr. Gallagher served as Chief Lending Officer of Polonia Bank, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, from November 2015 until completion of the merger of Polonia Bank with and into Prudential Bank on January 1, 2017. From June 2015 to November 2015, he served as Senior Lending Manager of Polonia Bank. From 2013 until June 2015, Mr. Gallagher was a banking consultant providing contractual consulting services focused on commercial lending. Mr. Gallagher previously served as President and CEO of Huntingdon Valley Bank from 2010 until January 2013. Prior to Huntingdon Valley Bank, Mr. Gallagher served as chief lending officer at several banks, including | |
| Anthony V. Migliorino | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Prudential Bank since September 2015; from July 2015 until September 2015 served as Senior Vice President-Retail Business Development Officer. From September 2000 to September 2014, Mr. Migliorino served in various positions at Sterling National Bank, New York, New York, including Senior Vice President of Branch Banking. Prior to 2000, Mr. Migliorino served as a senior officer at several financial institutions including Stissing National Bank, Pine Plains, New York and Savings Bank of Rockland County, Spring Valley, New York. Age | |
| Robert E. Pollard | Vice President and Controller of Prudential Bancorp and Prudential Bank since November 2017. Prior thereto, Mr. Pollard served as Assistant Controller of First Choice Bank, Kingston, New Jersey from March 2014 to March 2017 and as Controller of First Bank of Delaware, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 2002 until June 2013. Age 60. | |
| Jack E. Rothkopf | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Prudential Bancorp and Prudential Bank since June 2015; Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Prudential Bancorp from June 2013 until June 2015 and of Prudential Bank from April 2013 until June 2015; from January 2006 to April 2013, served as Vice President and Controller. Prior thereto, Mr. Rothkopf served as Assistant Vice President of Popular Financial Holdings, Marlton, New Jersey from October 2000 to January 2006. Age | |
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| REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE |
The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed Prudential Bancorp's audited financial statements with management. The Audit Committee has discussed with Prudential Bancorp's independent registered public accounting firm, S.R. Snodgrass, P.C., the matters required to be discussed under Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 16, Communication with Audit Committees. The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board under Rule 3526 regarding S.R. Snodgrass, P.C.'s communications with the Audit Committee concerning its independence and the Committee has discussed with S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. its independence. Based on the review and discussions referred to above in this report, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in Prudential Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 20162017 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Members of the Audit Committee
A. J. Fanelli, Chairman
John C. Hosier
Bruce E. Miller
Francis V. Mulcahy
| MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION |
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Overview of Compensation Philosophy and Program. Our compensation philosophy is to provide compensation to our executive officers that is competitive in the marketplace and provides elements of both reward and retention in order to attract and retain qualified and experienced officers. The compensation of our executive officers, including the various components of such compensation, is determined by our Compensation Committee. The Committee consists solely of non-employee directors who meet all applicable requirements to be independent of management. In addition, the Committee in the past has used one or more independent outside consulting firms that provide information regarding the compensation paid by a developed peer group, as described below.
When setting the compensation of our executive officers, the Committee generally targets compensation which is comparable with our peer group with respect to each of our components of compensation. The compensation we provide to our executive officers primarily consists of the following:
| ● | annual base salary, |
| ● | annual cash bonuses, |
| ● | periodic grants of stock options and restricted stock awards, and |
| ● | other forms of compensation as approved by the Board of Directors, as appropriate, consisting principally of participation in an employee tax-qualified retirement plan consisting of a profit-sharing plan and medical, dental, life and related insurance programs. |
Since our mutual holding company reorganization in 2005 and our second-step conversion to a fully public holding company in 2013, we have implemented various stock option, restricted stock and stock incentive plans in order to more closely align the interests of our directors and executive officers with our shareholders. Each of these plans werewas approved by our shareholders. Grants of stock options and grants of restricted stock to our executive officers and directors are made periodically both as a reward for past service as well as to provide an incentive for future performance.
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We also provide all of our employees, including our executive officers, with tax-qualified retirement benefits through a profit sharingprofit-sharing 401(k) plan. We also offer various fringe benefits to all of our employees, including our executive officers, on a non-discriminatory basis, including group policies for medical, dental, life, disability and accidental death insurance. In addition, we have entered into split dollar life insurance agreements with certain executive officers. The Committee believes such benefits are appropriate and assist such officers in fulfilling their employment obligations.
Independent Compensation Committee. The Committee, composed entirely of independent directors, administers the Company's executive compensation program. The members of the Committee, Messrs. Francis V. Mulcahy (Chairman), A.J. Fanelli, John C. Hosier and Bruce E. Miller, meet all of the independence requirements under applicable laws and regulations, including the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market. None of the members is a current or former officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or has any separate business relationship with the Company. The role of the Committee is to oversee the Company's compensation and benefit plans and policies, administer its stock benefitequity incentive plans (including reviewing and approving equity grants to executive officers) and review and approve annually all compensation decisions relating to executive officers, including those for the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the other executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table (the "named executive officers").
The Compensation Committee is committed to high standards of corporate governance, as embraced most notably in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the various regulations implementing that statute. The Compensation Committee's Charter reflects the foregoing responsibilities and commitment, and the Committee and the Board periodically review and revise the Charter. The full text of the Compensation Committee Charter is available on our website at www.prudentialsavingsbank.comwww.prudentialbanker.com under the "Investor Relations" tab. The Committee's membership is determined by the Board. The Committee held three meetings in fiscal 2016.
General Compensation Philosophy. The Committee believes that compensation paid to executive officers should be closely aligned with the performance of the Company on both a short-term and long-term basis, and that such compensation should assist the Company in attracting and retaining key executives critical to its long-term success. The compensation of executive officers is structured to ensure that a significant portion of an executive's compensation will be directly related to the Company's corporate performance and other factors that directly and indirectly influence shareholder value. To that end, it is the view of the Board that the total compensation program for executive officers should consist primarily of the following:
| ● | Salaries; |
| ● | Annual cash bonus awards; and |
| ● | Long-term incentive compensation consisting of a mixture of stock options and restricted stock |
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The overriding philosophy in setting corporate goals is to both create an executive compensation program that will attract, motivate and retain qualified and experienced officers as well as to ensure that the interests of senior management are aligned with the interests of shareholders. The Compensation Committee reviews the overall compensation of each named executive officer to determine the appropriateness of the level of overall compensation as well as the amount for each element of that compensation based upon the performance of the individual employee and the performance of the Company. The Compensation Committee generally intends to set total compensation levels at within a range of between 85% and 115% of the 75th percentile (based upon a review of the particular executive and his or her respective performance) of market, including a review of thea peer group developedconsisting of eight publicly-traded bank and savings and loan holding companies located in fiscal 2015, which group the Committee still believes is appropriatePennsylvania and New Jersey with assets between approximately $800 million and $1.1 billion as part of its analysis ofwell as compensation levels. During fiscal 2015, in connection with the development and adoption of the 2014 SIP, an omnibus stock incentive plan adopted subsequent to the completion of the second-step conversion, the Compensation Committee engaged an independentdata obtained from third party compensation consultant to assist the committee with respect to grants proposed to be made under the 2014 SIP. The Compensation Committee considered the consultant's review of grant levels of equity awards under the 2014 SIP in connection with the initial grants thereunder made in February 2015. The consultant's review analyzed equity grant practices at institutions that had recently undergone second-step mutual holding company conversions. The equity grant practices that have developed with regard to institutions that have undergone mutual-to-stock conversions are unique and in large part a function of the regulatory framework in which the stock benefit plans adopted by these institutions must be developed and operate.sources. The Committee believes that, over time, the financial performance of the Company is reflected in the value of its stock and that internal results, such as financial performance, and external results, such as stock price, ultimately move in a complementary fashion.
The financial performance of the Company on a period-to-period comparative basis is the major factor considered by the Compensation Committee when it determines salary adjustments and discretionary cash bonuses. The Committee uses these elements of compensation to incentivize executives to achieve continuous, near-term results. Executives' stock-basedequity-based compensation, on the other hand, is focused on achievement of long-term success. As is true of most publicly traded entities, the Company's stock performance fluctuates over time, typically more so than does our financial performance. However, over time, theThe Committee believes that the return to shareholders investing in our stock, including the level of dividends, is a good indicator of corporate performance. Stock-based awards are thus a way to link executive compensation to long-term performance.
