def14a_051815-5468.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.        )

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MSB FINANCIAL CORP.
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MSB Financial Corp. Letterhead]



April 17, 2015



Dear Fellow Stockholders:
 
On behalf of the Board of Directors and management of MSB Financial Corp. (the “Company”), I cordially invite you to attend our Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) to be held at the Grain House at The Olde Mill Inn, 225 Route 202 North, Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920, on May 18, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.  The attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement describe the formal business to be transacted at the Meeting.
 
The business to be conducted at the Meeting consists of (i) the election of two directors and (ii) the ratification of the appointment of independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2015.  The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” its nominees for director and “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent auditors.
 
Even if you plan to attend the meeting, please sign, date and return the proxy card in the enclosed envelope immediately.  This will not prevent you from voting in person at the Meeting, but will assure that your vote is counted if you are unable to attend the Meeting.

     
Sincerely,
 
/s/ Michael A. Shriner
 
Michael A. Shriner
President and Chief Executive Officer

 
 
 
 

 
 

MSB FINANCIAL CORP.
1902 LONG HILL ROAD
MILLINGTON, NEW JERSEY 07946 



NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 18, 2015


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) of MSB Financial Corp. (the “Company”) will be held at the Grain House at The Olde Mill Inn, 225 Route 202 North, Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920, on May 18, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.  The Meeting is for the purpose of considering and acting upon the following matters:
 
1.  
The election of two directors of the Company;
 
2.  
The ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2015; and
 
3.  
The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the Meeting, or any adjournments thereof.

The Board of Directors is not aware of any other business to come before the Meeting.

The Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the matters to be considered at the Meeting, described in the Notice of Annual Meeting and accompanying Proxy Statement are in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders.  For reasons set forth in the Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” its nominees for director and “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP.
 
Action may be taken on any one of the foregoing proposals at the Meeting on the date specified above, or on any date or dates to which, by original or later adjournment, the Meeting may be adjourned.  Pursuant to the Company’s bylaws, the Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 6, 2015 as the record date for determination of the stockholders entitled to vote at the Meeting and any adjournments thereof.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.  You may revoke your proxy by filing with the Secretary of the Company a written revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date.  If you are present at the Meeting, you may revoke your proxy and vote in person on each matter brought before the Meeting.  However, if you are a stockholder whose shares are not registered in your own name, you will need additional documentation from your record holder to vote in person at the Meeting.

 
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
 
/s/ Nancy E. Schmitz
 
 
Nancy E. Schmitz
Corporate Secretary
Millington, New Jersey
April 17, 2015
Important Notice Regarding Internet
Availability of Proxy Materials
For the Stockholder Meeting to be
Held on May 18, 2015
The Proxy Statement and Annual Report to
Stockholders are available at
www.millingtonsb.com/about-us/investor-relations.html
 

 
 
 

 

PROXY STATEMENT
OF
MSB FINANCIAL CORP.
1902 LONG HILL ROAD
MILLINGTON, NEW JERSEY  07946

 
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
May 18, 2015
 

GENERAL


This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of MSB Financial Corp., a federal corporation (the “Company”) to be used at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company which will be held at the Grain House at The Olde Mill Inn, 225 Route 202 North, Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920, on May 18, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. (the “Meeting”).  The accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and this Proxy Statement are being first mailed to stockholders on or about April 17, 2015.

At the Meeting, stockholders will consider and vote upon (i) the election of two directors and (ii) the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”), as our independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2015. At the time this Proxy Statement is being mailed, the Board of Directors knows of no additional matters that will be presented for consideration at the Meeting.  If any other business may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof, proxies given to the Board of Directors will be voted by its members in accordance with their best judgment.  The Company is the parent company of Millington Savings Bank (the “Bank”).  The Company is the majority-owned subsidiary of MSB Financial, MHC a federally-chartered mutual holding company.
 

CHANGES IN FISCAL YEAR END


Effective November 17, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year end from June 30 to December 31.  Federal regulations require federal corporations such as the Company to hold an annual meeting within 150 days after its fiscal year end.  As such the Company will no longer hold its annual meeting in November as in prior years.
 
As a result of the change in the Company’s fiscal year end, the Company was required under SEC regulations to file a transition report on Form 10-K for the six month transition period ended December 31, 2014 (the “Transition Report”).  References in this document to the Transition Period refer to the six month transition period ended December 31, 2014.


VOTING AND PROXY PROCEDURES


Who Can Vote at the Meeting

You are only entitled to vote at the Meeting if our records show that you held shares of our common stock, $.10 par value (the “Common Stock”), as of the close of business on April 6, 2015, (the “Record Date”).  If your shares are held by a broker or other intermediary, you can only vote your shares in person at the Meeting if you have a properly executed proxy from the record holder of your shares (or their designee).  As of the Record Date, a total of 5,010,437 shares of Common Stock were outstanding.  Each share of Common Stock has one vote in each matter presented.
 
 
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Voting by Proxy
 
The Board of Directors is sending you this Proxy Statement for the purpose of requesting that you allow your shares of Common Stock to be represented at the Meeting by the persons named in the enclosed Proxy Card.  All shares of Common Stock represented at the Meeting by properly executed and dated proxies will be voted according to the instructions indicated on the Proxy Card.  If you sign, date and return the Proxy Card without giving voting instructions, your shares will be voted as recommended by the Company’s Board of Directors.   The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” its nominees for director and “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent auditors.
 
If any matters not described in this Proxy Statement are properly presented at the Meeting, the persons named in the Proxy Card will vote your shares as determined by a majority of the Board of Directors.  If the Meeting is postponed or adjourned, your Common Stock may be voted by the persons named in the Proxy Card on the new Meeting dates as well, unless you have revoked your proxy.  The Company does not know of any other matters to be presented at the Meeting.
 
You may revoke your proxy at any time before the vote is taken at the Meeting.  To revoke your proxy you must either advise the Company’s Secretary in writing before your Common Stock has been voted at the Meeting, deliver a later-dated proxy, or attend the Meeting and vote your shares in person.  Attendance at the Meeting will not in itself revoke your proxy.
 
If you hold your Common Stock in “street name,” you will receive instructions from your broker, bank or other nominee that you must follow in order to have your shares voted.  Your broker, bank or other nominee may allow you to deliver your voting instructions via the telephone or the Internet.  Please see the instruction form provided by your broker, bank or other nominee that accompanies this Proxy Statement.  If you wish to change your voting instructions after you have returned a voting instruction form to your broker, bank or other nominee, you must contact your broker, bank or other nominee.
 
Internet Access to Proxy Materials

Copies of this Proxy Statement and the Transition Report are available on the internet at www.millingtonsb.com/about-us/investor-relations.html.  Stockholders can elect to receive future proxy statements and annual reports over the internet rather than in printed form.  Stockholders of record can make this election by calling toll-free to 877-274-2040 or sending an e-mail to investorinfo@millingtonsb.com.  If you hold your shares in street name, please refer to the information provided by your broker, bank or other nominee for instructions on how to elect to access future proxy materials over the internet.

