Company: FSBC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001275168-25-000056
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Company: FIVE STAR BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
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 believe Mr. Nickum’s vast experience in operations, finance, and management as well as his strong understanding of the California agricultural industry and its business leaders qualify him to serve on our board of directors.

Kevin F. Ramos

Mr. Ramos, age 60, has been a director since 2019. Mr. Ramos is the Chief Investment Officer of Buzz Oates Commercial Real Estate, a position he has held since 1995, and Investment Committee Chair of Pac West Industrial Equities, LP, a position he has held since 2017. He has over 35 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry with specific experience in finance, entitlement, development, leasing, property management, investment, and asset management. He currently serves on the board of directors of Saint John’s Program for Real Change, and the Sacramento chapter of NAIOP, a national commercial real estate association. Mr. Ramos is a member of the Compensation Committee. We believe Mr. Ramos’s commercial real estate and investment management experience qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

Judson T. Riggs

Mr. Riggs, age 70, has been a director since 2019. Mr. Riggs is the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Teichert Inc., positions he has held since 2003 and 2010, respectively. Mr. Riggs serves on the boards of directors of Teichert Inc., the Greater Sacramento Economic Council, the Host Committee, the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Graduate School of Management at University of California, Davis, and the Juvenile Justice Chaplaincy, and is the Vice Chair of the board of directors and Chair of the Finance Committee of PRIDE Industries. Mr. Riggs is the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee. We believe Mr. Riggs’s management experience qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.

The board of directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the election of each of the 10 nominees for director.

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## ITEM 2. RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Audit Committee of the board of directors has selected Moss Adams LLP to be the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year, subject to ratification by shareholders. Moss Adams LLP has served as our independent registered public accounting firm since 2010. A representative of Moss Adams LLP is expected to be present at the annual meeting to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders and will have the opportunity to make