In determining the overall amounts and types of executive compensation, the Committee weighs personal factors as well, including commitment, leadership, teamwork and community involvement. The Committee also considerconsiders executive compensation practices of our competitors and peers.
Role of Executive Officers and Management. The Chief Executive Officer provides recommendations to the Compensation Committee on matters of compensation philosophy, plan design and the general guidelines for executive officer compensation. These recommendations are then considered by the Committee. The Chief Executive Officer attends certain Committee meetings but is not present for the executive sessions or for any discussion of his own compensation.
Base Salaries. We provide named executive officers and other employees with a base salary to compensate them competitively for services rendered during the year. Base salary ranges for named executive officers are determined for each employee based on his or her position and responsibility, performance and compensation levels paid by our peers to executives in similar positions. The Compensation Committee targets base salaries to fall within a range of 85% to 115% of the market median (50th percentile) and structures incentive and total compensation to fall within a range of 85% to 115% of the 75th percentile of market. Merit increases granted in fiscal 20162017 took effect during September 2016.January 2017 in conjunction with the completion of the acquisition of Polonia Bancorp.
During its annual review of base salaries for executives, the Compensation Committee primarily considers:
| ● | the financial condition and results of operations of the Company; |
| ● | individual performance of the executive; |
| ● | internal review of the executive's compensation, both individually and relative to other officers; |
| ● | peer and market data; and |
| ● | qualifications and experience of the officer. |
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For fiscal 2016,2017, the Compensation Committee determined the salaries of senior and executive officers should increase by 4.1%5.9% to 15.9%40.0% with the base salary of the named executive officers Pollack, Migliorino, Rothkopf, Hanuscin and HanuscinGallagher being increased by 14.0%35.8%, 15.9%40.0%, 11.1%5.9%, 8.0% and 4.1%6.7%, respectively. In early May 2016,Mr. Gallagher began his employment with the Company announcedduring January 2017 in conjunction with the retirementacquisition of Polonia Bancorp. The increases with regard to the then President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph R. Corrato, and the appointment of his successor, Dennis Pollack, who was atChief Operating Office reflected the time serving as a director ofCommittee's determination with regard to the central role played by such officers in returning the Company effective May 1, 2016. Mr. Pollack's initial base salary was $250,000 which was increased to $285,000 effective in September 2016, in recognition of his efforts on behalf of the Company.sustainable core profitability.
Bonuses. In the past, a discretionary cash bonus for eligible employees, including executive officers, had been determined on an annual basis and generally paid in December of each year for the prior fiscal year ended September 30th based on years of service and compensation. Unlike prior years, the amount of the aggregate bonus pool and the manner of allocating such amounts to individuals with respect to fiscal 2016 was2017 were based on the Committee's assessment of both the Company's overall financial performance and as well as the performance of the individual participant and was not related to years of service. The bonuses reflected the Committee's assessment of the individual's performance and the role such performance played in driving the Company's substantial improvement for fiscal 2017. See "-Summary Compensation Table."
Long-Term Compensation. The long-term incentive compensation portion of the Company's compensation program consists of grants of stock options and restricted stock awards under the Company's 2008 Stock Option Plan (the "2008 SOP"), the 2008 Recognition and Retention Plan (the "2008 RRP" and collectively (the "2008 Equity Plans") and the 2014 SIP (collectively, the "Equity Plans") These grants and awards are designed to provide incentives for long-term positive performance by the executive and other senior officers and to align their financial interests with those of the Company's shareholders by providing the opportunity to participate in any appreciation in the stock price of the Company's common stock which may occur after the date of grant of stock options or restricted stock awards.
. Under the Equity Plans, the Compensation Committee has discretion in determining grants of stock options and restricted stock awards to executive officers, including the timing, amounts and types of awards. The level of an individual's grants typically has been based in large on the officer's position within the organization, length of service and his or her individual performance.performance and length of service.
The exercisability of options and the vesting of restricted stock awards generally depend upon the executive officer continuing to render services to the Company. In addition, although not granted to date, the Company's 2008 RRP and 2014 SIP provide that stock awards may be made based upon specified performance goals. All options granted under the Company's stock option plans must have an exercise price at least equal to the market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Options may be exercised only for a limited period of time after the optionee's departure from the Company in most cases. Under the terms of the Equity Plans, the grants cannot vest more rapidly than 20% per year except in certain specified circumstances, such as the death or disability of the award holder or in the event of a change in control (as defined in the Equity Plans) of the Company. To date, all the awards have been granted with five year vesting schedules.
Only limited equity grants were made in fiscal 2016,2017, primarily to newly appointed or promoted officers who were not employees when equity grants were made in February 2015. Two2015 upon receipt of shareholder approval of the Company's named executive officers were granted the following number of stock options in August 2016, primarily under the 2014 SIP: Mr. Pollack, 10,000 shares and Mr. Migliorino, 15,000 shares. Mr. Pollack's grant reflected the Compensation Committee's determination that the assumption of duties by Mr. Pollack as the President and Chief Executive Officer warranted the modest grant of additional equity awards (Mr. Pollack had received a grant of equity awards in his role as a director in February 2015). Mr. Migliorino was granted awards in light of his performance and the fact that he had not received any equity awards previously.SIP. Under the Company's 2014 SIP and the 2008 RRP, the Compensation Committee is also authorized to grant share awards, which are a right to receive a distribution of shares of common stock. Shares of common stock granted pursuant to a share award are in the form of restricted stock which vests upon such terms and conditions as established by the Committee. The Committee determines which officers and key employees will be granted share awards, the number of shares subject to each share award, whether the share award is contingent upon achievement of certain performance goals and the performance goals, if any, required to be met in connection with a share award. In August 2016, the Company also granted 2,500 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Pollack and 7,500 shares to Mr. Migliorino as well as a small grant to another newly hired officer. The restricted stock vests at the rate of 20% per year starting the first anniversary of the grant. As noted above with regard to the options grants, theNo grants of restricted stock reflected not onlywere made to executive officers during fiscal 2017 in part due to the equity grant practice that has developed with respect to recently converted institutions but also the regulatory constructlevel of grants made in which such practices must operate.
previous years.Additional Components of Executive Compensation. The Bank and the Company currently have entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Pollack and Migliorino. The Bank has also enteredis party to a change in control severance agreements with Messrs. Hanuscin and Rothkopf. Mr. Joseph R. Corrato, the former President and Chief Executive Officer, had an employment agreement with the Bank which was superseded by his entry into a separation agreement in connection with his retirement as President and Chief Executive Officer and his resignation as a director effective May 1, 2016. In addition, Mr. Rothkopf was party to an employment agreement which was superseded by a change in control agreement, effective January 1, 2017.Rothkopf. The purpose of the employment and change in control severance agreements is to retain for the benefit of the Bank and the Company the talents of highly skilled officers who are integral to the development and implementation of the Bank's and the Company's business. Such agreements, as discussed below, provide for termination benefits in the event of such executives' termination or in the event of the occurrence of certain events. The severance payments provided by the agreements are intended to align the executive officers' and the shareholders' interests by enabling executive officers to consider corporate transactions that are in the best interests of the shareholders and other constituents of the Company without undue concern over whether the transactions may jeopardize the executive officers' own employment or impose financial hardship on him or her. The grounds under which severance payments are triggered in the employment and change in control agreements are similar to or the same as those included in many employment agreements or severance agreements for senior executive officers of comparable financial institutions.
