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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. President Ramon A. Vitulli III reported equity compensation awards of common stock. On March 1, 2026, he acquired two separate awards of 6,041 shares each at a price of $0.00 per share, reflecting stock-based compensation rather than open-market buying.
One award represents restricted shares of common stock that vest in approximately equal installments on March 1, 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to his continued employment on each vesting date. The other award consists of performance share units that are subject to both time-based and performance vesting conditions. Following these awards, his directly held common stock increased to 120,998 shares.
Sirkel Jason D. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. Chief Banking Officer Jason D. Sirkel reported equity awards of common stock on March 1, 2026. He received two grants of 2,328 common shares each at $0.00 per share. One grant represents restricted stock that vests in roughly equal parts on March 1, 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to continued employment, and another represents performance share units subject to both time- and performance-based vesting. Following these awards, he also holds employee stock options covering 30,000 shares of common stock.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. Executive Chairman Steven F. Retzloff reported equity awards of the company’s common stock. On March 1, 2026 he acquired 5,365 restricted shares that vest in roughly equal installments on March 1, 2027, 2028, and 2029, subject to continued employment. He also received 8,047 performance share units subject to time and performance vesting conditions, bringing his directly held common shares to 137,627. He additionally reports indirect ownership stakes through several related entities.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. executive Justin M. Long, SEVP, GC & Secretary, reported equity awards of common stock on March 1, 2026. He acquired a total of 7,074 shares at no cash cost through two grant/award transactions. Footnotes state these include restricted shares vesting in approximately equal installments on March 1, 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to continued employment, and performance share units subject to time and performance vesting conditions. Following these awards, he directly holds 54,111 shares of Stellar Bancorp common stock.
Egge Paul P reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. Senior Executive VP and CFO Paul P. Egge reported two stock award grants totaling 9,142 shares of common stock on March 1, 2026, at a stated price of $0.00 per share. Following these grants, he directly owned 69,587 common shares.
The filing notes that the awards include restricted shares that vest in approximately equal installments on March 1, 2027, 2028 and 2029, conditioned on continued employment. It also describes performance share units that are subject to both time-based and performance-based vesting conditions.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. director and Chief Executive Officer Robert R. Franklin Jr. reported two equity awards of common stock. He acquired 11,038 restricted shares and 16,557 performance share units at a stated price of $0.00 per share as compensatory grants.
The 11,038 restricted shares vest in approximately equal installments on March 1 of 2027, 2028, and 2029, conditioned on continued employment on each vesting date. The 16,557 performance share units are subject to both time-based and performance-based vesting conditions before becoming fully earned.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. granted equity awards to Senior Executive VP and Chief Risk Officer Akin Okan I. on March 1, 2026. He acquired 2,855 restricted shares of common stock at $0.00 per share that vest in roughly equal installments on March 1, 2027, March 1, 2028 and March 1, 2029, subject to continued employment. He also received a separate award of 2,855 performance share units that are subject to both time- and performance-based vesting conditions. Following these awards, his directly held common stock balances reported in the filing increased to 83,714 shares and then 86,569 shares after the second grant.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. Senior Executive VP and Chief Credit Officer Joe F. West reported a Form 4 transaction involving common stock. On the vesting of previously reported restricted shares, 412 shares were disposed of at $37.66 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations, leaving him with 96,417 directly owned shares.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. President Ramon A. Vitulli III reported a tax-related share disposition involving the company’s common stock. On March 1, 2026, 735 shares were withheld at $37.66 per share to satisfy tax liabilities arising from the vesting of previously reported restricted stock awards.
Following this tax-withholding disposition, Vitulli’s directly held common stock balance is reported as 108,916 shares. This event reflects administrative share withholding for taxes rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Stellar Bancorp, Inc. Chief Banking Officer Jason D. Sirkel disposed of 263 shares of common stock on March 1, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding for vesting of previously reported restricted stock, rather than through an open-market sale. After this tax-withholding disposition, he directly holds 31,323 common shares and 30,000 employee stock options.