{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000939057-26-000299","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"FSBW","cik":"0001530249","company_name":"FS Bancorp, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-11-10T16:56:37+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-11-10T16:57:00.264124+00:00","generated_at":"2026-11-10T16:57:03.010450+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"FS Bancorp CFO Phillip Whittington to step down by March 31, 2027; moves to accounting role","bullets":["Whittington, CFO of FS Bancorp and 1st Security Bank of Washington, will become Director of Accounting Operations and External Reporting.","He continues as CFO until a successor is named, expected by March 31, 2027; internal and external search has begun.","Company said the transition did not result from any disagreement with the Company or the Bank.","Announcement dated November 10, 2026; CEO Matthew D. Mullet signed the filing. No successor or compensation terms disclosed."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000939057-26-000299","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000939057-26-000299.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000939057-26-000299.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000939057-26-000299.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530249/000093905726000299/0000939057-26-000299-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530249/000093905726000299/fsbw-20261110.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-11-10T16:57:03.010450+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"3a63aeaf1b","claim":"Phillip D. Whittington changed role as Chief Financial Officer at FS Bancorp, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"announced that Phillip D. Whittington, who has been serving as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank, will transition to become the Director of Accounting Operations and External Reporting","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530249/000093905726000299/0000939057-26-000299-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"will transition"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Financial Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}