---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001649739-23-000282"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BAFN"
cik: "0001649739"
company_name: "BayFirst Financial Corp."
filed_at: "2023-10-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T20:51:10.701855+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BayFirst Financial raises $2.0M via private placement of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock

## Summary
- Issued 1,995 shares of Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred at $1,000/share for $1.995M gross proceeds.
- Sold to 12 investors in a private placement exempt under Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506.
- Proceeds to be used for operating expenses or capital contribution to BayFirst National Bank.
- Series C Preferred carries cumulative dividend and conversion rights per the Articles of Amendment filed as Exhibit 3.1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001649739-23-000282
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BAFN
- cik: 0001649739
- company_name: BayFirst Financial Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-10-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973923000282/0001649739-23-000282-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973923000282/bafn-20231018.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  BayFirst Financial Corp. entered into Stock Purchase Agreements with 12 investors valued at $1.995 million in gross proceeds (effective 2023-10-18).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: equity purchase
  - Counterparty: 12 investors
  - Value: $1.995 million in gross proceeds
  - Effective: 2023-10-18
  source text: On October 18, 2023, BayFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) entered into Stock Purchase Agreements with 12 investors and, pursuant thereto, issued 1,995 shares of Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”) at $1,000 per share, for $1.995 million in gross proceeds.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973923000282/0001649739-23-000282-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.