---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001649739-24-000142"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BAFN"
cik: "0001649739"
company_name: "BayFirst Financial Corp."
filed_at: "2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T16:05:09.174314+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BayFirst Financial shareholders elect 12 directors at May 16 annual meeting

## Summary
- All 12 director nominees elected with votes ranging from 2,132,972 to 2,166,114; broker non-votes of 1,750,754.
- Adjournment proposal not required; meeting concluded without adjournment.
- Approximately 57.7% of outstanding shares (2,384,160 of 4,134,914) represented at meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001649739-24-000142
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BAFN
- cik: 0001649739
- company_name: BayFirst Financial Corp.
- filed_at: 2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973924000142/0001649739-24-000142-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973924000142/bafn-20240516.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 25e2a66a0f3da48b75fede170f1bbc93d3e22020
  claim: BayFirst Financial Corp. shareholders approved Election of 12 nominees to serve as directors, each for a term expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at the 2024-05-16 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: Proposal 1: A proposal to elect 12 nominees to serve as directors, each for a term expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, was presented to the shareholders. The results of the shareholder vote on the proposal were as follows: Nominees Number of Shares Voted For Abstentions and Broker Non-Vote Number of Shares Voted Withheld Derek S. Berset 2,146,362 1,750,754 237,798 Mark S. Berset 2,136,555 1,750,754 247,605 Dennis R. DeLoach, III 2,136,709 1,750,754 247,451 Alexander Harris 2,143,417 1,750,754 240,743 Tarek Helal 2,146,813 1,750,754 237,347 Anthony N. Leo 2,158,045 1,750,754 226,115 Christos Politis, M.D. 2,165,639 1,750,754 218,521 Anthony Saravanos 2,166,114 1,750,754 218,046 Bradly W. Spoor 2,163,358 1,750,754 220,802 Sheryl WuDunn 2,137,158 1,750,754 247,002 Thomas G. Zernick 2,148,749 1,750,754 235,411 Barbara J. Zipperian 2,132,972 1,750,754 251,188
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973924000142/0001649739-24-000142-index.htm

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