Participants in the Millington Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan and the Millington Savings Bank Savings Plan

If you are a participant in the Millington Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “ESOP”) or hold Common Stock through the Millington Savings Bank Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”), you will receive a proxy card that will serve as your voting instruction form on behalf of each plan that reflects all shares you may vote under these plans. Under the terms of the ESOP, all shares held by the ESOP are voted by the ESOP trustee, subject to the exercise of its fiduciary duties, provided that each participant in the ESOP may direct the trustee on how to vote the shares of Common Stock allocated to his or her account.  The ESOP trustee, subject to the exercise of its fiduciary duties, will vote all unallocated shares of the Common Stock held by the ESOP and all allocated shares for which no voting instructions are received, including any instructions to abstain, in the same proportion as shares for which it has received timely voting instructions.  Under the terms of the 401(k) Plan, you are entitled to direct
 
 
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the trustee how to vote the shares of Common Stock credited to your account in the 401(k) Plan. The 401(k) Plan trustee will vote all shares for which it does not receive timely instructions from participants at the direction of the Company’s Board of Directors or the Plan Committee of the Board. The deadline for returning your voting instruction forms for the ESOP and the 401(k) Plan is May 13, 2015.
 
Vote Required

The presence in person or by proxy of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote is necessary to constitute a quorum at the Meeting.  With respect to any matter, broker non-votes (i.e., shares for which a broker indicates on the proxy that it does not have discretionary authority as to such shares to vote on such matter) will be considered present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.
 
As to the election of directors, the proxy provided by the Board of Directors allows a stockholder to vote for the election of the nominees, or to withhold authority to vote for either of the nominees being proposed.  Under the Company’s bylaws, directors are elected by a plurality of votes cast, without regard to either (i) broker non-votes or (ii) proxies as to which authority to vote for the nominees being proposed is withheld.

In voting to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent auditors (Proposal II), you may vote in favor of the proposal, against the proposal or abstain from voting. To be approved, these proposals require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Meeting. Broker non-votes and abstentions will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the voting on these proposals.



PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK


The following table sets forth, as of the Record Date, certain information as to those persons who were known to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent (5%) of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock and as to the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group.


Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
 
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership (1)
 
Percent of Shares
of Common
Stock Outstanding (2)
           
PL Capital Group
20 E. Jefferson Avenue
Naperville, Illinois  60540
 
428,208
 (3)
 
8.55%
 
             
MSB Financial, MHC
1902 Long Hill Road
Millington, New Jersey  07946
 
3,091,344
   
61.70%
 
             
All directors and executive officers
    as a group (9 persons)
 
443,092
 (4)
 
8.45%
 

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(1)
For purposes of this table, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock if he or she has or shares voting or investment power with respect to such shares or has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time within 60 days from the Record Date. As used herein, “voting power” is the power to vote or direct the voting of shares and “investment power” is the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Except as otherwise noted, ownership is direct, and the named persons or group exercise sole voting and investment power over the shares of the Common Stock.
 
 
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(2)
In calculating the percentage ownership of an individual or group, the number of shares outstanding is deemed to include any shares which the individual or group have the right to acquire through the exercise of options or otherwise within 60 days of the Record Date.
(3)
Based on a Schedule 13D/A dated December 5, 2014 and filed on December 10, 2014.
(4)
Includes 24,672 shares allocated to the accounts of executive officers under the ESOP.  Includes 231,345 shares which the directors and executive officers have the right to acquire pursuant to the exercise of options within 60 days of the Record Date.

 

PROPOSAL I – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS


The Company’s Bylaws requires that the Board of Directors be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, each class to serve for a three-year period, with approximately one-third of the directors elected each year.  The Board of Directors currently consists of seven members.  Two directors will be elected at the Meeting, to serve for three-year terms, in all cases, and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

Gary T. Jolliffe and Donald J. Musso have each been nominated by the Board of Directors to serve as directors for a three-year term ending in 2018.  Each nominee is currently a member of the Board of Directors.  It is intended that proxies solicited by the Board of Directors will, unless otherwise specified, be voted for the election of the named nominees.  If either of the nominees is unable to serve, the shares represented by all valid proxies will be voted for the election of such substitute as the Board of Directors may recommend or the size of the Board may be reduced to eliminate the vacancy.  At this time, the Board of Directors knows of no reason why either of the nominees might be unavailable to serve.

 
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Set forth below is information about the Company’s and the Bank’s directors and executive officers.  Each director serves as a director of the Company and the Bank as well as MSB Financial, MHC.
 
 
Name and Positions with Company
 
Age
 
Year First Elected as Director of the Bank
 
Current Term to Expire
 
Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned (1)(2)
 
Percent of
Class (3)
 
                       
BOARD NOMINEES FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE IN 2018
Gary T. Jolliffe
Director
 
71
 
1992
 
2015
 
116,938
(5)
2.21%
 
Donald J. Musso
Director
 
56
 
2013
 
2015
 
1,100
 
*
 
DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE
E. Haas Gallaway, Jr.
Director
 
74
 
1987
 
2016
 
49,700
(4)
*
 
W. Scott Gallaway
Director
 
69
 
2000
 
2016
 
38,702
(4)
*
 
Michael A. Shriner
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
 
50
 
1999
 
2016
 
94,936
(6)
1.87%
 
Thomas G. McCain
Director
 
77
 
1992
 
2017
 
47,154
(4)
*
 
Ferdinand J. Rossi
Director
 
73
 
1975
 
2017
 
36,990
(4)
*
 
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS
Robert G. Russell, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer
 
48
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
__
 
*
 
John J. Bailey
Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer
 
60
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
__
 
*
 
Jeffrey E. Smith
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
65
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
33,338
(7)
*
 
Nancy E. Schmitz
Senior Vice President, Chief Credit Officer and Corporate Secretary
 
59
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
24,234
(8)
*
 
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*           Less than 1.0% of shares outstanding.
(1)           As of the Record Date.
(2)
Includes stock held in joint tenancy; stock owned as tenants in common; stock owned or held by a spouse or other member of the individual’s household; stock allocated through certain employee benefit plans of the Company; stock in which the individual either has or shares voting and/or investment power and shares which the individual has the right to acquire at any time within 60 days of the Record Date. Each person or relative of such person whose shares are included herein exercises sole or shared voting and dispositive power as to the shares reported.
(3)
In calculating the percentage ownership of an individual or group, the number of shares outstanding is deemed to include any share which the individual or group has the right to acquire through the exercise of options or otherwise within 60 days of the Record Date.
(4)
Includes 19,279 shares which the individual has the right to acquire pursuant to the exercise of options within 60 days of the Record Date.
(5)
Includes 60,590 shares which Mr. Jolliffe has the right to acquire pursuant to the exercise of options within 60 days of the Record Date.
 
