secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Stellar Bancorp, Inc. (STEL)
CIK:        0001473844
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001473844-23-000035
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Stellar Bancorp appoints Cynthia Dopjera to Board of Directors effective July 20, 2023
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- Dopjera elected as Class II director, filling a vacancy; previously served on Stellar Bank board.
- She will join the Audit Committee; board now has 14 members, 11 independent.
- Dopjera has 30+ years of banking, audit, and consulting experience, including at Harper & Pearson.
- No related-party transactions or arrangements; compensation consistent with other non-employee directors.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/000147384423000035/0001473844-23-000035-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/000147384423000035/stel-20230720.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001473844-23-000035

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