UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 18, 2019

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (530) 283-7305

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

2020 Incentive Plan    

On December 18, 2019, the Board of Directors of Plumas Bancorp (the “Company”) approved the Company’s cash non-equity incentive plan for 2020 (the “2020 NEI”, the “Plan”). Eligible employees under the 2020 NEI include all employees of the Company’s subsidiary, Plumas Bank (the “Bank”), who are regularly scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week. The aggregate bonus pool is comprised of two pools, one for officers of the Company and one for all other employees. The officers’ portion represents 90.9% of the combined pools. Incentives are payable under the 2020 NEI once the Bank has reached 80% of targeted pretax, pre-bonus income. The maximum total bonus available for distribution is $1.8 million at 120% of targeted pretax, pre-bonus income and the maximum total bonus available for the officers’ pool would be $1.7 million. At target, the officers’ bonus pool would total $1.2 million. Up to 12% of the officers’ pool could be allocated to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and President. Executive Vice Presidents (“EVPs”) each can earn up to 4.6% of the officers’ bonus pool.

Under the 2020 NEI, the cash incentive payment to the Company’s CEO and President will be based 50% on pretax, pre-bonus income targets, 16.7% upon the attainment of performance goals, and 16.7% upon various performance metrics with the remaining 16.6% based on the CEO’s performance during 2020, as evaluated by the Company’s Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee. Cash incentive payments for the Company’s EVPs will be based 60.9% on pretax, pre-bonus income targets, 17.4% upon the attainment of performance goals, and 8.7% upon various performance metrics with the remaining 13% based on the CEO’s evaluation of the EVP’s performance during 2020.

Goals for the CEO include targeted increases in loans and deposits, improvement in asset quality, and development of growth initiatives focused on Northern Nevada. Metrics include targeted levels of ROE and ROA (calculated on a pre-tax basis) compared to a select group of peer institutions. At target, the maximum amount of incentive payment that can be earned by the Company’s CEO is $140,000 and for each EVP the maximum incentive payable at target would average $54,000. At 120% or more of target, the maximum amount of incentive payment that can be earned by the Company’s CEO is $201,000 and for each EVP the maximum incentive payable would average $77,000. The Company’s Board of Director has the ability to terminate or modify the Plan and all payouts under the Plan are subject to approval by the Company’s Corporate Governance Committee. The Plan does not give any employee the right to or guarantee of continued employment.

SIGNATURES 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.