 
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(6)
Includes 10,744 shares allocated to Mr. Shriner’s account under the ESOP.  Includes 55,082 shares which Mr. Shriner has the right to acquire pursuant to the exercise of options within 60 days of the Record Date.
(7)
Includes 7,540 shares allocated to Mr. Smith’s account under the ESOP.  Includes 22,033 shares which Mr. Smith has the right to acquire pursuant to the exercise of options within 60 days of the Record Date.
(8)
Includes 6,388 shares allocated to Ms. Schmitz’s account under the ESOP.  Includes 16,524 shares which Ms. Schmitz has the right to acquire pursuant to the exercise of options within 60 days of the Record Date.
 
Biographical Information

Set forth below is the business experience for the past five years of each of the directors and executive officers of the Company.  These biographies contain information regarding the person’s service as a director, business experience, other directorships at any point during the last five years with any other public companies, information regarding involvement with certain types of proceedings, if applicable, and the experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that caused the Nominating Committee and the Board to nominate the individual nominees for re-election to the Board in 2015 as well as the experience, skills and attributes of the continuing directors that qualify them to serve on the Board.

Nominees for Director:

Gary T. Jolliffe served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank until his retirement on December 31, 2011.  Mr. Jolliffe joined the Bank in 1986 as its executive vice president and was appointed as its president in 1990. In 1992, he was also appointed to the position of chief executive officer and became a director. Mr. Jolliffe was a member of the Board of Governors of the New Jersey League of Community Bankers from 1999 through 2007 serving in numerous positions, including chairman of the New Jersey League of Community Bankers from 2004 to 2005.  Mr. Jolliffe is a past member of the Board of Trustees of Freedom House Foundation, Glen Gardner, New Jersey.  After 30 years as a member of the Bernardsville Rotary Club where he held the positions of director, president, vice president and treasurer, Mr. Jolliffe is now an honorary member.  Mr. Jolliffe’s 49 years of banking experience including nearly 27 years with the Bank and the Company combined with his knowledge of the communities make him an integral member of our Board of Directors.
 
Donald J. Musso is President of FinPro, Inc., a consulting and financial advisory firm that he founded in 1987.  FinPro, Inc., which is located in New Jersey, specializes in providing financial advisory services to the financial institutions industry.  In 2012, Mr. Musso also formed FinPro Capital Advisors, Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary of FinPro to conduct investment banking activities.  Mr. Musso has a broad background in strategic planning, asset/liability management, market feasibility assessments, de novo bank formations and investment banking.  He has significant experience as a founder, significant stockholder and board member of de novo financial institutions.  Mr. Musso is on the faculty of Stonier Graduate School of Banking, the Graduate School of Bank Investments and Financial Management at the University of South Carolina, the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado and the Pacific Coast Banking School.  Mr. Musso’s extensive experience in all aspects of banking as well as his knowledge of the market in which the Company operates makes him an extremely valuable member of the Board.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” the election of the nominees.

Continuing Directors:
 
E. Haas Gallaway, Jr. served as president of Gallaway and Crane Funeral Home with principal offices located in Basking Ridge and a branch location located in Bernardsville, New Jersey until his retirement in September 2012.  Mr. Gallaway remains with the company as a Vice President.  This firm was founded by his father, E. Haas Gallaway, Sr., in Millington in 1935 and moved to its present location in Basking Ridge in 1936.  Mr. Gallaway has been associated with the firm since 1960, purchased a
 
 
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minority position in the firm in 1963 and the remainder of the corporation in 1976.  He is a licensed funeral director in the states of New Jersey and Florida.  Mr. Gallaway is a member and past president of the Morris County Funeral Directors’ Association, member of The New Jersey State Funeral Directors’ Association, member of National Funeral Directors’ Association, and past president of the Bernardsville Rotary Club, former director and past president of the Somerset Hills YMCA, and a past president of the Board of Directors of Honesty House formerly of Stirling.  He is the brother of Mr. W. Scott Gallaway.  With his extensive business background and knowledge of and stature in the communities in which we do business, Mr. Gallaway has been a significant contributor to the Board of Directors of the Company for the past 28 years.

W. Scott Gallaway has served as the Chairman of the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank since 2000.  He founded Gallaway Associates, a real estate brokerage and appraisal firm in 1975 and sold the brokerage portion to Remax Properties Unlimited in 2000.  He is an equity partner with ReMax Alliance Realtors of Basking Ridge and spent many years as a broker, salesperson and licensed appraiser in the State of New Jersey.  Mr. Gallaway is Past President of the Somerset County Board of Realtors, the Northern New Jersey Chapter of Homes for Living, the New Jersey Chapter of Certified Residential Brokers (CRB), and the Bernardsville Rotary Club.  He has also served as Third District Vice President of the New Jersey Association of Realtors and Charter Scoutmaster of Troop 150, BSA, Bernardsville, N.J.  He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Patriots Path Council, BSA and the Somerset Hills YMCA.  Mr. Gallaway is Past Master of Congdon Overlook Lodge F&AM and Past President of the Masters, Wardens and Past Masters Association of the Eleventh District of New Jersey.  Mr. Gallaway was honored as “Outstanding Citizen Volunteer of the Year” by the Borough of Bernardsville in 1993.  He is the brother of E. Haas Gallaway, Jr.  Mr. Gallaway’s real estate and appraisal experience and his stature in the community have made him a valuable member of the Board of Directors.

Michael A. Shriner has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank since 2012.  He has been employed by the Bank since 1987 and became a vice president in 1990, a senior vice president in 1997, the executive vice president in 2002 and the chief operating officer in 2006 until 2012.  He was appointed to the Board of Directors in 1999.  Mr. Shriner currently serves as a member of the Enterprise Risk Management Committee with the New Jersey Bankers Association.  He has previously served as chairman of the Mortgage Steering Committee of the New Jersey League of Community Bankers and was a member of the Residential Lending and Affordable Housing Committee, Consumer Lending and CRA Committee and Operations and Technology Committee.  Mr. Shriner is a graduate of The National School of Banking (Fairfield University).  He also serves as a trustee for HomeSharing, Inc. a non-profit organization located in central New Jersey.  Mr. Shriner’s 27 years of banking experience, knowledge of the Bank and the Company and leadership skills make him an integral part of the Board of Directors.

Dr. Thomas G. McCain became principal of the Fairmount Avenue School in Chatham, New Jersey in 1964 after having taught in Berlin, Connecticut.  He left Chatham nine years later to become assistant superintendent of schools in Freeport, New York and in 1978 was appointed superintendent of schools in Bernardsville, New Jersey, the district from which he retired from public education in 1988.  In 1991, Dr. McCain founded Learning Builders, a firm that provides planning and training services to schools and businesses in several states.  After twenty-two years as president and sole owner of the firm, Dr. McCain retired and closed the firm in 2013.  Dr. McCain’s many years of management experience at the highest levels of public education together with his entrepreneurial experience make him a valued member of the Board of Directors.