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Employment Agreements. Prudential Bank and Prudential Bancorp entered into an amended and restated employment agreement in December 2016 with Mr. Pollack as well as an employment agreement with Mr. Migliorino. The amended and restated agreement with Mr. Pollack increased the term of the agreement and the severance benefits (as discussed below) as well as his compensation in view of the Compensation Committee's determination that his performance and value to the Company warranted such enhanced provisions. The employment agreement with Mr. Migliorino superseded the change in control agreement he had previously entered into with the Bank in November 2015 and reflected the Compensation Committee's determination that his continued employment was critical to the Bank's and Company's ongoing performance. In connection with Mr. Corrato becoming President and Chief Executive Officer effective October 1, 2015, he entered into an amended employment agreement effected October 1, 2015 which addressed the change in Mr. Corrato's responsibilities and increased the term of his employment agreement from two to three years. In November 2015, both Mr. Corrato and Mr. Rothkopf entered into amendments to their employment agreements pursuant to which they voluntarily agreed to 20% and 10%, respectively, reductions in their base salaries as part of a management developed cost containment program being implemented by the Company. As a result of Mr. Corrato's determination to retire from all his positions with the Company and the Bank as of May 1, 2016, his employment agreement was superseded by a separation agreement, effective May 1, 2016. In addition, in December 2015, in connection with the restructuring of certain aspects of executive compensation, Mr. Rothkopf, as well as certain other officers who had employment agreements, entered into a change in control agreement which became effective January 1, 2017, upon expiration of the term of his employment agreement on December 31, 2016.
The employment agreements have a term of three years, with respect to Mr. Pollack, (previously it was for a two year term), and two years, with respect to Mr. Migliorino with the initial terms expiring, if the agreements are not extended, on December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The term is extended annually for one year on each December 31st starting December 31, 2017 unless either the Company and the Bank or the executive gives notice at least 30 days prior to the annual anniversary date that the agreement shall not be extended. The Compensation Committee determined in November 2017 to extend the terms of the executives' employment agreements for an additional year. The agreements are automatically extended for one year upon a change in control. The terms of the employment agreements provide for an initial annual base salary, which is reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The executives are also entitled to participate in the Company's benefit plans and programs and receive reimbursement for reasonable business expenses. Each of the employment agreements is terminable with or without cause by the Company or the Bank. The executives have no right to compensation or other benefits pursuant to the employment agreements for any period after voluntary termination by the executive without good reason, as defined in the agreements and which includes, among other things, a material change in the officer's position, salary or entities without the officer's consent, or termination by the Bank for cause, disability, retirement or death.
In the event that the executive terminates his employment because of failure to comply with any material provision of the employment agreement by the Company or the Bank or the employment agreement is terminated by the Company or the Bank other than for cause, disability, retirement or death, Messrs. Pollack and Migliorino will be entitled to (i) the payment of two times (Mr. Pollack) and one times (Mr. Migliorino), respectively, the executive's respective average annual cash compensation (salary and cash bonuses) based upon the five calendar years preceding the date of termination as cash severance, (ii) the maintenance until the earlier to occur of the passage of two years and one year, respectively, from the date of termination or until the executive's full time employment with another employer (which provides substantially similar benefits), of the executive's continued participation in all group insurance, life insurance, health, dental and accident insurance and disability insurance plans at no cost to the officer and (iii) a lump sum cash payment equal to the projected cost of providing the executive with benefits for two years, or one year in the case of Mr. Migliorino, pursuant to other employee benefit plans (excluding retirement plans and stock compensation plans) in which the executive was entitled to participate. In the event the executive's continued participation in any group insurance plan is barred or would trigger the payment of an excise tax under Section 4980D of the Code, or if any such group insurance plan is discontinued, then the Company or the Bank shall either (1) provide substantially similar benefits under an alternative plan or (2) pay a lump sum cash amount to the executive equal to the projected cost of providing continued coverage to the executive until the two-year, or one-year in the case of Mr. Migliorino, anniversary of the executive's date of termination.
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In the event that the executive's employment is terminated in connection with a change in control, as defined in the employment agreements, for other than cause, disability, retirement or death or the executive terminates his employment as a result of certain adverse actions which are taken with respect to the executive's employment (i.e., good reason) following a change in control, as defined, the executive will be entitled to a cash severance payment equal to three times (Mr. Pollack), or two times (Mr. Migliorino) their respective average annual cash compensation, the maintenance, as described above, of the group insurance plans for three years (Mr. Pollack) or two years (Mr. Migliorino), respectively, or until the executive's full-time employment with another employer that provides similar benefits plus the aforementioned lump sum cash payment for the projected cost of providing the other employee benefits as noted above until the third anniversary (Mr. Pollack) or second anniversary (Mr. Migliorino) of the executive's termination.
The employment agreements providewith respect to Pollack and Migliorino previously provided that in the event any of the payments to be made thereunder or otherwise upon termination of employment are deemed to constitute "parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, then such payments and benefits received thereunder shall be reduced by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of the payments and benefits being non-deductible by the Company or the Bank for federal income tax purposes. ParachuteIn November 2017 the Company, and the Bank entered into amendments to each of the employment agreements with Messrs. Pollack and Migliorino addressing the applicability of Sections 4999 and 280G of the Code. The agreements were revised to provide that if the payments generally are paymentsthat were otherwise payable to Mr. Pollack or Mr. Migliorino, as applicable, in excessconnection with a termination after the occurrence of three times the base amount, which is defined to mean the recipient's average annual compensation from the employer includable in the recipient's gross income during the most recent five taxable years ending before the date on which a change in control would trigger the imposition of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the employer occurred. Recipients of parachute payments are subjectCode, such amounts would be required to be reduced only if doing so would result in a 20% excisegreater tax on the amount to be retained by which such payments exceed the base amount, in addition to regular income taxes, and payments in excess of the base amount are not deductible by the employerMr. Pollack or Mr. Migliorino, as compensation expense for federal income tax purposes.applicable.
For a description of potential payments under the employment agreements in the event of a termination of Messrs. Pollack's and Migliorino's employment, (as well as Mr. Rothkopf since as of September 30, 2016 he was still a party to an employment agreement), see "- Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or a Change in Control."
Change in Control Agreements.Agreement. The Bank entered into a change in control severance agreement in May 2015 with Mr. Hanuscin and in December 2015 (effective January 1, 2017) with Mr. Rothkopf. The change in control agreements areagreement is intended to assist the Bank (and indirectly the Company) in maintaining a stable and competent management base. The change in control severance agreements haveagreement has an initial term ending December 31, 2016 with respect to Mr. Hanuscin and December 31, 2017 with respect to Mr. Rothkopf, if the term of the agreements areagreement is not extended. The term is extended annually for one year on each December 31st starting December 31, 2016 (or December 31, 2017 with respect to Mr. Rothkopf) unless either the Bank or the executive gives notice at least 30 days prior to the annual anniversary date that the agreement shall not be extended. The term ofagreement with Mr. Hanuscin's agreementRothkopf was extended to December 31,for an additional one year in November 2017. The agreementsagreement automatically extendextends for one year upon a change in control.
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The change in control severance agreement provides that in the event any of the payments to be made thereunder or otherwise upon termination of employment are deemed to constitute "parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, then such payments and benefits received thereunder shall be reduced by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of the payments and benefits being non-deductible by the Bank for federal income tax purposes.
Endorsement Split Dollar Agreements. The Bank has purchased insurance policies on the lives of certain of its executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table as well as other officers, and has entered into Endorsement Split Dollar Agreements with each of those officers. The policies are owned by the Bank. Under the agreements with the named executive officers, upon an officer's death while he or she remains employed by the Bank, the officer's beneficiary will receive two times the officer's salary as of the date of death. Pursuant to the terms of the agreements, the Bank has elected generally to not extend such benefits after a termination of employment. As a result of Mr. Corrato's retirement, his benefit under this arrangement was terminated. Such amounts will be funded from the receipt of the death benefits under the insurance policies on such officer's life in excess of the cash surrender value. The Bank will receive the full cash surrender value, which is expected to reimburse the Bank in full for its life insurance investment as well as the remainder, if any, in excess of the net proceeds after payments to the officer's beneficiaries pursuant to the Endorsement Split Dollar Agreements.
The Endorsement Split Dollar Agreements may be terminated at any time by the Bank or the officer or by the Bank upon the officer's termination of service to Prudential Bank. Upon termination, the Bank may surrender the policy and collect the cash surrender value.
