---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001473844-25-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STEL"
cik: "0001473844"
company_name: "Stellar Bancorp, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T04:49:13.289504+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Michael A. Havard to retire, not standing for reelection at 2025 annual meeting

## Summary
- Michael A. Havard provided notice on Jan 6, 2025, that he will not stand for reelection at the 2025 Annual Shareholder's Meeting.
- Havard has served as director since 2017 and is a member of the Compensation and Audit Committees.
- He will continue as director until his term expires at the 2025 Annual Meeting, then retire.
- His decision was not due to any disagreement with the company regarding operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001473844-25-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STEL
- cik: 0001473844
- company_name: Stellar Bancorp, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/000147384425000003/0001473844-25-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/000147384425000003/stel-20250106.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001473844-25-000003
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001473844-25-000003.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001473844-25-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael A. Havard departed as Director at Stellar Bancorp, Inc..
  - Action: not stand for reelection
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 6, 2025, Michael A. Havard a member of the Board of Directors of Stellar Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) provided notice of his decision to not stand for reelection at the Company’s 2025 Annual Shareholder’s Meeting
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/000147384425000003/0001473844-25-000003-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.