Ferdinand (Fred) J. Rossi has recently retired as the township administrator for the Township of Morris in Morris County, New Jersey and had held that office since 1995.  Previously, Mr. Rossi served as the county administrator for Morris County, New Jersey for 15 years, and the township clerk and then
 
 
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administrator for the Township of Long Hill (formerly Passaic Township) for 13 years.  Mr. Rossi is a lifelong resident of Long Hill Township and has served as a member of the Board for nearly 40 years.  He has also served as president of the New Jersey Association of County Administrators and Managers, is a former member and president of the Bernardsville Rotary Club and is a current member of the Long Hill Township Historic Preservation Advisory Committee.  Mr. Rossi has gained critical knowledge about the communities in which we operate through the positions he has held, both elected and appointed and is an important contributor to the Board of Directors.

Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors:

Robert G. Russell, Jr. serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank.  He is also serving as Acting Chief Financial Officer while Mr. Smith is on medical leave.  Prior to being hired by the Bank in January 2015, Mr. Russell served as President and Chief Executive Officer of NJM Bank from 2013 up to its merger with Spencer Savings Bank.  Prior to serving as President, Mr. Russell had served as Chief Financial and Investment Officer of NJM Bank from 2003 to 2013.  During his time at NJM he was also largely responsible for the strategic planning of the organization.  Mr. Russell has been in the financial industry for over 25 years, primarily with commercial banks and savings banks and has been a Morris County resident for the last 20 years.

John J. Bailey was hired by the Bank in February 2015 as Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer.  Prior to being hired by the Bank, Mr. Bailey served as Senior Vice President – Credit Administration at Union Center National Bank from December 2012 to September 2014 up to its merger with ConnectOne Bank.  Prior to joining Union Center National Bank, Mr. Bailey served as Managing Member and owner of Bailey Financial Consulting, LLC, a provider of consulting services to commercial banks, including loan review, credit marks and development of complex credit-based work-out scenarios.  Prior to forming his own company, Mr. Bailey had served in various lending capacities at other New Jersey-based financial institutions.  From June 2011 to March 2014, he served on the board of Colonial Financial Services, Inc., headquartered in Vineland, New Jersey, up to its acquisition by Cape Bank.

Jeffrey E. Smith has been employed by the Bank since 1996.  He was appointed as controller for the Bank in 1998, became a Vice President in 2002, and in 2006 became Chief Financial Officer.  He was named a Senior Vice President in 2015.  Mr. Smith previously served as a vice president and the comptroller for United National Bank in Plainfield, New Jersey where he was employed for 12 years.

Nancy E. Schmitz joined the Bank in 1997 as a Commercial Lending Officer and Corporate Secretary.  She was promoted to Vice President - Lending in 2006 and to Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer in 2015. Ms. Schmitz currently serves as a member of Lending Steering Committee with the New Jersey Bankers.  She previously served on the Consumer Lending Committee of the New Jersey League of Community Bankers. Ms. Schmitz was previously employed by Lloyds Bank California for six years, where she completed a formal bank training program in Lending.  She also worked at HomeFed Bank, headquartered in San Diego, California in the National Accounts group and with Imperial Corporation of America in their San Diego Corporate Banking Group. She also was a volunteer with the US Agency for International Development in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.
 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


Director Independence

The Board of Directors has determined that all directors with the exception of Michael A Shriner are considered independent under the independence standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market.  In determining which directors are independent, the Board of Directors considered the deposit and other
 
 
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relationships described under “Related Party Transactions” but determined these relationships did not affect their independence.  Except as disclosed, all loans and deposits made or accepted were on substantially the same terms that would be granted to other customers with similar credit or deposit balances.  There are no members of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee or Nominating Committee who do not meet the independence standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market for membership on such committees.

Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors conducts its business through meetings of the Board and through activities of its committees.  The Board maintains an Audit Committee, an Asset/Liability Management Committee, an Asset/Quality Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating Committee.  During the Transition Period, the Board of Directors held six meetings.  No director attended fewer than 75% of the total meetings of the Board and committees on which such director served during the Transition Period.

The Audit Committee, a standing committee, is comprised of Directors W. Scott Gallaway (Chairman), Gary T. Jolliffe and Ferdinand J. Rossi.  Each of the members of the Audit Committee is an independent director.  The Audit Committee does not have an “audit committee financial expert.”  However, the Board of Directors believes that each Audit Committee member has sufficient knowledge in financial and auditing matters to serve on the committee. The committee has the authority to engage legal counsel or other experts or consultants as it deems appropriate to carry out its responsibilities.  The Audit Committee recommends the engagement of independent auditors, receives the internal and independent audit reports and recommends appropriate action.  The Audit Committee met three times during the Transition Period.

The Board of Directors has reviewed, assessed the adequacy of and approved a formal written charter for the Audit Committee, a copy of which can be found on the Company’s website at www.millingtonsb.com/about-us/investor-relations.html.

The Compensation Committee, a standing committee is comprised of Directors Thomas G. McCain (Chairman), E. Haas Gallaway, Jr. and Donald J. Musso. Each of the members of the Compensation Committee is an independent director within the requirements of Nasdaq.  This committee meets annually to review management’s recommendations for management salaries and bonuses. The Compensation Committee met three times during the Transition Period.  The Compensation Committee operates under a formal written charter, a copy of which can be found on the Company’s web site at www.millingtonsb.com/about-us/investor-relations.html.

Director Nomination Process

The Nominating Committee, a standing committee, is comprised of Directors E. Haas Gallaway, Jr., W. Scott Gallaway, Thomas G. McCain, Donald J. Musso and Ferdinand J. Rossi.  The Nominating Committee recommends to the full Board of Directors persons for selection as the Board’s nominees for election as directors.  The Committee met did not meet during the Transition Period.  Members of the Nominating Committee who are nominees did not participate in their selection as nominees.  Each member of the committee is an independent director.  The responsibilities of the members of the Nominating Committee are set forth in a charter, a copy of which can be found on the Company’s website at www.millingtonsb/about-us/investor-relations.html.

The Company does not pay fees to any third party to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying or evaluating potential nominees.  The process for identifying and evaluating potential nominees of the Board includes soliciting recommendations from directors and officers of the Company and the Bank.  
 
 
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Additionally, the Board will consider persons recommended by stockholders of the Company in selecting nominees of the Board for election as directors.  In the Board’s selection of nominees of the Board, there is no difference in the manner of evaluation of potential nominees who have been recommended by directors or officers of the Company and the Bank versus evaluation of potential nominees who have been recommended by stockholders.  The Committee seeks nominees with excellent decision-making ability, business experience, personal integrity and reputation who are knowledgeable about the business activities and market areas in which the Company and the Bank engage.  The Board does not have a specific policy regarding diversity of board nominees although it may consider diversity in market knowledge, experience, background, employment and other factors in selecting nominees.

