BayFirst Financial Corp 8-K, filed Feb 13, 2026
BayFirst Financial Corp. (BAFN)
8-K
2026-02-13
For: 2026-02-13
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About this 8-K
BayFirst Financial Corp filed this 8-K on February 13, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 13, 2026
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory.
In connection with a company-wide reduction, BayFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) has eliminated the position of Chief Accounting Officer. Therefore, effective February 13, 2026, Rhonda S. Tudor will no longer be employed with the Company or serve as its principal accounting officer. Scott J. McKim, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will act as the Company’s principal accounting officer following the effective date of Ms. Tudor’s departure. Information regarding Mr. McKim’s background and experience is included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2025, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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The information in this report (including the exhibits) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant 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.
BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP. | ||||||||
| Date: | 2/13/2026 | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Scott J. McKim | |||||||
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