---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001829576-26-000037"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CARE"
cik: "0001829576"
company_name: "Carter Bankshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:36:26.448113+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carter Bankshares reinstates quarterly dividend at $0.10/share, first in nearly 10 years

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share declared, payable May 25, 2026 to holders of record May 11, 2026.
- Dividend yield of 1.64% based on closing price of $24.44 on April 21, 2026.
- CEO Litz H. Van Dyke says dividend reflects improved financial metrics and strong Q1 2026 performance.
- This marks the first quarterly cash dividend for the Company in nearly a decade.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001829576-26-000037
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CARE
- cik: 0001829576
- company_name: Carter Bankshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1829576/000182957626000037/0001829576-26-000037-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1829576/000182957626000037/care-20260422.htm

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