To be considered in the Committee’s selection of individuals the Committee recommends to the Board for selection as the Board’s nominees, recommendations from stockholders must be received by the Company in writing by at least 120 days prior to the date the proxy statement for the previous year’s annual meeting was first distributed to stockholders.  Recommendations should identify the submitting stockholder, the person recommended for consideration and the reasons the submitting stockholder believes such person should be considered.

Stockholder Communications

The Board of Directors does not have a formal process for stockholders to send communications to the Board.  In view of the infrequency of stockholder communications to the Board of Directors, the Board does not believe that a formal process is necessary.  Written communications received by the Company from stockholders are shared with the full Board no later than the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.  The Board of Directors does not have a formal written policy regarding director attendance at annual meetings.  However, the Board encourages directors to attend all annual meetings.  All members of the Board of Directors attended the 2014 Annual Meeting.

Board Leadership Structure

Director Michael A. Shriner serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Director W. Scott Gallaway serves as Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors has determined that the separation of the offices of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and President will enhance Board independence and oversight.  Moreover, the separation of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and President will allow the Chief Executive Officer and President to better focus on his growing responsibilities of running the Company, enhancing stockholder value and expanding and strengthening our franchise while allowing the Chairman of the Board to lead the Board in its fundamental role of providing advice to and independent oversight of management.

Board’s Role in the Risk Management Process

We face a number of risks, including credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, strategic risk and reputation risk.  Management is responsible for the day-to-day management of the risks the Company faces, while the Board, as a whole and through its committees, in particular the Audit Committee, has responsibility for the oversight of risk management.  In its risk oversight role, the Board of Directors has the responsibility to satisfy itself that the risk management processes designed and implemented by management are adequate and functioning as designed.   In addition, the Board has appointed a Chief Risk Officer who reports to the Board at each meeting on risk management issues.  Other members of Senior management attend the Board meetings and are available to address any questions or concerns raised by the Board on risk management and any other matters.  The Chairman of the Board and independent members of the Board work together to provide strong, independent oversight of the Company’s management and affairs through its standing committees and, when necessary, special meetings of independent directors.
 
 
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION


Summary Compensation Table. The following table sets forth the cash and non-cash compensation awarded to or earned during the last two fiscal years and the Transition Period by the Chief Executive Officer and the two other executive officers whose total compensation during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 exceeded $100,000 for services rendered in all capacities to the Company, the Bank and the MHC. We refer to these individuals in this prospectus as the “named executive officers.”


 
 
 
Name and Principal Position
 
 
 
Year (1)
 
 
 
Salary
 
 
 
Bonus
 
 
Stock
Awards
 
 
Option
Award
 
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation (2)
Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings (3)
 
 
All Other
Compensation
 
 
 
Total
                         
Michael A. Shriner
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
Dec. 2014
June 2014
June 2013
$125,000
199,004
181,480
 
$      —
7,500
$   —     
$   —     
$
32,479
 
$328
  170
  738
$23,634
40,150
34,419
  (4)
$148,962
271,803
224,137
 
                         
Jeffrey E. Smith
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Dec. 2014
June 2014
June 2013
 
$  76,778
139,074
129,064
$2,000
      —
$   —     
$   —     
$
22,363
 
$235
  123
  533
$  3,463
13,131
10,637
  (5)
$  82,476
174,691
140,234
                         
Nancy E. Schmitz
Senior Vice President and Corporate
Secretary
Dec. 2014
June 2014
June 2013
$  66,448
117,546
108,524
$2,000
$   —     
$   —     
$
18,985
 
$189
   98
  318
 $  2,593
10,747
8,581
  (6)
$  71,230
147,376
117,423

_____________________
 
(1)
Effective November 17, 2014, the Company changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to December 31.  Compensation shown for Dec. - 2014 is for the Transition Period.  Compensation shown as June – 2014 and June – 2013 is for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 
(2)
For June 2014, consists of awards made in July 2014 under the Executive Incentive Retirement Plan with respect to the attainment of performance metrics applicable to fiscal year 2014.  Such awards equal 15% of the named executive officer’s base salary based upon achieving an increase in the Bank’s net income in fiscal year 2014 as compared to the prior fiscal year.
 
(3)
For the Transition Period, consists of the excess of the earnings rate on the accrued benefits under the Executive Incentive Retirement Plan of 4.0% over 120% of the long-term applicable federal rate (AFR) of 3.29% in effect as of December 31, 2014.  For June 2014, consists of the excess of the earnings rate on the accrued benefits under the Executive Incentive Retirement Plan of 4.0% over 120% of the long-term applicable federal rate (AFR) of 3.77% in effect as of June 30, 2014.  For June 2013, consists of the excess of the earnings rate on the accrued benefits under the Executive Incentive Retirement Plan of 4.0% over 120% of the long-term AFR of 2.96% in effect as of June 30, 2013.
 
(4)
For the Transition Period, consists of $498 for life insurance, $11,777 for reimbursed auto expense, an employer contribution to the 401(k) plan of $3,750 and director pension expense in the amount of $7,605. Annual ESOP allocation had not yet been determined. For June 2014, All Other Compensation for Mr. Shriner consists of $385 for life insurance, $10,398 for reimbursed auto expense, an employer contribution to the 401(k) Plan in the amount of $5,970 the value of shares allocated to Mr. Shriner’s account under the ESOP in the amount of $11,282 and Director Pension expense in the amount of $12,115.
 
(5)
For the Transition Period, consists of $1,160 for life insurance and an employer contribution to the 401(k) plan of $2,303.  Annual ESOP allocation had not yet been determined.  For June 2014, All Other Compensation for Mr. Smith consists of $935 for life insurance, an employer contribution to the 401(k) Plan in the amount of $4,172 and the value of shares allocated to Mr. Smith’s account under the ESOP in the amount of $8,023.
 
(6)
For the Transition Period, consists of $600 for life insurance and an employer contribution to the 401(k) plan of $1,993. Annual ESOP allocation had not yet ben determined.  For June 2014, All Other Compensation for Ms. Schmitz consists of $474 for life insurance, an employer contribution to the 401(k) Plan in the amount of $3,526, and the value of shares allocated to Ms. Schmitz’s account under the ESOP in the amount of $6,747.
 
 
 
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End. The following tables set forth information on an award-by-award basis with respect to options and restricted stock awards held at the end of the Transition Period and at fiscal year end by each of the named executive officers, as well as the value of such awards held by such persons at the end of the Transition Period and fiscal year.

