ISBC 2017 Form 10-K & 2018 Proxy Statement

i Table of Contents General Information ................................................................................................................................ 1 Questions and Answers about the Annual Meeting and Voting ........................................................................ 1 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management ............................................................... 4 Proposal I–Election of Directors ......................................................................................................... 6 General .............................................................................................................................................................. 6 Directors and Executive Officers of Investors Bancorp .................................................................................... 6 Corporate Governance Matters.......................................................................................................................... 15 Risk Oversight Matters ...................................................................................................................................... 27 Audit Committee Matters .................................................................................................................................. 27 Compensation and Benefits Committee Matters ............................................................................................... 29 Compensation Discussion and Analysis ............................................................................................ 30 Executive Compensation ......................................................................................................................... 53 Summary Compensation Table.......................................................................................................................... 53 All Other Compensation .................................................................................................................................... 54 Perquisites.......................................................................................................................................................... 54 Grants of Plan-Based Awards............................................................................................................................ 55 Outstanding Equity Awards............................................................................................................................... 56 Option Exercises and Stock Vested ................................................................................................................... 56 Pension Benefits ................................................................................................................................................ 57 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation ............................................................................................................... 57 Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control ........................................................................... 58 Director Compensation ........................................................................................................................... 59 Directors’ Compensation Table ......................................................................................................................... 61 Proposal II–Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation ......................................... 63 Proposal III–Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ................................................................................................................................... 64 Other Matters..................................................................................................................................................... 65 Stockholder Proposals ....................................................................................................................................... 65 Advance Notice of Business to be Conducted at an Annual Meeting ............................................................... 65 PROXY STATEMENT