{"url_path":"/sec/stel/8-k/2026-05-20/item-9-01","section_key":"item-9-01","section_title":"Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-20","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/0001473844-26-000027-index.html","accession_number":"0001473844-26-000027","cik":"0001473844","ticker":"STEL","issuer_name":"Stellar Bancorp, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473844/0001473844-26-000027-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001473844","primary_entity_name":"Stellar Bancorp, Inc."},"word_count":88,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.\n\n(d)    Exhibits. The following are furnished as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:\n\nExhibit NumberDescription of Exhibit\n\n99.1\n[Dividend Declaration Press Release](ex-991stelmay2026dividend.htm)\n\n104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)\n\nSIGNATURE\n\nPursuant 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.\n\nSTELLAR BANCORP, INC.\n\nDate: May 20, 2026By:/s/ Paul P. Egge\n\nPaul P. Egge\n\nChief Financial Officer"}