At December 31, 2014
    Option Awards   Stock Awards  
                         Market  
   
Number of
 
Number of
         
Number of
 
Value of
 
   
Securities
 
Securities
         
Shares or
 
Shares or
 
   
Underlying
 
Underlying
         
Units of
 
Units of
 
   
Unexercised
 
Unexercised
 
Option
 
Option
 
Stock That
 
Stock That
 
   
Options
 
Options
 
Exercise
 
Expiration
 
Have Not
 
Have Not
 
Name
 
Exercisable (1)
 
Unexercisable
 
Price
 
Date
 
Vested (2)
 
Vested
 
                               
    Michael A. Shriner
 
55,082
 
0
 
$
10.75
 
05/18/19
 
0
 
$
0
 
                               
    Jeffrey E. Smith
 
22,023
 
0
 
$
10.75
 
05/18/19
 
0
 
$
0
 
                               
    Nancy E. Schmitz
 
16,524
 
0
 
$
10.75
 
05/18/19
 
0
 
$
0
 
_____________
    (1)  
The named executive officers received an option grant on May 9, 2008.  All options outstanding vested in 20% increments beginning May 9, 2009.
    (2)  
The named executive officers received a grant of restricted stock on December 14, 2009.  All awards of restricted stock vest in 20% equal annual increments beginning December 14, 2010.

At June 3, 2014
    Option Awards   Stock Awards  
                         Market  
   
Number of
 
Number of
         
Number of
 
Value of
 
   
Securities
 
Securities
         
Shares or
 
Shares or
 
   
Underlying
 
Underlying
         
Units of
 
Units of
 
   
Unexercised
 
Unexercised
 
Option
 
Option
 
Stock That
 
Stock That
 
   
Options
 
Options
 
Exercise
 
Expiration
 
Have Not
 
Have Not
 
Name
 
Exercisable (1)
 
Unexercisable
 
Price
 
Date
 
Vested (2)
 
Vested
 
                               
    Michael A. Shriner
 
55,082
 
0
 
$
10.75
 
05/18/19
 
4,409
 
$
33,625
 
                               
    Jeffrey E. Smith
 
22,023
 
0
 
$
10.75
 
05/18/19
 
1,765
 
$
14,261
 
                               
    Nancy E. Schmitz
 
16,524
 
0
 
$
10.75
 
05/18/19
 
1,322
 
$
10,682
 
______________
    (1)  
The named executive officers received an option grant on May 9, 2008.  All options outstanding vested in 20% increments beginning May 9, 2009.
    (2)  
The named executive officers received a grant of restricted stock on December 14, 2009.  All awards of restricted stock vest in 20% equal annual increments beginning December 14, 2010.
    (3)  
The market value of the shares of restricted stock that have not yet vested is calculated using the closing sale price for the common stock on June 30, 2014 of $8.08.

Executive Incentive Retirement Plan.  The Bank’s executive incentive retirement plan provides for equal annual installments for a period of 15 years commencing on the first day of the calendar month following the termination of employment due to retirement, resignation, disability or death.  All payments under the plan are in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.  The amount payable is based on the vested balance of the executive’s accumulated awards plus interest at the prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal, credited quarterly, but no less than 4% or greater than 12%.  The annual awards are based upon the executive’s base salary in effect at the beginning of the plan year and the Bank’s attainment of net income targets for the completed fiscal year as compared to the prior fiscal year.  The
 
 
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executive incentive plan provides that no award will be made with respect to any fiscal year unless net income for the Bank exceeds $1.0 million.  The percentage vested is based on the sum of the executive’s age and years of service.  The participant becomes fully vested if still employed at age 65 or upon death, or upon a change in control of the Bank.  Upon the death of the participant, the beneficiary shall receive the remaining balance paid in a lump sum.  The plan has been frozen with interest being paid on previous balances.

Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement. The Bank has entered into Life Insurance Agreements with Messrs. Shriner and Smith and Ms. Schmitz, which provide a death benefit equal to the following: if the executive is:  (i) employed by the Bank at the time of his or her death, (ii) has retired from employment with the Bank after completion of not less than twenty (20) years of service with Milling Bank, or (iii) has retired from employment with the Bank and at such date of retirement the sum of the executive’s age and years of service equals not less than 70, then the executive’s beneficiary is entitled to payment of an amount equal to 200% of the executive’s highest annual base salary (not including bonus, equity compensation, deferred compensation or any other forms of compensation) in effect at the Bank at any time during the three calendar years prior to the date of retirement or death of the executive.  The maximum death benefits for Messrs. Shriner and Smith and Ms. Schmitz are approximately $500,000, $307,000 and $265,794, respectively.

If a change in control of the Bank shall occur prior to the executive’s termination of employment or retirement, then the death benefit coverage shall remain in effect until the executive’s death, unless the agreement is otherwise terminated pursuant to its terms prior to such date of a change in control.  Coverage under the agreement for the executive who terminates employment with the Bank (for reasons other than death or a change in control of the Bank) prior to completion of at least ten years of service with the Bank (and prior to the occurrence of a change of control) will cease on his or her last day of employment with the Bank.

Millington Savings Bank Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”). The 401(k) Plan is a tax-qualified defined contribution savings plan with a profit sharing component for the benefit of all eligible employees.  Pursuant to the 401(k) Plan, employees may also voluntarily elect to defer between 1% and 80% of their compensation as 401(k) savings under the 401(k) Plan, not to exceed applicable limits under federal tax laws.  In addition, the 401(k) Plan had previously provided for a profit-sharing component and an annual contribution is made by the Bank to the 401(k) Plan for all employees who have completed twelve months of service.  This component was suspended effective January 1, 2012.  The 401(k) Plan also provides for matching contributions up to a maximum of 50% of the first 6% of a person’s salary for each participant.  Employee contributions are immediately fully vested.  Matching contributions and any annual profit-sharing contribution are vested after three years of service.  Each participant has an individual account under the 401(k) Plan and may direct the investment of his or her account among a variety of investment options or vehicles available.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan.  The Bank has established the Millington Savings Bank ESOP for the exclusive benefit of participating employees of the Bank.  Participating employees are salaried, full-time employees who have completed at least one year of service and have attained the age of 21.  Benefits may be paid either in shares of the common stock or in cash.  Contributions to the ESOP and shares released from the suspense account will be allocated annually among participants on the basis of compensation.  Participants become vested in their ESOP benefits at the rate of twenty percent per year of service beginning after two years of service and are fully vested in their accounts upon six years of service.  Employment service before the adoption of the ESOP is credited for the purposes of vesting.  Contributions to the ESOP by the Bank are discretionary, but are anticipated to be sufficient in amount necessary for the ESOP to meet the debt service obligations on the ESOP loan.  At December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014, 134,825 and 126,464 shares had been allocated under the ESOP.

 
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The ESOP borrowed funds from the Company pursuant to a loan agreement and used those funds to purchase 202,342 shares of the Company’s common stock for the ESOP in connection with the Company’s minority stock offering in 2007. The purchased shares serve as collateral for the loan. The loan is being repaid principally through quarterly contributions to the ESOP by Millington Savings over the 12-year loan term. The loan is currently scheduled to be paid off on December 31, 2018. Shares purchased by the ESOP are held in a suspense account for allocation among the participants’ accounts as the loan is repaid on a pro-rata basis.

