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Stellar Bancorp, Inc. SEC filings document the reporting obligations of a bank holding company whose common stock trades under STEL. The filing record includes Form 8-K material-event reports covering operating and financial results, dividend declarations, subordinated note redemptions, material definitive agreements and capital-structure disclosures.
The company's regulatory documents also address shareholder communications and voting matters, governance actions and exchange-listed common stock information. For Stellar Bank's holding company, these disclosures frame commercial banking performance, balance-sheet actions and formal corporate events.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. director Frances H. Jeter reported disposing of 29,136 shares of Stellar common stock in a transaction coded as a disposition to the issuer. Following this transaction, the reported direct ownership of Stellar common stock is 0 shares.
According to the merger terms, each share of Stellar common stock outstanding immediately before the effective time was cancelled and converted into the right to receive 0.3803 shares of Prosperity Bancshares common stock plus $11.36 in cash per share as the per share merger consideration.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. senior executive Justin M. Long, SEVP, GC & Secretary, reported a disposition of 53,093 shares of Common Stock back to the company. This occurred at the completion of Stellar’s merger with Prosperity Bancshares, when each Stellar share was cancelled and converted into merger consideration.
Under the merger terms, each Stellar share became the right to receive 0.3803 shares of Prosperity common stock plus $11.36 in cash per share. Following this transaction, Long reported zero Stellar Bancorp shares directly owned, reflecting the company’s merger-related share cancellation rather than an open‑market sale.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. has completed its merger into Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., with Prosperity as the surviving corporation. Each share of Stellar common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.3803 shares of Prosperity common stock plus $11.36 in cash per share, along with cash instead of any fractional shares.
Stellar Bank was merged into Prosperity Bank, which continues as the surviving bank. Trading in Stellar’s common stock on the NYSE was suspended and the listing withdrawn, and Prosperity, as successor, plans to deregister Stellar’s shares and end its SEC reporting obligations. As of the merger’s effective time, Stellar’s directors and officers ceased their roles, while two former Stellar directors joined Prosperity’s board.
In connection with closing the transactions, Stellar undertook a balance sheet repositioning, selling approximately $466.4 million of investment securities, including various mortgage-backed, municipal, and corporate debt securities, before June 30, 2026.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. Chief Banking Officer Jason D. Sirkel exercised stock options to acquire 30,000 shares of common stock at $21.00 per share on June 17, 2026. This moved his direct common stock holdings to 65,535 shares.
The exercised options were fully converted into common stock, leaving no remaining shares under this particular employee stock option grant, which had an original expiration date in July 2027. The Form 4 shows an exercise-and-hold transaction with no reported open-market sale.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. shareholders approved the proposed merger with Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. at a special meeting. Of 50,910,698 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of April 10, 2026, 39,327,868 shares were represented, establishing a quorum of about 77.3%.
The merger proposal passed decisively, with 39,209,984 votes for, 59,317 against, and 58,567 abstentions. However, shareholders did not approve the non-binding, advisory merger compensation proposal, which received 15,683,085 votes for, 23,385,406 against, and 259,377 abstentions.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. supplements its proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed merger into Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., providing additional disclosures after receiving three shareholder lawsuits and related demand letters challenging the proxy disclosures. The companies state the claims are without merit but made the Supplemental Disclosures to avoid delay or litigation risk.
The proxy statement/prospectus was declared effective on April 21, 2026 and mailed beginning April 23, 2026; Stellar’s special meeting of shareholders is scheduled for May 27, 2026. The filing discloses prior non-disclosure agreements and selected valuation and transaction multiples used by KBW, and a KBW fee of approximately $23.8 million (1.20% of aggregate merger consideration).
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. filed an update on its planned merger with Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., including shareholder litigation and added proxy disclosures. Several lawsuits and demand letters claim the joint proxy/prospectus omits or inadequately presents information about the transaction, but both companies state they believe these claims are without merit.
To reduce delay and litigation risk, Stellar and Prosperity are providing supplemental details on sale process contacts, non-disclosure agreements and standstill terms with multiple potential counterparties, and valuation work by KBW. KBW’s analysis indicated the merger could increase Prosperity’s estimated 2026 and 2027 EPS by 2.7% and 9.2%, while reducing tangible book value per share at closing by 7.8%. The filing also outlines KBW’s fee of 1.20% of aggregate merger consideration (about $23.8 million) and standard forward‑looking statement and SEC proxy/prospectus disclosures.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on June 26, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2026.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. filing reports that North Reef Capital Management LP, North Reef Capital Management GP LLC and James Hanna, III jointly filed an amendment to a Schedule 13G indicating 0 shares beneficially owned of Common Stock, representing 0% of the class. The joint filing lists the filers' addresses and citizenships and is signed by the listed representatives.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. director Fred S. Robertson reported bona fide gifts of a total of 4,460 shares of Common Stock on May 6, 2026. He gifted 2,230 shares held indirectly through the Robertson Family Trust and 2,230 shares held directly, both at no cash consideration.
Following these transfers, the Form 4 shows 82,377 Stellar Bancorp shares held indirectly by the Robertson Family Trust, with Robertson as trustee, and 18,084 shares held directly. These are non-market, charitable-style transfers rather than open-market sales, so they do not reflect a change in trading sentiment.