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BayFirst Financial Corp. — fact timeline

Source-grounded facts extracted from BayFirst Financial Corp.'s SEC 8-K filings across all families, newest first. Each cites a verbatim SEC excerpt.

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Alfred T. Rogers Jr. was appointed as Member of the Board of Directors at BayFirst Financial Corp..

“On May 14, 2026, the BayFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) received the non-objection of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, to appoint Alfred (“Al”) T. Rogers, Jr. to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, principal executive officer, and as a member of its Board of Directors.”

Alfred T. Rogers Jr. was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at BayFirst Financial Corp..

“On May 14, 2026, the BayFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) received the non-objection of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, to appoint Alfred (“Al”) T. Rogers, Jr. to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, principal executive officer, and as a member of its Board of Directors.”
Governance Changes

BayFirst Financial Corp.: Created and authorized 4,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock and 4,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock via Articles of Amendment (effective 2026-04-28).

“On April 28, 2026, the Company filed Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Florida Division of Corporations creating and authorizing 4,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock and 4,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock.”
Earnings Releases

BayFirst Financial Corp. reported first quarter of 2026 results: net income $5.7 million, EPS $1.48 per common share and diluted common share.

“the Company reported a net loss of $5.7 million, or $1.48 per common share and diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2026”

Robin L. Oliver was appointed as principal executive officer (interim) at BayFirst Financial Corp..

“The Company has appointed its President, Robin L. Oliver, to serve as principal executive officer on an interim basis.”

Thomas G. Zernick retired as Chief Executive Officer and director at BayFirst Financial Corp..

“On April 30, 2026, Thomas G. Zernick retired as Chief Executive Officer, principal executive officer, and a director of the Company.”

Alfred T. Rogers, Jr. was appointed as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Principal Executive Officer at BayFirst Financial Corp..

“On April 28, 2026, the Bank appointed Alfred T. (“Al”) Rogers, Jr. to serve as its President, Chief Executive Officer, and Principal Executive Officer, and as a member of its board of directors.”
Material Agreements

BayFirst Financial Corp. amended Amendment with the holders of the Company’s $6.0 million of 4.5% Fixed to Floating Subordinated Notes Due June 30, 2031 valued at $6.0 million (effective 2025-12-26).

“On December 29, 2025, BayFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) and the holders of the Company’s $6.0 million of 4.5% Fixed to Floating Subordinated Notes Due June 30, 2031 (the “Notes”) entered into an Amendment to the Notes (the “Amendment”), effective as of December 26, 2025.”

Tarek Helal resigned as Director at BayFirst Financial Corp..

“On September 30, 2024, Tarek Helal resigned from the Boards of Directors of BayFirst Financial Corp. and BayFirst National Bank.”
Shareholder Votes

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.

“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”

Facts are extracted by an LLM and gated to those whose source quote is present verbatim in the filing text. Coverage is best-effort while backfill and monitoring mature; this is not yet a full-market index. See methodology.