Stellar Bancorp Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): April 23, 2025
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Share Repurchase Program
On April 23, 2025, Stellar Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $65 million of the Company’s common stock through May 31, 2026.
Membership in Federal Reserve System
The press release issued by the Company on April 23, 2025 also announced that Stellar Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the process to become a member of the Federal Reserve System effective April 14, 2025. As a result, Stellar Bank’s primary federal regulator is now the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Texas Department of Banking will remain Stellar Bank’s primary state regulator.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following are furnished as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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| 99.1 | |||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
STELLAR BANCORP, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: April 23, 2025 | By: | /s/ Paul P. Egge | ||||||
| Paul P. Egge | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||