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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):
 
January 2, 2019 (January 1, 2019)
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Alaska 
0-33501
92-0175752
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
  
 
 
3111 C Street,  Anchorage,  Alaska 
 
99503
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(Address of principal executive offices)
 
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(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
907-562-0062
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 
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: 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company     ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ¨







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

(e)Effective January 1, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Northrim BanCorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Northrim Bank (the “Bank”) (collectively, the “Employer”) deemed it appropriate that the Employer and each of the following named executive officers of the Company, Joseph M. Schierhorn, Chair, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Jed W. Ballard, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Michael A. Martin, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Michael G. Huston, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer and Benjamin Craig, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, enter into a new employment agreement under which the provisions and terms remain, essentially, the same as their respective employment agreements that were in effect at December 31, 2018, except for certain changes to the employment agreement with Messrs. Ballard, Martin, Huston and Craig discussed below.

Mr. Ballard’s new employment agreement provides that he is no longer eligible to receive a payment into the Employer’s supplemental executive retirement deferred compensation plan.

Mr. Martin’s new employment agreement provides for an increase in base salary to $236,391 and he is no longer eligible to receive a payment into the Employer’s supplemental executive retirement deferred compensation plan.

Mr. Huston’s new employment agreement provides for an increase in base salary to $249,900 and he is no longer eligible to receive a payment into the Employer’s supplemental executive retirement deferred compensation plan.

Mr. Craig’s new employment agreement provides for an increase in base salary to $226,080 and he is no longer eligible to receive a payment into the Employer’s supplemental executive retirement deferred compensation plan.

Copies of the new employment agreements in their entirety for Messrs. Schierhorn, Ballard, Martin, Huston and Craig are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial statements – not applicable
(b) Proforma financial information – not applicable
(c) Shell company transactions – not applicable
(d) Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
Employment agreement with Joseph M. Schierhorn dated January 1, 2019
10.2
 
Employment agreement with Jed W. Ballard dated January 1, 2019
10.3
 
Employment agreement with Michael A. Martin dated January 1, 2019
10.4
 
Employment agreement with Michael G. Huston dated January 1, 2019
10.5
 
Employment agreement with Benjamin Craig dated January 1, 2019










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.
 
 
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.
  
 
 
 
 
January 2, 2019
 
By:
 
/s/ Michael A. Martin
 
 
 
 
Name: Michael A. Martin
 
 
 
 
Title: EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary






Exhibit Index

 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description