Retirement and Other Benefits. The Company also provides its employees, including the named executive officers, with tax-qualified retirement benefits through the Prudential Savings Bank Employees Savings and Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the "401(k) Plan"). The Company previously provided additional benefits through two additional tax-qualified retirement plan:plans: an employee stock ownership plan (the "ESOP") and the PetegraPentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (the "Defined Benefit Plan"). The determination was made to terminate the ESOP effective December 31, 2015.2016. In addition, the Defined Benefit Plan was frozen during November 2015. Such actions were taken as part of the Company's efforts to effect significant cost savings while still providing competitive compensation structure. All employees who meet the age and service requirements participate in the 401 (k) Plan, on a non-discriminatory basis. The Company doesBank did not provide a 401(k) match to employee contributions. The ESOP purchased sharescontributions for the past several years due to the existence of the Company's common stock both in connection withbenefits provided by the initial mutual holding company reorganization in 2005ESOP. However, as well as in connection with the second-step conversion in 2013. The ESOP purchased the sharesa result of common stock with the proceeds of two loans which have been repaid in connection with the termination of the ESOP. The loans were repaid by deliveryESOP, the Bank determined to the Company of sufficient shares of common stock pledged as collateral to repay the debtinitiate a 401(k) match commencing in full. The Defined Benefit Plan is a traditional retirement plan which provides for specified monthly benefit upon a participant's retirement calculated pursuant to a formula that takes into account the participant's highest five-year average earnings (as defined in the Defined Benefit Plan) multiplied by the number of the participant's years of benefit service.January 2018.
The Company also offers various fringe benefits to all of its employees, including the named executive officers, including group policies for medical and dental insurance, life insurance and long-term disability. We provide individual and family medical and dental coverage to employees. We also provide all of our employees with life and accidental death and disability insurance at no cost to the employee. The President and Chief Executive Officer is provided an automobile allowance. The Compensation Committee believes such benefit is appropriate and assists the President and Chief Executive Officer in fulfilling his employment obligations.
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Results from the 2016 Annual Meeting Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. At our 2016 annual meeting of shareholders, we presented our advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers, commonly known as a "say-on-pay" proposal. The vote was not binding on the Company, the board of directors or the Compensation Committee. A substantial majority of the votes cast on the proposal, approximately 87%, was voted "FOR" the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement. The Compensation Committee believes that this affirms the shareholders' support of the Company's compensation policies and practices. The Compensation Committee will continue to consider the outcome of the Company's say-on-pay proposals when making future compensation decisions for the named executive officers.
Compensation Policies and Practices as They Relate to Risk Management
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed the Company's policies and practices applicable to employees, including the Company's benefit plans, arrangements and agreements, and does not believe that they are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Committee does not believe that the Company's policies and practices encourage officers or employees to take unnecessary or excessive risks or behavior focused on short-term results rather than the creation of long-term value.
Report of the Compensation Committee
We have reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis disclosures to be included in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in February 20172018 and filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, we recommend to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis referred to above be included in the Company's Proxy Statement.
Compensation Committee
John C. Hosier (Chairman)
Francis V. Mulcahy (Chairman)
A.J. Fanelli
Bruce E. Miller
Summary Compensation Table
The following table summarizes the total compensation paid by Prudential Bank (including amounts deferred, if any, to future periods by the officers) for services rendered in all capacities during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 2015 and 20142015 to the principal executive officer, the person who served as principal financial officer during fiscal 2016,2017 and the twothree other executive officers of Prudential Bank during fiscal 20162017 whose total compensation exceeded $100,000, and anincluding one executive officer who resigned priorsubsequent to September 30, 2016 but would have been included if he was still an executive officer as of such date,2017, collectively referred to as our "named executive officers." The Company has not paid separate cash compensation to our officers.
Name and Principal Position | Fiscal Year | Salary | Bonus(1) | Stock Awards(2) | Option Awards(2) | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings(3) | All Other Compensation(4) | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis Pollack(5) President and Chief Executive Officer | 2016 | $ | 108,462 | $ | 20,000 | $ | 36,050 | $ | 21,300 | $ | -- | $ | 4,125 | (4)(6) | $ | 189,937 | ||||||||||||||||
Joseph R. Corrato(5) President and Chief Executive Officer | 2016 2015 2014 | 170,184 235,382 213,632 | -- -- 13,923 | -- 366,900 -- | -- 343,500 -- | 212,000 202,000 144,000 | 75,057 65,471 76,641 | (4)(6) | 455,241 1,213,253 448,196 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony V. Migliorino(7) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | 2016 2015 | 172,368 33,750 | 20,000 -- | 108,150 -- | 31,950 -- | -- -- | 690 750 | (6) | 333,158 24,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeffrey T. Hanuscin First Vice President/Controller | 2016 2015 2014 | 120,495 120,120 114,583 | 10,000 -- 3,000 | -- 61,150 -- | -- 50,380 -- | 9,000 15,000 4,000 | 16,690 11,978 100 | (4) | 156,185 258,628 121,683 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack E. Rothkopf Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | 2016 2015 2014 | 156,912 160,681 151,477 | 5,000 -- 4,986 | -- 183,450 -- | -- 229,000 -- | 39,000 46,000 31,000 | 28,894 16,491 9,541 | (4) | 229,806 635,622 197,004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Name and Principal Position | Fiscal Year | Salary | Bonus(1) | Stock Awards(2) | Option Awards(2) | Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings(3) | All Other Compensation | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Pollack(4) | 2017 | $ | 367,593 | $ | 135,000 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 9,750(5 | ) | $ | 512,343 | ||||||||||||||
| President and Chief | 2016 | 108,462 | 20,000 | 36,050 | 21,300 | -- | 4,125 | 189,937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Anthony V. Migliorino(6) | 2017 | 263,077 | 84,006 | -- | -- | -- | 47,869(7 | ) | 394,946 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President | 2016 | 172,368 | 20,000 | 108,150 | 31,950 | -- | 690 | 333,158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| and Chief Operating | 2015 | 33,750 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 750 | 24,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kevin Gallagher(8) | 2017 | 111,154 | 5,000 | -- | 31,800 | -- | -- | 147,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey T. Hanuscin(9) | 2017 | 132,885 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41,718(7 | ) | 174,602 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Vice | 2016 | 120,495 | 10,000 | -- | -- | 9,000 | 16,690 | 156,185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| President/Controller | 2015 | 120,120 | -- | 61,150 | 50,380 | 15,000 | 11,978 | 258,628 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack E. Rothkopf | 2017 | 177,874 | 10,000 | -- | -- | (5,000 | ) | 161,548(7 | ) | 344,422 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior Vice President, | 2016 | 156,912 | 5,000 | -- | -- | 39,000 | 28,894 | 229,806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | 2015 | 160,681 | -- | 183,450 | 229,000 | 46,000 | 16,491 | 635,622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| and Treasurer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (1) | Represents discretionary bonuses earned in each fiscal year reflected but which were paid, with respect to fiscal 2016 and 2015, in the following fiscal year. Bonuses were discretionarily determined based on Company performance as well as individual performance. |
| (2) | Reflects the grant date fair value in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 for awards of restricted stock and stock options that were granted during |
| (3) | Represents the sum of the actuarial change in pension value in plan years |
| Effective as of May 1, 2016, Mr. Pollack was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Prudential |
| Mr. Migliorino joined Prudential Bank in June 2015. Accordingly, his salary amount for fiscal 2015 only reflects three and a half months of salary. |
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| (7) | Includes the fair market value on December 31, 2016 of the 2,796, 2,436 and 9,436 shares allocated for plan year 2016 to the ESOP accounts of Messrs. Migliorino, Hanuscin and Rothkopf, respectively, based on a value of $17.12 per share on December 30, 2016 (last trading day of 2016). As of such date, Messrs. Gallagher and Pollack were not participants in the ESOP. |
| (8) | Mr. Gallagher was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer effective January 1, 2017. Consequently, Mr. Gallagher's salary data for fiscal 2017 only reflects nine months of salary. |
| (9) | Mr. Hanuscin resigned in October 2017. As a consequence, the unvested portion of the grants of restricted stock and options awarded previously were forfeited. |
Equity Compensation Plans
Grants of Plan-Based Awards for the Year Ended September 30, 2016.2017. The table below sets forth information regarding grants of awards pursuant to plans our executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016.2017.