Contributions to the ESOP and shares released from the suspense account in an amount proportional to the repayment of the ESOP loan will be allocated to each eligible participant’s plan account, based on the ratio of each participant’s compensation to the total compensation of all eligible participants. Vested benefits will be payable generally upon the participants’ termination of employment, and will be paid in the form of common stock. Pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718-40, we are required to record a compensation expense each year in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares released from the suspense account.

Employment Agreements

The Bank has entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Shriner and Smith and Ms. Schmitz.  As of January 1, 2015, Mr.  Shriner’s, Mr. Smith’s and Ms. Schmitz’ current base salaries are $250,000, $153,557 and $132,897, respectively.  Messrs. Shriner’s and Smith’s employment agreements have terms of three years and Ms. Schmitz’ agreement has a one year term.  Each of the agreements provides for an annual one-year extension of the term of the agreement upon determination of the Board of Directors that the executive’s performance has met the requirements and standards of the Board, so that the remaining term of the agreement continues to be three years in the case of Messrs. Shriner and Smith, and one year in the case of Ms. Schmitz.  If the Bank terminates Messrs. Shriner or Smith or Ms. Schmitz without “just cause” as defined in the agreement, they will be entitled to a continuation of their salary from the date of termination through the remaining term of their agreement, but in no event for a period of less than 12 months and during the same period, the cost of obtaining all health, life, disability, and other benefits at levels substantially equal to those being provided on the date of termination of employment.  All of the employment agreements provide that if their employment is terminated without just cause or if they terminate for “good reason” as defined in the agreement within twenty-four months following a change in control, they will be paid a lump sum amount equal to approximately three times their five year average annual compensation in the case of Mr. Shriner and Mr. Smith and one times her five year average annual compensation in the case of Ms. Schmitz.  Each of the employment agreements provides that the payment will be reduced to the extent necessary so that no payment made under the agreement, when aggregated with all other payments to the individual will constitute an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. If change in control payments had been made under the agreements as of December 31, 2014, the payments would have equaled approximately $619,375, $385,635 and $98,017 to Mr. Shriner, Mr. Smith and Ms. Schmitz, respectively.
 

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION


The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation of the Company’s directors for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 and the transition period ended December 31, 2014.  Mr. Shriner also serves as a director, and his compensation is detailed under “Executive Compensation.”  He does not receive any separate compensation for service as a director.  There were no stock or option awards granted during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 or the Transition Period.

 
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Transition Period (July 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014)

 
Director (1)(2)
Board
Fees
All Other
Compensation (3)
 
Total
       
Gary T. Jolliffe
$21,000
$       —
$21,000
E. Haas Gallaway, Jr.
$22,500
$18,612
$41,112
W. Scott Gallaway
$45,000
$       —
$45,000
Thomas G. McCain
$25,500
$  7,457
$32,957
Donald J. Musso
$22,500
$       —
$22,500
Ferdinand J. Rossi
$24,000
$31,811
$55,811


Fiscal Year (July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014)
 
Director (1)(2)
Board
Fees
All Other
Compensation (3)
 
Total
       
Gary T. Jolliffe
$34,500
$61,632
$96,132
E. Haas Gallaway, Jr.
$37,800
$  3,811
$41,611
W. Scott Gallaway
$57,900
$33,561
$91,461
Thomas G. McCain
$41,400
$  1,702
$43,102
Donald J. Musso
$34,300
$       —
$34,300
Ferdinand J. Rossi
$39,300
$  3,765
$43,065
___________________
(1)
As of December 31, 2014, none of the directors held any shares of restricted common stock.  As of June 30, 2014, each director listed on the table above other than Gary T. Jolliffe and Donald J. Musso held 1,543 shares of restricted common stock.  Gary T. Jolliffe held 4,848 shares of restricted common stock.  Donald J. Musso did not hold any shares of restricted common stock.
(2)
As of December 31, 2014, the aggregate number of options held by these individuals (each with an exercise price of $10.75 per share) was as follows:  Gary T. Jolliffe 60,590; E. Haas Gallaway, Jr. 19,279; W. Scott Gallaway 19,279; Thomas G. McCain 19,279; Donald J. Musso 0, and Ferdinand J. Rossi 19,279.  As of June 30, 2014, the aggregate number of options held by these individuals (each with an exercise price of $10.75 per share) was as follows:  Gary T. Jolliffe 60,590; E. Haas Gallaway, Jr. 19,279; W. Scott Gallaway 19,279; Thomas G. McCain 19,279; Donald J. Musso 0, and Ferdinand J. Rossi 19,279.
(3)
For the Transition Period, All Other Compensation consisted of the Bank’s contribution under the Directors Consultation and Retirement Plan.  For the year ended June 30, 2014: All Other Compensation for all directors other than Director Musso consists of the Bank’s contributions under the Directors Consultation and Retirement Plan as follows: Gary T. Jolliffe $36,632; E. Haas Gallaway, Jr. $3,811; W. Scott Gallaway $33,561; Thomas G. McCain $1,702; Ferdinand J. Rossi $3,765.  For Director Jolliffe, All Other Compensation includes $25,000 paid pursuant to the Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement entered into between Mr. Jolliffe and the Company. Director Musso is not a participant in the Directors Consultation and Retirement Plan.

Board Fees.  Directors currently are compensated only for their service as directors of the Bank, and no additional compensation is paid for serving on the boards of the Company or the MHC.  For the year ended June 30, 2014, the Bank paid a fee of $2,700 per board meeting.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors was paid a fee of $4,200 per board meeting.  The board has regular meetings on a monthly basis for a total of 12 meetings per year.  During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, directors were paid a flat monthly fee of $300 for their committee participation.  Directors who serve on the Audit Committee and/or the Compensation Committee also received an additional payment of $300 per meeting.  The Chairmen of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee received a payment of $600 per meeting.

Effective July 1, 2014, the board fees were increased.  Directors continue to be compensated only for service on the Bank board.  Directors receive a fee of $3,500 per board meeting with the Chairman receiving a fee of $7,000 per board meeting.  Directors will no longer receive a flat monthly fee of $300
 
 
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for their committee participation on the Asset Liability and Asset Quality Committees.  The Chairmen of the Audit and Compensation Committees receive an additional payment of $1,000 per meeting with members of the Audit and Compensation Committees receiving an additional payment of $500 per meeting.

