Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. OnJanuary 25, 2022 , the Board of Directors (the "Board") ofCass Information Systems, Inc. (the "Company") acted to increase the size of the Board to 10 directors and, upon the recommendation of the Company'sNominating and Corporate Governance Committee , electedWendy J. Henry as a member of the Board. As a member of the Board,Ms. Henry has been appointed to serve on the Company's Audit Committee. As a member of the Board,Ms. Henry will be entitled to receive the same compensation provided to the Company's other non-employee directors, which includes a cash retainer and an annual grant of restricted stock valued at$60,000 . Restricted stock awards are issued under the Company's Amended and Restated Omnibus Stock and Performance Compensation Plan. The shares carry voting and dividend rights and vest in one year on the first anniversary date of the award or, if elected by the director, vest at retirement from the Board. Also onJanuary 25, 2022 , the Board appointedMartin Resch as President in addition to his current role as the Company's Chief Operating Officer.Mr. Resch succeedsEric Brunngraber who previously served as the Company's President and, effective as ofJanuary 25, 2022 , will continue to serve as the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.Mr. Resch , 56, joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer inNovember 2020 . Prior to joining the Company,Mr. Resch most recently served as Executive Vice President of theCommercial Banking Group of Bank of the West , a subsidiary ofBNP Paribas , from 2013 to 2019. In this role,Mr. Resch functioned as the group's chief administrative and operating officer with responsibility for overseeing strategy, operations, finance, technology and human resources functions.Mr. Resch served in various positions atBank of the West since 2003, including as Executive Vice President ofTreasury and Finance during which time he implemented financial and treasury risk management frameworks and policies.Mr. Resch has also engaged in multiple entrepreneurial initiatives related to FinTech and financial markets, founding three equity and index option funds on the Pacific Exchange, a former regional stock exchange located inCalifornia , and serving as a member of the Pacific Exchange board of directors during its sale to Archipelago, which was subsequently acquired by theNew York Stock Exchange .Mr. Resch will continue to receive compensation on the terms previously disclosed by the Company. With respect to the election ofMs. Henry and appointment ofMr. Resch , there are no transactions and no proposed transactions required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, no arrangements or understandings with any other person required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 5.02(d) of Form 8-K and 401(b) of Regulation S-K, and no family relationships required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K. OnJanuary 26, 2022 andJanuary 31, 2022 , the Company issued press releases announcing the election ofMs. Henry as a director and appointment ofMr. Resch as President, respectively. Copies of these press releases are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press release issued by Cass Information Systems, Inc. dated January 2 6 , 2022. 99.2 Press release issued by Cass Information Systems, Inc. dated January 31 , 2022. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). 2
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