| Name | Grant Date | All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units(1) | All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options(2) | Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards(3) | Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards(4) | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Pollack | 8/17/2016 | 2,500 | -- | $ | -- | $ | 36,050 | |||||||||||
| 8/17/2016 | -- | 10,000 | 14.42 | 21,300 | ||||||||||||||
| Anthony V. Migliorino | 8/17/2016 | 7,500 | -- | -- | 108,150 | |||||||||||||
| 8/17/2016 | -- | 15,000 | 14.42 | 31,950 | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Grant Date | All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units | All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options(1) | Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards(2) | Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards(3) | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Gallagher | 5/17/2017 | -- | 10,000 | $ | 18.36 | $ | 31,800 | |||||||||||
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| (1) | The |
| (2) |
| Based upon the fair market value of a share of Company common stock on the date of grant. |
The fair value of the |
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End. The table below sets forth outstanding equity awards at September 30, 2016 to2017 held by our executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table above, which grants were made in fiscal years 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2016.2017. With respect to restricted stock awards and stock options granted prior to the completion of the second-step conversion on October 9, 2013, the number of shares subject to the stock options and the stock awards as well as the exercise price of the stock options have been adjusted to reflect the second-step conversion.
| Stock Awards(1) | Stock Awards(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market Value | Market Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Option Awards(1) | Number of Shares | Of Shares or | Option Awards(1) | Number of Shares | Of Shares or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Securities Underlying | Option | Or Units of Stock | Units of Stock | Number of Securities Underlying | Option | or Units of Stock | Units of stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unexercised Options | Exercise | Expiration | That Have Not | That Have Not | Unexercised Options | Exercise | Expiration | That Have Not | That Have Not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | Exercisable | Unexercisable | Price | Date | Vested | Vested(2) | Exercisable | Unexercisable | Price | Date | Vested | Vested(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis Pollack | 6,000 | (3) | 24,000 | $ | 12.23 | 2/18/2025 | 8,000 | (3) | $ | 115,840 | 12,000(3 | ) | 18,000 | $ | 12.23 | 2/18/2025 | 6,000(3 | ) | $ | 111,180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -- | 10,000 | (4) | 14.42 | 8/172026 | 2,500 | (4) | 36,200 | 2,000(4 | ) | 8,000 | 14.42 | 8/17/2026 | 2,000(4 | ) | 37,060 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph R. Corrato. | 53,382 | (5) | -- | 11.84 | 1/5/2019 | 1,511 | (6) | 21,789 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7,647 | (6) | 5,099 | 7.68 | 1/5/2023 | 24,000 | (3) | 346,080 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15,000 | (3) | 60,000 | 12.23 | 2/18/2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony V. Migliorino | -- | 15,000 | (4) | 14.42 | 8/17/2026 | 7,500 | (4) | 108,150 | 3,000(4 | ) | 12,000 | 14.42 | 8/17/2026 | 6,000(4 | ) | 111,180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Gallagher | -- | 10,000(5 | ) | 18.36 | 5/17/2027 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack E. Rothkopf | 18,683 | (5) | -- | 11.84 | 1/5/2019 | 832 | (4) | 11,997 | 18,683(6 | ) | -- | 11.84 | 1/5/2019 | 416(7 | ) | 7,708 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3,540 | (6) | 2,361 | 7.68 | 1/5/2023 | 12,000 | (5) | 173,040 | 4,720(7 | ) | 1,181 | 7.68 | 1/5/2023 | 9,000(8 | ) | 166,770 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 | (3) | 40,000 | 12.23 | 2/18/2025 | 20,000(3 | ) | 30,000 | 12.23 | 2/18/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey T. Hanuscin | 6,102 | (7) | 4,069 | 10.24 | 6/19/2023 | 1,474 | (7) | 21,255 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2,200 | (3)(6) | 8,800 | 12.23 | 2/18/2025 | 4,000 | (3) | 57,680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey T. Hanuscin(9) | 8,136(8 | ) | 2,035 | 10.24 | 6/19/2023 | 737(8 | ) | 13,657 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4,400(3 | (7) | 6,600 | 12.23 | 2/18/2025 | 3,000(3 | ) | 55,590 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (1) | Each of the option awards and stock awards outstanding as of October 9, 2013 was converted into an option award or stock award to purchase a number of shares of common stock of Prudential Bancorp equal to the product of the number of shares of common stock multiplied by the exchange ratio of 0.9442, rounded down to the nearest whole share. Each option after the exchange has an adjusted exercise price equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the option exercise price by the exchange ratio of 0.9442, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. |
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| (2) | Calculated by multiplying the closing market price per share of our common stock on September |
| (3) | Granted pursuant to our 2014 |
| (4) | Granted pursuant to our 2008 Stock Option Plan ("2008 SOP"), our 2014 |
| (5) | Granted pursuant to our 2014 SIP and vest at a rate of 20% per year commencing on May 17, 2018. |
| (6) | Granted pursuant to our 2008 |
| Granted pursuant to our 2008 |
| Granted pursuant to our 2008 |
| (9) | Mr. Hanuscin resigned in October 2017. In accordance with the terms of the 2008 SOP, the 2008 RRP and the 2014 SIP, all unvested restricted stock awards and stock options granted to him were forfeited upon his resignation. |
Option Exercises and Stock Vested. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to restricted stock awards which vested for the named executive officers during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016.2017. No stock options were exercised by any of the named executive officers during the fiscal year.
| Stock Awards | |||||||||
| Name | Number of Shares Acquired On Vesting(1) | Value Realized On Vesting(2) | |||||||
| Dennis Pollack | 2,000 | $ | 30,600 | ||||||
| Joseph R. Corrato | 755 | 11,265 | |||||||
| 6,000 | 91,800 | ||||||||
| Jack E. Rothkopf | 415 | 6,192 | |||||||
| 3,000 | 45,900 | ||||||||
| Jeffrey T. Hanuscin | 736 | 10,981 | |||||||
| 1,000 | 15,300 | ||||||||
| Stock Awards | ||||||||
| Name | Number of Shares Acquired On Vesting(1) | Value Realized On Vesting(2) | ||||||
| Dennis Pollack | 2,000 | $ | 34,960 | |||||
| 500 | 9,080 | |||||||
| Anthony Migliorino | 1,500 | 27,240 | ||||||
| Jack E. Rothkopf | 416 | 7,193 | ||||||
| 3,000 | 52,440 | |||||||
| Jeffrey T. Hanuscin | 737 | 13,413 | ||||||
| 1,000 | 17,480 | |||||||
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| (1) | Does not reflect the sale or withholding of shares to satisfy income tax withholding obligations. |
| (2) | Based upon the fair market value of a share of Company common stock on the date of |
Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or a Change in Control
The following tables present potential payments to the named executive officers (other than Mr. Corrato)Messrs. Hanuscin and Gallagher) if their employment was terminated under various situations. However, the presentation is based on the employment arrangements that were in effect as of September 30, 2016.2017. Subsequent to such date, Prudential Bank and Prudential Bancorp entered into anamendments to the amended and restated employment agreement with Mr. Pollack and a newthe employment agreement with Mr. Migliorino. In addition, Mr. Rothkopf was under an employment agreement as of September 30, 2016 which as of January 1, 2017 was superseded by a change in control agreement, while Mr. Migliorino was under change in control agreement as of September 30, 2016 was superseded by the employment agreement referenced above.