Directors Consultation and Retirement Plan (the “DCRP”). This plan provides retirement benefits to certain directors of the Bank based upon the number of years of service to the Bank’s board. All of the current members of the Board, with the exception of Director Musso, are eligible to participate in the plan. To be eligible to receive benefits under the DCRP, a director must have completed at least 10 years of service and may not begin receiving payments prior to reaching 65 years of age.  If a director agrees to become a consulting director to the Bank’s board upon retirement, he will receive a monthly payment equal to 30% to 60% of the highest the Bank’s board fee and retainer in effect during the three-year period prior to the date of retirement based on the number of years of service as a director but in no event greater than $3,500.  Benefits under the DCRP begin upon a director’s retirement and are paid for 120 months; provided, however, that in the event of a director’s death prior to the receipt of all monthly payments, payments shall continue to the director’s surviving spouse or estate until 120 payments have been made.  The retirement benefit amount is payable to the participant for an additional period of 24 months for each additional period of five years of service completed by the director in excess of twenty years of service as of their actual retirement date.  In the event there is a change in control (as defined in the DCRP), all directors will be presumed to have a minimum of 20 years of service and attained age 65 under the DCRP and each director will receive a lump sum payment equal to the present value of future benefits payable.  All payments under the plan need to be in accordance with Code Section 409A.  Benefits under the DCRP are unvested and forfeitable until retirement with at least 10 years of service, termination of service following a change in control, disability following at least 10 years of service or death.


 
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


No directors, executive officers or their immediate family members were engaged, directly or indirectly, in transactions with the Company or any subsidiary during the Transition Period or any of the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 that exceeded $120,000 (excluding loans with the Bank).

The Bank makes loans to its officers, directors and employees in the ordinary course of business.  All directors and employees are offered a 50 basis point reduction on interest rates for consumer loans or primary residence mortgage loans.  Such loans do not include more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features.  Set forth below is a schedule of all loans to directors and executive officers for which a discount on the interest rate has been given:

 
 
 
Name of Related Person
 
 
 
Nature of Relationship
 
 
 
Net Interest
Rate
Largest Amount
Outstanding
Transition Period
Year Ended
12/31/2014 (1)
 
 
Current Balance
as of
12/31/2014
 
 
Amount
of Principal
repaid
 
 
 
Secured or
Not Secured
             
Gary T. Jolliffe
Director and past CEO & President
3.75%
$170,061.85   
$168,611.36   
$3,450.49   
Secured
Thomas G. McCain
Director
6.75%
$0.00   
$0.00   
$0.00   
Unsecured
Ferdinand J. Rossi
Director
2.75%
$0.00   
$0.00   
$0.00   
Secured
Michael A. Shriner
Director and current CEO & President
6.75%
$0.00   
$0.00   
$0.00   
Unsecured
Michael A. Shriner
Director and current CEO & President
2.75%
$0.00   
$0.00   
$0.00   
Secured
Michael A. Shriner
Director and current CEO & President
2.75%
$268,116.81   
$260,153.49   
$7,963.32   
Secured
Donald J. Musso
Director
2.75%
$416,133.55   
$416,133.55   
$0.00   
Secured
Jeffrey E. Smith
Executive Officer
2.75%
$0.00   
$0.00   
$0.00   
Secured
Jeffrey E. Smith
Executive Officer
5.00%
$22,142.10   
$20,440.40   
$1,701.70   
Secured
Jeffrey E. Smith
Executive Officer
2.75%
$63,030.81   
$61,158.82   
$1,872.11   
Secured
Nancy E. Schmitz
Executive Officer
6.75%
$2,186,81   
$1,536.81   
$1,076.14   
Unsecured
Nancy E. Schmitz
Executive Officer
6.75%
$0.00   
$0.00   
$0.00   
Unsecured
             

Loans shown with a zero current balance represent home equity lines of credit (secured) or overdraft protection lines of credit (unsecured) on
which there was no activity during the Transition Period.
 
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PROPOSAL II – RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF
THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 
The Company’s independent registered accounting firm, or principal accountant, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 and the Transition Period was BDO.  The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has re-appointed BDO as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2015, subject to ratification of such appointment by our stockholders.  A representative of BDO is expected to be present at the Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if he or she so desires, and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
 
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of BDO as the Company’s auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
 
Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires all auditing services and non-audit services provided by an issuer’s independent auditor to be pre-approved by the issuer’s audit committee. The Company’s Audit Committee has adopted a policy of approving all audit and non-audit services prior to the service being rendered.  All of the services provided by the Company’s independent auditor, were approved by the Audit Committee prior to the service being rendered.

Audit Fees. The fees incurred by the Company for audit services provided by BDO for the Transition Period and the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 were $94,000, $109,230 and $55,334, respectively.  These fees include professional services rendered for the audit of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and review of consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and services normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings, including administrative and out-of-pocket expenses.

Audit Related Fees. The Company did not incur any audit-related fees for services provided by BDO reasonably related to the performance of the audit for the Transition Period or the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

Tax Fees. The fees incurred by the Company for services provided by BDO related to the preparation of state and federal tax returns for the Transition Period and the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, were $9,050, $14,661 and $8,750, respectively.

All Other Fees. The Company did not incur any other fees payable to BDO for the Transition Period or the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.


REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE


For the Transition Period, the Audit Committee:  (i) reviewed and discussed the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements with management; (ii) discussed with the Company’s independent auditor, BDO, all matters required to be discussed under Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol 1. AU Section 380), as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T; and (iii) received the written disclosures and the letter from BDO as required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
 
 
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Board regarding BDO’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and discussed with BDO its independence. Based on the foregoing review and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in the Company’s Transition Report on Form 10-K for the transition period ended December 31, 2014.

 
AUDIT COMMITTEE:
 
 
W. Scott Gallaway, Chairman
     
 
Gary T. Jolliffe
Ferdinand J. Rossi
     


SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE


Securities and Exchange Commission regulations require the Company’s officers, directors and persons who own more than 10% of the outstanding Common Stock to file reports detailing their ownership and changes of ownership in the Common Stock, and to furnish the Company with copies of these reports. Based solely on its review of the reports received during the past fiscal year or with respect to the last fiscal year or written representations from these persons that they were not required to file annual reports of change in beneficial ownership, the Company believes that during the Transition Period, all of its officers, directors and all of its stockholders owning in excess of 10% of the outstanding Common Stock have complied with these reporting requirements.

 

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS


Stockholder proposals, in order to be considered for inclusion within the Company’s proxy materials for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, must be received at the Company’s executive office at 1902 Long Hill Road, Millington, New Jersey 07946 by December 19, 2015.  Any other stockholder proposals will only be considered at such meeting if the stockholder submits notice of the proposal to the Company at least five days before such meeting.

 

OTHER MATTERS


At the time this Proxy Statement is being mailed, the Board of Directors knows of no additional matters that will be presented for consideration at the Meeting.  If any other business may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof less than a reasonable time before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof, proxies given to the Board of Directors will be voted by its members in accordance with their best judgment.

 

MISCELLANEOUS


The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company.  The Company will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending proxy materials to the beneficial owners of the Common Stock.  In addition to solicitations by mail, directors, officers, and regular employees of the Company may solicit proxies personally or by telephone without additional compensation.


 
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FORM 10-K


A copy of the Company’s Transition Report for the Transition Period accompanies this Proxy Statement.



 
 
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