---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-21-024896"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TFIN"
cik: "0001539638"
company_name: "Triumph Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-12-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T01:41:28.630278+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Triumph Bancorp adds NBA player Harrison Barnes to board of directors

## Summary
- Board expanded to 11 members; Barnes elected as independent director effective Dec. 13, 2021.
- Barnes is current Sacramento Kings player and serves on board of First National Bank (Ames, IA).
- CEO Aaron Graft cited Barnes' fintech interest and technology perspective as adding value.
- Barnes said he is proud to associate with Triumph's transportation payments platform.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-21-024896
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TFIN
- cik: 0001539638
- company_name: Triumph Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-12-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539638/000162828021024896/0001628280-21-024896-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539638/000162828021024896/tbk-20211213.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-024896.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Harrison Barnes was elected as Director at Triumph Financial, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: increased the size of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to eleven members and elected Harrison Barnes as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539638/000162828021024896/0001628280-21-024896-index.htm

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