The following table describes the potential payments to Dennis Pollack, President and Chief Executive Officer, upon an assumed termination of employment or a change in control as of September 30, 2016.2017.
| Payments and Benefits | Voluntary Termination | Termination for Cause | Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Termination by the Executive for Good Reason Absent a Change in Control | Change in Control With Termination of Employment | Death or Disability (j) | Retirement | Voluntary Termination | Termination for Cause | Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Termination by the Executive for Good Reason Absent a Change in Control | Change in Control With Termination of Employment | Death or Disability (j) | Retirement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance payments and benefits: (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash severance (b) | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 563,334 | $ | 845,000 | $ | -- | $ | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical and other insurance benefits (c) | -- | -- | 1,853 | 3,706 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37,167 | 58,582 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automobile expenses (d) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29,700 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| §280G cut-back (e) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | (652,009 | ) | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity awards: (f) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unvested stock options (g) | -- | -- | -- | 54,600 | 54,600 | -- | -- | -- | 146,280 | 146,280 | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unvested restricted stock awards (h) | -- | -- | -- | 152,040 | 152,040 | -- | -- | -- | 148,240 | 148,240 | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total payments and benefits (i) | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 1,853 | $ | 210,346 | $ | 206,640 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 600,501 | $ | 575,793 | $ | 294,520 | $ | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following table describes the potential payments to Anthony V. Migliorino, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, upon an assumed termination of employment or a change in control as of September 30, 2016.2017.
| Payments and Benefits | Voluntary Termination | Termination for Cause | Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Termination by the Executive for Good Reason Absent a Change in Control | Change in Control With Termination of Employment | Death or Disability (j) | Retirement | Voluntary Termination | Termination for Cause | Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Termination by the Executive for Good Reason Absent a Change in Control | Change in Control With Termination of Employment | Death or Disability (j) | Retirement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance payments and benefits: (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash severance (b) | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 315,478 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 169,584 | $ | 339,168 | $ | -- | $ | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical and other insurance benefits (c) | -- | -- | -- | 13,992 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7,726 | 16,226 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automobile expenses (d) | -- | -- | -- | 2,760 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| §280G cut-back (e) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity awards: (f) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unvested stock options (g) | -- | -- | -- | 900 | 900 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49,320 | 49,320 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unvested restricted stock awards (h) | -- | -- | -- | 108,600 | 108,600 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 111,180 | 111,180 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total payments and benefits (i) | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 441,730 | $ | 109,500 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 177,310 | $ | 515,894 | $ | 160,500 | $ | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The following table describes the potential payments to Jack E. Rothkopf, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, upon an assumed termination of employment or a change in control as of September 30, 2016.
| Payments and Benefits | Voluntary Termination | Termination for Cause | Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Termination by the Executive for Good Reason Absent a Change in Control | Change in Control With Termination of Employment | Death or Disability (j) | Retirement | ||||||||||||||||||
| Severance payments and benefits: (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash severance (b) | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 272,158 | $ | 272,158 | $ | -- | $ | -- | ||||||||||||
| Medical and other insurance benefits (c) | -- | -- | 886 | 886 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
| Automobile expenses (d) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
| §280G cut-back (e) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equity awards: (f) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unvested stock options (g) | -- | -- | -- | 106,055 | 106,055 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
| Unvested restricted stock awards (h) | -- | -- | -- | 185,807 | 185,807 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total payments and benefits (i) | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 273,044 | $ | 564,906 | $ | 291,862 | $ | -- | ||||||||||||
2017.
| Payments and Benefits | Voluntary Termination | Termination for Cause | Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Termination by the Executive for Good Reason Absent a Change in Control | Change in Control With Termination of Employment | Death or Disability (j) | Retirement | Voluntary Termination | Termination for Cause | Involuntary Termination Without Cause or Termination by the Executive for Good Reason Absent a Change in Control | Change in Control With Termination of Employment | Death or Disability (j) | Retirement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance payments and benefits: (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash severance (b) | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 121,297 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 283,499 | $ | -- | $ | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical and other insurance benefits (c) | -- | -- | -- | 7,864 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,166 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automobile expenses (d) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| §280G tax cut back (e) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| §280G cut-back (e) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity awards: (f) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unvested stock options (g) | -- | -- | -- | 37,053 | 37,053 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 201,814 | 201,814 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unvested restricted stock awards (h) | -- | -- | -- | 79,264 | 79,264 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 174,478 | 174,478 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total payments and benefits (i) | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 245,478 | $ | 116,317 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 660,957 | $ | 376,292 | $ | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (a) | These severance payments and benefits are payable if the employment of Mr. Pollack or Mr. |
| (b) | If the employment of Mr. Pollack or Mr. |
| (c) | If the employment of Mr. Pollack or Mr. |
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| (d) | Represents a lump sum cash payment equal to the estimated costs of paying automobile related expenses for Mr. |
| (e) | If the parachute amounts associated with the payments and benefits to Messrs. Pollack, Migliorino |
| (f) | The vested stock options held by Messrs. Pollack, Migliorino |
| (g) | Represents the value of the unvested stock options held by Messrs. Pollack, Migliorino |
| (h) | Represents the value of the unvested restricted stock awards held by Messrs. Pollack, Migliorino |
| (i) | Does not include the value of the vested benefits to be paid under our tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan, 401(k) plan and ESOP. See the pension benefits table under |
| (j) | If the employment of Mr. Pollack, Mr. Migliorino |
Mr. Hanuscin resigned in October 2017, which resulted in his change in control severance agreement being terminated and deemed null and void. Mr. Hanuscin did not receive any severance benefit under the terms of his agreement since his resignation was voluntary. In addition, since his termination was voluntary, his unvested restricted stock awards and options were forfeited.
Benefit Plans
Retirement Plan. Prudential Bank participates in the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund, a multiple employer defined benefit plan intended to satisfy the tax-qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Full-time employees become eligible to participate in the retirement plan upon the attainment of age 21 and the completion of one year of eligibility service. For purposes of the retirement plan, a full-time employee earns one year of eligibility service when he completes 1,000 hours of service within a one-year eligibility computation period. An employee's first eligibility computation period is the one-year period beginning on the employee's date of hire. Subsequent eligibility computation periods begin on January 1 and end on December 31. In November 2015, the retirement plan was frozen such that no new participants can be added and existing participants will receive no further benefit service credit, compensation credit or other accrued benefit increases except for additional service credits which may affect a participant's vesting or early vesting retirement eligibility or as otherwise required by law to maintain the tax-qualified status of such plan.
The retirement plan provides for a monthly benefit upon a participant's retirement at or after the age of 65, or if later, the fifth anniversary of the participant's initial participation in the retirement plan (i.e., the participant's "normal retirement date"). A participant may also receive a benefit on his early retirement date, which is the date on which he attains age 45 and is partially or fully vested under the terms of the retirement plan. Benefits received prior to a participant's normal retirement date are reduced by certain factors set forth in the retirement plan. The retirement plan provides a benefit of 1.50% of a participant's highest 5-year average earnings, multiplied by the participant's years of benefit service. Earnings are defined as base salary, subject to an annual Internal Revenue Service limit of $265,000 on earnings for 2015. Annual benefits provided under the retirement plan also are subject to Internal Revenue Service limits, which vary by age and benefit payment type. Participants become fully vested in their benefits under the retirement plan upon the completion of five years of vesting service as well as upon the attainment of normal retirement age (age 65).
The table below shows the present value of accumulated benefits payable to Messrs. Pollack, Corrato, Migliorino,Mr. Rothkopf, and Hanuscin,the only named executive officer participating in the Plan, including the number of years of credited service, under the retirement plan determined using interest rate and mortality rate assumptions consistent with those used in our financial statements. No named executive officer received payments from the retirement plan during fiscal 2016.2017.
| Name | Plan Name | Number of Years Credited Service | Present Value of Accumulated Benefit(2) | Payments During Last Fiscal Year | Plan Name | Number of Years Credited Service | Present Value of Accumulated Benefit(2) | Payments During Last Fiscal Year | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Pollack | Financial Institutions Retirement Fund(1) | 0 | $ | -- | $ | -- | Financial Institutions Retirement Fund(1) | 0 | $ | -- | $ | -- | ||||||||||||||||
Joseph R. Corrato(3) | Financial Institutions Retirement Fund(1) | 30 | 1,217,000 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Gallagher(3) | Financial Institutions Retirement Fund(1) | 0 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey T. Hanuscin | Financial Institutions Retirement Fund(1) | 2 | 28,000 | -- | Financial Institutions Retirement Fund(1) | 3 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony V. Migliorino | Financial Institutions Retirement Fund(1) | 0 | -- | -- | Financial Institutions Retirement Fund(1) | 0 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack E. Rothkopf | Financial Institutions Retirement Fund(1) | 9 | 186,000 | -- | Financial Institutions Retirement Fund(1) | 10 | 181,000 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)A multiple employer tax-qualified defined benefit plan.
