MIKE BROOKS - Corporate Board Profile

ROCKY BRANDS, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2007-04-23	Mike Brooks 60 1992 Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Subsidiaries
2008-04-28	Mike Brooks has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its Subsidiaries since January 2005. The table below shows the compensation earned by the Companys non-employee directors during fiscal year 2007: Mike Brooks is not listed among the non-employee directors compensated.
2009-04-20	Mike Brooks has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its Subsidiaries since January 2005. The Summary Compensation Table for fiscal year 2008 shows total compensation of $597,740.
2010-04-23	Mike Brooks has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its Subsidiaries since January 2005 and of International since October 2008.
2011-04-26	Mike Brooks, 64, Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Subsidiaries. Compensation: an annual retainer of $50,000 for service on the Board of Directors.
2012-04-09	Mike Brooks is currently Class I Director and Chairman of the Company. No specific director compensation is listed for Mr. Brooks, indicating he is an executive director and does not receive separate director fees.
2013-04-08	Mike Brooks Age: 66 Role: Director and Chairman of the Company Compensation: Annual retainer of $50,000 for service on the Board of Directors, 35% payable in restricted shares and 65% in cash quarterly. Total compensation earned by non-employee directors during fiscal year 2012 was $50,000 for Mr. Campbell, $58,000 for Mr. Corlett, etc. (Mike Brooks is Chairman, so likely similar or same).
2014-04-07	Mike Brooks has served as Chairman of the Company since January 2005... Mr. Brooks’ education with respect to shoe design and business management experience in product development and strategy development, including decades of service in the footwear industry, qualify him to continue serving as a member of the Board of Directors.
2015-04-14	Mike Brooks 68 1992 Director and Chairman of the Company During 2014, the Company compensated each non-employee director as follows: · an annual retainer of $70,000, payable by the issuance of shares valued at $28,000 on the first day of each quarter (valued at the last closing price prior to such date), which shares are fully vested at issuance but restricted as to sale until December 31, and the balance of $42,000 payable in cash quarterly;
2016-04-13	Mike Brooks Age: 69 Role: Director and Chairman of the Company Committees: None listed Compensation: Fees earned or paid in cash $90,000 Excerpt: "The table below shows the compensation earned by the Company’s non-employee directors during fiscal year 2015: Mike Brooks 90,000 (cash)"
2017-04-17	Mike Brooks has served as Chairman of the Company since January 2005 and as Chief Executive Officer since September 2016, and before that served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from January 2005 until July 2011. He served as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 1991 to January 2005. Mr. Brooks’ education with respect to shoe design and business management experience in product development and strategy development, including decades of service in the footwear industry, qualify him to continue serving as a member of the Board of Directors. During 2016, the Company compensated each non-employee director as follows: - an annual retainer of $70,000, payable by the issuance of shares valued at $7,000 on the first day of each quarter (valued at the last closing price prior to such date), which shares are fully vested at issuance but restricted as to sale until December 31, and the balance of $42,000 payable in cash quarterly (Mr. M. Brooks receives the entirety of his annual retainer of $70,000 in cash payable quarterly); - an annual retainer of $20,000 for service as Chairman of the Board, payable in cash quarterly; - reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Board or committee meetings. The table below shows the compensation earned by the Company’s directors during fiscal year 2016: Name Feesearned orpaidincash ($) Stock awards ($) Total ($) MikeBrooks 90,000 — 90,000
2018-04-16	Mike Brooks has served as Chairman of the Company since January 2005, and before that served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from January 2005 until July 2011, and from September 2016 until May 2017. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 1991 to January 2005. Mr. Brooks is a pattern engineering and shoe design graduate of the Ars Sutoria in Milan, Italy. After employment with U.S. Shoe Corporation and various tanning companies, Mr. Brooks returned to the family shoe business in Nelsonville, Ohio, in 1975, serving first as Manager of Product Development and a national salesman and then, in 1984, becoming President. He has been a director of American Apparel and Footwear Association (formerly Footwear Industries of America) since April 1986 and currently serves on the Executive Board. Mr. Brooks’ education with respect to shoe design and business management experience in product development and strategy development, including decades of service in the footwear industry, qualify him to continue serving as a member of the Board of Directors. During 2017, the Company compensated each non-employee director as follows: An annual retainer of $70,000, payable by the issuance of shares valued at $7,000 on the first day of each quarter (valued at the last closing price prior to such date), which shares are fully vested at issuance but restricted as to sale until December 31, and the balance of $42,000 payable in cash quarterly (Mr. M. Brooks receives the entirety of his annual retainer of $70,000 in cash payable quarterly); An annual retainer of $20,000 for service as Chairman of the Board, payable in cash quarterly; The table below shows the compensation earned by the Company’s directors during fiscal year 2017: Mike Brooks Fees earned or paid in cash ($) 90,000 Stock Awards ($) 0 Option Awards ($) 4,140 Total ($) 94,140.
2019-04-18	Mike Brooks 72 1992 2019 Class I None Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors ... During 2018, the Company compensated each non-employee director as follows: ... Mike Brooks 90,000 - 22,442 112,442 ...
2020-05-14	Mike Brooks 73 1992 2021 Class I None Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors During 2019, the Company compensated each non-employee director as follows: Mike Brooks Fees earned or paid in cash ($): 100,000 Stock Awards ($): - Options Awards ($): 29,527 Total ($): 129,527
2021-04-21	Mike Brooks 74 1992 2021 Class I (nominee) None Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors
2022-04-20	Mike Brooks 75 1992 2023 Class I None Director ...During 2021, the Company compensated each non-employee director as follows:...Mike Brooks Fees earned or paid in cash ($): 77,500 Stock Awards ($): 16,000 Options Awards ($): 29,544 Total ($): 123,004
2023-04-28	Mike Brooks 76 1992 2023 Class I (nominee) None Director During 2022, the Company compensated each non-employee director as follows: An annual retainer of $80,000 for service on the Board of Directors, payable by the issuance of shares valued at $8,000 on the first day of each quarter (valued at the last closing price prior to such date), which shares are fully vested at issuance, and the balance of $48,000 payable in cash quarterly; The table below shows the compensation earned by the Company’s directors during fiscal year 2022: Name Fees earned or paid in cash ($) Stock Awards ($) Options Awards ($) Total ($) Mike Brooks 48,000 32,000 42,797 122,797