Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * West Joe F 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Stellar Bancorp, Inc. [STEL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Executive VP, CCO (Last) (First) (Middle) 9 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2026 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77046 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/01/2026 D 102,193 D $ 0 (1)(2)(3) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
West Joe F 9 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110 HOUSTON, TX 77046			Senior Executive VP, CCO

Signatures

/s/ Justin M. Long, attorney-in-fact		07/01/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 81,166 shares of Company Common Stock (as defined below). On July 1, 2026 (the "Effective Time"), upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of January 27, 2026, by and between Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., a Texas corporation ("Prosperity") and Stellar Bancorp, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, each share of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, ("Company Common Stock") outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled and converted into the right to receive (i) 0.3803 shares of common stock (the "Exchange Ratio"), par value $1.00 per share, of Prosperity ("Prosperity Common Stock") and (ii) an amount in cash equal to $11.36 (the "Per Share Cash Merger Consideration") ((i) and (ii) together, the "Per Share Merger Consideration").
(2)	Includes 7,534 shares of restricted stock. At the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted stock award in respect of Company Common Stock subject solely to service-based vesting, repurchase or other lapse restriction vested and was converted into the right to receive (without interest) the Per Share Merger Consideration.
(3)	Includes (a) 4,582 performance unit awards (as defined below) granted in 2024, (b) 5,685 performance unit awards granted in 2025, and (c) 3,226 performance unit awards granted in 2026. At the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted unit award in respect of Company Common Stock subject to performance-based vesting (each, a "performance unit award") fully vested and was converted into the right to receive (without interest) a cash payment equal to the product of (a) the Per Share Merger Consideration Value multiplied by (b) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such performance unit award, with applicable performance-based vesting conditions deemed achieved at 100% of the target level (or, in the case of the performance unit awards granted in 2024, 200% of the target level).

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