(2)Reflects value as of September 30, 2016.2017.
| (3) | None of Messrs. Pollack, Migliorino or Gallagher are participants in the Plan since the plan was frozen prior to their ability to participate. |
| (4) | Mr. Hanuscin resigned, effective October 13, 2017; at the time of his resignation, he was not vested in any retirement benefit under the Plan. |
Related Party Transactions
In accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations, Prudential Bank offers mortgage loans to its directors, officers and employees as well as members of their immediate families for the financing of their primary residences and certain other loans. These loans are made on substantially the same terms as those prevailing at the time for comparable loans with persons not related to Prudential Bank except that Prudential Bank provides for a reduced interest rate of one hundred basis points to all employees, officers and directors for a first mortgage on their primary residence and waives the origination fees, other than appraisal and document review fees. Other than as described below, it is the belief of management that these loans neither involve more than the normal risk of collectability nor present other unfavorable features.
The table below lists the outstanding loans made by Prudential Bank to related persons, where the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and the interest rate was reduced and loan origination fee was waived.
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| Largest Principal | Largest Principal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amounts Paid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year ended | Outstanding | Outstanding at | Interest | Year ended | Outstanding | Outstanding at | During Year | Interest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | September 30, | During Year | Year-End | Principal | Interest | Rate | September 30, | During Year | Year-End | Principal | Interest | Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph R. Corrato | 2016 2015 | $ | 212,790 224,288 | $ | 200,645 212,790 | $ | 12,145 11,498 | $ | 5,694 6,024 | 2.750 | % 2.750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John C. Hosier | 2016 2015 | 378,527 387,620 | 369,147 378,527 | 9,380 9,692 | 11,695 4,984 | 3.125 3.125 | 2017 | $ | 369,147 | $ | 359,469 | $ | 9,678 | $ | 11,398 | 3.125 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 378,527 | 369,147 | 9,380 | 11,695 | 3.125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack E. Rothkopf | 2016 2015 | 169,140 174,081 | 164,040 169,140 | 5,100 4,941 | 5,210 5,370 | 3.125 3.125 | 2017 2016 | 164,040 169,140 | 158,337 164,040 | 5,703 5,100 | 5,051 5,210 | 3.125 3.125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK BY CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT |
The following table sets forth information as to Prudential Bancorp common stock beneficially owned, as of January 9,December 29, 2017, by (i) the only persons or entities, including any "group" as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), who or which was known to Prudential Bancorp to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the issued and outstanding Prudential Bancorp common stock, based on filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (ii) each director of Prudential Bancorp, (iii) certain executive officers of Prudential Bancorp and (iv) all directors and executive officers of Prudential Bancorp as a group. Does not reflect ownership of shares of Prudential Bancorp common stock received by persons or entities in connection with the merger of Polonia Bancorp, Inc. ("Polonia Bancorp") with and into Prudential Bancorp which occurred just prior to the voting record date for the annual meeting.
| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership as of January 9, 2017(1)(2) | Percent of Common Stock | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership as of December 29, 2017(1)(2) | Percent of Common Stock | ||||||||||||
Firefly Value Partners, LP 601 West 26th Street Suite 1520 New York, New York 10001 | 475,250 | (3) | 5.3 | % | 475,250(3 | ) | 5.3 | % | ||||||||
Warren A. Mackey 40 Worth Street, 10th Floor New York, New York 10013 | 871,204 | (4) | 9.7 | % | 871,204(4 | ) | 9.7 | % | ||||||||
Lawrence B. Seidman 100 Misty Lane, 1st Floor Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 | 750,318 | (5) | 8.3 | % | 831,559(5 | ) | 9.3 | % | ||||||||
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Jerome R. Balka, Esq. | 70,933 | (6)(7) | * | |||||||||||||
A. J. Fanelli | 63,171 | (6)(8) | * | 69,171(6 | (7) | * | ||||||||||
John C. Hosier | 62,939 | (6)(9) | * | 71,649(6 | (8) | * | ||||||||||
Bruce E. Miller | 56,088 | (6) | * | 56,750(6 | ) | * | ||||||||||
Francis V. Mulcahy | 67,031 | (6)(10) | * | 73,031(6 | (9) | * | ||||||||||
Dennis Pollack | 46,936 | (6)(11) | * | 54,936(6) | (10) | * | ||||||||||
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Anthony V. Migliorino | 11,022 | (6)(12) | * | 18,182(6) | (11) | * | ||||||||||
Jack E. Rothkopf | 72,358 | (6)(13) | * | 94,393(6) | (12) | 1.0 | ||||||||||
Jeffrey T. Hanuscin | 20,995 | (6)(14) | * | |||||||||||||
| All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (10 persons) | 471,473 | (7) | 5.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Kevin Gallagher | -- | * | ||||||||||||||
| All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (9 persons) | 448,788(6 | ) | 4.8 | % | ||||||||||||
* Represents less than one percent of Prudential Bancorp's outstanding common stock.
| (1) | Based upon filings made pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information furnished by the respective individuals. In addition, due to share repurchases by the Company, the ownership percentages reflected in the filings may differ from the percentages reflected in the table above. Furthermore, share ownership reflected on Schedules 13D, |
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| (2) | Each beneficial owner's percentage ownership is determined by assuming that options held by such person (but not those held by any other person) and that are exercisable within 60 days of |
| (3) | Based on a Schedule 13G/A and a Schedule 13F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February |
| (4) | Based on a Schedule 13D/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2014 by Warren A. Mackey, Homestead Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Arles Partners LP, a New York limited partnership, and Arles Advisors Inc., a New York corporation. Arles Advisors is the general partner of Homestead Partners and Arles Partners. The sole shareholder, director and executive officer of Arles Advisors is Warren A. Mackey. By virtue of his position with Arles Advisors, Mr. Mackey has the shared investment discretion and voting authority with respect to the 838,676 shares owned by Homestead Partners and Arles Partners. Arles Advisors, as general partner of Homestead Partners and Arles Partners, may be deemed to beneficially own the 838,976 shares owned by these partnerships. Mr. Mackey individually has the sole investment discretion and voting authority with respect to the 32,228 shares held for himself. Additional shares of Prudential Bancorp common stock may have been received in connection with the merger with Polonia Bancorp. |
| (5) | Based on a Schedule 13D/A and a Schedule 13F filed on December 6, 2016 and November 8, 2017, respectively, by Lawrence B. Seidman, Seidman and Associates L.L.C. ("SAL"), Seidman Investment Partnership, L.P. ("SIP"), Seidman Investment Partnership II, L.P. ("SIPII"), Seidman Investment Partnership III, L.P. ("SIPIII"), LSBK06-08 ("LSBK"), Broad Park Investors ("Broad Park"), CBPS, L.L.C. ("CBPS"), JRBC I, LLC ("JRBC"), 2514 Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P. ("2514 MSF"), Veteri Place Corporation ("Veteri"), Chewy Gooey Cookies, L.P. ("CGC"), and Sonia Seidman (collectively, the "Seidman Group"). Pursuant to the Schedule 13D/A, Mr. Seidman (i) as the manager of SAL, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 139,347 shares owned by SAL, (ii) as the sole officer of Veteri, the corporate general partner of each of SIP and SIPII, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 110,606 shares owned by SIP and the 157,905 shares owned by SIPII, (iii) as the managing member of JBRC I, LLC, the co-general partner of SIPIII, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 27,780 shares owned by SIPIII, (iv) as the sole officer of Veteri, the Trading Advisor of LSBK and CBPS, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 75,393 shares owned by LSBK and the 83,181 shares owned by CBPS, (v) as the investment manager for each of Broad Park and CGC, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 90,968 shares owned by Broad Park and the 22,147 shares owned by CGC, and (vi) as the husband of Sonia Seidman, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 43,261 shares owned by Sonia Seidman. Accordingly, Seidman may be deemed the beneficial owner of an aggregate of 750,318 shares. In the foregoing capacities, Seidman has sole and exclusive investment discretion and voting authority with respect to all such shares. Additional shares of Prudential Bancorp may have been received in connection with the merger with Polonia Bancorp. |
| (6) | Includes shares held in trust by |
| Name | Restricted Stock | Stock Options | Restricted Stock | Stock Options | ||||||||||||
| Jerome R. Balka, Esq. | 8,000 | 34,690 | ||||||||||||||
| A.J. Fanelli | 8,000 | 38,690 | 6,000 | 44,690 | ||||||||||||
John C. Hosier | 9,068 | 36,021 | 7,068 | 44,690 | ||||||||||||
| Bruce E. Miller | 9,070 | 30,683 | 7,070 | 42,021 | ||||||||||||
| Francis V. Mulcahy | 8,000 | 38,690 | 6,000 | 44,690 | ||||||||||||
| Dennis Pollack | 10,500 | 12,000 | 8,000 | 20,000 | ||||||||||||
| Anthony V. Migliorino | 7,500 | -- | 6,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||||||
| Jack E. Rothkopf | 12,416 | 43,403 | 9,416 | 54,584 | ||||||||||||
| Jeffrey T. Hanuscin | 5,474 | 10,502 | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Gallagher | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||
| All directors and executive officers as a group (9 persons) | 78,028 | 244,679 | 49,554 | 253,695 | ||||||||||||
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| Includes 3,304 shares held jointly with Mr. Fanelli's spouse. |
| Includes |
| Includes 4,000 shares held jointly with Mr. Mulcahy's spouse and 2,832 shares held directly by Mr. Mulcahy's spouse. |
| Includes 19,588 shares held in Mr. Pollack's individual retirement account. |
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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of Prudential Bancorp's common stock to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders are required by regulation to furnish Prudential Bancorp with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms furnished to us, or written representations from our officers and directors, we believe that during, and with respect to, the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016,2017, our officers and directors complied in all respects with the reporting requirements promulgated under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (PROPOSAL TWO) |
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Prudential Bancorp has appointed S.R. Snodgrass, P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, to perform the audit of our financial statements for the year ending September 30, 2017,2018, and further directed that the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass as our auditors be submitted for ratification by the shareholders at the annual meeting.
