---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001649739-26-000091"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BAFN"
cik: "0001649739"
company_name: "BayFirst Financial Corp."
filed_at: "2026-08-27T20:00:32+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-27T20:01:11.030744+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BayFirst director Anthony Leo resigns from boards effective Aug 26, 2026

## Summary
- Director Anthony Leo resigned from boards of BayFirst Financial Corp and BayFirst National Bank, effective Aug 26, 2026.
- Leo previously served as CEO of the company and the bank.
- No replacement for Leo's board seat announced in the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001649739-26-000091
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BAFN
- cik: 0001649739
- company_name: BayFirst Financial Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-08-27T20:00:32+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973926000091/0001649739-26-000091-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973926000091/bafn-20260826.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001649739-26-000091
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001649739-26-000091.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anthony Leo resigned as Director at BayFirst Financial Corp..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 26, 2026, Director Anthony Leo notified the Board of Directors of BayFirst Financial Corp. ("Company") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, BayFirst National Bank (the "Bank"), of his decision to resign from the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank effective August 26, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973926000091/0001649739-26-000091-index.htm

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