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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ance and Nominating Committee

Our Governance and Nominating Committee consists of Larry E. Allbaugh (Committee Chairperson), Shannon Deary-Bell, and Robert T. Perry-Smith. The committee is responsible for, among other things: identifying and recommending individuals to our board of directors who are qualified to become directors; recommending candidates for election to our board of directors to fill vacancies; reviewing the number, type, functions, structure, and independence of committees; recommending members of the board of directors for committees; developing, updating, as necessary, and recommending to the board of directors corporate governance principles and policies applicable to the Company, including social responsibility, environmental, and sustainability matters and risks associated therewith; tracking board skill sets; monitoring board meetings and board member involvement; managing board member continuing education; establishing, coordinating, and reviewing annual evaluations of our board of directors and committees; and reviewing succession planning for the board, Chief Executive Officer, and senior management. The Governance and Nominating Committee has the authority to retain independent counsel and other advisors to assist in carrying out its responsibilities. During 2024, the Governance and Nominating Committee held three regular meetings and no special meetings.

Our board of directors has determined that each of Larry E. Allbaugh, Shannon Deary-Bell, and Robert T. Perry-Smith satisfies the requirements for independence under the rules of Nasdaq and the SEC.

### Insider Trading Policies and Procedures
We have insider trading policies and procedures that govern the purchase, sale, and/or other disposition of the Company’s securities by our directors, officers, and employees, and the Company itself, that we believe are reasonably designed to promote compliance by the Company and our directors, officers, and employees with insider trading laws, rules, and regulations and the listing standards of Nasdaq. A copy of our Insider Trading Policy is filed as Exhibit 19.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

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#### Hedging, Pledging, and Margin Accounts
The Company’s insider trading policy prohibits executive officers, directors, and employees from purchasing any financial instruments (such as prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, or exchange funds), making short sales of Five Star Bancorp securities, or otherwise engaging in any transactions that hedge or offset any decrease in the market value of Five Star Bancorp securities or limit the ability to profit from an increase in the market value of Five Star Bancorp securities. Furthermore,