We have been advised by S.R. Snodgrass that neither that firm nor any of its associates has any relationship with Prudential Bancorp or its subsidiaries other than the usual relationship that exists between an independent registered public accounting firm and its clients. S.R. Snodgrass will have one or more representatives at the annual meeting who will have an opportunity to make a statement, if they so desire, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
In determining whether to appoint S.R. Snodgrass as our independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee considered whether the provision of services, other than auditing services, by S.R. Snodgrass is compatible with maintaining its independence. In addition to performing auditing services, our independent registered public accounting firm reviewed our public filings. The Audit Committee believes that S.R. Snodgrass's performance of these other services is compatible with maintaining the independent registered public accounting firm's independence.
Audit Fees
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees paid by us to S.R. Snodgrass for professional services in connection with the audit of Prudential Bancorp's consolidated financial statements for fiscal 20162017 and 20152016 and the fees paid by us to S.R. Snodgrass for audit-related services, tax services and all other services during fiscal 20162017 and 2015.2016.
| Year Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
| Audit fees (1) | $ | 178,000 | $ | 169,858 | ||||
| Audit-related fees | -- | -- | ||||||
| Tax fees (2) | 20,300 | 22,770 | ||||||
| All other fees (3) | 9,000 | -- | ||||||
| Total | $ | 207,300 | $ | 192,628 | ||||
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| Year Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | |||||||
| Audit fees (1) | $ | 207,216 | $ | 178,000 | ||||
| Audit-related fees | -- | -- | ||||||
| Tax fees (2) | 40,423 | 20,300 | ||||||
| All other fees (3) | -- | 9,000 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 247,300 | $ | 207,300 | ||||
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| (1) | Audit fees consist of fees incurred in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of the interim financial statements included in our quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as work generally only the independent auditor can reasonably be expected to provide, such as statutory audits, consents and assistance with and review of documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| (2) | Tax fees consist of compliance fees for the preparation of tax returns during fiscal |
| (3) | Consists of fees related to registration statements filed by the Company during fiscal 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
The Audit Committee selects our independent registered public accounting firm and pre-approves all audit services to be provided by it to Prudential Bancorp. The Audit Committee also reviews and pre-approves all audit-related and non-audit related services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with the Audit Committee's Charter. In its review of these services and related fees and terms, the Audit Committee considers, among other things, the possible effect of the performance of such services on the independence of our independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee pre-approves certain audit-related services and certain non-audit related tax services which are specifically described by the Audit Committee on an annual basis and separately approves other individual engagements as necessary. The Chairman of the Audit Committee has been delegated the authority to approve non-audit related services in lieu of the full Audit Committee. On a quarterly basis, the Chairman of the Audit Committee presents any previously approved engagements to the full Audit Committee.
Each new engagement of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. was approved in advance by the Audit Committee or its Chairman, and none of those engagements made use of the de minimis exception to pre-approval contained in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the ratification of the
appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.2018.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS, NOMINATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
Shareholder Proposals. Any proposal which a shareholder wishes to have included in the proxy materials of Prudential Bancorp relating to the next annual meeting of shareholders of Prudential Bancorp, which is expected to be held in February 2018,2019, must be received at the principal executive offices of Prudential Bancorp, 1834 West Oregon Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19145, Attention: Dennis Pollack, President and Chief Executive Officer, no later than September 22, 2017.17, 2018. If such proposal is in compliance with all of the requirements of Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, it will be included in the proxy statement and set forth on the form of proxy issued for such annual meeting of shareholders. It is urged that any such proposals be sent certified mail, return receipt requested. We did not receive any shareholder proposals for this annual meeting.
Shareholder proposals which are not submitted for inclusion in Prudential Bancorp's proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 may be brought before an annual meeting pursuant to Section 2.10 of Prudential Bancorp's Bylaws. Notice of the proposal must be given in writing and delivered to, or mailed and received at, our principal executive offices by September 22, 2017.18, 2018. The notice must include the information required by Section 2.10 of our Bylaws.
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Shareholder Nominations. Our Bylaws provide that, subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the common stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, all nominations for election to the Board of Directors, other than those made by the Board or a committee thereof, shall be made by a shareholder who has complied with the notice and information requirements contained in Section 3.12 of our Bylaws. Written notice of a shareholder nomination generally must be communicated to the attention of the Secretary and either delivered to, or mailed and received at, our principal executive offices not later than, with respect to an annual meeting of shareholders, 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the mailing of proxy materials by us in connection with the immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders or, in the case of the 20182019 annual meeting, by September 22, 2017.18, 2018. We did not receive any shareholder nominations for this annual meeting.
Other Shareholder Communications. Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board may do so by sending written communications addressed to the Board of Directors of Prudential Bancorp, Inc., c/o Sharon M. Slater, Corporate Secretary, at 1834 West Oregon Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19145. Ms. Slater will forward such communications to the director or directors to whom they are addressed.
| ANNUAL REPORTS |
A copy of Prudential Bancorp's Annual Report to Shareholders, which includes the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2016,2017, accompanies this proxy statement. Such Annual Report is not part of the proxy solicitation materials.
Upon receipt of a written request, we will furnish to any shareholder a copy of the exhibits to the Annual Report on Form 10-K. Such written requests should be directed to Mr. Jack E. Rothkopf, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Prudential Bancorp, Inc., 1834 West Oregon Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19145.
| OTHER MATTERS |
Management is not aware of any business to come before the annual meeting other than the matters described above in this proxy statement. However, if any other matters should properly come before the meeting, it is intended that the proxies solicited hereby will be voted with respect to those other matters in accordance with the judgment of the persons voting the proxies.
Solicitation of Proxies. The cost of the solicitation of proxies will be borne by Prudential Bancorp. Prudential Bancorp will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending the proxy materials to the beneficial owners of Prudential Bancorp's common stock. In addition to solicitations by mail, directors, officers and employees of Prudential Bancorp may solicit proxies personally or by telephone without additional compensation.
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